The Thrill of Driving your Box/Cayman

[litespeedp]

Clear sky,27 degrees,wide open road and de-snorkeled intake at 6500 climbing a steep on ramp in 2nd to 3rd------------2000 S six speed fun!

[kk2002s]

Hwy entrance ramp- 2nd to 6500, 3rd to 6500, shift into 4th - Woooo Nelly, your in triple digits already
I have no doubt the C-7 gets you there quicker but I don't think its way quicker. Certainly NOT $40,000+ worth quicker

[doctorie]

A Porsche come true: I spent more than a few years dreaming about a Porsche. Then, of course, abandoning the dream to so-called common sense. After all, we must be cautious, and practical, and mindful of all the horrendous things that can go wrong. And the money, since my wife and I are now retired. And then, after another winter of our Lexus sitting in the garage, in favour of a front wheel drive for the snowy winter, I figured, we could just as easily have a Porsche safe in storage. So we traded the Lexus and some cash and drove home in a 2007 Boxster, grinning from ear-to-ear. (Both us and the car...) Yesterday we even had the top down for a quick spin in the cool spring. We are looking forward to a great summer in a dream come true. Foolish, mad, crazy -- I am all those things. Finally. At least I will go to hell in style....

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by doctorie

A Porsche come true: I spent more than a few years dreaming about a Porsche. Then, of course, abandoning the dream to so-called common sense. After all, we must be cautious, and practical, and mindful of all the horrendous things that can go wrong. And the money, since my wife and I are now retired. And then, after another winter of our Lexus sitting in the garage, in favour of a front wheel drive for the snowy winter, I figured, we could just as easily have a Porsche safe in storage. So we traded the Lexus and some cash and drove home in a 2007 Boxster, grinning from ear-to-ear. (Both us and the car...) Yesterday we even had the top down for a quick spin in the cool spring. We are looking forward to a great summer in a dream come true. Foolish, mad, crazy -- I am all those things. Finally. At least I will go to hell in style....

Congrats and welcome to the forum, but one of the rules here is it didn't happen unless there are pictures!

[doctorie]

Originally Posted by BruceH

Congrats and welcome to the forum, but one of the rules here is it didn't happen unless there are pictures!

Here it is... lighter in color than it appears. Thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to connecting to this community

[steved0x]

Originally Posted by doctorie

Here it is... lighter in color than it appears. Thanks for the welcome! Looking forward to connecting to this community

The Cayman S wheels are my favorite wheels on the boxster.

[YellowS2000]

Originally Posted by steved0x

The Cayman S wheels are my favorite wheels on the boxster.

lol Ill cover my 18in Turbo Twists ears as they surely are the best wheels on the boxster and due to being a flowing shape are easy to clean.

Love your wheels tho lol.

[JayG]

We got our 04 Boxster S about a month ago, our first Porsche. It was bought as a birthday present for my wife, only problem is that she is afraid to drive it so I'm stuck driving it. Poor me
On top it all, we traded in her Passat and kept mine and hers was nicer.

2 things come to mind on the thrill of driving the Boxster

First we took a trip a weekend trip from San Diego to Phoenix. About 800 miles round trip of pure top down pleasure. My wife even didn't complain once about my driving, even when passing at over 100 mph! It was simply a blast driving and so comfortable and fun. I did notice that when I was approaching another car from behind, they pulled over to the right to let me pass. On other trips without the Boxster, I don't remember that happening.

Second, my son is so proud when I drop him off at High School. The look on his friends faces is priceless when he gets out of the car.

[psquared39]

@Doctorie....

Congrats on the purchase. Although you're on a 986 forum and own a 987 you'll still find this the best Boxster forum on the internets.... I own a 2002 base, and its a daily driver. These cars are a work of art and super easy to work on. They are very reliable but do require annual maintenance which is costly. But again DYI is where its at. Sorry to be repeditive but I CANNOT WAIT TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVERY DAY!!! Im a few months from 6 yrs ownership and still feel the same. I dont even use the radio, i love listening to the engine... Also live in Indiana, just had one of the worst winters ever. Put on winter tires and drove this ******************** to work every day. No worries... BTW, awesome ride!!!

[doctorie]

Originally Posted by psquared39

@Doctorie....

Congrats on the purchase. Although you're on a 986 forum and own a 987 you'll still find this the best Boxster forum on the internets.... I own a 2002 base, and its a daily driver. These cars are a work of art and super easy to work on. They are very reliable but do require annual maintenance which is costly. But again DYI is where its at. Sorry to be repeditive but I CANNOT WAIT TO DRIVE THIS CAR EVERY DAY!!! Im a few months from 6 yrs ownership and still feel the same. I dont even use the radio, i love listening to the engine... Also live in Indiana, just had one of the worst winters ever. Put on winter tires and drove this ******************** to work every day. No worries... BTW, awesome ride!!!

Sorry about that. But enthusiasm seems to leap across the classifications, doesn't it? I'm encouraged you drove your 2002 in winter. For now, it is absolutely a joy to put the top down and just drive. The 2.7 is a blast in town and on the open road. Cheers, Brent

[doctorie]

More reasons to smile. Still early days for our Boxster, but in addition to the buzz from actually driving the car (the engine/exhaust noise with the top down is truly awesome), consider: We pay less insurance for the Porsche than for my wife's Hyundai. And just did some calculating and realize after our latest fill-up we averaged 30 MPG in the Boxster, combined city and highway.

[Simon Wooldridge]

Hi folks.

I'm guessing this question has been asked many times, but what tyre pressures do people use in their Boxsters? I drive a 2003 'S' (usually very slowly) and am running 30/36 lbs. The car has 18 inch wheels with nitrogen filled rubber at present in its
Front: 225/40/R18
Rear: 265/35/ZR18
Falkon tyres.

I'd be very glad of your insights / ideas.
Thanks heaps.

[Lapister]

My 02 S came with Yoko YK580 fr and S-Drive rears. As most boxsters my rears will need R/R soon. Fronts are almost new. Do most drivers stick with same brand at 4 corners or do you seek out other brands to get the better stickier tire? I'm liking the Hankook EVO and reviews rate them a little higher than the Yokos in the sticky dept. I can only assume the PO got different performance Yokos cause they probably didn't offer one in the other size. So, my question is would you drive a car with two different brands of tires front to back? Please advise. Thanks

[Disaster]

Originally Posted by Lapister

My 02 S came with Yoko YK580 fr and S-Drive rears. As most boxsters my rears will need R/R soon. Fronts are almost new. Do most drivers stick with same brand at 4 corners or do you seek out other brands to get the better stickier tire? I'm liking the Hankook EVO and reviews rate them a little higher than the Yokos in the sticky dept. I can only assume the PO got different performance Yokos cause they probably didn't offer one in the other size. So, my question is would you drive a car with two different brands of tires front to back? Please advise. Thanks

Check the tire date. Mine came with 13 year old front tires!!!

I had EVO V12's. They wore pretty fast. Went with Conti ExtremeContact DW's this time.

It is usually better to match tires...but as they age balance will change anyway.

[AZ986S]

Originally Posted by Simon Wooldridge

Hi folks.

I'm guessing this question has been asked many times, but what tyre pressures do people use in their Boxsters? I drive a 2003 'S' (usually very slowly) and am running 30/36 lbs. The car has 18 inch wheels with nitrogen filled rubber at present in its
Front: 225/40/R18
Rear: 265/35/ZR18
Falkon tyres.

I'd be very glad of your insights / ideas.
Thanks heaps.

I have an 02S and 18 in tires, Michelin Pilot SS. I like to run a little harder, 32-34 psi front, 36 psi rear. But then, I this is for speed not cushy city driving...

[AZ986S]

Well since I've done the IMSB upgrade to the LNE Pro dual row for single row, I just feel so much joy (and confidence) taking it out with the top down and listening to the music behind me btw the old single row bearing was perfect, so go figure... 72K miles.

[BXTRBRU]

The thrill.....better than Viagra. Love those 4 hour drives.

03 Boxster

[Wild Bill]

I can relate to History19 I got my 1997 last year and it is great to go to work. And I really like commin home put the top down and just loving the sounds and pure joy of driving the best car I have ever driven, it's on a rail.

[jdlmodelt]

Originally Posted by Wild Bill

I can relate to History19 I got my 1997 last year and it is great to go to work. And I really like commin home put the top down and just loving the sounds and pure joy of driving the best car I have ever driven, it's on a rail.

yep!

[rexcramer]

I drove thru McD's this morning. When I got to the window, the gentleman said "I knew it was a Porsche." He told me he recognized the engine note over his wireless headphones. Put a smile on both of our faces. Taking the long way home tonight. http://www.986forum.com/forums/images/smilies/biggrin.gif