A thoughtful and realistic ramble, it is appreciated.
Last year I made my choice, the Boxster S meets my needs and is comfortable, quick and refined: with the hood down I can enjoy the noise of the Turbocharged flat 4! I'm not ready to give up on a roadster yet, but have to admit that the 20 second power operation is a delight after the "Easy Up" (sort of easy) Morgan hood.
The future is unknown, we both are starting to experience age related decay that nibbles away at our ease of movement, physical strength and dexterity and causes low level pain. We no longer want to drive more than about 250 miles in a day and need a quiet, comfortable bed each night. At some point we will reduce our fleet from 2 silly high performance cars to one sensible car, but it will be a reluctant decision. I hope our future is not a Funky Cat...
It niggles me somewhat that Carolines Mercedes AMG C43 Coupe exceeds the power of my Boxster by 17bhp, but the single turbo flat 4 spins in a way the twin turbo V6 cannot. Porsche are engineers it seems, in a way Mercedes are not.
I drive the Boxster as a daily drive, it makes me smile the way the Plus 8 did back in 2014.
