Boxter VS 911

[itsnotanova]

Driving a manual in Austin traffic sucks but driving a manual through the hill country is wonderful.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by itsnotanova

Driving a manual in Austin traffic sucks but driving a manual through the hill country is wonderful.

Which is one of the reasons the PDK is so popular.

[ordude]

itsnotanova - you're spot on, I deliberately drove on 183 and mopac in traffic
and did not enjoy it.

I'm leaning towards a boxster, only its hard to find an automatic one here (so far)

[flmont]

I would get a Boxster S to compensate for the Auto,Depending on budget a 09' PDK would be sweet,..even a 04' Tip Iam sure is nice,..after I payoff my currant 02 5 spd my next one will be a auto..for when Iam 80...LOL

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by ordude

itsnotanova - you're spot on, I deliberately drove on 183 and mopac in traffic
and did not enjoy it.

I'm leaning towards a boxster, only its hard to find an automatic one here (so far)

You are on the right track, I have driven every 2000-2003 Porsche & I would not buy anything AWD unless I needed the extra traction & weight.

FYI the Tiptronic lowers H.P. & MPG about 10% but they are very reliable.
You will be glad you bought a Boxster S with the Tiptronic

[mikefocke]

I've ever seen of the claim of the TIP impacting HP. Performance, yes. A little bit.

I owned a 2.5 '00 and an 3.2 '01S both TIPs. I prefer the later TIP just because you can immediately paddle/button shift manually without touching the shift lever. But the 201 HP '00 was the more fun because you could drive it harder before you got into legal trouble.

[Meir]

As owner of both, it is hard to say which is “better”.
I personally prefer the 911 as a daily driver, as i can move back the seat, and it has the extra 60-70 hp.
The Boxster on the other hand is more fun to drive.
Don’t know about the all wheel drive issue, as my 911 is a C2.
Both cars are stick.
As for maintenance, I did almost everything the same on both cars, even though the Boxster is at 100k and the 911 at 50. They ate both around 20 years old, and some components just go bad with age.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

I've ever seen of the claim of the TIP impacting HP. Performance, yes. A little bit.

I owned a 2.5 '00 and an 3.2 '01S both TIPs. I prefer the later TIP just because you can immediately paddle/button shift manually without touching the shift lever. But the 201 HP '00 was the more fun because you could drive it harder before you got into legal trouble.

That's the 1st I've ever seen of a '00 with 2.5.

[Gilles]

Originally Posted by ordude

I'm leaning towards a boxster, only its hard to find an automatic one here (so far)

Ordude, you may want to enlarge your search to Dallas, San Antonio, or Houston as these are larger cities than Austin and only about 3-4hr drive..
Good luck on your search!