New Boxster or Used 911?

[KRZTACO]

(I Currently own a Boxster S)

I would lean towards the 911 "S" or an older Turbo model if its within the price range.

If you were comparing a 987 S and a regular 911, I would get the NEW 987 S.

KRZ

[YellowJacket]

As a couple have said, it's all in the importance of a top-down experience.

The Boxster is a purpose-built convertible. It has the structural rigidity, balance, and design expected of a convertible. The 911 is a purpose-built hardtop sports car. It has all the previously stated attributes associated with a coupe. So I would base my decision on where you want to comprimise your driving experience: straight line acceleration, or top-down experience! If you remove those two factors, the cars are a toss-up.

Oh, don't forget, the new Boxster comes with a warranty. Also, to be fair, I was not in a position financially to buy a late-model 996 when I bought my Boxster; I was comparing it more to a 993, M-Roadster, or M3 convt. So my opinion may be biased.

Bottom line, though is that you can't go wrong!

[Perfectlap]

well no offense but comparing a 911 to Boxster is like saying:


X5 or an s2000?

they are two totally different cars.

You first have to decide do you want a roadster or a coupe.

each of those two options has its own considerations.

For me, if you want a Porsche and a roadster the only choice is the boxster.

A 911 Cabriolet to me is sacrilege.
That car was intended to have roof on it.

The Boxster was specifically designed to be a drop top.
I don't beleive in these car companies that hack off a roof on a sports car and put it out on the market. Its a compromised product from a sportscar driver's stand point.

The Boxster is such a good sports car that they decided to make a coupe out of it.
Now that's saying something.

On my list of Sportcar coupes is definitely a 911 hopefully a GT3.
A standard 911 is grossly overpriced new. There are far better options for your money.
But used a 996 is an excellent value. with a few mods it can look like a $100,000 car even though you only paid $40,000-$50,000

[Brucelee]

Actually, I am a fan of the 911 Cab. It is a "true" Porsche, just as the Boxster is and always has been. Seems it has the Porsche crest on the hood.





Different strokes.......etc.

[Perfectlap]

All Porsches are true Porsches. I say it all the time: Porsche nowadays doesn't make any bad cars. The days of rebranding VW's as Porsches like the 914 are long gone.

But Porsche have to sell cars. And if the maket sees a beautiful car like the 911 and someone comes along with allot of money and says "nice car can I have it in a convertible?" Well if his cash is green like ours you best believe Porsche are going to get Gunther and Hans to come up with a way to make the 911 into a convertible.

A 911 Turbo Carbiolet is one of the finest sportscars on the planet. But its driven from a marketing point of view first, performance second. Otherwise there would be no reason to compromise its ridigidty. All that money and time into a sophisiticated engine and suspension to then set it back structurally?

I dont know I guess its like the saying "form follows function".

Design a 911 that was intended to be a convetible from the begining!
oh wait that called .....A BOXSTER!

[Adam]

I would take the 987 S over a 3.4L 996. I'm not sure if you were looking at 3.6's or the 3.4L's though. One nice thing with the 987 or even later model 986's is you pretty much have a choice whether you want to drive a convertible or basically a coup. The top works so well up I often just put it up if I want a more coup like experience. Or you can even take it a step further and get the auxillary hardtop. With a tin-top you can never have it both ways. Plus the car does 0-60 in 5 flat and handles like it's on rails. How can you go wrong with a 987 S?

On a side note, I finally got a chance to look over a 987 S up close and personnal this past weekend. The only odd thing I saw was the intake side of the engine. I peered through the grill and the thing had a plastic "plate" that looked like it nearly completely obstructed air-flow. No snorkel or hole could be seen. I know it must breath very good but I dont see how with that thing in the way. I checked the other side and it had the exhaust cooling fan just like the 986 so I was kinda puzzled on that one. I asked the dealer from FL who brought the car with him and he was puzzled too when I asked him about it.

[Perfectlap]

I sat in the 987S at the dealer while getting service.

compared to my tasty red interior with GT3 seats, the 987 seemed more Cayenne than racy. Too Acura/Lexus-like for my taste.

But I also got to follow behind a guy who I think had a CarreraS take the 987 for a test drive and boy he was whippin the pants off it. I was merging while he was blasting past. We got to a jug handle turn to go back the other way and me mouth was watering just hearing the engine (much louder than my S)
But those headlights