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A few of observations on the new 981 MikenOH - Wednesday, 21 November, 2012, at 9:49:43 pm |
Looks great, and to your exposition: Laz - Wednesday, 21 November, 2012, at 11:38:25 pm |
Re: Looks great, and to your exposition: MikenOH - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 8:31:42 am |
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Laz
• They've gotten better, but the 911 Cabriolets always looked ad hoc to me. The Boxster is a clean sheet convertible.
• The right hand gauge can be customized. Mine is set with battery voltage displayed. The function menu is set to skip features the car doesn't have. Wherever it is, the clock is set for 24 hours.
• I've yet to figure out what the "strong, medium, soft" ventilation settings do in relation to the auto/manual fan speeds.
• Just a guess, but perhaps the road noise is just as loud with Pirellis as with Goodyears, but I've seen tire reviews saying the Pirellis are louder. There were extended periods on my cross-country trip that I felt as if my ears were being boxed. Perhaps its the Sports Suspension (that's an option?) your car is equipped with. Perhaps the sidewall height with 19s puts the noise level at a threshold of intolerance.
• Having PASM set to Sport seems to make the steering quicker.
• The rising center console might give a greater sense of confinement, but I don't sense it myself. I was more preoccupied by the very high shifter, which seems beautifully natural now. (When I drove my CRX after not having driven it for a long time, I had to hunt around to fine the shifter way down there.)
• Consider getting the TechNoWind. It helps at least the straight back view, and ameliorates the single-window-open buffeting when the top is up.
• The front plate looks ok in the center. My dealer wanted to mount it to the side so as not to mar the nose, but I visualized a Sergeant Snorkle-like asymmetry.
Happy Motoring!
Re: A few of observations on the new 981 KevinR-MedinaOhio - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 12:02:06 am |
Re: A few of observations on the new 981 MikenOH - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 8:14:13 am |
Re: A few of observations on the new 981 Guenter in Ontario - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 12:38:45 am |
I've never been a big fan of ... Pedro (Odessa, FL) - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 12:13:00 pm |
Re: I've never been a big fan of ... MikenOH - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 10:20:08 pm |
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Pedro (Weston, FL)
... Guards Red but the 981 looks great in that color.
Congrats and enjoy the great driving weather.
Happy Boxstering
Pedro
Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder paulwdenton - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 12:35:15 pm |
Re: Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder MikenOH - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 6:32:01 pm |
One Thing Is For Sure ... paulwdenton - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 11:20:02 pm |
Re: One Thing Is For Sure ... MikenOH - Friday, 23 November, 2012, at 4:08:17 pm |
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paulwdenton
It's still the best-looking sports car out there short of the 911. Also, still very distinctive. About the only "sports car" or "sports car" that is more exclusive and higher performance that's still under $100K would be the Nissan GTR, which is maybe not ugly as hell but certainly well into purgatory.
Sorry for ranting. I just didn't like the scoop thing in the pictures and then I saw it in person and just thought it was a bad design and just so darned cheap-looking and out of character for the rest of the car, which is indeed quite high quality. And I don't think just painting it body color would totally solve it. It needs some sort of grid on it ... I think evenly spaced horizontal bars in body color would be a huge improvement. Maybe the aftermarket will recognize that, because it doesn't seem like it would be all that hard to create a plastic substitute.
And, it really IS in the eye of the beholder. The new model is certainly more macho looking, so for people who are looking for that, it's just the cat's meow. Personally I prefer the all-curves look, but that's just me. My Cayman is the only other sexy body my wife will let me look at.
I guess I'll weigh in... Roger987 - Thursday, 22 November, 2012, at 9:18:57 pm |
Re: A few of observations on the new 981 silverbox03 - Friday, 23 November, 2012, at 2:09:57 am |
Re: A few of observations on the new 981 db997S - Friday, 23 November, 2012, at 12:57:21 pm |
Re: A few of observations on the new 981 MikenOH - Friday, 23 November, 2012, at 5:57:59 pm |
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silverbox03
I agree w/paulwdenton. The 981 is probably a wonderful car, one that can do almost everything better than the 986 or 987. But it is garish when compared to the early cars. One kinda weird thing for me is that it looks better in pictures than in the flesh. It looks huge to me when seen in person and I know it is not that much bigger than the 986.
I don't care for the extra size and complexity that is being built into all cars, but I know I have to accept it as it is here to stay. It would be nice if sports cars could be off limits in the case of this trend.
One of the biggest criticisms of the original 986 was that Porsche didn't remain faithful to the original concept car. Well I think it is obvious that the 981 is all the further away from that original concept.
Also, the Boxster was conceived as the entry level Porsche at $40K. When I hear about some of the sticker prices attached to the newer cars, I think it's safe to say Porsche has abandoned that concept as well.
Those of you who are out buying this new car are still getting one of the best sports cars in the world. But as we move forward, there is a rawness, a simplicity, a pureness that the 986 and 987 had that you are being denied.
Sales will tell mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Friday, 23 November, 2012, at 9:19:39 pm |
Check Motor Trend's Car of the Year comments re the Boxster mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Saturday, 24 November, 2012, at 6:58:31 pm |
$50K sticker on the base car with $27K worth of options on their test car.. MikenOH - Saturday, 24 November, 2012, at 10:40:11 pm |
Equally crazy mikefocke, '01S Sanford, NC - Sunday, 25 November, 2012, at 7:25:52 am |
Re: $50K sticker on the base car with $27K worth of options on their test car.. Guenter in Ontario - Sunday, 25 November, 2012, at 10:13:46 am |
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MikenOH
Now that is crazy....
Re: $50K sticker on the base car with $27K worth of options on their test car.. MikenOH - Sunday, 25 November, 2012, at 10:42:41 am |
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Guenter in Ontario
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MikenOH
Now that is crazy....
True that $27K in options is crazy. It's easy to drive the price up with items that really don't do much in terms of what the Boxster designed to do - be driven in a sporting manner.
Just add power leather seats, PDK and Bose infotainment systems. Those three items do nothing in terms of the DRIVING experience, but add $15K to the price. Nothing wrong with purchasing those items if that is what you want. Back when you could buy a $40K Boxster, none of those items where available. That's why over all, Boxsters where a lot cheaper then.
When you go from the starting price - a Boxster with no options. Yes. It's an extra $10K from the 986 to the 981, but you're also getting a lot more car, in terms of power, handling and standard features than you were getting in the early 986's. Then you have to figure in inflation. Everything else has gone up in price - not just the Boxster.
I remember back in '69, the silver Porsche Targa I fell in lust with cost the same as the first house I bought that year. In comparison, houses have gone up much more in price than cars have since then.
It all boils down to buying a Boxster with the options that are important to you. If someone wants all the extra options, quite a few of which are just luxury items, they just have to be prepared to pay for them.
As I recall, Mike, the most important option you have on your Boxster is the Sports suspension and you have relatively few others. So as far as I see it, you've spent the money to enhance what the Boxster is all about.
The price of the Boxster hasn't changed much over the years (adjusting for inflation) Boxsterra - Sunday, 25 November, 2012, at 3:32:49 pm |
Re: A few of observations on the new 981 boxsterd - Saturday, 24 November, 2012, at 1:16:33 am |