leesweeney
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A month or so ago I asked this forum for advice on whether a 2.7 987 Boxster Tiptronic was a worthy purchase as an every day car. I was worried about performance against my Sunday use manual 993 C2S. Tip was needed for the wife who only passed her test in an automatic. As you had been kind enough to offer advice I thought I'd post my findings.
Picked up the 3 year old 987 Tip yesterday. My wife and I used the day for a nice lunch at the Crab & Lobster near Thirsk, North Yorkshire and took the opportunity to have a bit of a blast around the lovely roads North Yorkshire has to offer. I admit to being a little nervous as to whether the performance of the 2.7 in auto was going to be a bit of a let down.
It turned out I couldn't have been more wrong. As everyone had told me, the performance is really only a little down on 0-60 and the in gear performance is virtually identical. Given no-one ever does 0-60 it makes little difference and I was truly amazed. The exhaust and air intake sound is simply gorgeous (Ok, not quite up there with the 100 cell cats and RSR's I have on the 993) but far better than I expected. The handling is an absolute peach and the performance is extremely good. The rev neadle fairly flies around (aided by shorter gearing than 911's but nevertheless still a joy).
I have to admit I was nearly a paid up member of the 911 or nothing club but can see now why Porsche keeps the engines in the Boxsters and Caymans below 911 levels - if they were on a par the Boxsters would almost certainly be the better cars. A poor mans's 911? Absolutely not!
What a fantastic sports car. Even in automatic!
Thanks for helping me make the right decision.
Picked up the 3 year old 987 Tip yesterday. My wife and I used the day for a nice lunch at the Crab & Lobster near Thirsk, North Yorkshire and took the opportunity to have a bit of a blast around the lovely roads North Yorkshire has to offer. I admit to being a little nervous as to whether the performance of the 2.7 in auto was going to be a bit of a let down.
It turned out I couldn't have been more wrong. As everyone had told me, the performance is really only a little down on 0-60 and the in gear performance is virtually identical. Given no-one ever does 0-60 it makes little difference and I was truly amazed. The exhaust and air intake sound is simply gorgeous (Ok, not quite up there with the 100 cell cats and RSR's I have on the 993) but far better than I expected. The handling is an absolute peach and the performance is extremely good. The rev neadle fairly flies around (aided by shorter gearing than 911's but nevertheless still a joy).
I have to admit I was nearly a paid up member of the 911 or nothing club but can see now why Porsche keeps the engines in the Boxsters and Caymans below 911 levels - if they were on a par the Boxsters would almost certainly be the better cars. A poor mans's 911? Absolutely not!
What a fantastic sports car. Even in automatic!
Thanks for helping me make the right decision.
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