987 vs 986 - Zowie! - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

PhilNotHill · 07-09-2011, 07:13 AM

The 2004 Box S had 268 bhp and the 2011 has 310 bhp. Seems to me it makes a big difference passing in the mountains. Haven't tracked the 2011 yet.

Also, the gearbox seems much smoother on the 987. But that may be bcus it only has 4k mi vs 30+k mi on the 986.

The instrumentation on the 987 is more user friendly and more functional.

The PSM is not intrusive on either car.

Love all the gadgets and creature comforts on the 987. $70k for the 2011 vs $63k for the 2004 is well worth it IMVHO.

clickman · 07-09-2011, 08:33 AM

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Originally Posted by PhilNotHill

$70k for the 2011 vs $63k for the 2004 is well worth it IMVHO.

Ha! I love the disparate economic circles the participants in this forum travel in. I couldn't dream of buying one of these things new.