Porsche Boxster Questions

I have owned a Porsche Boxster S and it is a real fun car. Are you going to buy it new? You can drive it pretty much everywere. You just might have to go slow on the speed bumps. Some wierd people will key your car. It also costs like $200 bucks for an oil change. You have to do it at the Porsche dealer because it is a mid engine. You can easily talk on the cell phone with the top up or down. If you think about getting the Jag, It will always be in the shop. The Jag is not a good buy. You souldn't get the Mercedes either. That is because the roof of the car leakes when it rains. I own a car dealership and have owned many cars. I like the Porsche best of them all. Please tell me if you are going to buy the Porsche new of used. I have some more advise for you nut you need to tell me if you want it new or used. I hope this is of help to you.
Nathan

My big advise is to wait a couple of months and buy the 2006 Boxster S. It is a new model. Give me your email and I will scan you some photos and specs. fom the book I have. The current Boxster S has around 254hp and the New Model will have 280hp. If you get a stick you will have 18mpg city, 26mpg highway. With a triptronic s it is 1mpg city, 25mpg highway. You should always use a Porsche mechanic at the Porshe dealer. Make sure you only buy N rated tires. There is nothing you should look out for. I would suggest the extended warranty. You shouldn't change the oil yourself. The seats are real comfortble. I woould suggest electric seats and a real need is heated seats. I had one with heated and non heated seats and the heated seats make a real differance. Make sure your ties have good grip because I was diving it and hydroplaned because the tires were old and it was raining. I just bought the car at the auction. Hope this helps.
Nathan
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Being also a car-nut, petrol-head ...

If you really wanyt to know what it's like up-front,

Check http://www.evo.co.uk.

They have had many Porsches as long-termers and report on it monthly.
On the home-page, scroll down untill you find "Fast Fleet" and goe back a few months. I think they said goodbye to their 2004 Boxster S a month ago. All was perfect, apart from rusting-brake discs, a small leakage and a stuck window if i remember well. The brake-disk rusting happened when at a stand-still for a couple of days and was sorted under warranty. Looking from your mileage that's not likely to happen.

O yeah, these guys have a rather heavy right-foot so the fuel-consumption in there is on the high-side for normal driving. The same for other consumeables like tyres and brake-pads.

They have experienced a few problems, but most of them where sorted quickly and under warranty.

I've driven a few of these cars (and similar ones) and the Boxster S definitely is a good choice, a comparable one (but much cheaper) is the Nissan 350Z.

In other words : buy the magazine. Especially last months where they tested the 2005 Boxster against a whole bunch of other performance cars.

Just briljant.

Have fun reading...

GReetz,

S.

Un-Amerikan?

Well, to be honest, a Porsche SUV = Anti-Porsche.
Sure, itz a great "off-roader", but why?
Spells doom for the company (as we know it) - but hey, itz out-selling "real" Porsches 2-to-1: there must be a reason.

Porsche Boxster

In general - there are a number of Porsche drivers in the family - the Boxster is a nice car for everyday's use. It is not as fast as a Carrera, or an RS but it is a nice powerhouse specifically in curvy environments. There is nothing exotic about it, even your wife or girlfriend can drive it, without the risk that she burns the clutch. However 200 USD for an oilchange is outragious. Although it requires expensive synthetic oil, there is nothing that a good mechanic cannot execute. For the regular maintainance you better visit the dealer - better for resale-value and if something is not ok, you have somebody to talk to.