Anyone got a Boxster?

[mudskipper]

If I were single, I'd be much less likely to shack up with a shop assistant or admin assistant. I'd be looking for someone who wants a career.

For a 'weekender' - I don't care what they do.

Of course those are generalisations.


A car wouldn't necessarily catch my attention - but I'm not suggesting that it should. Only that if it did it wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing.

I think it works more the other way.

Meet someone and are attracted to them.

Then find out they've no ambition, or are 40 and still live with their mum, and that's a turn off.

[vwdan]

I think it works more the other way.

Meet someone and are attracted to them.

Then find out they've no ambition, or are 40 and still live with their mum, and that's a turn off.

Depends how how the mum is, tbh.

[northernladuk]

Depends how how the mum is, tbh.

You mean if she is like a native Red Indian woman?

[darmstadt]

You mean if she is like a native Red Indian woman?

How?

[LadyInRed]

To be honest, when looking for a boyfriend/partner/whatever, ANYTHING that makes a guy stand out is a positive. There are soooo many 9-5, white shirt, boring tie, no personality guys (especially in IT!) out there.

So whether it's a car, a geeky belt buckle, a bit of laughter, or just a shared smile when you know your PM hasn't understood a word of the techy jargon that Colin from the infrastructure team has just spouted, it can be the smallest thing that sparks the initial interest.

[MicrosoftBob]

Almost everything I've read, though, says that the Boxster (the 981 at least) is a better drive than the 911.

Plus the nissan is **** ugly.

I do like the SLKs though, and by the time you add extras which are mega expensive for the porsche it's a good bit cheaper.

Get the 911 otherwise you might as well be one of the Inbetweeners trying to get laid

[SpontaneousOrder]

Get the 911 otherwise you might as well be one of the Inbetweeners trying to get laid

I don't want to buy an old car that needs maintenance, and I don't want to spend the thick end of a tonne!
Plus from what I hear, it sounds as though unless you're a racing driver doing track days then the booster is a better ride.

And beside the extravagant Jag, the Boxster isn't much cop to look at. But probably the main reason you won't buy a Boxster is because, yeah... it's a Boxster. A car beloved of Cheshire's Ladies Who Lunch, a car for latte-sipping luvvies rather than real Oversteer Enthusiasts.

Forget the image. If all you want to do is barrel around the many corners of Scotland's beautifully deserted Highlands, the Boxster S - the £45,000 Boxster S - remains untouchable. No shame on Jaguar for failing to land the killer punch here, though it gets mighty close: at least until the Cayman lands in the UK (not long, folks!), the Boxster is the best sub-£60k sports car you can buy. In fact, scrap that. This might just be the best sports car you can buy, full stop.

"Jaguar benchmarked the 911 for performance," noted the sage-like Paul Horrell at the end of our day testing the F-Type against the two Porsches. "And I'd say it's succeeded in that. Problem is, it benchmarked the wrong Porsche..."

Jag F-Type vs Porsche 911 vs Boxster - BBC Top Gear


I know **** all about cars though. Have been more of a bike kind of guy.

[Scruff]

I know **** all about cars though. Have been more of a bike kind of guy.

BMW Boxer then?

[Cenobite]

Isn't the only reason you buy a Boxster is that you can't afford a proper Porsche?

It's like they say: "it's a poor man's 911".

You'd be snorting whizz in one of those, which is pretty degrading for a contractor.

[SpontaneousOrder]

BMW Boxer then?

I was gonna buy an 1199 not long ago. Then though I should really get the 899 as the 1199 would be wasted on the road. Considered the hp4.
Then I thought I should just get a car like a civilised person.