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IceBox · 02-04-2005, 11:30 AM

Ummm...The Miata shifter and the Boxster shifter feel very different one from the other. No comparison can be drawn beyond the most general. The Miata's shifter has always possessed a 'notchy' feel, as most Japanese trannys do, while the German cars I've driven have a more vauge and flimsy feel. Sticky shifters are NOT the norm for any Boxster I've had the opportunity to drive and this may be something beyond a little lubrication in the turret well. The Miata I drove for 5 years had a shredded upper rubber seal boot and yet this didn't impede it's nice shifting in the way you describe. And it was a '90 so it's boot was likely FUBAR for some time before I purchased it. The NSX I bought after also had a nice notchy feel feel to it but never did it require any 'effort' to move the gear shift from gear to gear. And my Boxster (a 2001) has a very smooth throw (if a little long) and as I said, my only complaint is a slightly 'vague' feel from gear to gear. No stickyness. Hope this helps. :dance:

02-04-2005, 11:30 AM	#8
IceBox Crazed P-Car enthusiast Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 150	Ummm...The Miata shifter and the Boxster shifter feel very different one from the other. No comparison can be drawn beyond the most general. The Miata's shifter has always possessed a 'notchy' feel, as most Japanese trannys do, while the German cars I've driven have a more vauge and flimsy feel. Sticky shifters are NOT the norm for any Boxster I've had the opportunity to drive and this may be something beyond a little lubrication in the turret well. The Miata I drove for 5 years had a shredded upper rubber seal boot and yet this didn't impede it's nice shifting in the way you describe. And it was a '90 so it's boot was likely FUBAR for some time before I purchased it. The NSX I bought after also had a nice notchy feel feel to it but never did it require any 'effort' to move the gear shift from gear to gear. And my Boxster (a 2001) has a very smooth throw (if a little long) and as I said, my only complaint is a slightly 'vague' feel from gear to gear. No stickyness. Hope this helps. :dance: __________________ What's behind me does not matter.