2001 boxster s v. '05 s2000?

[speedyellow]

In my hood I was the first to own a roadster, the S2000 and the used older M roadster followed. When I tell them I only paid $ 47500 otd, they think I bought it used. A college student who writes about cars in a school news papers would rather talk to me about the boxster instead of the two. The Honda is reliable, too bland for my taste, Porsche Boxster lines age gracefully. IMHO. The M has more power but it's not a Porsche. Good luck.

[humara]

The s2000 is only fun if you're really beating the carp out of it.
the boxster is fun even when it's off.

the interior of the 06 (o5+) looks nothing like the interior of the 00-02 on the boxsters.
it is quite easy to add a single din stereo to any boxster pre-05.
but, there is an ipod/aux cable that you can get that will plug right into the stock stereo.

for the price range you're looking at. (20-25k) you should consider getting a lower milage 00 or 01 boxster S. and 02 in that price range will likely have way higher miles and is really not too different from the 00 or the 01. the cupholders up until the 03 were/are abysmal. the 03-04 are slightly less so.

i think you'll have fun with either car. and if you like running around at 5k+ rpm all the time, the s2k isn't too bad. check out dyno charts on the cars though. the s2000 engine is like an on/off switch. below 6k you have about 110-120 lb/ft torque to the wheels. above that and you have maybe 165.

the boxster S (which has less hp/tq in 2000,2001 and 2002) pretty much always has at least 180-ish lb/tq at the wheels from almost anywhere in the powerband.

note these figures are at the wheels. the specs and mags usually quote at the flywheel.

[Perfectlap]

The S2000 is lower on torque in comparison but I don't think it really matters.
Its an extreme example of race car engineering in a regular road car.
The max torque is set at max revs, Honda changed that a couple of years ago
and brought the max torque down a few thousand revs...so its not as race car like anymore....but still, the "lack" of torque and two less cylinders doesn't keep it from matching the higer torque 2.7 Boxster lap times at most autocross venues.

I think if they re-styled the S2000 to look more like a Ferrari 360 Spyder in yellow, with its current best gear box in sports car world bar none, I'd have to buy one just for the track.

[spark00]

mike, i agree with most of your comparison. i love both cars but love the boxster just a bit more.

i bought 99 boxster in march and my buddy bought 04 s2000 in april. the one thing i wish boxster had was s2000's gear box and shifter. shifter is place with a armrest center console and you only have to flick your wrists to change gears. go and test drive it if you haven't yet. handling on s2000 is very tight and feels more like a sports car than boxster. i felt like i was driving a luxery car after driving my buddy's s2000. last thing is that roof top operates a lot faster in s2000. it seems like it takes 4 to 5 seconds to get the top down but then it doesn't hide the soft top like the boxster.
few negative things as mentioned is the gage. it's cheesy as hell and toy like. the other is the engine noise. having a nice tone is one thing but it's too loud inside the cockpit. my buddy misses every phone call whenever he's driving.

honda vs porsche. i'm the only porsche owner among my friends and starting to be known as the guy with the porsche. guy with the honda doesn't have the same ring to it. haha. i guess that's where all that extra money went.

btw, boxster had 36k miles on it and i drove 6k miles in 3 months including round trip to toronto which was 600 miles each way. absolutely no problems with the car what so ever and loving it.

[djomlas]

theres that one video of cmparison with carson, and they mentioned a number, in millions or whatever oh vtech engines made and not one broke that was in honda...and well a porsche engine? hahha take a guess...
but i would have a porsche over a honda any day

[steve00s]

I think that Jeph says it best. You can do all the number crunching and side by side of a million factors but it really boils down to the head vs. the heart. I have owned many cars over the years but have never had the pride of ownership that I do with my Porsche. It is that feeling that is soo much more rewarding than 0-60 one tenth faster than brand X. Other cars can be compared to a Porsche but they will never be one.

[xxxalexxxx]

I can see most here dont like the s2000, but I personally love it... Although i love the boxster too. I've owned a 04' s2000 and to me its better then the boxster in some ways- handles better, pretty good gas milage, has more room, looks good and is more reliable. Many people think its just a "honda" and really get a porsche cuz its a porsche brand but they really know zero about cars. I've driven my brothers ocean jade green boxster, my red s2000 and I drive a 05' black boxster now and i get the same looks in the boxsters as i did in the s2000. If someone cant appraciate an s2000 they really know nothing about cars to begin with. In my opinion, both cars are an excellent choice. Most people on this site will tell u to get the boxster because they are boxster owners- so test drive both cars and do your own research and figure out whats best for you, dont rely on what other people think cuz u'll be the one driving the car.

[Perfectlap]

yeah there are allot of stereotypes about both cars...like that the Boxster is a chick car and the S2000 is a boy racer car.
I guess people will always knock roadsters because they are stuck in boring four doors.