Great drive today
Discussion
I've only had my Boxster for a couple of months but I'm really bonding with it. It's a second car and I'm trying to make every drive a special occasion.
Today I had to head over to Buxton (I live near Sandbach in Cheshire) and as it was a nice day I took the Boxster.
Lovely drive across the Peaks, not too fast as there are several 50mph average speed sections but still it was light on traffic and I had a great time both there and back. The car isn't hugely powerful or fast, but the amount of fun it delivers on a winding road is fantastic.
Pics aren't great as they were a bit spontaneous and only taken with my phone but the location and car were very photogenic.
No real reason for this post except to say that I love my car and it's fun to drive. Anyone else get out for a decent hoon today?
Today I had to head over to Buxton (I live near Sandbach in Cheshire) and as it was a nice day I took the Boxster.
Lovely drive across the Peaks, not too fast as there are several 50mph average speed sections but still it was light on traffic and I had a great time both there and back. The car isn't hugely powerful or fast, but the amount of fun it delivers on a winding road is fantastic.
Pics aren't great as they were a bit spontaneous and only taken with my phone but the location and car were very photogenic.
No real reason for this post except to say that I love my car and it's fun to drive. Anyone else get out for a decent hoon today?
Nice pics too 
I'm very jealous of the weather and views you had today!
I travelled up to Yorkshire on Tuesday in my 911, and decided to go up through the peak district rather than the M1. I took the motorway to Lichfield then headed up to Ashbourne and Buxton on the A515. From Buxton I headed West on the Cat and Fiddle (A537), and then North to Glossop. Unfortunately the A6024 was closed for some reason, but continuing East on the A628 beyond Woodhead resevoir was hardly a chore. The weather was atrocious with no views of anything except low cloud, and the journey took me about 1.5 hours longer than the equivalent motorway route, but it was a wonderful and very memorable drive and I'll take every opportunity to repeat it.
I travelled up to Yorkshire on Tuesday in my 911, and decided to go up through the peak district rather than the M1. I took the motorway to Lichfield then headed up to Ashbourne and Buxton on the A515. From Buxton I headed West on the Cat and Fiddle (A537), and then North to Glossop. Unfortunately the A6024 was closed for some reason, but continuing East on the A628 beyond Woodhead resevoir was hardly a chore. The weather was atrocious with no views of anything except low cloud, and the journey took me about 1.5 hours longer than the equivalent motorway route, but it was a wonderful and very memorable drive and I'll take every opportunity to repeat it.
AndyWoodall said:
This is why I want a basic Boxster, 2.7, few choice options, perfect.
Me too! A couple of years ago I had an extended back-to-back test drive in both a 2.7 and 3.4S Boxster courtesy of Porsche Silverstone. My conclusion was that the 2.7 was actually the more fun to drive on our local backroads. Slightly lighter, sweeter revving and plenty quick enough when pushed. Sure the S was faster in a straight line but not a better car for it, just different. Of course the 2.7 is now a 2.9 which give it similar perfromance to the original 3.2S which is now a 3.4. I feel the same way about my wife's Boxster. It's a 2009 2.9 with 18" wheels and it's great fun to drive. It replaced a 3.0 V6 Alfa Spider so slightly it's ahead of that in terms of outright performance (and I've got a tuned Griff 500 in the garage for blasts) but the handling and balance is sublime. Indeed I think the only upgrade I'd make is a sports exhaust.
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