This is a boxer, right?
Wasn’t it Clarkson who ignited the flame of hate? The porsche for people who couldn’t afford a real porsche?
Just have fun. Drive what you like. A cabrio is always a delight.
Yeah this is the first gen Boxster.
They are nice to drive, handle great, and are even decent to work on, if you have a lift to get underneath, since that’s where most of the service items are accessed.
The problem is that they had an un-oiled bearing supporting an intermediate counter shaft that can(will) fail and often kills the motor (also a problem on the IMS bearing of similar aged 911s). If it’s had the bearing replaced, and especially if it’s been upgraded with a solution to oil it, it’s usually a great deal too.
It’s a cool car.
Insecure mofos gonna whine. Let them.
You know, the only people I ever heard complain about them didn’t drive Porsches.
Why would they buy a Porche, if they find it ugly though? Wouldn’t the fact that they find it ugly only be confirmed by them not having one?
This is like:
“I don’t like horses” - “Thats because you don’t have one”
Not sure I understand ¯_(ツ)_/¯
The hate was never about the looks.
It was a Porsche you could afford on a good wage. You didnt have to be rich, just doing well. Which pissed off Porsche enthusasts and fanboys. It wasnt built for the Autobahn or the Nurburgring, it was a Miata for the cashed up. Not only that but to the non informed, it looked too much like a 911, It took away some of their exclusivity.
Imagine if Ferarri released something in the fully loaded Mustang price bracket…
I think you’re reading into it too hard. It was a light-hearted joke meant to express that most people that arm chair them cannot afford them. Myself included.
They don’t say Porsches are ugly, they say the Boxster is a fake Porsche.
I liked it better than the 914 & 944, I’ll give it that.
The 944 is the real red headed step child of the family.
I don’t have an opinion, it just appears to be a mix of an Audi TT and a Honda S2000.
Perhaps a pinch of Miata…
I like them. It has an engine in the correct location.
I honestly really like the Boxster, and I think the hatred for it is heavily undeserved and also heavily fueled by toxic bravado and insecurity.
It’s an affordable (for a Porsche, at least) and fun-to-drive roadster that looks sleek and nice, but just because it’s cheaper than and not as powerful as the 911, that apparently makes it “a girl’s car” and therefore “bad”…
It’s ironic to me that the people who always say they’re fake Porsches because they’re less expensive, still can’t afford to buy one.
Much better than the Cayenne.
Is this like Mercedes owners shitting on people for driving a C class?
Tbh, just from a design perspective, Porsches have never been very interesting to me. This one is only slightly more bland than the rest
My wife had one. It was a blast to drive. Super fun little car.
I think it looks pretty good actually
As a Miata enjoyer, I’ve always had a soft spot for the Boxster. It’s probably my favorite Porsche other than the ones that are impossible to buy (speedster, Carrera GT, 550 spyder, 918 spyder)
nothing wrong with it other than me not being able to afford them
