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Assuming no mechanical anxiety/apprehension, which of these 3 would you take on a ~3,000 mile road trip to Aspen, CO and back?
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I'd prefer the Maserati over the Mercs but in reality I'd take your 986
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I don't think I'd like making the drive from Houston to the NW corner of the Texas panhandle in a 5 speed Porsche Boxster.I'd prefer the Maserati over the Mercs but in reality I'd take your 986
720 miles before you even exit the state, and almost every bit of it pancake flat 
That seems like the right mission for a CL.
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Definitely the CL. Radar cruise, fantastic driving position that the S doesn't have, plus it's ultra quiet which the Maser definitely is not. Have driven it back and forth from Bay Area to Scottsdale AZ twice.
Maserati is super high strung, and really not as much a GT car as expected. Dead pedal is too close, it doesn't have a muffler, and it revs 3000rpm at 70mph. Much better sports car for windy roads.I'd prefer the Maserati over the Mercs but in reality I'd take your 986
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You should definitely get a ski box and do a mission to Aspen with the CL and document it for us to experience vicariously.
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Now if I could just find a set of OEM ski racks.
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Probably unobtanium these days like the Boxster Rooftop Transport System.
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Just passed 1000 miles since I've gotten the 4200 back from gearbox service. I'm really loving driving this around all the time, it's a blast. Next are tires, inner tie rods, and driver window regulator. Great for doing the coffee shop runs.
S65 has had the check engine light on for a bit, and its due to an issue with the secondary air system. I can hear the pump running, so it must be one of the valves here that direct air. The one on top seems clean, so I took off the other one and it's pretty dirty. Thought I could steal one from the CL, but they are different! Ended up spraying it in carb cleaner and it seems to have cleared since.
Did some more cleaning on the Lorinser spoiler, so its almost ready for paint.
S65 has had the check engine light on for a bit, and its due to an issue with the secondary air system. I can hear the pump running, so it must be one of the valves here that direct air. The one on top seems clean, so I took off the other one and it's pretty dirty. Thought I could steal one from the CL, but they are different! Ended up spraying it in carb cleaner and it seems to have cleared since.
Did some more cleaning on the Lorinser spoiler, so its almost ready for paint.
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Enjoy checking into this thread now and then. Particularly for the Maserati, as I've always had a soft spot for those. Actually drove a 3200GT a few years ago but only briefly, and it felt like a car that needed some getting used-to. I suspect your 4200 is better for being naturally-aspirated - the 3200 had a very jumpy throttle response at low revs and then a sense of everything coming at once when you got into it a bit more. I think if I ever end up getting a Maserati though, it'll be a Quattroporte V after they binned the automated manual for a proper automatic.
Re: the CL, still one of the best rooflines ever put on a car. Those curves of the side glass, pillar, and rear glass are great.
Re: the CL, still one of the best rooflines ever put on a car. Those curves of the side glass, pillar, and rear glass are great.
