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how many of you cabrio owners, and i dont mean to offend, have had your car called a boxster? iv always wondered how many ppl ask that...
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POST 2Original post
Never...I've been asked "why does it say Carrera 4 instead of 911" like a million times.
POST 3Original post
Never been asked that one... Most people are confused on the year though... Mine is an 03 and most folks think it is virtually new!
POST 4Original post
Quotes source post: 7865050
Happened to me once. A parking garage attendant said "Nice Boxter." I told him it was a 911. He said "Oh, a REAL Porsche! Sorry." Kinda funny.
POST 5Original post
Had it happen a couple of times but I take no offense to it. Most people know crap about cars so for them to distinguish between two models that look pretty similar isn't a bad thing. Now when I had my 944 Cabrio someone once asked me, "Hey is this one of those new RX-7s?"...Ugh!
POST 6Original post
thats easy tio fix..... next guy/gal to ask just scream back IT'S NOT A F*&KING BOXSTER YOU F@#KING MORON !!
POST 7Original post
For me, no-one has asked that question yet, but I don't mind if someone did, With the stock bumper, my front could be taken for a Boxster but now with the GT3 bumper, it should be more distinguishable, I hope... As others have said, I am happy if people can correctly recognize my car as a Porsche and not some other brand, heh heh.
POST 8Original post
Quotes source post: 7865278
Ditto on my '02
POST 9Original post
No one has ever called my car a boxster, but I have a hard time telling from a quick front look.
POST 10Original post
I was driving to lunch with an intern in my Porsche. We were at a light and he sneered at an early Boxster - something like "fake Porsche / hairdresser's car". I snapped at him and asked him where he got off being such an elitist *****. I reminded him he drove a Corolla "S" and if he sneered at Toyota Yaris' at the light. That type of attitude - no matter what you drive - I'll never understand. Which is why I get so perplexed at the horrible attitude some of the "air cooled" and 997 folks have. Maybe it's true what they say - the difference between a porcupine and a porsche is that the ****** are on the outside on a porcupine.
POST 11 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post
its not that i dont like boxsters cause i do, actually almost bought one till i found out i could afford the 911, but thats beside the point. i agree with you, that was a ***** comment for him. i daily drive a 1998 jetta, who cares what you drive as long as you enjoy it! i was just wondering if cabrio ppl get that comment alot as they do look very similar with the tops dropped.
POST 12Original post
when I first got the 03 cab I was at a barbecue at a friends house he has a 66 911 and 74 914. His wife came and said "I really like your new car." "Is it a Boxster?" I just said no it looks like one but it is a 911/996. The easiest way to tell is no visable roll bars and the back seats. She said she still liked it even though it wasn't a Boxster.
POST 13Original post
I was once asked if my coupe has "that v4" engine in it
POST 14Original post
Quotes source post: 7865050
Only once that I'm aware of. Most people seem to notice the difference. I was once asked if the 4S meant it had 4 seats. But if they don't? Meh.
POST 15Original post
My brother-in-law asked if it was a Boxster, but that was because he's jealous.
POST 16Original post
Quotes source post: 7866916
And stupid.
POST 17Original post
Someone asked if it was a Camaro, another time a Ferrari, but never a Boxster.
POST 18Original post
i usually just get asked if I want a blow job...haha jk.. couldnt resist
POST 19Original post
"Nice car! But, no offense, is that a real one?" Moron probably thought it was a Boxster converted to a 911. What an idiot!
POST 20Original post
Quotes source post: 7867027
... and what do those guys look like???? OK, just kidding.
POST 21Original post
Quotes source post: 7866251
Dave, so you're still not certain if you drive a 911 Cab or a Boxster?
POST 22Original post
A guy asked me one time if it pissed me off that the Boxster & 996 shared so many parts. My response was, if you've ever owned an older or rare car where parts are impossible to get, you're Thrilled to own a nice car where the same parts are spread across models to help assure reduced cost and good availability over the years. If my car looks like another, it doesn't make it any slower.
POST 23Original post
Quotes source post: 7865663
+1 (or is that +2) On my '01...
POST 24Original post
Never is my car confused with a Boxster. But there is a guy with a Carrera GT that I ask if his car is one of those kit cars with the blown VW engine or Fiero chassis... Talk about having an immediate affect upon someone's BP.
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