Awesome, thanks for the feedback and excellent that you are still happy with the JRZ’s, they are definitely looking like the most viable option at the moment and are on my list as soon as I can make it happen. I’ll keep your thoughts in mind regarding the spring rates also.
Very cool on the Boxster track experience, sounds like a fun event! My last car was a 997.2 PDK C2S w/ sport chrono. It was an absolute beast on the track (and street) in Sport Plus mode, gives me chills. I should have kept it but I wanted to get back into a manual, wanted something more comfortable and practical as a DD, and had never had a sport sedan, so went for the S4 (after cancelling an M3 ED pre-order). Interesting path I know but still enjoying the S4 in dual duty and I’ll pick up another Porsche at some point down the road, great 2nd car IMO.
Oh, and I do about 8-9k city miles per year in my car so that should be okay I think in terms of rebuild time frames.
Thanks again for sharing your experience with the JRZ’s.