Zen dude

Anyone here had both or compared both?
I love them both and would love to here some comparisons.
Which one handles better, which ones faster,Quicker, and brakes better?

Dark Lightning

I bought my 951 from a gentleman who now owns a brand new Boxter, and his says the 951 was just more fun. Take it as you will.

special tool

The Boxster does everything better, STOCK. Porsche hasn't gotten where they are by going backwards.
But I pass them like they are tied to a rock down the straight at LRP in my modified 951 actually, tied to a rock is giving them credit.

Cyrus951

Stock vs. Stock the Boxster S can take a 26/6 951.
A 26/8 951 is another story..

Jake951

I've driven the Boxster S and here's how I think it compares to my '89 951. The Boxster is more nimble (that mid-engine advantage) and is very easy and lots of fun to drive fast, at least up to about 7/10. I didn't push it beyond that. The 951 on its stock suspension seems more reluctant to turn in and change directions. The Boxster suspension feels slightly softer with a bit more body roll, but it also takes sharp bumps a bit better. My modded 951 will crush the Boxster S in acceleration. The power delivery of the Boxster is much more linear with more torque down low, but there is no comparison above 3000 rpm. Once the boost is on, the Boxster feels like a slug in comparison. However, the engine note of the Boxster is really sweet, especially at the high end. Overall the Boxster feels more refined than my car but the 951 feels more direct and somewhat less isolated in its steering, brakes, clutch, shifting, noise level, and ride characteristics.

If I ever upgrade from my 951, however, it might be to a Boxster with aftermarket turbo.

Zen dude

Thanks for all the info, Im trying to make up my mind on what I want, Might only get a Boxster without the S. I know there not as fast but more affordable for now. A guy on here scared me when he said if you can take a 100 dollar bill and burn it without flinching your ready to own a 951. Sorry for the dumb question
But what does 26/6 and 26/8 mean?

Techno Duck

Zen dude, i believe they are refering to the size / type of the Turbo. Im not an expert on the 951, but read the forums frequently. The K26/6 and K26/8 are popular choices for upgraded turbos. The difference between the two is though the K26/8 is able to put out more power at full boost, though it suffers from a greater turbo lag. The 6 and 8 refer to the turbine housing side, or 'hot side'.

Take what i say with a grain of salt though, im not sure if it is completley correct or not.

horsepowerfarm

Boxster=gurlie car, sorry just my opinion. My wife's Audi beats up on them.

rhesus

True.
The 944 Turbo S came with the k26/8.
The rest of the 951's came with the k26/6.

Zen dude

Its less of a girl car than a VW bug tho
If I could find a perfect 951 or even 944S
I would buy it, but there getting harder to find.

seb928s

I don't know but if you are willing to spend 20-25k on a Boxster I would rather just buy an 951 rebuild the engine and change out all the stock parts to new ones and you will still be around that 25k mark with a very reliable car. Also if you looking for aftermarket power then the 951 is the way to go. If you just rebuild the engine and mod it would be killer.

Gator_86_951

Right.....provided you are getting the car totally out of pocket. I think the money gripping comes from the initial cost of a 951. Which is usually not that high. But, it is still a porsche. Parts are semi-expensive. Also, stuff breaks on these cars now as they are 18-15 years old. Replace all the wear items, keep up the maintenance, mod and catch faster modern porsches at the track, pass them :-).

Zen dude

Problem is in a few years I would sell it to experience something different, so to put 25k into a 951 would be good for the person I sell it to but bad for me

KLR

Have you really thought about how much a boxster will depreciate in that time period? If you spent $14K on a fully sorted, top notch 951, you'd have a great car that's very reliable and requires about as much maintenance as a boxster. You would want to have some DIY capability, as older cars are certainly more finicky and idiosyncratic, but I doubt if you'd find that the total cost of ownership would be more expensive than a several year old boxster entering its maintenance intensive phase (new brakes, suspension components wearing out, wierd electrical stuff starting to crop up, AC needing work, etc.) and still depreciating like mad. A $25k Boxster will be worth how much again in 5 years?

axhoaxho

I happen to currently own a 87 951 and a 00 Boxster S. I like both, and they are very different cars.

One is a mid-engine flat-six convertible roadster, designed a few years ago with all the latest technologies. One is a front engine turbo-I4 coupe, designed back from 70's and 80's with the old-school German handcraft touch.

I like ABS, traction control (or PSM in later models), Litronic headlights, 15K oil change intervals, side airbags, bright dashlights. In the past 4 years, I had 2 oil changes on the Boxster S, and that's pretty much all the maintenance it needed. And driving it with top-down is fun. Drop a late 996 engine in a Boxster S, and it will surprise everyone on track.

I have spent thousand and thousands of dollars on my 951 in the past couple years, just to up-keep it in top condition, and fix things that broke. It is a 17 years old car, afterall. However, it has the old school German engineering feel that is missing in the modern Porsche's. I keep my 951 stock, but it has lots of potential to mod. with relatively little amont of money, as we all know.

I have other P-cars, but the Boxster S and the 951 are very different on their own, thus why I keep both.

With best regards,
- Alex.