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New Boxster

Postby MikeD on Wed Sep 08, 2004 8:28 am

The new Boxster has become official... well at least in Europe.

http://www2.porsche.com/wheresportbegins/pcgb.asp

I would have thought they could give the Box 300hp since the 911 is now at 325 and 355, but 280 (for the S) is all we get :(
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Postby David J Marguglio on Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:01 am

They are still keepin you down Mikey. Rise up! Hairdressers unite! :lol:
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Postby martinreinhardt on Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:14 am

This is sweet, but were is the "Boxster CS Coupe" with 300hp :wink: Oh that's right Porsche is afraid that it will happen again like the 944 Turbo which outperformend the 911 :lol:
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Postby MikeD on Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:37 am

Dave: A buddy of mine just bought a house in Carlsbad off a hairdresser. They sold their million dollar home to trade up to a 2.5 mil house and property in Escondido (unfortunately they took their Viper GTS with them). If I had the skills I would be a hairdresser, the heck with what people think!

Martin: Word on the street is that the Boxster Coupe is scheduled for 2006. Don't know about a CS version, but they're getting closer.

BTW, did you happen to notice that the 997 has steel synchros? I hope the new Boxster has the same. Maybe even a dry sump at some point in the future.
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Postby David J Marguglio on Wed Sep 08, 2004 11:52 am

Mike: I think you misunderstood...I was not trying to offend hairdressers, I was trying to offend you! :lol: :lol:
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Postby MikeD on Wed Sep 08, 2004 12:26 pm

David J Marguglio wrote:Mike: I think you misunderstood...I was not trying to offend hairdressers, I was trying to offend you! :lol: :lol:


I know, and it didn't work. The only true way to offend me is to call me a VP for some financial management company... ;)
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Postby David J Marguglio on Wed Sep 08, 2004 1:02 pm

LOL :roflmao: Touche boxster boy!
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Postby gulf911 on Wed Sep 08, 2004 4:34 pm

"Oh that's right Porsche is afraid that it will happen again like the 944 Turbo which outperformend the 911" :?: :?:

And Which 911 would that be water boy? :P
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Postby martinreinhardt on Wed Sep 08, 2004 7:26 pm

Well, my 944 (951) Cup Car smoked pretty much anything incl. the 911 (930 I think it was) Turbo at the time. Plus the 968 CS and Turbo took care of the next generation of lawnmowers 964 and 965 Turbo :D

Having both water and air, I think they both have their pros and cons.

Anyway I better be quite now, because I suck at trash talk and can't speak english anyway :lol:
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Postby MVZ944T on Thu Sep 09, 2004 6:48 am

Well, no offense to you boxster guys, but compared to the new 997, I think they should rename it the "Barfster".
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Postby gulf911 on Thu Sep 09, 2004 7:16 am

ummm...somehow I don't think we should be comparing cup cars to 930's, :roll: Stock 951 and stock 930 in the U.S. this is what I am talking about...
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Postby David J Marguglio on Thu Sep 09, 2004 11:38 am

If memory serves, there was a magazine article (Road & Track I believe) in the late eighties that ran a head-to-head comparison of the 944 Turbo (S?) and the 911. They compared them on accel., braking, handling, etc. They even ran them back to back at Willow Springs. As I recall, the hands down winner was the 944. I heard that created quite a stir at PCNA and from that time on, Porsche has made every effort not to trump their flagship.
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Postby Curt on Thu Sep 09, 2004 12:43 pm

nah nah nah nah I can't hear you, nah nah nah nah I can't hear you, nah nah nah nah I can't hear you.........

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Postby David J Marguglio on Thu Sep 09, 2004 1:12 pm

Simply putting your head in the sand doesn't keep you from getting it in the rear (engine that is). :lol:
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Postby Curt on Thu Sep 09, 2004 2:29 pm

David J Marguglio wrote:Simply putting your head in the sand doesn't keep you from getting it in the rear (engine that is). :lol:


Thank you David!

You have got to love the Porsche world. No one is afraid to warn you to not make the same mistakes they did. :lol:
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