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[Adam]

You know what something has been bothering me I wanted to bring it up. Back when I was boxster shopping I test drove an 02 S and one of the things that impressed me most was how smooth the shifter felt. Well, I ended up getting a new 03 instead and one of the first things that I noticed was the shifter was "notchier" and it took more effort to get into the gears. I figured "it's just a break in thing" and didn't think much of it. Well, 10k miles later my shifter still feels notchy and not slick like the 02's. Could the difference in feel be a variations in the production proccess? Is there a way I can make my shifter/tranny smoother like grease the shift cables perhaps? Or am I stuck with what I got? Also, since it is already notchy to me will adding the ssk exaccerbate the feeling or will it perhaps get better somehow by going SSk. I'n any matter I'm not super happy with the shifter feel.

[Brucelee]

In my experience, this notchiness is not confined to a model year but to an individual car. I have had 02s that shift smooth as butter and some that are notchy, so I have to concur it is the car, not the model run.

Have you had the dealer look at it? The clutch cable and shifter linkage in these cars are quite sensative to things like adjustment and lube.

In my experience, a short shifter kit might help or hurt. In my BMW, it was a wonderful change, more effort at first but then easing up quite a bit.

The short shift in a Box would be appreciated I think. I drove one that has the SSK and it was GREAT!

[Adam]

They can do adjustments? Is it involved? I'll take it in there and I'm sure they'll tell me it's fine, but it feels unsmooth compared to the other one I drove.