Originally Posted by 350z-Jim

I thought I would chime in since I have done exactly what you are contemplating (other than the one other member with the Silver Boxster)...

Thats my previous Boxster which I sold to my Uncle and I bought the Z.

Boxster.. I loved the boxster, don't get me wrong. It handles amazingly well, better than the Z does Period. Mid engine is better than a front engine car in everyway, and you can tell when you go from one to the other. Anybody who argues with this has not driven a well balanced mid engine car. My Z has full suspension with sway bars etc.. and still isn't as confidence inspiring around corners as my Boxster was. The sound of the boxster is amazing to, I had an EVOM intake an the roar it made was just music to my ears. The interior was also amazing, where the Z interior is a bit lack luster and kinda klunky and really plasticy as well.

The boxster isn't fast enough however, even the S with 250hp is weak sauce. My Z would walk all over the Boxster so easily. And with a few mods the Z can make 320hp the engines are very tunable and respond so well to upgrades, Boxster? Not so much. If you are lucky you might get another 10hp from it with a chip, intake exhaust etc etc... The only way to go fast is a 3.6L swap which is huge dollars.

The one reason I went to a 350Z from the Porsche was the price to fix the car, much as you are experiencing. The Engine? $1500-2000 bux for a good wrecker motor. Look at this listing from a member here: https://my350z.com/forum/engine/3850...-block-fs.html

A tranny? 1000-1500 bux, and they are fairly easy to change, you can do it in your garage if you're man enough. Otherwise, having a shop take out a normal rear wheel drive tranny is pretty simple and cheap.

I don't really compare the 350Z to the boxster to be honest because in most areas, the boxster doesn't stand up. Its slower, doesn't look as nice, not as much of a focused performance car etc.. I would compare it more to the Cayman, though I have smoked quite a few of those with my car to the surprise of their owners. Really its like a 996 C2 if you wanted to pick a Porsche on a level playing field. I race my buddys 996 with headers, exhaust chip etc. and he's pretty well as fast as I am. After the race I laugh and talk about it, he wonders if his tranny will take another WOT shift tomorrow and if he just "spent" $8000 on a new one or not.

The Z, is fast, bullet proof and highly predictable. Its very much an over steer car vs. a neutral feeling car like the boxster is. It sounds like an angry race car when you stomp on it, its just retarded, I love it. The interior is simple and useful and has LOTS of room. No cramped interior like the boxster had. I'm 6.0 and I have room to put the seat back farther and can lean back a lot more. The BOSE stereo in Z is great and puts the Boxster to shame. With an aftermarket headunit the Z stereo simply Rocks. It has a 10" subwoofer stock which does the trick nicely. Finally some bass, the Boxster never had ANY bass at all. The Z doesn't have the trunk room the boxster had with the front and rear trunk but you can still get everything you need in it. Yes two sets of Golf clubs fit in the back, I do it all the time.

Need an oil change? No longer 9L of 0W-30 which you can never find anywhere and a $50 oil filter. Its now 5L of 5W-30 and a $12 oil filter, thank GOD!

The Braking in the Z (I have a 13" rotor upgrade) isn't as strong as the Boxster. If I had to do it again, I would get a car with the Brembo Package on it. Look for that, trust me, or put out the dollars for a real BBK with a caliper (mine is 13" rotor and a new caliper bracket to move the caliper out for the larger rotor, works well, but no BBK)

Need some parts for the Z? No problem, you can get anything mechanically or cosmetically for less than half what it would cost for the Boxster. An exhaust can be had for 500-1000 bux, not $1800 for a Dansk muffler, $600 for some sport cats, and $800 for headers like you are used to.

Working on the engine? No more lifting the convertible top and laying under the thing that goes up to hide it all. Its in the front where it should be so it's easy to work on and has lots of room.

Turbo or Supercharger? Sure, many used kits for $4000-5000, and new from $5000-8000 and are fairly straight forward to install. You get 380-400whp from a bolt on kit. On the Boxster? $8000 for a turbo kit, $3000 to install it and 320whp, whooptie do.

Should I go on? PM me if you want me to answer some specific Z vs. Boxster questions that you have if I didn't answer them all already. Good luck and have fun leaving the Porsche guys in your dust in your Japanese crap can.

[EDIT] I think I remember your car from either Renntech or Porsche Pete or 986Forum, I remember the stripes on it... I got kicked off 986Forum for arguing with guys over strut tower bars and how much they HELPED the car lol...

Originally Posted by VeeTec

My 07 now has 42K miles, and the only issue I have had is the slave cylinder, which was replaced after a recall, the clutch itself is still original. This car has been excellent, reliability wise.

Oh yeah, the front tires still wear on the inside, due to the Z's camber. Not a big issue though.

I owned an 04, and the 07+ is a bit quieter, and more forgiving, but still handles every bit as well as the 04 did. The 07+ HR motor is much stronger, and my car has trapped at over 107 in the 1/4 mile, while the miles were lower. They get stronger with miles, so I still expect to see a stock HR run a 12.9, and trap over 108.

I'm sure you would enjoy an 08 Z, but like other s have posted, you might want to wait for the 09 370Z, which will be even lighter and make more power.

Here is my 07 at work.

Originally Posted by QuasarTuning

boxster and boxster s isn/t even comparable ot a Z, when I see an old man driving them next to me in traffic i just laugh that they couldn't A) Afford a better porsche B) smart enough to buy a better porsche, I'd rather buya less expensive brand but the best model they make then buy a ferrari moped just to say i got a ferrari

Originally Posted by BonesZ33

i was on the *** of a new carrera S the other day..

Originally Posted by 350z-Jim

I thought I would chime in since I have done exactly what you are contemplating (other than the one other member with the Silver Boxster)...

Thats my previous Boxster which I sold to my Uncle and I bought the Z.

Boxster.. I loved the boxster, don't get me wrong. It handles amazingly well, better than the Z does Period. Mid engine is better than a front engine car in everyway, and you can tell when you go from one to the other. Anybody who argues with this has not driven a well balanced mid engine car. My Z has full suspension with sway bars etc.. and still isn't as confidence inspiring around corners as my Boxster was. The sound of the boxster is amazing to, I had an EVOM intake an the roar it made was just music to my ears. The interior was also amazing, where the Z interior is a bit lack luster and kinda klunky and really plasticy as well.

The boxster isn't fast enough however, even the S with 250hp is weak sauce. My Z would walk all over the Boxster so easily. And with a few mods the Z can make 320hp the engines are very tunable and respond so well to upgrades, Boxster? Not so much. If you are lucky you might get another 10hp from it with a chip, intake exhaust etc etc... The only way to go fast is a 3.6L swap which is huge dollars.

The one reason I went to a 350Z from the Porsche was the price to fix the car, much as you are experiencing. The Engine? $1500-2000 bux for a good wrecker motor. Look at this listing from a member here: https://my350z.com/forum/engine/3850...-block-fs.html

A tranny? 1000-1500 bux, and they are fairly easy to change, you can do it in your garage if you're man enough. Otherwise, having a shop take out a normal rear wheel drive tranny is pretty simple and cheap.

I don't really compare the 350Z to the boxster to be honest because in most areas, the boxster doesn't stand up. Its slower, doesn't look as nice, not as much of a focused performance car etc.. I would compare it more to the Cayman, though I have smoked quite a few of those with my car to the surprise of their owners. Really its like a 996 C2 if you wanted to pick a Porsche on a level playing field. I race my buddys 996 with headers, exhaust chip etc. and he's pretty well as fast as I am. After the race I laugh and talk about it, he wonders if his tranny will take another WOT shift tomorrow and if he just "spent" $8000 on a new one or not.

The Z, is fast, bullet proof and highly predictable. Its very much an over steer car vs. a neutral feeling car like the boxster is. It sounds like an angry race car when you stomp on it, its just retarded, I love it. The interior is simple and useful and has LOTS of room. No cramped interior like the boxster had. I'm 6.0 and I have room to put the seat back farther and can lean back a lot more. The BOSE stereo in Z is great and puts the Boxster to shame. With an aftermarket headunit the Z stereo simply Rocks. It has a 10" subwoofer stock which does the trick nicely. Finally some bass, the Boxster never had ANY bass at all. The Z doesn't have the trunk room the boxster had with the front and rear trunk but you can still get everything you need in it. Yes two sets of Golf clubs fit in the back, I do it all the time.

Need an oil change? No longer 9L of 0W-30 which you can never find anywhere and a $50 oil filter. Its now 5L of 5W-30 and a $12 oil filter, thank GOD!

The Braking in the Z (I have a 13" rotor upgrade) isn't as strong as the Boxster. If I had to do it again, I would get a car with the Brembo Package on it. Look for that, trust me, or put out the dollars for a real BBK with a caliper (mine is 13" rotor and a new caliper bracket to move the caliper out for the larger rotor, works well, but no BBK)

Need some parts for the Z? No problem, you can get anything mechanically or cosmetically for less than half what it would cost for the Boxster. An exhaust can be had for 500-1000 bux, not $1800 for a Dansk muffler, $600 for some sport cats, and $800 for headers like you are used to.

Working on the engine? No more lifting the convertible top and laying under the thing that goes up to hide it all. Its in the front where it should be so it's easy to work on and has lots of room.

Turbo or Supercharger? Sure, many used kits for $4000-5000, and new from $5000-8000 and are fairly straight forward to install. You get 380-400whp from a bolt on kit. On the Boxster? $8000 for a turbo kit, $3000 to install it and 320whp, whooptie do.

Should I go on? PM me if you want me to answer some specific Z vs. Boxster questions that you have if I didn't answer them all already. Good luck and have fun leaving the Porsche guys in your dust in your Japanese crap can.

[EDIT] I think I remember your car from either Renntech or Porsche Pete or 986Forum, I remember the stripes on it... I got kicked off 986Forum for arguing with guys over strut tower bars and how much they HELPED the car lol...

Originally Posted by RedBullRR

What exactly do you mean, not a Porsche but 89-90% there. What does the Z lack that the Boxster brings to the table in your opinion? Always like the boxster, just curios...cause personally I didnt think the boxster could hang with the Z.

Originally Posted by vo7848

Originally Posted by dennisafrompa

Uh, what does moved mean?? Moved to where?

Was it something I said?