Boxster comparisons 2.7 vs 2.5, has anyone driven both?
09 September 2005, 12:51 PM
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Boxster comparisons 2.7 vs 2.5, has anyone driven both?
Boxster comparisons 2.7 vs 2.5, has anyone driven both?
I've heard you really have to rev the 2.5, is it really that slow.
They're coming down a bit now, possibly within my reach
Cheers!
I've heard you really have to rev the 2.5, is it really that slow.
They're coming down a bit now, possibly within my reach
Cheers!
09 September 2005, 11:14 PM
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10 September 2005, 06:42 PM
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Looked at one today, am absolute dog i have to say, if that car had done 32k i'd show my a*se in Burton's window. The guy told me that the 2.5 is just as fast as the 2.7, i find that hard to believe somehow
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Im not trying to put down your possible choices here, but if you're looking at a Boxster 2.5 or 2.7, then really, why not just buy an S2000?
That way, you get better performance than either of those, and pay less for similar age car.
If you were looking at a Boxster S, than sure, its a top notch sports car that is every bit as good, if not better, than its rivals, but to go for the lesser models just seems to me like its a badge only purchase, as there are better sports cars around for the money.
That way, you get better performance than either of those, and pay less for similar age car.
If you were looking at a Boxster S, than sure, its a top notch sports car that is every bit as good, if not better, than its rivals, but to go for the lesser models just seems to me like its a badge only purchase, as there are better sports cars around for the money.
13 September 2005, 10:40 AM
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Drove 2.5 a couple of years back. Was ok but nothing special. Set up was brilliant though. Last year drove a 2.7 and 3.2 back to back. Went for the 2.7, could hardly tell the difference between the 2 (other than the gearbox).
The 2.5 did feel slower than the 2.7 but there was a good 12 month gap between driving them.
The 2.5 did feel slower than the 2.7 but there was a good 12 month gap between driving them.
13 September 2005, 10:46 AM
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Originally Posted by SideShowBob
Im not trying to put down your possible choices here, but if you're looking at a Boxster 2.5 or 2.7, then really, why not just buy an S2000?
That way, you get better performance than either of those, and pay less for similar age car.
If you were looking at a Boxster S, than sure, its a top notch sports car that is every bit as good, if not better, than its rivals, but to go for the lesser models just seems to me like its a badge only purchase, as there are better sports cars around for the money.
That way, you get better performance than either of those, and pay less for similar age car.
If you were looking at a Boxster S, than sure, its a top notch sports car that is every bit as good, if not better, than its rivals, but to go for the lesser models just seems to me like its a badge only purchase, as there are better sports cars around for the money.
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13 September 2005, 01:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Dracoro
Ok then, the boxster has a lack of revs!
13 September 2005, 01:52 PM
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Porsche Boxsters, I think they are stylish and fairly quick
unfortuntely only Bufty boys and hairdressers drive them
unfortuntely only Bufty boys and hairdressers drive them
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Originally Posted by Pie_n_Chips
Porsche Boxsters, I think they are stylish and fairly quick
unfortuntely only Bufty boys and hairdressers drive them
unfortuntely only Bufty boys and hairdressers drive them
Bugger off ha ha
14 September 2005, 08:49 AM
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Originally Posted by BOB'5
I looked at a few Boxsters and they all seemed to have crappy worn interiors.
S2000 is the best soft-top for the money imo.
S2000 is the best soft-top for the money imo.
It was one thing that put me right off.
Only the very latest and lowest mileage examples seemed to have half decent interiors
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