New Boxster S and 1st Post

[PhilNotHill]

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

[PhilNotHill]

The Rear
With salesman.

[ddb]

Very, very nice!

Enjoy!!

[WhipE350]

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

[PhilNotHill]

Originally Posted by WhipE350

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

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.

[PhilNotHill]

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

[PhilNotHill]

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.

[WhipE350]

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?

[PhilNotHill]

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.

[ddb]

Originally Posted by PhilNotHill

The air cooled seats are wonderful in hot weather.

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

[PhilNotHill]

Originally Posted by ddb

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.

[WhipE350]

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'