Sorry, Robby. if you look at teh time of my response, you'll understand my lack of understanding....

Jim, no as alert in the wee small hours as he was when younger...

 

The single pipe on the Boxster is a pick-up from the original Porsche roadster, the 550 (if I remember correctly).

Kevin

 

Here ya go, Jamie...



Your basic bone-stock '94 968 coupe (the sway bar upgrade & 12 disc changer don't show...)


Jim, who may or may not have mastered this feat of technology....

 

Jim,
Your car looks great in that shot. I was wondering however, where you took the picture. I have family in the Winston-Salem area, and have spent a great deal of time in the mountains of western North Carolina/eastern Tennessee. I would love to take my 944S up on some of those roads. There are not too many twisties here in Fort Worth...

 

Damn thats a SWEET LOOKING CAR!!!

Just my .02 cents

Marky

 

Jim, Thanks!! Nice looking car and great shot location!

 

You won't get burned by me, they are nice cars. However, the driving expierince is different than our cars.

 

Alex, the pic was taken about 20 miles north-east of Asheville, on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Specifically, at the upper parking lot for Craggy Gardens. The tan streak wandering across the mountains in the background is the roadbed for what will be I-26 into Tennessee, if it ever gets finished.

I don't recommend the BRP for 'spirited' driving; it's fine for sight-seeing or cooling off in the summer, but traffic tends to be slow & sometimes heavy, including bicycles, with few passing zones, speed limit of 45, and it's a federal bust; at night, there are possums, deer, bears, and large low-flying owls....Also, it's a well-made two lane, so most of it doesn't really challenge our cars at anything like sane speeds. We lose a few Harley & rice-rocket riders every year up there, tho'.

But we have many other miles of excellent twisties up here. Or closer to Winston-Salem, just head north into Stokes County (Danbury, Saurtown Mtn., & Hanging Rock Park). That'll put you into some twisties within an hour of W-S. Warning.. the fun-est roads tend to be narrow two-laners with limited sight distances over hills & around blind curves; some of the locals travel _real_ slow, sometimes on tractors with nasty hardware hanging off the back...agricultural 5 mph bumpers, so to speak. I once saw a Fireburd that had its front end sliced & diced by a multiple-gang disc harrow.... not pretty...

To the rest of y'all, thanks for the compliments... but it really is a pretty-near stock automobile, just well-maintained, as far as I can tell. Actully, I was looking for a white one, but had to settle for what I could find.

Jim, "Cowboy wisdom: Never squat with your spurs on."

 

I do like the 968, but am looking at it from the maintenance standpoint, and the longer term costs. I like my 944 because it does have a back seat and my daughter is now old enough to ride back there without a kiddy seat.

I guess my original question spurned from the fact that I see lots of people out there trying to sell their 968's for the cost of a Boxster. And for the same amount of money I would probably lean towards the newer car.

I have to admit, Jim's pic of his 968 sure looks good!!!

 

There was a 92 968 on ebay went for $8200 yesterday, it did have 200K miles but did have paperwork and I think it was a Rennlist member. Sounded cheap to me.

 

Jim, that car is gorgeous . What's the color called?

Thaddeus

 

Jim,

Nice Car.

Everyone else,

I just remembered something. You CAN NOT get a Boxster with a LSD (factory or otherwise). Someone from the Boxster board was trying to get Quaife to make some, but I don't think he got the minimum number of orders that he needed.

 

That ebay 968 that went for $8200 had a few problems and 244k mileage. I saw a 92 cab with 240k also on ebay go for $12,500. Shows these cars can last. I would definietly rather a 968 over a boxster. Every yuppie in the world has a boxster. I like exotic cars. Why have a Porsche if there are 25 just like it in your neighborhood. On ebay there are always between 40-150 boxsters listed for sale. Most 968's ebay usually has is like 5.

 

Certainly the Boxter would be a better choice. You get much more current technology, possibly a warranty, a 6-cylinder engine, better wheels, much better looking instrument panel, and an all around better car. We're comparing a slightly rennovated 944 versus a $40,000 Boxter. The 968 drives like a big heavy car, and the boxter jumps off the line and feels much more nimble. The 968 is an ok car, but the price tag does not justify what you really get. The 236 HP in the 968 feels over rated.
Both cars will hold their value well.

 

Although I didn't wind up with one, I was seriously looking for a 968 cabrio. As with all cars these days, the market is soft...some examples I found (off the top of my head):

1995 cabrio 24k miles asking $24
1993 Cabrio in LA with 9500! miles $25ish

I found the 968 to have that "Porsche Solidity" while the boxster felt a little "light" with regard to the quality of the plastic e.t.c. However, I must say the Boxster handles very well....though at 6'6" it was not an option for me.

Good luck!

Jordan