Boxster

jra · 12-13-2014, 06:24 PM

Realize this is off topic but would like some feedback from fellow z4 owners...Anyone jump or think of jumping over to a boxster spyder? Had my 2.5 z4 since 05 after some close calls have my mind set to pull the trigger. Must have is the fixed back seats would love non ac but realize that's prob not going to happen

Vanne · 12-15-2014, 06:16 AM

non AC? are you crazy?

David70 · 12-15-2014, 07:36 AM

From what I have read I think it is a great car. I wouldn't buy it without A/C, for basic use (even track days) and not trying to win races this isn't a creature comfort I would give up. How often do you normally use A/C in Texas??

Vanne · 12-15-2014, 08:44 AM

Texas? id say a lot. :P
I had a crappy blue chevy nova in Arizona a few centars ago, with AC unserviceable.. man I tells ya.. some days I was contemplating setting fire to the darn thing, that's how bloody hot it got. Edit: now if your making a track weapon, diff story..

007M · 12-15-2014, 04:29 PM

I drive a Boxster S as my daily. They are fantastic cars. The way the ///M can kick out and just go doesn't happen with the Boxster. You can get it to pop loose, but it comes right back! Fantastic car. Fast, fun reliable. That being said... it doesn't have that special something that the ///M has. It's more confidence inspiring, but it's not as thrilling.

Lark · 12-15-2014, 05:20 PM

Jumped from Z4 to Boxster S. I love the Boxster. IMHO, you can't go wrong.

jra · 12-19-2014, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by David70

From what I have read I think it is a great car. I wouldn't buy it without A/C, for basic use (even track days) and not trying to win races this isn't a creature comfort I would give up. How often do you normally use A/C in Texas??

everyday...but, I recently bought a work truck so if im lucky enough to find a non ac car, I will prob just drive weekends, cool winter days etc

Vanne · 12-19-2014, 11:34 PM

hmm, what is the actual reason for NOT wanting A/C? the a/c and compressor unit is very reliable in the z4, as long as you keep it clean

jra · 12-20-2014, 09:17 AM

honestly, just the idea of the boxster spyder in rs form sounds pretty cool...fixed back gt seats, radio/ac delete...I think most dealers ordered cars with ac/radio so theyre pretty rare

bjbstewart · 12-20-2014, 02:33 PM

Order of preference, as I currently own a Z4M and Boxster S

1) Z4M
2) Boxster
3) Z4 non-M.

I'd go from a non M to an M before I do the Boxster...WAY more power.

jra · 12-20-2014, 02:55 PM

but the spyder has more power and weighs less than a boxster s? I haven't seen a comparison between the spyder and the M though

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jra Captain 38 Rep 879 Posts Drives: 2005 z4 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas iTrader: (3)	Boxster Realize this is off topic but would like some feedback from fellow z4 owners...Anyone jump or think of jumping over to a boxster spyder? Had my 2.5 z4 since 05 after some close calls have my mind set to pull the trigger. Must have is the fixed back seats would love non ac but realize that's prob not going to happen
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Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	non AC? are you crazy? __________________ 2007 EuroSpec Z4///MC - Building/Developing Z4 GT3 Powered by
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David70 Colonel 1567 Rep 2,665 Posts Drives: 06 Z4M Coupe - 13 Cadillac ATS Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Cincinnati, OH iTrader: (1)	From what I have read I think it is a great car. I wouldn't buy it without A/C, for basic use (even track days) and not trying to win races this isn't a creature comfort I would give up. How often do you normally use A/C in Texas?? __________________ 2006 Z4M Coupe - Stromung exhaust, ZHP knob, stubby antenna, clutch delay delete
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12-15-2014, 08:44 AM	#4
Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	Texas? id say a lot. :P I had a crappy blue chevy nova in Arizona a few centars ago, with AC unserviceable.. man I tells ya.. some days I was contemplating setting fire to the darn thing, that's how bloody hot it got. Edit: now if your making a track weapon, diff story.. __________________ 2007 EuroSpec Z4///MC - Building/Developing Z4 GT3 Powered by
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007M Private First Class 17 Rep 144 Posts Drives: '007 ///M Coupe & Boxster S Join Date: May 2013 Location: Portland, OR iTrader: (1)	I drive a Boxster S as my daily. They are fantastic cars. The way the ///M can kick out and just go doesn't happen with the Boxster. You can get it to pop loose, but it comes right back! Fantastic car. Fast, fun reliable. That being said... it doesn't have that special something that the ///M has. It's more confidence inspiring, but it's not as thrilling.
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Lark Gone but not forgotten 4 Rep 148 Posts Drives: '09 335i Dinan S3/'13 BoxsterS Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Houston iTrader: (0)	Jumped from Z4 to Boxster S. I love the Boxster. IMHO, you can't go wrong. __________________ 2015 Audi SQ5 RECENT PAST 2013 Porsche Boxster S 2009 335i/Coupe/Dinan S3 2006 BMW Z4 3.0si
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Vanne Down Under!! 1621 Rep 4,294 Posts Drives: 2007 Z4MC Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dubai iTrader: (4)	hmm, what is the actual reason for NOT wanting A/C? the a/c and compressor unit is very reliable in the z4, as long as you keep it clean __________________ 2007 EuroSpec Z4///MC - Building/Developing Z4 GT3 Powered by
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12-20-2014, 09:17 AM	#9
jra Captain 38 Rep 879 Posts Drives: 2005 z4 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas iTrader: (3)	honestly, just the idea of the boxster spyder in rs form sounds pretty cool...fixed back gt seats, radio/ac delete...I think most dealers ordered cars with ac/radio so theyre pretty rare
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bjbstewart Private 9 Rep 370 Posts Drives: 2007 BMW Z4MC Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: San Jose, CA iTrader: (2) Garage List 2007 BMW Z4MC - Sold [7.66] 2006 330ci ZHP [0.00] 2000 Porsche Boxster S [0.00] 1972 DeTomaso Pantera [9.50]	Order of preference, as I currently own a Z4M and Boxster S 1) Z4M 2) Boxster 3) Z4 non-M. I'd go from a non M to an M before I do the Boxster...WAY more power. __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]
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jra Captain 38 Rep 879 Posts Drives: 2005 z4 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Texas iTrader: (3)	but the spyder has more power and weighs less than a boxster s? I haven't seen a comparison between the spyder and the M though Last edited by jra; 12-20-2014 at 03:08 PM..
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