[Porsche-O-Phile]

I've been saying for the last few years that Porsche NEEDS to come up with a new, better "entry level" vehicle. The Boxster isn't bad, but it's played out now - they need something new kinda' like the 914 (which got them through the recession of the 70s), the 924/944 (which got them through the recession of the 80s), etc. They simply can't expect to keep pretending there's a market for $70,000 SUVs and $150,000 sports cars when the money that used to be out there driving such demand is GONE.

Frankly I think partnering up with VW and trying to survive as part of some kind of collaborative effort is pretty damn smart right now - there just isn't any money out there and there CERTAINLY isn't any kind of high-end, high-dollar sports car market out there right now. Smart to retreat, regroup, retool and hunker down while surviving in someone else's bunker for the coming few years, hopefully able to emerge with new exciting products in 3-5 years that will be able to capture a re-emerging market of people with some new money at that time. It ain't gonna' happen anytime soon though - if they're smart (and I think they are) they'll take advantage of the next few years to come out with some winners.