New to me 02' 986 S

[shadrach74]

This was my thought. My car is only ~250lbs heavier than her MCS (lovely and fun machine BTW), but with 87 more HP I would expect a dramatic difference in performance.

Originally Posted by thstone

Mileage can vary widely depending on a number of facotors. I get 24 mpg on the hwy, 17 mpg around the city, and 12 mpg on the track. "Spirited" street driving can easily yield 14-16 mpg.

A Mini Cooper S should be somewhat slower than your Boxster S. I have a base Boxster and a 2002 MCS with the JCW supercharger upgrade to 200hp and my base Boxster will stilll outrun the MCS.

Do a search on oil recommendations and you'll find several very long and quite passionate threads on the subject.

The RMS leak isn't an issue if you can live with it. Just make sure that the oil lever doesn't get too low.

[Johnny Danger]

Originally Posted by shadrach74

This was my thought. My car is only ~250lbs heavier than her MCS (lovely and fun machine BTW), but with 87 more HP I would expect a dramatic difference in performance.

There's obviously something wrong with your vehicle. No Mini Cooper should be able to out accelerate a boxster . Let alone an 'S" . I own/owned both .

[NoGaBiker]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

There's obviously something wrong with your vehicle. No Mini Cooper should be able to out accelerate a boxster . Let alone an 'S" . I own/owned both .

He doesn't mention the color but perhaps it's not yellow? That could explain it...

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by NoGaBiker

He doesn't mention the color but perhaps it's not yellow? That could explain it...

Arctic Silver with grey top and interior; perhaps that's what's causing the CEL...

[shadrach74]

Originally Posted by Johnny Danger

There's obviously something wrong with your vehicle. No Mini Cooper should be able to out accelerate a boxster . Let alone an 'S" . I own/owned both .

Actually, before acquiring my 986 S, I can recall destroying the egos of 2 base model Boxster owners with my Chickee's MCS 6spd on 2 separate occasions. A stock base Box (2.5L) with tip versus a stock MCS 6spd is not a foregone conclusion...