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[Jay B.]

Don't take offense when somebody specifies their model bro.. these guys here even the "S" guys would be the first to respond if you needed help with your Boxster no matter what model you have. Heck go to the 911 sites and you will see more classifications then you ever want to see of who has the better 911 model etc. To me the Boxster S or not is the best handling car ever build..

[BIGJake111]

I'll go further and defend the identification of a car as an S beyond tech advice.

We are all analytical German car owners. We're mostly detail oriented people. Even if someone is just talking about getting their key fob fixed, I tend to care about their car and the details involved.

There are so many varieties within boxsters that I always like to learn how each forum members car is different.

The colors, who has an s, who has a tip, who has this option or that option.

It's all interesting and in an enthusiast setting (particularly for Porsche German cars) the details matter a lot! If you take offense to someone having an option on their box that you don't then this isn't the place for you.

I comment frequently about my S and the 2.5 I used to own. Particularly when people are asking on what car to buy I'll leave my impression of both.

The good thing is one isn't always better than the other. Same as how a tip has its benefits to a manual so does a 2.5 to a 3.2.

And even better, they are each good for their own reasons. A 2.5 has a more exotic exhaust note and provides a more classic feel (particularly on 16s!.) while an S on 265 rear 18s is going to be an entirely different dynamic that is better in different situations.


Happy motoring, I never felt inferior when I had a base, and never feel superior now that I have an S.

The only time that I do get a little pissy is when I see a highly modded boxster in public that is made to look like an S but has only 2 radiators up front. That's not cool.

[cfos]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

I'll go further and defend the identification of a car as an S beyond tech advice.

We are all analytical German car owners. We're mostly detail oriented people. Even if someone is just talking about getting their key fob fixed, I tend to care about their car and the details involved.

There are so many varieties within boxsters that I always like to learn how each forum members car is different.

The colors, who has an s (or a "u"? [sic]), who has a tip, who has this option or that option.

It's all interesting and in an enthusiast setting (particularly for Porsche German cars) the details matter a lot! If you take offense to someone having an option on their box that you don't then this isn't the place for you.

I comment frequently about my S ("U"? [sic]) and the 2.5 I used to own. Particularly when people are asking on what car to buy I'll leave my impression of both.

The good thing is one isn't always better than the other. Same as how a tip has its benefits to a manual so does a 2.5 to a 3.2.

And even better, they are each good for their own reasons. A 2.5 has a more exotic exhaust note and provides a more classic feel (particularly on 16s!.) while an S on 265 rear 18s is going to be an entirely different dynamic that is better in different situations.


Happy motoring, I never felt inferior when I had a base, and never feel superior now that I have an S ("U"? [sic]).

The only time that I do get a little pissy is when I see a highly modded boxster in public that is made to look like an S but has only 2 radiators up front. That's not cool.

So... you sure your Boxster is German? Not Finnish? Just curious about the details.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=baHsoEAAMZU

[Topless]

Model designation never bothered me a bit. Drive what you like. I don't see class warfare here at all.

[78F350]

All of the Boxsters built after '99 are soulless constructions of cold steel/aluminum and ez-scratch plastic. Base 2.7, S 3.2.... 'Meh.

"What Difference At This Point Does It Make?!"

[thstone]

[paulofto]

Okay, does anyone call a 911 Carrera a 'base' 911, or a non S of any other Porsche a 'base'?

[JayG]

Originally Posted by paulofto

Okay, does anyone call a 911 Carrera a 'base' 911, or a non S of any other Porsche a 'base'?

No, they don't call them base.
IIRC, with the introduction of they Boxster S, they started to refer to the 2 models as Base and S

[NewArt]

Wussamatic. Think of it as the classic model of the PDK!

[BIGJake111]

....

(I traded in my fancy badging and it's extra ego horse power for a sexy rear deck lid and 5 more mpg)

(( or maybe I'm embarassed I drive a boxster and not a 911 at all and we're all actually just hair dressers))

[jpc763]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

....

(I traded in my fancy badging and it's extra ego horse power for a sexy rear deck lid and 5 more mpg)

(( or maybe I'm embarassed I drive a boxster and not a 911 at all and we're all actually just hair dressers))

I have a similar lapis blue deck lid on my 3.2 Boxster (notice I didn't say S). No badge from the factory.

[NewArt]

Jake, that is perfection! It' stealth. And speed yellow to boot! You can run with the big guys

[Jamesp]

We need a strong and fair scoring system to figure out which is the best boxster.

Let's see, max possible score is 100.

For color, black is 25 points, Everything else is 1 point
for model year, 2003 is 25 points, everything else is 5
and of course, S is 50 points. (this may be scored too low)

As I happen to drive a black 2003 S (yes, that's right, S!) looks like my "S" happens to get 100 points, and all you other poor saps (even those with a non black lowly base) can sort out whatever your miserable scores may be.

Did I mention I drive an "S"?

[alm001]

My S was never black

100pts anyway.

[BIGJake111]

http://www.****************************************************.com/product/SKUGT4EMBLEM.html


For 45 dollars you can climb the class system really quick.

[paulofto]

It's great to see everyone here has a sense of humour. (yes HUMOUR), I'm Canadian and we speak the King's English up here in the frozen north.

Point is, we all love our Boxsters; 986, 987, 981, Base, S, GTS, Spyder, stock, modified, track car, garage queen, daily driver or whatever.

There is no more fun on four wheels with 2 seats then there is in a Boxster. Any variant.

[Finnegan]

My 2004 is a classic, not "base."

[Giller]

Originally Posted by Finnegan

My 2004 is a classic, not "base."

Ah, so the 'base' model is like Coke Classic - the 's' is more like New Coke. Gotcha!

[JayG]

no the Base is the basic and the S, well what word comes to mind......
Sport
Super
Superior
Super-duper
Special
Spectacular

And by the way, Arctic Silver is 25 points , 2004 50 points and S is 50 points, so a 2004 Arctic Silver S is 125 out of 100

[JayG]

I know my S was born in Deutschland