993. NSX or Boxster S - Page 1 - Porsche General - PistonHeads UK

993 is in another league - beautiful looker and a guaranteed future classic.

Get one. I have a 'S' and my wife drives a Chim. Yes the Chim 450 is quicker in a straight line but in the twisties my 'S' would get ahead. At least - that's with me driving both of them. The Boxster just exudes class from every interior surface - very nice place to be. Handling to die for. They look great. No wonder Porsche have sold so many. That's why they're not so exclusive these days. Get an 'S' mind... Normally they're very, very reliable - although I did have a glitch that kept it off the road for a couple of weeks - during which time I was provided a rental car at Porsche's expense - so no hard feelings there. The 993 is a great car too, of course. And a mate of mine had an NSX. It looked goof, went well and handled...but its a Honda. Sorry. (No bad thing I know)

993 running costs are stupidly good for a supercar... - 350 quid for a major service from an independent (JZ Machtech is just 37 quid an hour!) - tons of spares if you need them, you can get a 993 Varioram engine from a specialist breaker for about 3.5k complete (nice to know, just in case) - lots of nice Bosch factor parts, available from German and Swedish or Euro Car Parts - and Porsches don't go wrong that often anyway Make sure you go later than 95 on the 993, and I'd recommend the 2wd Carrera coupe 6 speed, the RS or the turbo. To be honest though, the standard 993 Carrera is a bit boring if you've come from a Chimaera. Get the RS if you can afford it (40k), or maybe go for a 964RS if your budget is nearer half that (25k). I thought about an NSX, but just too japanese for me. Not 'special' enough. The Boxster is brilliant, but not 'Porsche' enough for my tastes! I love the old fashioned interior of the 993 and the rear engined quirkiness. Oh, and *that* shape. Rgds Domster

I suggest you post your question on a pro-NSX forum; here you will mostly receive pro-Porsche answers. FWIW I think it is too easy to fall in love with a Porsche (whatever the model). Obviously it has always been the budget supercar to have - and will always be, I'm afraid - but if I were you I would book a test drive for the NSX. For sure it won't hold its value as well as a Porker, but as for driving thrills I guess it may be worth being considered...and quality there is a match for any 911. Take your time, try as many cars as you can PS: Domster, can you remember which tyres you had on the 944S2 and Turbo? Thanks. >> Edited by Thom on Thursday 13th June 13:11

Thom, the last set of rear tyres I bought for the 944 were Goodyear Eagle F1s. They were quite new back then. The new version of the Eagle F1 recently came top of the Evo magazine tyre test, so they may still be worth going for. The price was reasonable, much cheaper than S0-2s when I bought them. I think they were 225/45/16s or something.

I used to have an NSX (until it was stolen) and used it everyday for 2 years without any problems. A great car and definitely worth a test drive. The only weakness I found was the brakes (which I replaced with 13inch brembos after swapping the wheels to 17inch). That said if you don't do a lot of trackdays this won't be an issue. I now have a 993TT, also a great car, but very different.

I recently had the same decision - except never considered the NSX - its a Honda, after all! I drove a few 993s, and a Boxster S and decided to go for the Boxster S. reasons - well, personally I felt the S was a better drive. It felt less rough, and more secure. Inside, wasn't even close - S was miles better than the 993, which is basic to say the least! In terms of performance - yes the 993 was quicker in a straight line, but the S felt more "usable" for some reason. If you can get over the "hairdresser" factor - which I've managed by sorting out nice 18" alloys! - then no real reason not to go Boxster S. But its personal I suppose, and I got given advice both ways onhere - very helpful, very useful, and lots of things I hadn't thought about..in the end, its personal preference as both will be an excellent car, I would think.

I am genuinely not arsed about the badge, and think and NSX would turn as many (if not more) heads than a Porka if that mattered (probably wrong place to type this!!) I asked on here as I suspected a few of you may have driven and NSX in the past...

Good thing! Then test drive the NSX; Me at least would be very glad to hear about it

Recently sold my Chimaera due to property needs, but am planning my next car to help stop me going crazy driving a Clio!! Love Boxsters but I think they may feel a little slow after the TVR and there is sooooo many in London Love 993s - What are the running costs like? Love NSXs - Anyone any experience of these - It would have to be a 94/95 car to be in my price range but what are these like to drive/own/run? Cheers all..