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GTOger · 05-28-2015

So while the ZR-1 is down with Corey getting some (ahem) adjustments made, it was decided that our household lacked an appropriate vehicle for open-air motoring.

This is what the wife found:

1998 Porsche 968 Boxster. I must admit, it's pretty fun. The previous owner has obviously taken very good care of it, but as you may expect of a car of a certain age, there are some things I'd like to do with it.

What I am quickly learning is that no matter how exotic our ZR-1's are, they're still C4 Corvettes... Chevy, and parts are priced accordingly. Slap a Porsche badge on a car and it's Porsche prices for the parts!

But still, it's actually quite a fun little car to toss around. It puts a similar grin on your face as we are all accustomed to, just for different reasons.

GOLDCYLON · 05-28-2015

Ever since I saw this old episode of 2 and a half men with Charlie still there I havent looked at a Boxter the same lol

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDvPeBGFVZw

And my wife drives a Baby Mercedes SLK 280 lol

XfireZ51 · 05-28-2015

I drove my BIL 2004 911 on Upstate NY roads once. Nice twisties. The thing I noticed right away was the lightness/directness of the steering and the unencumbered view of the road. You could see within 2 feet of the front end.
You're definitely using the gearbox more however.

GTOger · 05-28-2015

LOL. Yeah, GOLDCYLON, you're not wrong. But still, it is pretty fun. And again, as Xfire alludes to, in a completely different way than the mighty Z. I'm just into a bunch of different stuff. Maybe I've got ADHD.

GOLDCYLON · 05-28-2015

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Originally Posted by GTOger

LOL. Yeah, GOLDCYLON, you're not wrong. But still, it is pretty fun. And again, as Xfire alludes to, in a completely different way than the mighty Z. I'm just into a bunch of different stuff. Maybe I've got ADHD.

I enjoy my wife's ride and there is more head room than the Z and the SLK is smaller and a hardtop vert that is amazing to watch like something out of a Transformers movie. Flaps fold here and there and it all folds into the trunk. Germans make some fine autos.

KILLSHOTS · 05-28-2015

Just one thing, though: that's not a 968, it's just a Boxster, aka model 987, if I remember correctly. The 968 was a later variant of the 944 and was a front-engined 4-cylinder model.

05-28-2015	#1
GTOger Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 198	Sprechen sie Deutsch? So while the ZR-1 is down with Corey getting some (ahem) adjustments made, it was decided that our household lacked an appropriate vehicle for open-air motoring. This is what the wife found: 1998 Porsche 968 Boxster. I must admit, it's pretty fun. The previous owner has obviously taken very good care of it, but as you may expect of a car of a certain age, there are some things I'd like to do with it. What I am quickly learning is that no matter how exotic our ZR-1's are, they're still C4 Corvettes... Chevy, and parts are priced accordingly. Slap a Porsche badge on a car and it's Porsche prices for the parts! But still, it's actually quite a fun little car to toss around. It puts a similar grin on your face as we are all accustomed to, just for different reasons. __________________ [B]1990 Corvette ZR-1 (#1930) Red/Black, Stock Engine, Henderson Performance custom ECM, FIC Injectors, B&B exhaust, Kenwood DNX6160[/B] Other Rides: 1992 Pontiac Firehawk (#010), 1967 Pontiac GTO 1998 Porsche 968, 2000 Harley Davidson FXST 1986 Pontiac Trans Am, 1931 Ford Model A Tudor Deluxe

05-28-2015	#2
GOLDCYLON Join Date: May 2007 Location: Peoria, AZ Posts: 9,155	Re: Sprechen sie Deutsch? Ever since I saw this old episode of 2 and a half men with Charlie still there I havent looked at a Boxter the same lol https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BDvPeBGFVZw And my wife drives a Baby Mercedes SLK 280 lol __________________ GOLDCYLON - 91 ZR-1 #2014 GOLDCYLON - 90 ZR-1 #2794, 4L60e (Formerly Schrade's) GOLDCYLON - 11 CTS-V Arizona State Director 91 WHITE/BLACK #2014. 380 P&P&PCed,Ported Heads, Jeal Long tubes, Corsa Exhaust/FIKSE FM-5s /LED TLs, LED Headlights, Front Wilwood 6 piston narrowlite calipers and rear Wilwood caliper street shop mod,CNCed Coolant Pipes,TPI Cvr,Filter cover,Stainless Bolts, DRM/DOM PROM /ZFDOC mod build #102,DRLs,BMAD with stainless Debris Screen,Coplan Air Blaster, Pioneer APP Radio 4,Brey-Krause HB,Sub Bar,Fire extinguisher seat mount,DRM Coilovers,LEDs everywhere,Compass mirror (orange),V1 DIC hidden display, Homelink sun visor, Carbon Fiber top x3 and APSIS Carbon Fiber interior, APSIS CF Steering Wheel/NAPA Leather, Banski trailing arms, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension) ZFDoc drive shaft safety loop, raptor shift light (orange),AO engineering louver front plate, Console seat cushion, 96CE seats with black custom Sheepskins, ss billet catch can,Viper remote entry/alarm,Cragar Rear Louvers,LED side louver lights, Dewitts Radiator with SPAL fans and a Woods 160 T-Stat 90 RED/BLACK #2794. 4L60e Automatic Stage V by RPM Transmission, TCI Dedicated TCM, OBX Stainless Headers, Corsa Exhaust, SAN Secondaries and Haibeck PROM, Exotic Muscle Coil overs, LED Interior Lights, LED Tail Lights, LED Headlights, 94 Sport seats with black custom Sheepskins , Cragar rear louvers, GS Front calipers, Banski Trailing arms, APSIS Carbon Fiber steering wheel, Front and Rear Baer Eradispeeds, DRLs, Guldstrand front suspension,urethane bushings from Prothane (total suspension), Dewitt's Raditor with Dual SPAL fans and a Haibeck 170 T-Stat 11 RED/GREY CTS-V

05-28-2015	#3
XfireZ51 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Chicagoland, IL Posts: 9,700	Re: Sprechen sie Deutsch? I drove my BIL 2004 911 on Upstate NY roads once. Nice twisties. The thing I noticed right away was the lightness/directness of the steering and the unencumbered view of the road. You could see within 2 feet of the front end. You're definitely using the gearbox more however. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]Former Membership Chairman Former ZR-1 Registry - BOD 1972 Corvette 4speed base Coupe SOLD long time ago 1984 Corvette Z-51/4+3 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Aqua/Gray #474 SOLD 1992 Corvette ZR-1 Black Rose/Cognac #458 2014 Honda VFR Interceptor DX

05-28-2015	#4
GTOger Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 198	Re: Sprechen sie Deutsch? LOL. Yeah, GOLDCYLON, you're not wrong. But still, it is pretty fun. And again, as Xfire alludes to, in a completely different way than the mighty Z. I'm just into a bunch of different stuff. Maybe I've got ADHD. __________________ [B]1990 Corvette ZR-1 (#1930) Red/Black, Stock Engine, Henderson Performance custom ECM, FIC Injectors, B&B exhaust, Kenwood DNX6160[/B] Other Rides: 1992 Pontiac Firehawk (#010), 1967 Pontiac GTO 1998 Porsche 968, 2000 Harley Davidson FXST 1986 Pontiac Trans Am, 1931 Ford Model A Tudor Deluxe

05-28-2015	#6
KILLSHOTS Join Date: Feb 2014 Location: AZ Posts: 860	Re: Sprechen sie Deutsch? Just one thing, though: that's not a 968, it's just a Boxster, aka model 987, if I remember correctly. The 968 was a later variant of the 944 and was a front-engined 4-cylinder model.