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Originally Posted by masraum
Right, my Boxster S is great! But it doesn't have something (call it character or soul if you want) that my old '88 had. The old car felt more solid (and it was a targa). I loved the bottom hinged pedals. I loved the gauge layout. I loved the brake pedal and steering wheel feel, etc.... It had a bunch of stuff that added up to a different experience.
My boxster has more grip, more power, is faster, is more comfortable, has better AC, etc..., but I'd love a little more of the character of the older car.
On a related note. I'd read over and over and over again about the brakes on boxsters.
I'm sure that my car stops in a hurry, but I far preferred the brakes on my old '88. The '88 had power brakes, but had a hard short pedal throw compared to the boxster. The Boxster never has a hard pedal. When I got it, it only had ~20k miles and was CPO. Since I've had it, the pads and rotors have been replaced once. I think the brake fluid has been flushed at least once, maybe two or three times.
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I like the brake feel of my old 930 more. I can't seem to explain it but it has bigger turbo brakes vs the 3.2L cars and it isn't power assisted. Don't get me wrong, the Cayman S has great brakes, feels very powerful and stops the car very well. It just feels mushy ( if that's even a fair comparison?) compared to my 88 930. Was at the track messing around with the Cayman few weeks ago. Getting from 120 to 50 was not an issue within short distances. Doing that in the 930 just feels different. More solid feel? I do know I have to jam on the pedal harder, to get it to stop within that distance at that speed.