A couple of Boxster questions...
Discussion
1: Facelifts
What year was the Boxster first introduced?
What year did it receive the facelift illustrated below?
What year did the current Boxster hit the streets?
2: Pedals
I sat in an original type Boxster a while back and the pedals seemed awfully close together and uncomfortably offset to the left. I also looked at the new type Boxster recently and noticed there was much more space between the pedals and the offset wasn't as bad. Did the facelifted version of the original Boxster have similarly offset and close pedals to the original, or were they better positioned as per the current Boxster?
What year was the Boxster first introduced?
What year did it receive the facelift illustrated below?
What year did the current Boxster hit the streets?
2: Pedals
I sat in an original type Boxster a while back and the pedals seemed awfully close together and uncomfortably offset to the left. I also looked at the new type Boxster recently and noticed there was much more space between the pedals and the offset wasn't as bad. Did the facelifted version of the original Boxster have similarly offset and close pedals to the original, or were they better positioned as per the current Boxster?
Can't remember when the Boxster was first introduced. 96 Maybe - with a 2.5litre engine.
The facelift occurred in MY03 - i.e. September 2002. I know because that's when I bought my second car.
The pedals are the same in the 996 and 986 Boxster in all the model years I have driven. Ummm. I disagree that they are too close together - in fact I believe them to be perfectly placed for heel and toe downshifts. The reason you can clonk the brake and the gas at the same time is because - errr - you're meant to be able to do that!
The facelift occurred in MY03 - i.e. September 2002. I know because that's when I bought my second car.
The pedals are the same in the 996 and 986 Boxster in all the model years I have driven. Ummm. I disagree that they are too close together - in fact I believe them to be perfectly placed for heel and toe downshifts. The reason you can clonk the brake and the gas at the same time is because - errr - you're meant to be able to do that!
I think perhaps the problem is more the offset than the closeness. When I sat in an original Boxster the carpeted 'corner' next to my right leg actually dug into the side of my leg, such was the extent of the offset... but the latest Boxster doesn't seem to have much of a corner at all, and less of an offset, which would be much more comfortable. I suppose it doesn't help that I'm used to a BMW which has its pedals offset to the right. Certainly the idea of driving a car that's more powerful than I'm used to, twitchier than I'm used to, and all with my legs somewhat contorted, doesn't make me feel that I'd be very confident, which is why I wondered if the MY03 facelift included the bigger footwell of the latest Boxster or the smaller footwell of the original one. My reason for the questions is that I want an Elise but the OH is concerned about the level of comfort in an Elise, so I might be looking at a Boxster instead. My experience of the original type Boxster is that operating the pedals competently would be too tricky to inpire my confidence, but the latest Boxster which I would feel confident in is out of my price range, so it's all hinging on the MY03 having pedals which are less offset than the original.
MitchT said:
so it's all hinging on the MY03 having pedals which are less offset than the original.
They will be identical to the original, I'm afraid. Sounds like you don't actually want the car anyway. If you want an Elise - get an Elise. The Elise is a brilliant little car. Not the same type of car as the Boxster - of which you are well aware - but very, very good in its own right.Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff