P.A.S.M.
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Ditto Del/Ente
Seemed like a great idea at the time to spec it, but ultimately the only winner is my dentist as it shakes my fillings out over the roads around here!
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Great if you're a track day hero - not so handy in the real world, sadly.
For those of you who did not spec it - regard yourselves as wiser than I and take a nice holiday with the cash in your pocket![][][]
Rob
Seemed like a great idea at the time to spec it, but ultimately the only winner is my dentist as it shakes my fillings out over the roads around here!![
]Great if you're a track day hero - not so handy in the real world, sadly.
For those of you who did not spec it - regard yourselves as wiser than I and take a nice holiday with the cash in your pocket![
][][]Rob
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Well I do have to say that the hard setting comes in handy when you're blasting across one of 'em twisty B roads.. it helps to stabilize the car in general and return more of a control feeling though you risk to sacrifice some of your traction. When in comfort PASM setting, those B roads cause the 987 to wobble all over otherwise. That said, I would still not spec it again as the standard suspension without PASM should be tougher than the PASM comfort setting and handle the twisties just fine. The only place I'd possibly miss the softie-PASM is when passing speedbumps, and I think I could live with that.
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I have not driven a passive car but all I can say about pasm is that I use it all the time. When I am on the motorway it makes the car very comfortable. Although the sport setting is hard it feels very well damped so it does not crash over bumps.
I would like to see maybe an in between setting.
I would like to see maybe an in between setting.
Fresh from having just done an hours test drive in a Cayman, fitted with PASM & Sport Chrono I can honestly say both these options (for my driving style) would not only be a complete waste of money but would ruin the excellent standard suspension and throttle set up the 987 S comes with.
Fortunately I was partly testing the car on a 12 mile fast cross country route I normally use for a fun blast in my Boxster and at no time did I feel a single advantage (from a personal point of view) over my standard set up. When in sport mode the ride was so jiggly and choppy Suzuki Vitara circa 1980's springs to mind [
] that switching the mode off gave the best result IMO and the car still managed to maintain exactly the same speed, completely safetly and controlled but in a much more pleasant fashion.Now to the sport chrono best summed up by saying "if it aint bust then don't try and fix it" [&o]
Bit of a dilema if it doesn't add anything to the drive: What do you do if you want a Carrera S on which PASM is standard? Go for the sports suspension and limited slip diff, or save some dosh and have the 3.6l version?
I've driven the mk2 Boxster S on 18"ers and non-PASM, on a couple of occasions and it is a very well controlled drive - based on that experience I would not spend my money on PASM.
I've driven the mk2 Boxster S on 18"ers and non-PASM, on a couple of occasions and it is a very well controlled drive - based on that experience I would not spend my money on PASM.
Are you saying you can only get the 6-speed box on a 2.7 if you spec P.A.S.M. ?
I don't think P.A.S.M. raises and lowers the suspension - it just adjusts the damping etc of the shocks.
I don't think P.A.S.M. raises and lowers the suspension - it just adjusts the damping etc of the shocks.
I didn't realise that [:'(]
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My guess is that the residuals should be slightly better. I had a look at the spec of several nearly new cars advertised on the Porsche site...very few of them went for the sports package with 6 speed and P.A.S.M. on the 2.7 boxster.
For me, having five gears was definately out. My last three cars all had six gears and I know I would really miss having that extra gear. I think Porsche are well behind the times only offering five gears. In my opinion they only offer five to increase the spec gap between the 3.2s and the standard 2.7.
Would be nice to have gone for the 3.2, but I had a set budget and decided to go for a higher spec 2.7 instead.
For me, having five gears was definately out. My last three cars all had six gears and I know I would really miss having that extra gear. I think Porsche are well behind the times only offering five gears. In my opinion they only offer five to increase the spec gap between the 3.2s and the standard 2.7.
Would be nice to have gone for the 3.2, but I had a set budget and decided to go for a higher spec 2.7 instead.
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