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Originally Posted by DCPorscheFreak
Thanks Vince. So you've owned older 911's of the same vintage as I have. Did you initially find the controls of the 987.2 "heavier", and not as light?
Expecting P-car owners to know what an R32 feels like is like asking Ferrari owners if they find their 3xx cars to handle differently from a sporty Fiat.
One question that has come to light since last Saturday's test-drive is, is there any harm in driving all the time in Sport mode? With the button on?
Not sure why Porsche even added a button unless you're not meant to be in that mode 100% of the time. Mad Max only hit the nitro when he absolutely needed it, but that's b/c he only had so much nitrous in the tank. Why turn the Sport button off?
Bottom line is, I'm going to have drive some more 987.2's before I can decide.
Thanks all.
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we recently picked up a 2010 Boxster S, and also have a 2008 Cayman and an air-cooled SC. the throttle response on the 987s is nowhere near as crisp as the 911, and it does indeed make rev-matching far more challenging and less rewarding.
our son also has a tuned GTI (Stage II tune, performance suspension, etc.). the biggest difference in terms of handling is that you can feel the weight shifting around in the GTI, whereas in the 987s the weight pretty stays centered throughout. I could see how from an "ass feel" perspective the VW would feel more nimble and responsive, but objectively there really is no comparison.
re: mileage, our experience with the entire water-cooled Porsche line (we also have a Cayenne) is frighteningly consistent: water pumps and ignition coils fail at 60k miles, and steering system and suspension components begin to fail around 80k miles and are almost certainly toast by 100k miles. this was also true with the 944 we had several years ago, and even true with our BMWs. apparently German engineering is universally precise.
good luck with the search, some of the most fun about looking for cars is the looking
