to S or not to S ?

[Adam]

Hey guys, This is my first posting here on the forum. I just signed up today. I have a 03 boxster "s" that i just picked up in september. It has the 18" carrera light wheels, xenons, bose, and painted roll bars. It is guards red. It is a college grad present and I think I made the right choice. I love it more everytime I take it for a spin. It had 70 miles in Sept and now it has 4200 showing on the odo. As you can see i've been busy. As for my two cents on the tranny, it takes alittle getting used too, but it is a nice box in my opinion. I like it better than my dads 00 bmw m-5. The "s" feels more precise to me and the clutch has a better feel for me at least. I've never driven a regular boxster, so I cant comment on the 5-speed. By the way, the extra money on the carrera wheels was well worth it. They are the best looking factory wheels for the boxster and they save about 25 lbs over the factory 17s.

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Adam

Hey guys, This is my first posting here on the forum. I just signed up today. I have a 03 boxster "s" that i just picked up in september. It has the 18" carrera light wheels, xenons, bose, and painted roll bars. It is guards red. It is a college grad present and I think I made the right choice. I love it more everytime I take it for a spin. It had 70 miles in Sept and now it has 4200 showing on the odo. As you can see i've been busy. As for my two cents on the tranny, it takes alittle getting used too, but it is a nice box in my opinion. I like it better than my dads 00 bmw m-5. The "s" feels more precise to me and the clutch has a better feel for me at least. I've never driven a regular boxster, so I cant comment on the 5-speed. By the way, the extra money on the carrera wheels was well worth it. They are the best looking factory wheels for the boxster and they save about 25 lbs over the factory 17s.

Wow, Porsche986 dug up the thread with my very first post! Man it's been a long time. Speaking of shifters, mine seems to be getting harder to engage into gears or I'm getting used to the super easy to shift 5 speed on my Mazda. Either way, I wish the Porsche shifted more smoothly with less effort. Maybe I can fiddle with it and try to improve it.

[Brucelee]

Originally Posted by Adam

Wow, Porsche986 dug up the thread with my very first post! Man it's been a long time. Speaking of shifters, mine seems to be getting harder to engage into gears or I'm getting used to the super easy to shift 5 speed on my Mazda. Either way, I wish the Porsche shifted more smoothly with less effort. Maybe I can fiddle with it and try to improve it.

You may want to try to change fluid in Trans axle with Red Line product. Believe or not, this worked wonders in a BMW I had once.

Good Luck;

[Adam]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

You may want to try to change fluid in Trans axle with Red Line product. Believe or not, this worked wonders in a BMW I had once.

Good Luck;

Thanks Bruce, when it comes time to change it I will definately consider redline now.