I need a driving lesson!

[jbs986]

[QUOTE=stephen wilson]Well, to a sport bike 7,000 RPM is like 3,500 to a Boxster. They are dogs @ 4,000, and won't accelerate much if you need to. More importantly, IT's FUN ! People don't buy them to hyper-mile. Having said that, I will cruise @ 4k if I'm feeling mellow.

As for the Boxster, I'm more like Sasha, shift @ 3,000 while warming up, or just cruising. more often I shift @ 4k, with trips above 6k on most drives. Cruise RPM 2400-3000, 75 MPH in 5th equals exactly 3,000 RPM. anything but gentle acceleration from 2k I consider "lugging", requiring a downshift.

[QUOTE]I engage the clutch at 1,300 and shift at 3,000. When I engage the clutch and shift at high RPM I can literally feel the strain on the clutch. OP's not doing his/her "little boxster" any good by driving it like that all the time.

Are you saying that you rarely shift above 3k ? You're missing 1/2 the fun.

+ 1 I shift at 3k until it warms up and I will shift at 6k-7k ,to drive are cars and never shift above 4K is crazy,the car comes alive at;6K and up,you are missing all the fun.

As for off the light racing,The Boxster is SLOOOOOOOOOOOOOW off the line, My Volvo S40 T5 will beat My Box. from 0-60 by more then 2 sec.


I love my Box.but would never street race it. I have tracked it once and it was a lot of fun, now I track my lotus, it is a better track car and a lot cheaper to track then my Box.now my box is my DD and I love it,as others have said,just drive you Box. and enjoy it.