^The one issue about trackdays, at least in the US, is more and more of them are not allowing open top cars...
As for my choice the Boxster S everyday of the week and
thrice on Sundays. For me if I was going to spend my money on this type of car, I would select the one that was engineered from the ground up as a true sports car, not a boulevard cruiser with a hot-rod engine, as I would not use it as daily driver, only as a toy. MXM said it screams aggression, this is not a word I would use to describe the hairdressers' traditional car, especially as it tries to be the SLR?s little sister with that nose, which for me it just looks completely out of place, plus with its high sills and squatty rear end, again to me, it looks disproportional.
MXM said:
See, the Boxster has this stupid image of being the little-Porsche, "for those who can't afford a 911", girly car, whatever....
The same can be said about the SLK, "you couldn?t afford an SL55 so you had to get its little sister."
MXM said:
And I don't think Merc is considered a 2nd class manufacturer or something.
After owing a recent S-class, I wouldn?t call them a 2nd class manufacturer, but it is definitely not a top tier manufacturer anymore?with all the nagging problems and issues, it will take a lot for them to recapture my business.
Though I think it is stupid to get a certain car in preparation for someone asking what you drive, I will go through a hypothetical. When you say to someone that I drive a Porsche, they know it is a sports car, even if it is a Cayenne, though it is a SUV it?s a sporty SUV.
When you say you drive a Merc, most people will ask which one? Then you say it?s a SLK?"oh the little one" they?ll usually say, then if you really have an inferiority complex, you will have to describe to them, yeah it?s the small one, but is has an "hand made" engine?and so on.
With the Boxster you have an open top roadster that is inherently superior to a 911 cabriole, since it was engineered to be a roadster.
But?to each their own ? especially when it comes to tastes in cars, regardless of what the "Cool Wall" says.