morto

hi all, my mates just bought a 02 plate Porsche Boxster cus his evo drinks fuel!! i had a drive its a 2.7 fairly nice little car 230bhp he said, it felt a tad unsteady at high speeds are is that just cus me and steve whos got the porky are used to evo,s ? im thinking of selling my evo 6 and getting a Boxster but not sure weather it would be exciting enuff for me ive even thought well i would like to own one just for the hell of it!! i realize it wont be any were near the power of my e6 or handle like it, whos got one that can give me some info please..

thanks
Andy

Porkie

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Geo will be out if its unsteady at speed. Been over 150mph few times. Rock steady

morto

Thanks mate, what are they like as a everyday car? yes mate we thought the geometery might be out when i drove it it dident feel steady at a ton... and its got massive 911 tyres and wheels on

Chris@VortechSigns

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its all personal taste mate, I had a boxster S and found it very claustrophobic inside and old?! Drove nice and handled well, just wasnt for me. Porkie on the other hand loved his one i'm sure (think he still has it?!)
Chris

morto

good point chris, im in to minds about one but think i wont loose much getting one and then if i dont like it sell it on!! ive had loads of turbo cars rsturbos, and a mint fiesta rs turbo, and been in some very fast cars up to nealy 600bhp (shit ma pants) but only one thrills me every-time i get it ..evo,s..

Andy

Chris@VortechSigns

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I get what you mean, I've had one Evo (7) and loved it, these are completely different cars! Persinally i'd have gone for an S2000 or 350Z over the Boxster!

trev1964

911 wheels won't be helping...
There are 2 spats at the bottom of the wheel arch liners, 1 on each side.
These deflect air at high speed and stop the front lifting and causing the vagueness you describe.
I have a 2.5 and have used it as a daily driver for 2 years.
Brilliant car, easy to maintain if you want to do it yourself.
Awesome value these days.

morto

thanks, i do alot of my own servicing how hard is it to do anything to the engine, can you do basic things like plugs , oil, its just the engines in the middle..lol... are do ya need a lift

Andy

trev1964

All simple mate.
Plugs are done from underneath, on axle stands is high enough.
Engine is accessed via two removable panels. One on top and one in the cabin behind the seats.
If you are capable of servicing a regular car you can handle a Boxster with no issues.

morto

thanks i might have a buyer already for my E6.. took my evo to a mates garage the other day to get the AYC bleed, the owner of the garages son wants to buy it, hes got to much money, he got one of the first focus RS,S and told me he dident like it just for one reason? front wheel drive, hes also just had a new evo x and dident like that just cus it had a paddle shift ..lol.. i dont like the evo x cus they look awful.. he loved the aggressive looks of the E6 so i took him a spin and gave him a drive ..massive smiles on his he loved it for the rawness , i took it to the limit on a few corners with the back end planted firmly on the road!! the best was to come when i turned the gizmo up to 1.7bar

Andy