987S Collision
I don't know how many of you read the 997 Board but I mentioned that I got into a collision in my Boxster S on Saturday evening - West Side Highway Southbound here in Manhattan. I switched lanes from the center lane when the car in front of me for some reason slammed on his brakes - to the right lane, and didn't see a black Lincoln Towncar (dim tail lights). I rear-ended him and caused him to swerve (of course I'm not telling insurance that).
I don't know if there are any threads yet on the 987 Board about accidents, but I was very impressed with the way this car performed with both active and passive saftey features. If it weren't for the superb braking system on the car the collision would have been far worse than it was (impact-wise). The brakes probably dropped me from 70 to 30 in what felt like a second and a half, and the steering allowed me to quickly "side-swipe" his rear bumper rather than going at him head on. The collision felt like a small bump, nothing severe which I thought was odd considering I've gotten into collisions with Volvos and Range Rovers and the impact, at slower speeds, seemed much more harsh.
The car was completely driveable (yay for mid-engine config!), but there was significant damage to the front end. The bumper (which already had a scratch from damn valet parking) is severely scratched, the hood (probably the weakest part of the car) slightly folded, and the right Xenon head light was cracked, but functioning properly. The rest of the body, including wheels - was not affected.
Also, I'm not a fan of Porsche Roadside assistance - I've had to use them twice (once in a snowstorm, and once for this accident) and they have severe limitations on the help they can provide you. For the snowstorm incident they couldn't provide assistance because it was on a State Highway, and for the crash they couldn't tow it to my dealer (also in Manhattan) because they are not permitted to tow vehicles from accidents within the five boroughs of NYC. They could tow from the storage facility to the dealer after it was released however. Sheesh, talk about fine print that doesn't exist.
I had a tussle
with the storage facility that the car was towed to (since Porsche/AAA couldn't do it) that the NYPD uses. This assclown almost refused to allow my car to be transferred to my dealership, saying I'm making a big mistake by not leaving it with him. He wouldn't take a credit card over the phone, wouldn't charge my card even though I sent him imprints, and required cash. 
I cannot even describe the relief I felt when I finally had Porsche tow it to my dealership. 
I just wanted to get on here to say, from personal experience and especially for those of you on the fence about any kind of Boxster saftey issues -- it's one safe vehicle and it hasn't let me down.
I don't know if there are any threads yet on the 987 Board about accidents, but I was very impressed with the way this car performed with both active and passive saftey features. If it weren't for the superb braking system on the car the collision would have been far worse than it was (impact-wise). The brakes probably dropped me from 70 to 30 in what felt like a second and a half, and the steering allowed me to quickly "side-swipe" his rear bumper rather than going at him head on. The collision felt like a small bump, nothing severe which I thought was odd considering I've gotten into collisions with Volvos and Range Rovers and the impact, at slower speeds, seemed much more harsh.
The car was completely driveable (yay for mid-engine config!), but there was significant damage to the front end. The bumper (which already had a scratch from damn valet parking) is severely scratched, the hood (probably the weakest part of the car) slightly folded, and the right Xenon head light was cracked, but functioning properly. The rest of the body, including wheels - was not affected.
Also, I'm not a fan of Porsche Roadside assistance - I've had to use them twice (once in a snowstorm, and once for this accident) and they have severe limitations on the help they can provide you. For the snowstorm incident they couldn't provide assistance because it was on a State Highway, and for the crash they couldn't tow it to my dealer (also in Manhattan) because they are not permitted to tow vehicles from accidents within the five boroughs of NYC. They could tow from the storage facility to the dealer after it was released however. Sheesh, talk about fine print that doesn't exist.
I had a tussle
with the storage facility that the car was towed to (since Porsche/AAA couldn't do it) that the NYPD uses. This assclown almost refused to allow my car to be transferred to my dealership, saying I'm making a big mistake by not leaving it with him. He wouldn't take a credit card over the phone, wouldn't charge my card even though I sent him imprints, and required cash. I cannot even describe the relief I felt when I finally had Porsche tow it to my dealership. I just wanted to get on here to say, from personal experience and especially for those of you on the fence about any kind of Boxster saftey issues -- it's one safe vehicle and it hasn't let me down.
