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tawheed · 06-23-2010, 10:09 PM

First post..

Having come from a total of 30 or so vehicles including cars and motorcycles I think I'm ready to purchase my first Porsche. I had never even considered a Boxster up until about a month ago when I took one for a drive. It was a miled out, engine replaced, beat up 2003 Boxster S; yet the joy it brought me and the smile I left with had me convinced I had to get one.

I finally got a chance to test drive another one today and it was an '01 Boxster S with 78k miles or so with a leaky RMS and in need of a few other things. I'm not sure if it was the car or if it was me but I didn't feel nearly as impressed.

For people that have driven both 2000-2002s and 2003-2004s (Boxster S) is there really that much of a difference or did I just drive a poorly maintained car that wasn't performing like it should? The 03, to me, felt a bit more rev happy and sounded better with the regular exhaust even though the '01 I drove tonight had PSE.

Any comments/feedback will be appreciated

thanks

ps here's the list of the vehicles I'm coming from

1983 Honda Prelude
1983 Suzuki GS750E
1995 Honda Civic LX
1988 Mazda RX-7 GXL
1996 Kawasaki ZX-6R
1996 Mazda MX-3 RS
2001 Honda RC-51
2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R SPEC-V
2003 Honda CBR600RR
2002 Suzuki SV650S
1990 Honda CRX Si
1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo
1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo
1996 Honda del sol V-TEC
2005 Suzuki DR-Z400SM
2000 Acura Integra Type-R
2005 Honda CRF450R
1988 Mazda B2200
2002 Honda S2000
1998 Ford Ranger XLT
1989 Toyota MR2 Supercharger
1992 Subaru Impreza WRX
2007 Husaberg FS550E
2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII GSR
2004 Honda S2000
1992 Honda Civic SiR II
2008 Yamaha WR250X
2006 Subaru Impreza WRX
2004 Volkswagen R32
2006 Yamaha YZF-R6

06-23-2010, 10:09 PM	#1
tawheed Registered User Join Date: May 2010 Location: Edmonton, AB Canada Posts: 85	How different are 2002 vs 2003 Boxster S? First post.. Having come from a total of 30 or so vehicles including cars and motorcycles I think I'm ready to purchase my first Porsche. I had never even considered a Boxster up until about a month ago when I took one for a drive. It was a miled out, engine replaced, beat up 2003 Boxster S; yet the joy it brought me and the smile I left with had me convinced I had to get one. I finally got a chance to test drive another one today and it was an '01 Boxster S with 78k miles or so with a leaky RMS and in need of a few other things. I'm not sure if it was the car or if it was me but I didn't feel nearly as impressed. For people that have driven both 2000-2002s and 2003-2004s (Boxster S) is there really that much of a difference or did I just drive a poorly maintained car that wasn't performing like it should? The 03, to me, felt a bit more rev happy and sounded better with the regular exhaust even though the '01 I drove tonight had PSE. Any comments/feedback will be appreciated thanks ps here's the list of the vehicles I'm coming from 1983 Honda Prelude 1983 Suzuki GS750E 1995 Honda Civic LX 1988 Mazda RX-7 GXL 1996 Kawasaki ZX-6R 1996 Mazda MX-3 RS 2001 Honda RC-51 2003 Nissan Sentra SE-R SPEC-V 2003 Honda CBR600RR 2002 Suzuki SV650S 1990 Honda CRX Si 1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 1990 Nissan 300ZX Twin Turbo 1996 Honda del sol V-TEC 2005 Suzuki DR-Z400SM 2000 Acura Integra Type-R 2005 Honda CRF450R 1988 Mazda B2200 2002 Honda S2000 1998 Ford Ranger XLT 1989 Toyota MR2 Supercharger 1992 Subaru Impreza WRX 2007 Husaberg FS550E 2004 Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution VIII GSR 2004 Honda S2000 1992 Honda Civic SiR II 2008 Yamaha WR250X 2006 Subaru Impreza WRX 2004 Volkswagen R32 2006 Yamaha YZF-R6 Last edited by tawheed; 06-23-2010 at 10:12 PM.