Just Purchased '07 Boxster S

[newt]

hello, this is my first post, and I just purchased my first ever Porsche, a 2001 Speed Yellow Boxster S with only 7600 miles, 18" Porsche 10-spoke wheels, Pirelli P Zeros ..what a great car!! the handling is so tight, the smooth accelleration, ...great car!... anyway, you guys already know these are great cars, thats why you're here. ...my question: how gentle do I need to be with the clutch? , in order to transition smoothly thru the gears, I have to let the clutch out somewhat slowly, not REAL slowly, but I can't just pop my foot off between 1 and second for example, is this bad on the clutch? if I release the clutch very quickly the shift is jerky and seems harsh on the car, are my RPMs wrong or am I OK letting the clutch out a little slowly?

[super66]

Originally Posted by newt

hello, this is my first post, and I just purchased my first ever Porsche, a 2001 Speed Yellow Boxster S with only 7600 miles, 18" Porsche 10-spoke wheels, Pirelli P Zeros ..what a great car!! the handling is so tight, the smooth accelleration, ...great car!... anyway, you guys already know these are great cars, thats why you're here. ...my question: how gentle do I need to be with the clutch? , in order to transition smoothly thru the gears, I have to let the clutch out somewhat slowly, not REAL slowly, but I can't just pop my foot off between 1 and second for example, is this bad on the clutch? if I release the clutch very quickly the shift is jerky and seems harsh on the car, are my RPMs wrong or am I OK letting the clutch out a little slowly?

posted three times but I'm having problems to with an error page....but I have an 05 box and I have the same thing, the shift from 1st to 2nd is ridiculously picky!! sometimes I wonder if I'm a complete idiot shifting.....the shift from 2nd to 3rd can everyonce in a while have a little jerk but I found on my car the clutch has to come out slowly for it to be smooth.....

[UKBXSTR]

Which steering wheel ? - the 3 spoke sports one is much nicer to hold than the standard triangular bossed one, and features the thumb grips. Not much smaller but the rim is a better thickness.




There is also thicker version of the same wheel - they put extra layers onto the same rim to plump it up, and charge you mucho wonga for the priviledge.

[jcoari]

UKBXSTR wrote:
Which steering wheel ? - the 3 spoke sports one is much nicer to hold than the standard triangular bossed one, and features the thumb grips. Not much smaller but the rim is a better thickness.

It is the thicker sport steering wheel at $740, not the regular sport steering at $250. (although I'm sure that is great as well) They had it on a Cayman S and it felt really nice.

[longislander1]

You're going to find the extra money for the wheel was well-spent when you compare it to the standard wheel that feels like it's plucked from a Chevy Cavalier.

[super66]

Originally Posted by longislander1

You're going to find the extra money for the wheel was well-spent when you compare it to the standard wheel that feels like it's plucked from a Chevy Cavalier.

man you guys have got to be kidding me on this one!!!! I have seen that nastyover bloated round wheel on some other pics and always wondered who you had to offend at porsche to end up with it in your car! ugly ugly ugly!!!!

I'll take the triangle, thanks

[z12358]

I'm reading some pretty strong opinions on the steering wheels. When I test drove both the base and the S (and the 997 coupe, back to back, in that order), both Boxsters had the base "triangle" wheel (I think the 997, too). Couldn't find anyting to complain about it both esthetically and functionally so an upgrade wouldn't have been on my list. The Box S I ended up getting (from inventory) ended up having the sport wheel (the one with thumb padding and a round center) and I am starting to appreciate it more each time I drive the car. It really feels very good in my hands and those thumb pads do help in involved driving with your hands locked in the 9-3 position.

On another note. Purely based on the test drive which was a perfect mix of straight driving and hilly twisties, I'd have still picked the Box S over the 997, even if the 997 sold at the same price to the Box S. Actually, after the 997 drive I was 100% sure that I was getting the Box S.

I believe that a not too optioned Box S (and especially the 07 with the 3.4L engine), if you can keep it well under $60k, is the best bang for the buck out there in the sports cars category, bar none. So, jcoari, congrats again on making a very wise decision.