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Originally Posted by porschenut
I'm wondering if the 2.7L 240hp engine will match up to the 3.2L 258hp? I'm considering buying but not sure which one to go with. Any advice will appreciated.
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Hi,
It very much depends upon what's important to you. The Base Boxster is an excellent Car and gives you 99.9% of the Boxster experience, actually, let me ammend that - it gives you 100% of the Boxster experience.
The 'S' model didn't come out for several years after the Base was released. If the Base wasn't a wonderful Car in it's own Right, the Model line would have perished and the 'S' never released. If the Base is 100% the 'S' is perhaps 101%, but at a $10K difference. And, 50% of all Boxsters ever sold have been Base Models, so how bad can they be?
What do you want the Car for? If you want a well equipped and reasonably well-built Drop Top with some styling, and a
Porsche badge on the Hood, then the Base model is probably going to be sufficient. If you plan on Tracking the Car then the 'S' may have some appeal. If you want the
Top variant, then the 'S' again, but not by all that much.
What are your prior experiences? I come from a long line of Performance and Sports Cars, several Jags, Healeys and Lotus (which I still own to satisfy my
Need for Speed), so for me, the base satisfied all my requirements - fun little Drop Top, a significant notch above the Miata.
If you're looking for a Boulevard
StopLight Killer, then skip the Boxster altogether, get a Vette, a Viper. a WRX or an Evo. If you plan on a lot of BackRoad Driving, realize that going
East/West is the great equalizer, HP doesn't mean nearly as much because you'll never get into that part of the Power Band anyway.
Bottom Line, drive them both and buy the one which satisfies your particular itch. The depreciation is tremendous, so buying used will make the most economic sense... on a totally nonsensical purchase. Hope this helps...
Happy Motoring!...Jim'99