Boxster S to a Vantage... a few Q's
Discussion
Provided I get the right price for my Boxster S I am considering trading up (?) to a Vantage.
I went to the dealership yesterday to test drive and I must be honest, I was a little underwhelmed by the performance. With the Boxster the acceleration feels linear as you progress through the rpm. With the Vantage there was noise, then 4,000 rpm would be passed and the acceleration really kicked in. Seems I will need to drive with a heavier foot than I am used to. That said, the wife then took the car out and came back to tell me how much faster than the Boxster it was. Seems like she already has a heavy foot and has been thrashing my car! Anyway, low down torque aside, it still looks and sounds better than the Boxster and remains the choice of my heart even if my head is on the fence.
We tried a 4.3 Coupe and a 4.7 Roadster. Unless a great Coupe at a great price becomes available I think I will be going down the Roadster route. I'm not opposed to buying privately so over time I might post links to a few cars on here to see if anyone knows their history but in the interim I have a question about noise.
The roar of the 4.3 vs the 4.7 was noticeably different with the latter being deeper and louder. The dealership only got the 4.7 in the day before and had not yet prepared it for sale so I am wondering if it had perhaps had fuse 22 removed or is there really that stark a difference between the two when at idle. I mean, this really was night and day different.
I went to the dealership yesterday to test drive and I must be honest, I was a little underwhelmed by the performance. With the Boxster the acceleration feels linear as you progress through the rpm. With the Vantage there was noise, then 4,000 rpm would be passed and the acceleration really kicked in. Seems I will need to drive with a heavier foot than I am used to. That said, the wife then took the car out and came back to tell me how much faster than the Boxster it was. Seems like she already has a heavy foot and has been thrashing my car! Anyway, low down torque aside, it still looks and sounds better than the Boxster and remains the choice of my heart even if my head is on the fence.
We tried a 4.3 Coupe and a 4.7 Roadster. Unless a great Coupe at a great price becomes available I think I will be going down the Roadster route. I'm not opposed to buying privately so over time I might post links to a few cars on here to see if anyone knows their history but in the interim I have a question about noise.
The roar of the 4.3 vs the 4.7 was noticeably different with the latter being deeper and louder. The dealership only got the 4.7 in the day before and had not yet prepared it for sale so I am wondering if it had perhaps had fuse 22 removed or is there really that stark a difference between the two when at idle. I mean, this really was night and day different.
Thanks for the reply. Purchasing the book is on my list of things to do before I proceed with the car. My assumption however is that it deals with the objective whereas the focus of this thread will be the subjective.
Would it be beyond the pale for me to ask a dealership to fire the car up with and without the fuse?
Would it be beyond the pale for me to ask a dealership to fire the car up with and without the fuse?
chriswhit said:
Its very much a different type of experience to the Porsche, people let you out at junctions, compliment the car and generally like you, which is pretty much the opposite to the Cayman! Also how often do you drive a car at its max, it just doesn't really happen.
I've never had a problem at junctions etc with the Porsche. That said, I've only done 1,500 miles in it and only around Cheshire. Perhaps we are just nice up here ??? 
It's a fair point about driving the car to the limit. This isnt something that I have any intention of getting anywhere near.
petop said:
I went from a 996 C4S to a 4.7 Vantage. My other half says she used to hear me approach the house from a distance away in the 996, in the Vantage she cant. But then i told her to get her ears syringed and never darken the interior of the Vantage again! To be fair the power delivery will be different from a flat 6 to a V8. As previous have said, go for the 4.7, its delivery is better mid-range. Many have said the noise is louder on the 4.3 but then this is easily remedied in the 4.7 with after market kit.
I need to speak to the dealer to find out what was happening on that 4.7 car. There must have been a kit (or missing fuse on it) because when it fired up both my wife and I turned arounnd to look. If I was buying on noise alone I would have taken it there and then. This didnt happen when the 4.3 fired up, nice as it was. Here is the 4.7:http://www.stratstone.com/VehicleSearch/Used/aston...
X7LDA said:
This is going to sound cheeky, but it's not meant this way, so please dont take offence - but it is just a Boxster... Cheapest Vantage is, what, £30k, cheapest Boxster is about £3k? Very different cars.
I've had a Cayman before. Hated it. And it definitely just blended into the background as it is just a standard (but nice) sports car.
As above, dont mean this post to sound cheeky but I'm just a bit stumped as to someone comparing a Vantage to a Boxster. And I'e sold my last two, so I'm completely impartial !
I'm not trying to reach a defintive on which is the better car but knowing my starting point when comparing and contrasting is useful as it provides context. I'm not sure price is really relevant to the equation. Value maybe, but not outright price. I've had a Cayman before. Hated it. And it definitely just blended into the background as it is just a standard (but nice) sports car.
As above, dont mean this post to sound cheeky but I'm just a bit stumped as to someone comparing a Vantage to a Boxster. And I'e sold my last two, so I'm completely impartial !
The Roadster that I tried was merely the one that they available at that time and I wanted to check body roll etc. immediately after driving the Coupe.
My budget is a wide £30-45k depending upon age, mileage, spec etc. I'm always open to suggestions with regard individual cars, especially if their history is known.
My budget is a wide £30-45k depending upon age, mileage, spec etc. I'm always open to suggestions with regard individual cars, especially if their history is known.
I think I'm leaning towards a 4.3 Coupe.
I like the Roadsters a lot but they seems to trade at a £7-10k premium over the Coupe and while that may be a fair reflection of the premium when new (hands up, I haven’t researched that) I am merely upselling myself every time I look at the classifieds.
Coupes also seem to offer a lot more choice, which for the inpatient, is ideal.
I like the Roadsters a lot but they seems to trade at a £7-10k premium over the Coupe and while that may be a fair reflection of the premium when new (hands up, I haven’t researched that) I am merely upselling myself every time I look at the classifieds.
Coupes also seem to offer a lot more choice, which for the inpatient, is ideal.
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