[INVESTR]

Ive wanted to get a Boxter for a few years now but I'm now ready to pull the trigger. Ive owned a 911 and just sold my Panamera S and bought a truck (daily driver) to make room for the Boxter. I'm very torn on the Boxter vs the S model AND even more torn over the PDK or manuel trans. Glad to be here.....

 

[trusted]

Welcome!

Try to drive them both. The S is ridiculously fast. The base is super fast. I'm ok with "just" super fast.

Manual vs. PDK really depends on your use case. As a daily driver I would want the PDK. As a joyride the manual is an option as well, for sure. It's just that the PDK is so darn good...

Oh and it's Boxster 0

 

[Gallatin]

Hello and welcome!!! As trusted notes the base is very fast and enough for me as well. I would, however, drive both to be sure you get what you want. I got the MT and love it, but I don't use the 718 as a daily driver. I have had PDK in all other P cars--it is fantastic!!! You really can't go wrong with either.

 

[agent 86]

Welcome Investr. Since the truck is your DD, you might appreciate having a manual as your weekend toy when you want to open the roof, let your hair blow in the wind and exercise your left leg.

The base model is very fast. I probably would have bought one, but it's not available with red calipers.

 

[Viffermike]

The base model is very fast. I probably would have bought one, but it's not available with red calipers.

12-large for red calipers? Ouch!

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Welcome, Investr!

 

[capeli]

On the subject of red calipers, has anyone had success in painting the calipers red, and do they last? Did you do inplace or take them off? Thinking of doing it on my base model.

 

[Viffermike]

On the subject of red calipers, has anyone had success in painting the calipers red, and do they last? Did you do inplace or take them off? Thinking of doing it on my base model.

I would highly recommend having them done professionally, off the car. Unless you really know what you're doing and have the proper tools, brake work beyond bleeding and changing pads is best left to the pros.

Basically, treat them like alloy wheels: powder coating is the best option because the color physically and chemically becomes part of the metal. But shops out there will paint them (must be high-temp paint) and even wrap them.

 

[capeli]

Professional it is, I'll definitely put myself in the category of not knowing what I'm doing when it comes to pulling a brake system apart.

 

[agent 86]

12-large for red calipers? Ouch!

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Welcome, Investr!

I thought $12k for red calipers was a lot, too!!! But, then the salesman offered to throw in a 350hp motor and I couldn't resist.

 

[SoCalS5]

On the subject of red calipers, has anyone had success in painting the calipers red, and do they last?.....

There are many shops, and even some dealerships, that will paint the brake calipers. Some do it with the calipers on the car, others remove the calipers. Prices can vary significantly. There was a shop in Atlanta that offered a group-buy price for Macan owners of $250, which included all four calipers. Those were done on the car, and the results looked very very good. Most other shops typically charge $500 to $1000, from what I've seen.

 

[GregW]

Fortunately I though the black calipers looked better with the Racing Yellow paint.

Greg