Thursday 7th November 2002

Porsche Boxster S

Robert Farago tries the updated Boxster S

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[adeewuff]

[Podie]

Instead of modifying a VW off-roader for doublewide Americans, Porsche should have hired one of VAG's interior designers.

Mr Farago... with reference to a conversation in the bar at BTaP... don't you have a "modified VW-offroader" on order?

[clubsport]

have I read a really bland review?....or is the car just good no more ,no less and there is not much to write...
i have driven an S and really do not find it soul less to be fair.

[griff2be]

"The switchgear is cheap and nasty; a Dualit toaster provides more satisfying tactility."

Err bollox. To make toast in a Dualit you crank the clockwork, bakelite knob round which whirrs away unwinding until finally it turns the power off with a pop that makes you think a fuse has blown. Tactile it ain't! It does corner well though

[Podie]

griff2be said: "The switchgear is cheap and nasty; a Dualit toaster provides more satisfying tactility."

Err bollox. To make toast in a Dualit you crank the clockwork, bakelite knob round which whirrs away unwinding until finally it turns the power off with a pop that makes you think a fuse has blown. Tactile it ain't! It does corner well though

Tactile means perceptible to the sense of touch... and generally regarded as being positive to use, in the knowledge the the switch has acheived the desired function. Ergo, a Dualit is tactile, since you know it has done what you asked.

[Don]

Its always interesting to read a review of one's own car.

As with all German cars...the base model needs options to bring them up to scratch.

Cheap interior - full leather, sir.
Standard seats don't grip you? - Sports seats, sir.

The only feature I've found that I don't like about the car so far -- is the blasted cup-holder. What's that about then? Pah.

[Podie]

Don said:
The only feature I've found that I don't like about the car so far -- is the blasted cup-holder. What's that about then? Pah.

It's to hold your McFlurry. innit.

[whatever]

Don said:Cheap interior - full leather, sir.
Standard seats don't grip you? - Sports seats, sir.

Actually, from the brief time I sat in your car, I thought the leather interior was really quite classy, and the seats really good -- very supportive. In fact, I might go as far as saying "suitable for rocket ship use". Particularly when compared to the ones in the cerb, which I frankly just don't fill. Maybe I need more pies...

[N17 TVR]

Don said: Its always interesting to read a review of one's own car.

As with all German cars...the base model needs options to bring them up to scratch.

Including the clutch !!!! As we all know from what 'Drivel' didn't show

[Don]

N17 - you are getting boring on this subject. We all know two Ss burned out their clutches. So what? I don't care. My Chim is steadily burning out its clutch too - don't care about that either.

Keith - some weekend soon I'll give a rocket ship demo

[ultra violent]

Don, just pop over to the Tuscan forum, always good for a laugh, "my chocolate cams destroyed my fudge figure followers, who can I blame other than TVR..." etc etc

[Don]

ultra violent said: Don, just pop over to the Tuscan forum, always good for a laugh, "my chocolate cams destroyed my fudge figure followers, who can I blame other than TVR..." etc etc

Actually. I utterly love the Tuscan. I hope my wife chops in the Chimaera for one as I'd love to drive one at the weekend from time to time. We could just about do one these days too as the wife is back to commuting to London again and her milage is about to fall to about 3K a year doing the station run.

And we'll know exactly what we're getting into, too. But what the heck....you only live once.

[ahonen]

Ultra violent, spot on.

>> Edited by ahonen on Saturday 9th November 16:41