BTW, the base C6 is a pretty damn awesome car. If a convt. were thrown at me, I might find room for it in my garage.

 

Right now, maybe Alex could hook you up with a Z06 at a discount.

 

Right now UPS just dropped off some more cars. These will stay boxed.

 

Right now, I'm recalling the C6 got first (barely) and the Boxster S was 2nd. The Vette won because it's a bit faster and a much better value.

As for the shifter, the '05 Boxster S shifter is supposedly much improved over the older models (which weren't very good, IMO), but it's still a cable linkage* so it'll never compare to the S2000 (which *is* one of the best ever).

* I think it's a cable, at least...

 

I guess I'll just enjoy what I have right now, and worry about the future when it comes.

 

The killer was the ceramic brakes. Something like an $8000 option. I'd probably forego those if I were to be actually buying the car, but that'd still leave me in $68k range.

 

Won't those shatter under hard braking?

 

Right now, I'd highly recommend taking a car other than the S2000 when you go shopping. My opinions of vehicles are much better when I drive my corolla to the dealer (though it's tough to convince someone you can afford a $35,000 car when you pull up in a $1000 jalopy). And if you really want to make a car feel good... go there in a dump truck with an unsynchronized tranny.

 

Right now, I'm curious what it's like to drive a vehicle with an unsynchronized tranny. Do you pretty much have to double clutch every shift? I suppose you could try to time everything just right...

 

Right now.