Is PSM a Necessity?

[peakpro]

I am looking for opinions at to whether or not PSM is a necessary option when considering a cpo'd boxster.


TIA

[CJ_Boxster]

Well it all depends on weather not your any good at getting sideways and always bringing it true like Steve McQueen and the weather in your area. If its rainy or roads are usually wet, you probably want psm.

In So Cal, i dont have it and im glad cause i wouldnt want to have to turn it off every time i come to my favorite left hand turns on the way thru my short cuts that take me between the Valero and Texaco refineries where there are NO cars usually.

On second thought, if you dont mind turning it off when you want it off, it would be nice to have when you resell the car... option is an option.

I wouldn't leave home without it!

[bigb]

I gave this a great deal of thought when I was buying my car. In the end, I ended up getting a car without one. Why? I liked everything else about that car, and I live in san jose and these cars grip well (much better than a mustang I owned years ago ). However, as CJ said, it is an option, so its good to be with it than without.

To answer your specific q about PSM being a necessary option or not, again quoting CJ, it'd depend on the weather and the kind of driving you do.

[markk]

I ordered my new BoxsterS explicitly without it. It's my fun car and that means I would disable PSM anyway.

Don't regret it. In 7 years, 61k km I've never missed it. Apart from one scary moment exiting a highway and going sideways without doing it on purpose. As I do a lot of drifting for fun I did the right thing:kept throttle, countersteered the right amount (not too much preventing a counterspin) and got the slide. However it was scary as hell. It really got me by surprise.

Neccesity NO. But daily driver, not too experienced with RWD cars, or rainy climat then having PSM can't hurt you...

Mark.

[Uncle Bob]

Option or nor, when I considered my wife would be driving the car, I found I can always turn it off, that's easy. Turning it on when it ain't there....darn hard to do!

PSM actually stands for Please Save Me