2005 Boxster S initial impressions

[eslai]

Originally Posted by scycle2020

i like the clutch take up point and it seems ok to me....the shifter seems short throw and very positive and solid, and is better than the ferraris and most sports cars...perhaps you are sitting too far back?

I'm definitely sitting too far back, but that's because the clutch take-up point seems too high for me. We'll see how it is once I get it adjusted. I still think the shifter feels a little spongy to me--I'm used to more harsh gear boxes I think. Actually, I just wish it felt more like a Miata's--THAT is an awesome gearbox!

[scycle2020]

Originally Posted by eslai

I'm definitely sitting too far back, but that's because the clutch take-up point seems too high for me. We'll see how it is once I get it adjusted. I still think the shifter feels a little spongy to me--I'm used to more harsh gear boxes I think. Actually, I just wish it felt more like a Miata's--THAT is an awesome gearbox!

i have never driven the miata, i have heard the gearbox and shifter are wonderful....the 2000s has a nice short throw shifter, but it can be a little notch from 1 to 2.... :dance:

[9000RPMan]

As a former owner of both a Miata and an S2000, I would have to agree that their linkages are incredible. Especially the S2000, which one magazine described as "like a rifle bolt." It is impossible to make the linkage for a transmission that sits so far away from the shifter anywhere near as precise as one that sits directly beneath the shifter. I am not complaining as to the Boxster's shifter, just making a point.