New Boxster S and 1st Post
 

2011 Boxster S
Platinum Siver Metallic/Beige Leather Interior/Black Top

Convenience Pkg:
Bi-Xenon
Windstop
Dimming Mirrors
Auto A/C
Headrest Crest

Infotainment Pkg:
Navigation PCM
Bose
XM Radio

18" Cayman S II Wheels

Sports Exhaust

Multi Function Steering Wheel

Power/ Heated/ Ventilated Seats

Beige Seat Belts

Park Assist

Porsche Cover
Battery Tender
3M protection

The Rear
With salesman.

Very, very nice!

Enjoy!!

Drool drool...that is NICE! I respect you skipped PDK. Now just remove that front plate unless well they are required in your state :)

:cheers:

My wife will not drive anything but a stick. She feels you are not one with the car, just a passenger rather than the master of the machine. Life is good.

Yes. Colorado requires a front plate. :(

BTW. The salesman tried to talk us out of Beige Leather. Thought black or gray would look better. We saw a Bentley roadster with this color combination and just loved it. After the salesman saw the car in person he changed his mind.

We ordered the car with a stone gray top but it came black. No explanation. But it looks very good with the top up from the INSIDE bcus it matches the black trim features inside and looks great. I was thinking about the looks from outside...but then we hardly ever see the outside with the top up. We like the top down whenever possible.

The lights are pretty amazing compared to the our 2004 Boxster S.
:cool:

The old 2004 Boxster S named "Ruby"

Orient Red Metallic/Beige Leather/Black Top
Xenon lights
Aero Body Package
Carrera Wheels
Stick
PSM

Rear View Ruby.

Another Rear View Ruby

Yet another rear view Ruby

Now I like Ruby, that is really nice! You keeping it? The aero package, is that just the sides, I like that a lot, I might do that to my car...did you add it or did it come with the car. I'm still searching for those wheels to replace mine. Add the clear side lights and it is perfect...I just got mine today from Pelican and installed them.

Nice car!
I noticed that you took off the dealer sticker, well done young man!

Ruby was totaled on Sept.30, 2008. We were hit from behind at a stoplight by a woman in an SUV. She knocked us out into the middle of the intersection. They took us to the hospital. My shoulder was hurt and I had a headache but no other serious injuries. The front 2/3s to the passenger compartment was perfect. The rear was indeed squashed. We are fortuneate we were not more seriously injured.

Yes the aero pkg was basically the running boards on the sides. The side engine intakes were painted the body color as were the roll bars.

The car was in mint condition. We cared for her and with less than 30k on the clock in 4 years. My wife loved that car. The 2011 S seems to be better in every way. Faster indeed. And alot more toys. Life goes on.

Good eye! Well I had them take it off before we left the dealership. The salesman was very helpful. :cool:

Thought that was a dealer sticker I saw and then it was gone...can't believe they put that on a car you ordered...I always tell them I'll use their sticker or plate but it will cost them $300 a month for advertizing, I figure my cars are so clean and look so good that it would be worth it to them.

Too bad about Ruby, was a nice car...wonder where the nice rims ended up :)

I told them NO advertising on the car. So they removed it when I asked in person. I don't mind the license plate as I will put a plain one on anyway.

The sticker they put on was too small to read unless you were opening the trunk. You have to get that close. Who's going to open the trunk except my wife and I anyway?? LOL

Yes. I really liked the Carrera Turbo wheels. Easy to clean. Would have to go to 19" for them on this car. Decided to play it safe and get 18" wheels as chuck holes can cause big problems here...and they sneak up on you, especially at night!

Pictured is my wife who won't drive anything but a stick shift. Life is good.

Absolutely stunning! Love it! Congrats!

Congrats! Love the car especially the interior. Great choice.

:cheers:

Thanks. The beige is warmer than black or gray IMVHO.

Great Car.. congratulations... the new rear air defuser is sharp! Nice car! Bob -- formerly of C Springs, now VA...

I ask myself every day if I buy another porsche will it be a 997 or another Boxster....what is not to love about the Boxster?!

2001 Boxster S

Nice, I love the headlights and taillights of the 987II

+1 on beige
+1 on manual
+1 on no sticker

I gather u thought about ordering the spyder?
or it wasn't part of plan?

Feel bad about Ruby...
Enjoy ...put some miles on
maybe give us a comparison update between
the two cars
Chris

I like all the comfy stuff and toys like Bose and XM radio, ventillated seats, etc. The car will not be tracked except perhaps once or twice to see what she'll do. So the Spyder won't work for us.

Saw this on another board:

Went to a party, lady hosting the party says "ohh, I want you to meet Jay, he drives a Porsche too." She introduces us and he says, very snidely, oh, so you're drivng the OLD Porsche out ther huh? To which I replied, "there are no old Porsches, only new owners!

Brilliant!

+1
:cheers:

Finally
 

We got back home and can put some miles on the new Boxster S. We drove to Costco and on the way home completed the magic 2000 mi break-in period. The car wails at 7 grand with the sports exhaust. And the car really hugs the road at 90 mph.

Life is good. :cool:

Welcome back...long time, well or at least I haven't been reading as many threads and seen you. Did you take a long trip in the Box?

Went for a drive. Waterfalls are in full force with the spring runoff.

Life is good. :cool:

New Boxster S Update
 

Just got back from a 1700 mi trip thru Utah. We now have over 3800 mi on the car. So far no problems. The car is great.

The 310 bhp BS has plenty of passing power in 5th gear.
Sports Exhaust sounds great.
Auto windshield wipers let you keep your hands on the wheel as the precipitation level changes seemingly all the time while you drive.
Directional bi-xenon headlights are wonderful.
Controls on the steering are pretty easy to learn.
The 6 speed tranny and brakes are world class.
The air cooled seats are wonderful in hot weather.

The instrumentation is a great improvement over the 2004 BS. Having the digital MPH display under the tach is a great help. All the information from tire pressures to miles until you need gas are impressive indeed.

The NAV system will do everything except make your coffee...well, maybe, I am still learning. The feature which allows the next NAV direction to be displayed under the tach is most useful as the center NAV screen is hard to read when the top is down and the directions are hard to hear especially when the Sports Exhaust is in the "loud" mode.

I do not plan to track the car. Been there, done that with the 2004 and got it out of my system (so far).

Only complaint is the seats are hard. Took me awhile to get them adjusted so they are tolerable. Hopefully they will soften as time goes on. My wife has no complaints in this area...she has a little more padding tho.

BTW the beige dash does reflect onto the windshield. Solution is polarized sunglasses. :cool:

Nice Review!
 

That's an option that really appeals to me. I will definitely look to get these when I get another car.

From what I've read Porsche doesn't force air out of the seat onto the occupant but instead pulls air through the seat in the reverse direction. Is this the case as far as you know? How quickly do you feel the system working on a warm day? Is there an off/on switch like heated seats?

It's interesting that some manufacturers force air from the seat onto the occupant (even air conditioned air) and Porsche does it the opposite way. A friend had an Infiniti with cooled seats and I'm still not sure how they worked. No air, but they cooled with some sort of element embedded in the seats.

Thanks,

ddb

Feels to me like the cold air is blown up thru the tiny holes in the seats. The buttons (one for each seat) are next to the heated seat buttons. The cool button lights are blue and the warm button lights are amber. You can have both heat and cool on at the same time at any level.

It starts to work in less than half a minute. Very quiet.

A really nice feature about the heat & cool seats is each person can individualize their comfort regardless almost of where the central thermostat is set. Say the thermostat is set at 70F. You want it warmer. Turn on your heated seat. You wife wants it cooler. She turns on her cooled seat.

Modern Pcar technology is truly amazing.

Phil, nice update! Your comment about the firmness of the seats is interesting. When I was looking for Boxsters last Nov I found the seats from 2000 to 2004 to be the most comfortable. I would someday like to own a 2009 but the only concern is the seats, I'm a small guy (165lb) with a bad back and too firm seats can be tough. I know Porsche offers many different seats so maybe some are softer then others. For now I'll stick with my 2000 'S' :)