Most people don't bother because the standard gear box is good enough for them..... the only people I know that specced the short shifter have just changed from the S2000 so you can safely assume that the standard issue kit doesn't measure up against the stooks shift......

The S2000 shift is one of the best...... the closest I've come across was in the Suzuki Cappuccino which was as almost good!

 

WTF?

Do they charge extra to put THEIR OWN badges on the wheels? Jeesus.

Or is the heraldic crest of the Mole family?

 

But this is what I fail to understand guys. If Porsche have the know how to make a shorter throw why isn't that standard. Isn't the point of that company to make good cars? It is this fact which confuses me, why make this an option and not standard?

 

Sorry.... missed your point.

The reason its not standard is that the short shift may put off certain people that are less interested in how the car performs.

The short shifter comes with the warning that "some slight resistance may be experienced during gearshifts when the vehicle is started cold"

Of course the main reason is that its another option with which to fleece buyers!

 

According to the option brochure here http://content2.eu.porsche.com/prod/boxste...L_PCGB_MY05.pdf (read if you want a heart attack at the ultimate in pointlessness) the short shifter also leads to 'Significantly increased cold shifting forces' - i.e. It's a bit like an S2000 when cold. I dunno why this would be a problem for Boxster owners given the effort required to operate the pedals?

Of course, the cynic in me would suggest they do it as a way to extract another

 

If you want the best, you've got to pay a little bit more

 

[QUOTE=wadswoaj,Aug 10 2005, 10:45 AM] then my company negotiated a

 

But I can't afford a Ferrari

 

Sarky cnut
The standard ones have the porsche crest in black i think it is. The ones I had are the same colour as the bonnet badge, kind of like haveing you Rick red S logo that some of the s2k owners have or your different coloured honda badge.

 

[QUOTE=lovegroova,Aug 10 2005, 01:23 PM] According to the option brochure here http://content2.eu.porsche.com/prod/boxste...L_PCGB_MY05.pdf (read if you want a heart attack at the ultimate in pointlessness) the short shifter also leads to 'Significantly increased cold shifting forces' - i.e. It's a bit like an S2000 when cold. I dunno why this would be a problem for Boxster owners given the effort required to operate the pedals?

Of course, the cynic in me would suggest they do it as a way to extract another