Buying driveable Boxster vs Buying not so driveable boxster

[nicecar]

Sorry Partical Wave D ICK I guess I will join alot of people and just not participate.

[Qingdao]

I've never personally drivin an S, but I just don't see 50hp(?) being that big of a difference. I know bigger brakes and 6 speed all seem appealing, but not for the price tag associated with it.


I can say that the tiptronic is a very aggravating trans. Its like you slam the peddle down and the thing has to make up its mind whether or not it wants to downshift. Then when it has made up its mind (time to go fast) it doesn't want to act like a daily driver; it just wants to stay at high rpm.

Maybe I just don't see eye to eye with the tip and others do?

I can say I looked into a 5 speed swap before I got my current car and it looked like an expensive and labor intensive swap. So I just ignored all tip cars I saw for sale. Can't really comment on the difficulty of the swap because I never tried it.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Qingdao;610159[B

]I've never personally drivin an S, but I just don't see 50hp(?) being that big of a difference. [/B] I know bigger brakes and 6 speed all seem appealing, but not for the price tag associated with it.


I can say that the tiptronic is a very aggravating trans. Its like you slam the peddle down and the thing has to make up its mind whether or not it wants to downshift. Then when it has made up its mind (time to go fast) it doesn't want to act like a daily driver; it just wants to stay at high rpm.

Maybe I just don't see eye to eye with the tip and others do?

I can say I looked into a 5 speed swap before I got my current car and it looked like an expensive and labor intensive swap. So I just ignored all tip cars I saw for sale. Can't really comment on the difficulty of the swap because I never tried it.

50 horsepower makes a huge difference in any car especially one as light as a 986.

[outsidetheboxster]

At the risk of being "that guy" buy whatever Boxster you can afford.

I picked mine up for $2450 knowing it had engine issues. (It was mixing fluids big time!) I was OK with that as I planned the dreaded LS swap anyway. I'm comfortable with a wrench and multiple cutting devices and don't really care when the car will be done or even road worthy.

At this point mine runs and drives, has no mufflers, plates, or tabs, and I don't care as I have other transportation.

I can afford to futz with it as it gives me something to do on my off hours. If you need a daily that will be ready by Monday then buy one that needs nothing. You either pay for "ready to go" or you pay for a project.

Pick your poison.

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by nicecar

Sorry Partical Wave D ICK I guess I will join alot of people and just not participate.

Don't let anyone shut you out, nicecar. We welcome ALL input. Everyone's experience is different and everyone is welcome to share it.

Maytag, nice sage advice in post #6, BTW.

[nicecar]

Thanks Piper . BTW I knew Woody was talking about engine swap in reference to buying an S I still say buy the S because more is better.LOL I said an average 2000 a year which is not even 200 a month.....Really Partical ? Do you drive or just post endlessly? Tires, My S burns thru them. My car is driven HARD almost daily. I guess if it sat on jack stands for weeks at a time in somewhere in Wash. 2000 maybe. Average over 10 yr of ownership and 138,000 miles. My car is near perfect and 19yrs old. I have never heard an S owner wish they bought a base. I wonder what model partical has? Since when is 50bhp not substantial? Guys are happy with 10 from an exhaust swap. WTF?

[nicecar]

God I just noticed paticals car is white like my neighbors wives Porsche..Big time girl color....oh no offense just joking because I am full of s hit. Probably got a cat that sleeps on it too.

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by nicecar

Thanks Piper . BTW I knew Woody was talking about engine swap in reference to buying an S I still say buy the S because more is better.LOL I said an average 2000 a year which is not even 200 a month.....Really Partical ? Do you drive or just post endlessly? Tires, My S burns thru them. My car is driven HARD almost daily. I guess if it sat on jack stands for weeks at a time in somewhere in Wash. 2000 maybe. Average over 10 yr of ownership and 138,000 miles. My car is near perfect and 19yrs old. I have never heard an S owner wish they bought a base. I wonder what model partical has? Since when is 50bhp not substantial? Guys are happy with 10 from an exhaust swap. WTF?

Yeah, I get it. I have a base and often wonder about an S. I don't know from experience if you can actually tell the difference or if it's psychosomatic. But the fact is that all things being the same, an S will still fetch more money than a base. There's a reason for that.

[nicecar]

according to the expert there is no difference btwn the 2,IF the base is great and the S is not cared for(apples to oranges dumbass) . Sooooo . Porsche made the S for no diff btwn the 2 and 2000 dollars is good for 10 yrs ownership AND when comparing a base to an S the base has to be running great an the S not!! Like I said D ICK ! IMO I did not know there is nice and not nice people on here however, PW post was not nice. I think he has helped me many times but not the case here. In the age of Trump I decided to fight back and I like it! F uck WHO WOULD NOT WANT AN S! WHO SPENDS ONLY 2K IN 10 YRS OF PORSCHE OWNERSHIP? Ok now I am off to cancel my therapy session for the week and get ready for 4...yes 4 days at the world famous Daytona speedway for the Rolex 24 and be around some real Porsches. Thats a joke, dont want to upset the King S hit of F Uck Mountain Partical Wave

[maytag]

Originally Posted by nicecar

according to the expert there is no difference btwn the 2,IF the base is great and the S is not cared for(apples to oranges dumbass) . Sooooo . Porsche made the S for no diff btwn the 2 and 2000 dollars is good for 10 yrs ownership AND when comparing a base to an S the base has to be running great an the S not!! Like I said D ICK ! IMO I did not know there is nice and not nice people on here however, PW post was not nice. I think he has helped me many times but not the case here. In the age of Trump I decided to fight back and I like it! F uck WHO WOULD NOT WANT AN S! WHO SPENDS ONLY 2K IN 10 YRS OF PORSCHE OWNERSHIP? Ok now I am off to cancel my therapy session for the week and get ready for 4...yes 4 days at the world famous Daytona speedway for the Rolex 24 and be around some real Porsches. Thats a joke, dont want to upset the King S hit of F Uck Mountain Partical Wave

Let me paraphrase?

;-)

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[nicecar]

I know the power diff. in exhaust because I just did cat back using suggestions from here. Was looking for mare sound but was surprised of the extra pep in the step. Noticed more with just a muffler swap. Brombacher sound version

[nicecar]

maytag I believe you also think that these cars dont cost any more to maintain than other cars as well. Well you are both wrong. Truth be told if you are watching dollars get another car! AND if I had a dollar for every post you were getting into it with someone I would buy another car. You seem to always be ass kissing someone on here and being an inflammatory F uck. How bout that for paraphrasing.I will tell you who was nice Pedro, is he on here anymore ? NO... because of you guys. I know because I asked him. I said before I should just stay off here But I for one am sick of you full time motor heads telling normal shmoes like me, that have a life ,that these cars are affordable to own especially if you wrench. You and Particle are FULL OF CRAP with way to many posts about an old car. Now I am out an off to drive one of my seven cars which I am sure I dont know how to maintain or the cost to do so. How much do all your f ucking tools cost D ICK. How much for a good torque wrench know it all?

[Qingdao]

Originally Posted by nicecar

Thanks Piper . BTW I knew Woody was talking about engine swap in reference to buying an S I still say buy the S because more is better.LOL I said an average 2000 a year which is not even 200 a month.....Really Partical ? Do you drive or just post endlessly? Tires, My S burns thru them. My car is driven HARD almost daily. I guess if it sat on jack stands for weeks at a time in somewhere in Wash. 2000 maybe. Average over 10 yr of ownership and 138,000 miles. My car is near perfect and 19yrs old. I have never heard an S owner wish they bought a base. I wonder what model partical has? Since when is 50bhp not substantial? Guys are happy with 10 from an exhaust swap. WTF?

25% isn't worth it to me. That might be arguable, but to me its not worth it.

I doubt you're gonna get a real power difference out of an exhaust swap if you retain the cats. You MIGHT move the power band around a bit if you change your exhaust up.



$2000/year... a bit high, but by no means low. I'd say $1000/year. First year preventative maintenance is gonna be the killer year, but after that it should tapper down. I mean struts alone cost $800 for all four corners; that's a must for me on a new to me used car purchase.

[maytag]

Originally Posted by nicecar

Sorry Partical Wave D ICK I guess I will join alot of people and just not participate.

Are you sure he wasn't just playin' witch'ya? 'cuz to me, lookin' in at the post, I chuckled and thought he was having some fun with ya. I didn;t think he was being rude.
But I dunno... maybe y'all have some "history" that makes you feel otherwise.

I think of PW as one of the good guys... that may influence how I read his posts.

as opposed to the way I read posts from Piper.... HAHAHAHA. (Just kiddin' dood.... )