RX8 vs. Boxster - I went boxster
09-27-2008, 10:42 AM
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RX8 vs. Boxster - I went boxster
I have posted on/off on this forum for at least 6 months. I had been wanting something fun and sporty for a while - and the cars that topped mylist were the RX8 and the Boxster. VERY different in terms of car type but similar in that both were FUN.
I liked the drop top fun of the boxster and the Porsche wail at WOT, but I reallyliked the smoothness of the rotary and the practicality of the rear seats. I could have got a much newer lower mileage 8 for the price of an older boxster and repairs on teh pcar are NOT cheap.
ultimately, as this is a third car that I will use on weekends and for date night with the wife and maybe to drive to work once a week for fun - i opted for more "fun" and less practicality.
Here is my new car.
I still turn and look at RX8s as they go by.
I love those cars. If I had the money for both - i would get both, but I had to pick one. Despite choosing the boxster - the rx8 was a top choice of mine and I drove a LOT of cars.
I drove the S2000 - didn't like how harsh and rough and cramped it was. I drove the new EVO X and HATED it. felt like a cheapo car. not sporty at all.
the boxster is very balanced, much like the rx8. the boxster is midengined, and the rx8's rotary is so light and mounted backward you ended up with simlar feels...both cars are a total pleasure on a back road.
my boxster is a 2000. 2.7L mtor, NON-S. a relative ended up putting it up for sale and i jumpd on the smokin' deal I got..so that was a factor as well. the car i bought has a full leather interior - even the dash, door inserts, etc all leather. it also has an upgraded porsche spot suspension pakage stiffer than what is on a boxster S. with 18s. the rears are 265s! it definitely handles better than any rx8 i drove - but to be fair, this suspensionw oudl be like a full mazdaspeed setup..it's an upgraded setup versus what is OEM.
i love the car. i'll keep checking here time to time.
I liked the drop top fun of the boxster and the Porsche wail at WOT, but I reallyliked the smoothness of the rotary and the practicality of the rear seats. I could have got a much newer lower mileage 8 for the price of an older boxster and repairs on teh pcar are NOT cheap.
ultimately, as this is a third car that I will use on weekends and for date night with the wife and maybe to drive to work once a week for fun - i opted for more "fun" and less practicality.
Here is my new car.
I still turn and look at RX8s as they go by.
I love those cars. If I had the money for both - i would get both, but I had to pick one. Despite choosing the boxster - the rx8 was a top choice of mine and I drove a LOT of cars.I drove the S2000 - didn't like how harsh and rough and cramped it was. I drove the new EVO X and HATED it. felt like a cheapo car. not sporty at all.
the boxster is very balanced, much like the rx8. the boxster is midengined, and the rx8's rotary is so light and mounted backward you ended up with simlar feels...both cars are a total pleasure on a back road.
my boxster is a 2000. 2.7L mtor, NON-S. a relative ended up putting it up for sale and i jumpd on the smokin' deal I got..so that was a factor as well. the car i bought has a full leather interior - even the dash, door inserts, etc all leather. it also has an upgraded porsche spot suspension pakage stiffer than what is on a boxster S. with 18s. the rears are 265s! it definitely handles better than any rx8 i drove - but to be fair, this suspensionw oudl be like a full mazdaspeed setup..it's an upgraded setup versus what is OEM.
i love the car. i'll keep checking here time to time.
09-27-2008, 11:38 AM
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congrats to you, not my kind of car but still nice
Thank you for posting an intelligent non bashing "im better than you" thread!
Thank you for posting an intelligent non bashing "im better than you" thread!
Last edited by EdwardsB; 09-27-2008 at 11:42 AM.
09-27-2008, 03:18 PM
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My boss had his Boxster for a few years before I got my 8, so I was very familiar with them. My complaints are too small & uncomfortable, no back seat, insurance premium seemed inflated, no storage space, too many of them on the road, the handling wasn't as good as I thought it should be (you're tired after driving a Boxster for two hours)- and it didn't have a rotary engine. I'm a card-carrying rotary enthusiast. That tends to shoot down a LOT of cars for me, right there. 
But if you are happy with it, that's all that matters- congrats and have fun.
But if you are happy with it, that's all that matters- congrats and have fun.
09-27-2008, 09:42 PM
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Ya I love the boxster and sometimes dream about upgrading to the Cayman. I need 4 seats though and do not want to deal with owning multiple cars so ultimately went with the rx8.
09-27-2008, 11:12 PM
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On one hand we have a Michaelangelo:
http://autos.yahoo.com/porsche_boxster_s/
and on the other we have a Rembrandt:
http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/rx8/review.html
with a price split of about 100%. How in the world you ever put these two cars in the same category is beyond me... and with that said is a testament to every RX-8 owner out there.
I may have bought the two RX-8s
http://autos.yahoo.com/porsche_boxster_s/
and on the other we have a Rembrandt:
http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/rx8/review.html
with a price split of about 100%. How in the world you ever put these two cars in the same category is beyond me... and with that said is a testament to every RX-8 owner out there.
I may have bought the two RX-8s
09-27-2008, 11:32 PM
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my father has a boxter and i love it
and your right both cars are fun to drive/feel good behind the wheel/handles great
but after driving them both i still wonder which one is faster.. not that it matters much :D
good choice and have fun with it!
one of my dream car is the cayman :P
and your right both cars are fun to drive/feel good behind the wheel/handles great
but after driving them both i still wonder which one is faster.. not that it matters much :D
good choice and have fun with it!
one of my dream car is the cayman :P
09-28-2008, 05:45 AM
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On one hand we have a Michaelangelo:
http://autos.yahoo.com/porsche_boxster_s/
and on the other we have a Rembrandt:
http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/rx8/review.html
with a price split of about 100%. How in the world you ever put these two cars in the same category is beyond me... and with that said is a testament to every RX-8 owner out there.
I may have bought the two RX-8s
http://autos.yahoo.com/porsche_boxster_s/
and on the other we have a Rembrandt:
http://www.edmunds.com/mazda/rx8/review.html
with a price split of about 100%. How in the world you ever put these two cars in the same category is beyond me... and with that said is a testament to every RX-8 owner out there.
I may have bought the two RX-8s
09-28-2008, 08:51 AM
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09-28-2008, 10:45 AM
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yeah I could have just got a boxster as well but I chose 8. Im not a fan of any conv top-up for aesthetic reasons. My younger brother has a boxster and it is a great car very solid feeling fun handling but the 8 is slightly quicker and looks better imo. Also the boxster shift throws are almost double the length of the 8s so transmission/clutch feel go to the 8 as well imo. Both feel rock solid over bumps. BUT I have room 4 four and more cargo room and so far have turned just as many heads plus the feel of the rotary smoothness swinging past 7k is a "only in an 8" visceral thrill. Also I wouldnt be able to take a car I couldnt touch the engine in.
That said I think the Cayman is one of the best looking cars in all of automotive history and would prob lean towards one over my 8 (but Id have to really be impressed to give up my 8)
That said I think the Cayman is one of the best looking cars in all of automotive history and would prob lean towards one over my 8 (but Id have to really be impressed to give up my 8)
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09-28-2008, 07:20 PM
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The boxster is another car not to be rated on soley by numbers, as a matter of fact, if there wasn't a need for 4 seats it would be a hard choice between the two.
