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I'm not sure bandwidth would be an issue -- I'm talking here about phone calls while driving rather than music. I think the biggest issue for me is wired or wireless in terms of convenienc0e and that may boil down too whether I want to fumble around connecting a device when I'm driving. Further, though, my questions and was, assuming I buy a BT device to use with the top down, do I need to pay eby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
Great, thanks. I may go for Bluetooth so I don't have to fool around with plugging it in if the phone rings while I'm driving.by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
I didn't even think of a wired one. Why are they better and which model do you use?by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
I'm in the market for a bluetooth headset that I can use with the top down. A friend recommends Plantronics highly. I'd thought I'd have to go for the heavy-duty noise cancelling capabilties of the Voyager Legend, but my friend says the cheaper and sleeker M165 will be fine. Any thoughts? The Legend is more expensive and will make me look like a telemarketer, but if I really need the noise-caby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
Sounds like nonsense to me; I think your instinct was right, if you want a 911, you're not going for an SUV -- if all you're talking about is speed, you're as likely to go for a BMW, Mustang, Camaro or any one of several other cars. I think the prospective 714 buyers will either stick with the Boxster or to to with something like a Mazda or Alfa. It's hard to argue with a Mazda -- aside from prby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
I've been out of the country for several weeks and away from the board in large part. I'm wondering if the news that Chevrolet may move toward a mid-engine platform for the 'Vette has raised any eyebrows here, or if there's been any further rumble on the MiniBoxster 718.by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
After being out of town for two months, I started my Boxster up yesterday and the red coolant light started flashing -- which means low coolant, right? I assumed that maybe the coolant needed to circulate and after the engine had run for a bit the light stopped flashing. Today, though, the light started flashing again, leading me to believe that I am low on coolant. I'll check the level tomorrby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
Pedro, we've never met, and I'm in Cambodia right now, but if I ever make it to Florida, I'm going to come in and buy you a drink. That's the smartest thing I've seen written on this board since I joined 10 years ago.by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
another car, but I guess I'm th only one.by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
Am I the only one who would like to see a functioning analogue speedometer return, especially in the 718? The analogue aspect of the speedometer in my 986 is totally useless, I've always figured they put it there so we won't feel like sissies for using the digital speedometer. The silly thing is that if they just made it larger or put a better-calibrated dial in, it would be useful. My wife'sby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
Looking at the prospective 718 got me thinking about 356s, original 911s, 912s, and the bloating of 911s over the years (and maybe Boxsters). I understand that the original 718 was a stripped down sort of sports car compared to what we see today, but what about the 356? I was a kid when they were around, but looking at them now, they seem much more to be a lightweight sports car like other Euroby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
Another reason to think about defecting from Boxsters.by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
I have a 986 that is showing its age in some ways, but quite frankly, as long as it runs well and doesn't start costing me huge amounts in repairs, I'm happy to keep it until it drops. I understand the subsequent models have been improvements and, were I to be buying the car today I'd buy as late a model as I could afford, but the car -- now 14 years old -- still drives like a spirited sports caby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
Oddly, this 718 may be one of the smartest moves they could have pulled. I think a lot of Porsche owners really want to be as upmarket as possible and care about things like infotainment centers (radios we used to call them in manual-choke days), but a lot of us really want a pure driver and since I bought my Boxster in 2004, this is the first time I've heard about a new Porsche product that I rby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
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I'm wondering about Porsche's emerging strategy, which does not seem to me to be tenable for a company that is not General Motors. It seems that one part of the strategy is to have a four-pronged sports car focus -- 718, Boxster/Cayman, 911, supercar lines, with multiple models in each category -- plus sedans, plus SUVs. This range is pretty much described in the industry term "automobiles." Tby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
"o create greater separation from the 718, the Boxster will ascend to the top of the trio, its new premium pricing justified with additional equipment. As to the coming face-lift, it isn’t ground-shaking, but it seems safe to expect a modest visual update (bumpers, lights, wheels), a new steering wheel that incorporates a rotary drive-mode selector à la 918, additional driver-assistance systemby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
the more I read comments on this, the more excited I am about this. This could really be the Porsche for the pure driving experience, not the super racing, luxo GT experience.by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
I have to say, and I know I may be in the minority here, that I hope the 718 comes out and is a great, stripped-down sports car. I grew up in the '50s and '60s and always liked the lines of Porsches, as well as liking the MGs, Triumphs, Austin-Healys and other underpowered sportscars I'd see around. By the same token, I fell in love with the XKE, as did we all, but that's the other side of sporby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
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As the Boxster follows the 911 into higher prices, and increasingly looks like the car that really should replace the 911 were it not for the romance and mystique of the 911, it leaves open the space it might have filled, a stripped down, basic sports car. I will say to detractors (and I'm not sure I might not become one) that in Porsche's defense, I'd rather see increase its product line in tby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
As some of you will know from posts below, I collected a fair amount of water under my passenger-side carpet because (I now think) of a clogged drain along the lip under my clamshell. Having now, one hopes, diagnosed the problem, I have been drying out the car in the way most used by professional car types -- racing it up and down the GW Parkway here in Washington past the CIA with the top down,by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
Mechanic says the drain along the lip of the convertible top behind the passenger side was clogged. Have now been drying out the carpet behind the passenger seat for 24 hours (six rolls of paper towels) and will take it out in the sun now for I hope final drying. Thanks to all for your helpful advice and counsel.by JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
We have both a Boxster and a BMW 325 (with over 200K on the clock). The BMW experience is different than the Boxster, obviously, but I find it a very pleasant and driver-centric car to drive. Although its higher center of gravity and other differences mean it does not have the pure sports-car feel, it still feels to me like a performance car, not one with the sort of luxurious ride you get fromby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum
I, like you, want a keyboard and stuck with my Bold 9700 until it fried. I replaced it with the Q10, which has a real keyboard -- and it's better than the Bold keyboard because the keys are slightly bigger. The touchscreen is useful, but the failure of the phone is that Blackberry eliminated the belt of keys across the top that allowed you to manipulate text, answer the phone, etc., using physiby JackintheBoxster - Main Forum