![]() 09/07/2014 at 18:48 • Filed to: Autocross | ![]() | ![]() |
Exhibit A: why hatches are the best autox cars.
Today's event was fan-freaking-tastic. Perfect weather, great course, awesome crowd, good driving. I put down an insane time in the Sonic, felt damn good.
Drove a perfectly tuned NA miata...good god I get it now. I mean, I love the miata, I've driven a few, but holy shit is it amazing on an autocross course. Also drove a friend's (and oppo lurker's) Boxster S again... I just love the Boxster. It's a fantastic driving car. It's got the right amount of power and handles so well. I'm still set on getting a Corvette but the Boxster is easily my second choice for a future car purchase.
Videos to come soon. For now, I want to take a shower and lie on the couch.
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I'd rather have a previous-gen Boxster than a C3/4/5/6, but I'd rather have a C7 than the current-gen Boxster.
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I'm glad I'm not the only person here who has this bookmarked.
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C6? Ehhhhhhhhhh maybe? The C6 has a mediocre interior but in every other category I'd take it over a Boxster from the same model year.
C5 and earlier? If I wasn't such a die hard Vette fanboy I might agree, but that wouldn't be an easy choice. Boxster looks better and handles a bit better, but the corvette has more power and is more practical.
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....I can't think of a reason how the Corvette is more practical
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I have a custom text tone from this.
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TRUNK SPACE!! Also 30mph.
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I have the sticker on my helmet
and yes, this picture was taken in Australia
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These things murder the courses, along with Miatas, and Toyobarus. I think the S2000s may be faster though.
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Really? Enormous hatchback, no soft top, better fuel economy.
Edit: cheaper to maintain too. You can see the engine and it's an LS
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But....the Boxster has two trunks, both of which a body could be put inside.
...30mph? I don't understand.
But look at them steelies I found because I was bored: http://newyork.craigslist.org/fct/cto/465383…
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Sweet, I need one on the Sable now!
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But two trunks, both of which a body can fit inside!
I think they have about the same fuel economy.
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By 30mph, I totally meant 30mph. I can't type. The corvette is a hatch and its trunk is pretty big actually.
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Oh. Thank you for acknowledging that craigslist car I showed you.
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Oh my god! I am trying to eat man! Fine I will look. . .
That's a good deal! You can probably sell all the stance parts and then buy some reall parts!
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It needs actual coilovers that won't make it look stupid, and flares.
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Driver dependent. The owner of the miata I drove is wicked fast, he beat everyone I think.
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Pretty sweet. How'd you do?
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Really well. It was a Porsche club event so no classes but I was only 3 seconds or so off the fastest. I was very happy with myself
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not bad at all
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Lulz Jake's right. You gotta be willing to really rag on the S2000 or just be a lot better driver than me to get great times out of the Honda.
I totally take my place as being beat by the Sonic.
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Well I mean that is a given, I beat a Lambo once at autocross. Granted the car wasn't made for this, but it shouldn't have been 3 seconds slower than me. . .
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No need for flares! 15x9s fit just fine!
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AWWWW YISSSS
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Which year is the Boxster?
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Which Boxster? The one I drove is an 07
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The one that you drove. Boxster S?
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Yes