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Originally Posted by Wret
I've been observing a rocking motion as the car drives over slight irregularities in the road surface, such as seams in the asphault. I'm not sure if it's getting worse or I'm just more attuned to it. It's especially evident when driving over sections of road where the lines have been ground out. This feels like I am oscilating the steering wheel half an inch or so and at the right speed the car rocks dramatically.
Otherwise, there does not seem to be any looseness in the steering as might indicate worn tie rod ends or ball joints. The car does not randomly take off in one direction; rather it moves, then comes back. The motion does not pull on the steering wheel.
Anyone familiar with these symptoms?
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If you are referring to the "grooves" in the road where truck tires normally are (2 groves in each lane), it is normal for the groves to pull you to one side or the other (and/or rock back and forth). The road feel in the boxster is so pronounced that it amplifies these grooves whereas with "slushy" cars you won't feel them at all.
Try roads where you can definately see the groves and then compare to a new section of road or one where there are no groves. There will be big difference. Also the boxster transmits to the steering wheel rough pebble road surfaces differently than smooth road surfaces and any imperfections are amplified. That has been my experience anyway.
I wonder if any car transmits road feel better? Maybe a lotus elise/exige?