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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:33 PM
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:34 PM
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Originally Posted by 99PreludeSh
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S Griffin 9 6 0 (1:34:15 PM): Poor man's Porsche is just a phrase used to describe lesser cars
S Griffin 9 6 0 (1:34:20 PM): so describing a Porsche itself doesn't work
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:40 PM
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Originally Posted by puffy
boxter boxer, sue me fucker. I never heard anyone call it boxTer
Dude, its Boxster. :uhhok:

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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:44 PM
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its like Porsches very own version of the Z3

poor mans Porsche
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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Originally Posted by RB
S Griffin 9 6 0 (1:34:15 PM): Poor man's Porsche is just a phrase used to describe lesser cars
S Griffin 9 6 0 (1:34:20 PM): so describing a Porsche itself doesn't work

the phrase comes from the days of Porsche 914/924 and it is still used to describe the boxster
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:45 PM
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i think, "what an overpriced Miata"
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:46 PM
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Originally Posted by DakarM
the phrase comes from the days of Porsche 914/924 and it is still used to describe the boxster
quoted for truth

like when I see a Z3 I dont say poor mans porsche

I think the BMW Z3 is the poor mans BMW
just like the boxster is the poor mans porsche

all of the name plate...none of the namesake.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 12:53 PM
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Originally Posted by b00gers
spelling honfa and spelling boxter is different. When someone says "Boxter" you know what they are talking about. When someone says "Honfa" you go :wtf:
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 01:11 PM
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Originally Posted by DakarM
the phrase comes from the days of Porsche 914/924 and it is still used to describe the boxster
Just my opinion.
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Old Jul 26, 2006 | 01:15 PM
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Originally Posted by puffy
spelling honfa and spelling boxter is different. When someone says "Boxter" you know what they are talking about. When someone says "Honfa" you go :wtf:

No one SAYS, Honfa.

I just pointed it out because in both cases, it was a misspelling.



Anyhow...when I see a Boxster...I go...ew. I never liked their styling. I never seriously used the phrase...."Poor man's Porsche" :dunno: So is like a Civic, a poor man's Honda? :uhhok:
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