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I have a noise when cold coming from behind but it sounds strange like I just ran over a slurpee cup or something and mostly when shifting up. Can you please describe your noise? Thanks

Well, I picked the car up today and they fixed the swirl marks. Looks great! BUT, what a huge diff between the Boxster they loaned me and the S! I had it over the weekend and for two regular commutes. The loaner was a five speed. Now, the service advisor did tell me that the car had been essentially raped by some lady who had never driven a stick. Apparently she burnt it out in 3 hours and was calling them saying she was having it towed back 'cause it wouldn't move. They took it apart and the clutch fell to the floor. The car wreaked from burnt clutch. Anyway, they replaced the clutch on it but it still shifted poorly relative to the S. Shorter throw but notchier and it either grabbed low in the RPMs and gagged its way forward or slipped until 1500 or so. The steering also felt damaged in that it felt like a front wheel drive with shot CV joints that ground when you turned more than 20 degrees. However, it still sounded awesome and since it was well past 2000 miles I was able to rev it to a respectable 6000 rpm (still waiting to do that and more to mine :-). It drove well enough and if it wasn't so beaten would still be a great car I'm sure. Yes, the S does handle better but probably not sufficiently better to be the determining factor between the two. But man was it nice to get back into mine. Biggest difference was really the shifting. It felt almost electric vs mechanical. It felt like I was sling-shotting from gear to gear. Smooth and clean. I think the next car will be a GT3. I like the extra RPM range you can play with. I would perhaps miss the torque vs the Turbo though. Dreams. :-)

I had an issue with residue around the "Boxster S" badging of my new car. I asked the dealer to clean it. They had to remove the emblem in order to buff it properly (it's just a sticker). Well when I got it back it was like yours - swirls in Basalt Black paint. So I asked them to fix it and took it in again. They again removed the emblem and buffed and waxed the entire car (it was in their stock for a long time). Still not fixed. I think they may have damaged the clear coat though they tell me that would be unlikely. Anyway, I'm still waiting for them to finish their 3rd attempt. I told them just to repaint it. The car is awesome though. I traded down from a 996TT with X50 (it's basically another mortgage every month) and it is really still a lot fun. You can step into it and let it rev with less anxiety and you can chuck it around like a toy. It is more entertaining in this way.