Boxster 2.5/2.7
Discussion
Hi all,
Im considering buying a Boxster in the summer, most likley to be a pre-2000 2.5 and if budget can stretch a 2.7 from a similar era. I currently drive a 225 bhp Audi TT Roadster, what would the acceleration to 60 be like in the 2.5 and the 2.7 compared to my TT? Ive seen a couple of reviews about the tiptronic S gearbox saying its much slower to 60 than the manual, is this correct? Though im pretty sure i couldnt hit 60 in the 6.7 Audi quote as 2nd is a pig to engage. Would it be fair to say that a normal driver would not see too much difference between a Tip S and a manual 2.5 or 2.7? By Tiptronic, does that mean the semi auto style paddle shifts allowing the driver to select when to change gear but with no clutch?
Also, what could i expect to pay for insurance? I'm 20 at the moment but will be 21 when buying the car, have no no claims, will have had a clean license for 4 years and live in a nice area. Im currently paying £1500 on my TT, would a 2.5 or 2.7 be much more than this? Finally, do you have to get out when putting the roof down to put on a tonneau cover? Thats my biggest gripe with my TT, i have to get out, open the boot, attach the tonneau and get back in and its very painfull. Any other comparisons from people with experience of a 225 TT and either of the Boxster's im considering would be great.
Thanks for your information and help in advance.
Mike
Im considering buying a Boxster in the summer, most likley to be a pre-2000 2.5 and if budget can stretch a 2.7 from a similar era. I currently drive a 225 bhp Audi TT Roadster, what would the acceleration to 60 be like in the 2.5 and the 2.7 compared to my TT? Ive seen a couple of reviews about the tiptronic S gearbox saying its much slower to 60 than the manual, is this correct? Though im pretty sure i couldnt hit 60 in the 6.7 Audi quote as 2nd is a pig to engage. Would it be fair to say that a normal driver would not see too much difference between a Tip S and a manual 2.5 or 2.7? By Tiptronic, does that mean the semi auto style paddle shifts allowing the driver to select when to change gear but with no clutch?
Also, what could i expect to pay for insurance? I'm 20 at the moment but will be 21 when buying the car, have no no claims, will have had a clean license for 4 years and live in a nice area. Im currently paying £1500 on my TT, would a 2.5 or 2.7 be much more than this? Finally, do you have to get out when putting the roof down to put on a tonneau cover? Thats my biggest gripe with my TT, i have to get out, open the boot, attach the tonneau and get back in and its very painfull. Any other comparisons from people with experience of a 225 TT and either of the Boxster's im considering would be great.
Thanks for your information and help in advance.
Mike
OK. The 2.7 is generally considered to be the better car. The 2.5 being somewhat underpowered.
The 2.7 car will have comparable performance to your current machine. bhp is 220 or so I believe. The TipS will sap power - and is about a second slower to 60mph than a manual. I have owned *two* Boxster S cars and both were manual.
Prior to MY03 (model year 2003 started in September 2002 and went to August 2003) the Boxster had a *plastic* rear window. In sunny warm weather the plastic becomes soft and pliable and will, when you press the button, fold away neatly all by itself. In any other weather at all the plastic rear window creases the wrong way. Owners soon found that this caused highly accelerated wear to the window and would cause cracking. The way around this is to open the roof half way, get out of the car and "karate chop" the plastic window to make it fold the right way, and then get back into the car to press the button again until the roof folds away completely: This operation became known as the "Boxster Chop".
In MY03 Porsche re-engineered the roof somewhat and included a glass rear window. From this point on the roof could be operated solely by using the button - no need to get out.
So. Since you are looking at an older car you would still need to do the getting out of the car thing. BUT needing to do a quick "chop" is much better than needing to get a tonneau out of the boot etc. The Boxster roof folds such that its *outer* side is *uppermost* when fully open. This means it doesn't need a tonneau to keep the roof lining clean.
Hope this helps.
The 2.7 car will have comparable performance to your current machine. bhp is 220 or so I believe. The TipS will sap power - and is about a second slower to 60mph than a manual. I have owned *two* Boxster S cars and both were manual.
Prior to MY03 (model year 2003 started in September 2002 and went to August 2003) the Boxster had a *plastic* rear window. In sunny warm weather the plastic becomes soft and pliable and will, when you press the button, fold away neatly all by itself. In any other weather at all the plastic rear window creases the wrong way. Owners soon found that this caused highly accelerated wear to the window and would cause cracking. The way around this is to open the roof half way, get out of the car and "karate chop" the plastic window to make it fold the right way, and then get back into the car to press the button again until the roof folds away completely: This operation became known as the "Boxster Chop".
In MY03 Porsche re-engineered the roof somewhat and included a glass rear window. From this point on the roof could be operated solely by using the button - no need to get out.
So. Since you are looking at an older car you would still need to do the getting out of the car thing. BUT needing to do a quick "chop" is much better than needing to get a tonneau out of the boot etc. The Boxster roof folds such that its *outer* side is *uppermost* when fully open. This means it doesn't need a tonneau to keep the roof lining clean.
Hope this helps.
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