The 987.2 Boxster is really reliable, the only thing that worries me is the PDK gearbox. Mine has had a few odd moments.. Sometimes when I accelerate the revs will go all the way up as if its in neutral, there is no change in speed. This is a brown pants moment when entering a roundabout with a short gap! I've told Porsche about it but because its such an intermittent problem there isn't a lot they can do. It hasn't happened in a while though thankfully!
Apart from that I don't think there is much to worry about, I personally wouldn't have the car without a warranty though. I've had mine for 2 years now and nothing has gone wrong with it. I bought it at 15000 (ish) miles and now its on 28000(ish).
I can't see myself changing car for a long time
That sounds a bit odd, but I've noticed something vaguely similar myself... however I figured out what it was pretty quickly. It's done that type of thing to me when I start going for it and then back off pretty quickly. The PDK box tries to guess which way you're going to change gear... if you start of sharpish, it's selected the gear up and it's ready to engage... but when you lift while the revs may still be a little low, it dis-engages and selects the lower gear... while allowing the engine to rev before it grabs it, rather than forcing the engine to try and match that other gear, resulting in a jerky ride... I've actually played with it once or twice since I realised this and blipped it under an overpass without it being in neutral.
Hopefully the same thing... I don't fancy changing cars in a hurry
That turbo kit looks meaty, go for it I say
It really does & it's such low peak boost (4.5psi)... it doesn't seem to be pushing the ending too far.
Considering the PSE is 2.2-2.4k ish and that kit is about 6k... hmmm... don't tempt me too much... I might just do it
Someone who is more interested in mechanical performance, reliability, other options and general condition than colour choice.
If I was building my own... I'd have grabbed it in yellow. I almost went for a red one, but this one was better. The blue's quite nice... but I have a thing for that Porsche yellow.
I think it would look worse in black than this silver.
The finish on the silver is actually quite a bit better than it looks in the pictures, it has this almost pearlescent effect to it that adds a nice dreaminess to the reflections, especially coloured lights/sky. It's somehow different and that little bit nicer than a normal silver... dunno what they've done.
Looking at the configurator... it's about a third of the way down the list of the colours I'd choose myself.
But on my list of options... the colour of the paint and the style of the wheels was very low on my list of things to make my mind up on... even iPod integration was more important (and that wasn't exactly high on the list
)There were only two colours I really didn't want... both interior... the skin coloured leather is too good at reminding me that it is actually, skin... and the red-everything interior would have me feeling like I'm sitting inside something's mouth
But yeah... despite it not being my absolute favourite colour... I think the car looks great
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it's done to Porsche base spec rather than any special setup for me... I do tend to prefer things a bit more tail-happy... but this isn't driving as you say, I wouldn't be happy with that.
There's a mild understeer on first turn in as the weight is shifting and then it sits straight in the middle, pushing quite quickly through into oversteer under enough power or staying balanced.
Good choice. I like these a lot. I Still miss my Boxster S sometimes, it was just so perfectly balanced and a great drive.
Personally silver isn't my thing but other than that it's spot on.
What are you driving now?
