How many of you 997 owners secretly desire a Boxster Spyder? I do.
02-09-2010, 07:24 PM
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02-09-2010, 07:47 PM
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humor is the best medicine
You guys put multiple smiles on my face with this thread! Thanks for being the witty "online community" you / we are. 
Oh, and I couldn't fit in a Boxster Spyder, I'm just too big. . .
Oh, and I couldn't fit in a Boxster Spyder, I'm just too big. . .
02-09-2010, 10:16 PM
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Problem is the 177 pounds comes with a "price". No real roof. No AC. That would really limit MY USE for the car to almost never - I'd hardly ever use it. I'd only buy it really for the track. For the street, I'd much rather have my 997.2S coupe and if I wanted to add a roadster - I'd get a regular Boxster S with a roof and AC. Sure it'd be heavier but i could actually use it. (I am considering this BTW
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Problem is the 177 pounds comes with a "price". No real roof. No AC. That would really limit MY USE for the car to almost never - I'd hardly ever use it. I'd only buy it really for the track. For the street, I'd much rather have my 997.2S coupe and if I wanted to add a roadster - I'd get a regular Boxster S with a roof and AC. Sure it'd be heavier but i could actually use it. (I am considering this BTW
)I literally never drove my old S2000's with the top up except when moving them in or out of the garage to wash them and I never used the A/C and rarely used the stereo.
I'd love one of these little jewels and would happily pick one up if I were considering a drop top.
02-09-2010, 10:20 PM
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Except that most of us literally can't get into a Lotus comfortably. I shopped an Elise a few years back and found ingress/egress nearly impossible with the top up. Never mind the fact that based on the crashes I've seen, I personally (no scientific data other than my gut) think the Exige and Elise are death traps on American roads. The Boxster Spyder is a REAL car, with REAL safety systems and has held up very, very well in accidents.
02-09-2010, 10:47 PM
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I think it's the only good looking Boxster. No offense to Boxster owners meant. Just personal preference. I tend to prefer coupes, but I think this is one good looking car.
02-09-2010, 11:46 PM
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For the naysayers, take a look at the current issue of R&T...the Spyder is faster through the slalom than every car they've tested in the Road Test Summary, with exception of the GT2 and GT3, both of which are 1mph faster on Cup tires.
Handling is what the Spyder is all about. That it does the quarter in 12.8 at 110 is just a bonus. It is no slouch.
Handling is what the Spyder is all about. That it does the quarter in 12.8 at 110 is just a bonus. It is no slouch.
02-09-2010, 11:55 PM
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The only time it would not is if there were long high-speed straights. And even then it would be a very close match.
On a technical course I believe a Spyder would give a GT3 a very good run for the money and it would also be very close match. I would not place a bet either way.
Low-weight, mid-engine, lots of tire and brake= quicker than you might think.
Mooty- you have raced everything- comments?
02-10-2010, 12:05 AM
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Really? Current awful weather notwithstanding, living in S. CA would allow most of us to drive a car like this for the better part of 90+% of the year.
I literally never drove my old S2000's with the top up except when moving them in or out of the garage to wash them and I never used the A/C and rarely used the stereo.
I'd love one of these little jewels and would happily pick one up if I were considering a drop top.
I literally never drove my old S2000's with the top up except when moving them in or out of the garage to wash them and I never used the A/C and rarely used the stereo.
I'd love one of these little jewels and would happily pick one up if I were considering a drop top.
There's a bunch of weight and creature comforts right there.Not arguing that its not a great car. But I'd never use it. I'd much rather have 177 lbs of extra weight and an awesome Boxster S that I would use. Its not like the S is a fat gutless pig as it is.
02-10-2010, 01:05 AM
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not sure where i see how this criticism reconciles itself. pardon my cognitive dissonance
02-10-2010, 01:41 AM
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