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Currently looking at purchasing a boxster 987 S, havnt had a test drive in one yet,hopefully going to look at a couple over the W/E but from the reveiws i have read it sounds like the best option. I've never had a soft top nor had a drive in one, What are the noise levels like (with the roof up) in the cabin. ??
Ive had my 987S for nearly two months now - its fantastic 
you will grin like an idiot on every journey!
I have done probably 2000 miles of completely mixed driving. To be honest I do forget its a soft top, the only reminders being when you get up close to an artic in traffic etc. Overall I think its pretty quiet - although its my first ragtop too.
you will grin like an idiot on every journey! I have done probably 2000 miles of completely mixed driving. To be honest I do forget its a soft top, the only reminders being when you get up close to an artic in traffic etc. Overall I think its pretty quiet - although its my first ragtop too.
on the other question - I was all set to get into a Z4. Having spent time in both, in my opinion the boxster is in a different class both in quality and in performance.
Running costs are pretty good - Ive used about 3/4 of a tank this week doing boring driving and motorway stuff, average mpg 30.7. Not bad at all.
Running costs are pretty good - Ive used about 3/4 of a tank this week doing boring driving and motorway stuff, average mpg 30.7. Not bad at all.
paul_foreman said:
did you only consider the porsche or was it the best of the bunch(Z4 etc)?? i was considering TVR T350 but there present situation put me off plus the cost of running one 
, started looking at the boxster and it sounds like a really good car.
, started looking at the boxster and it sounds like a really good car.In my case there was very little that I actually liked the look of enough to part with that sort of money, and that I felt confident would be reliable/cheap (relative term) enough to run as a daily driver and that would hold its value as well as any new car does.
paul_foreman said:
Can you hear much from the engine? i had a scoobie before and the flat 4 engine sounded lovely have heard a few boxsters from the out side, can you hear the engine from the inside??
Can only speak for the 2.7L (the 245bhp unit) and yes the engine noise is always there, presumably because it's right behind you, but I don't find it intrusive, although when I first got the car I was freaked out by the engine noise as it was so different than anything I'd had before.
I've had two 3.2 S Boxsters --- pre and post-facelift.
The Post facelift was noticeably sportier, but I had never considered the wind noise in either of them.
With the roof up --- just a little dark and enclosed.
With the roof down --- magic.
My current steed is a GT3, but on the value stakes I reckon that the new 3.4 Boxster S should be up there with the best.
But allow 5,000 miles for running in !
The Post facelift was noticeably sportier, but I had never considered the wind noise in either of them.
With the roof up --- just a little dark and enclosed.
With the roof down --- magic.
My current steed is a GT3, but on the value stakes I reckon that the new 3.4 Boxster S should be up there with the best.
But allow 5,000 miles for running in !
because I have discovered at what point well run-in engines start to fly.
And I don't believe what books say.
There is no standard running in procedure and no standard engine loading over this time.
I see running in as an opportunity to spend time understanding the feel of the car -- and I have never taken the "thrashing it is the fastest route to maximum power" approach.
Well built performance engines take time to loosen up, and I reckon at 5,000 miles they start to deliver.
I would like to believe that at the age of 51 I am just starting to deliver, --- but it's a dream !
And I don't believe what books say.
There is no standard running in procedure and no standard engine loading over this time.
I see running in as an opportunity to spend time understanding the feel of the car -- and I have never taken the "thrashing it is the fastest route to maximum power" approach.
Well built performance engines take time to loosen up, and I reckon at 5,000 miles they start to deliver.
I would like to believe that at the age of 51 I am just starting to deliver, --- but it's a dream !
paul_foreman said:
Can you hear much from the engine? i had a scoobie before and the flat 4 engine sounded lovely have heard a few boxsters from the out side, can you hear the engine from the inside??
Definately, its one of the factors that sold the boxster to me over the Z4. It sounds great even at low revs/part throttle, wind it up and it just gets better..
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