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Well I'll be off then.....

Big Les

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...well I think I will be!

I've been offered an excellent deal on a Boxster 3.2S and have bought it - Speed Yellow, only 28,000 miles. And to finance it I need to sell my 944, but I drove it yesterday and I'm really torn. As nice as the Boxster is there is something inside me that is reluctant to let the 944 go - she so beautiful, and rare.

What a quandry - so for now the 944 is for sale. I'll post details and pictures soon.

I think!
 
All the best with the Boxster, and with selling the 944.

(I'll add that when I drove a Boxster - 987, non-S, a courtesy car while my S2 was being repaired - It had instant appeal but I bored of it very very quickly. It felt very tight and responsive, but ultimately boring. I was quite happy to hand it back and have my S2 returned. Not a patch on a 944 in terms of practicality either, but then I see you have an estate to cover that requirement so maybe it's not an issue. Guzzled juice, too ... )


Oli.
 
Speed yellow. Is that the bright yellow, rather than the strange pale washed out yellow? Hopefully the former - a nice strong colour and not silver or grey.

Good luck - I echo Oli's thoughts that it might be a bit clinical and in so doing will feel a bit like your BMW. The one thing above all else that I like about my S2 is how different it feels to my BMW. Not better, or worse, just different.

Keep your eye on the RMS and I'm sure all will be well.

 
As it's an unadulterated car it does feel and sound a bit clinical (and smoother), but I'm sure with the addition of a throatier exhaust it will have a bit more character. It certainly feel sharper and lighter than the 944, and of course, more modern.

Believe me, if I could afford to keep both I would, but as this one came up with such a low mileage and a keen price I couldn't turn it down. Maybe I should try and keep both for a while and then decide.....
 
Now that's interesting, I've only ever seen the paler yellow refered to as "Pastel Yellow". Where did "Summer Yellow" come from?

Nothing like telling a guy you don't like the car he's just bought eh guys?[:D]

Personally if you can keep both I would. They are both great, but as the 944 is a cab you don't quite have the difference in practical usage between the two that you would in a coupe '44.
 
Oh, maybe that came across wrong. I really really like speed yellow and I really like Boxsters too, so I think it's an excellent choice and one I'd happily do it myself, especially on a sunny day like today.

I suppose what I'm saying is that it's fun swapping between cars that are so very different, and I wonder if the OP will still get that feeling now that he owns Boxster.

 
ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

Nothing like telling a guy you don't like the car he's just bought eh guys?[:D]

Well I think a 3.2 S is a wonderful choice, especially if it's an 'in your face' colour like yellow. We've always said that once both our boys have left home then the S2 will be replaced with a Boxster (so far it's one down, one to go [;)] )
 
ORIGINAL: Mark Bennett

Nothing like telling a guy you don't like the car he's just bought eh guys?[:D]

>NotingThatMrBennettIsTheBoxsterRegisterSecretary< I just tell it like it is ... [;)]

I like Boxsters. I enjoyed driving the one I had as a loan car. But I prefer my S2. And my views are well documented on this forum, and if the chap in question had posted before buying as opposed to after then I would have said the same!

(But I take your point, Mark. I hope you enjoy the Car Les. I have significantly worse things to say about other things ... SLK's, TT's etc etc etc!)



Oli.
 
Id try to keep the S2 Cab. Theyre worth next to chuff all now and most have seen better days (and less sill corrosion), so Id go out of my way to keep a good car, rather than sell it.
 
I've driven a few Boxsters now and have grown to appreciate them. They are a very under-rated car - even the 2.7 Boxsters. Though I'd miss the umph of a turbo, the S is certainly a fast car whichever way you look at it - even the 2.7 picks up speed surprisingly fast and stealthily. Also a Boxster is a good car to trasition to from a 944 as it's handling feels very similar so no need to change your driving style. Also I think you'll notice that lack of chassis flex and scuttle shake with the Boxster. Despite having no roof they are pretty stiff cars. Good luck with it Les. I think you'll probably always hanker after your 944, but I doubt that you'll rarely, if ever, regret moving to the Boxster.
 
I wasn't fishing for Boxster complements - but just pointing out the 1st few posts replying to Les were probably not what a new owner wants to read [:eek:]

I've had 2 944's myself, and if the 2nd hadn't had to go to pay towards the Boxster I'd still have it.[:)]

Hope you enjoy both whilst you have the chance Les.
 

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