Porsche Boxster, a good used buy?

drunkmonkey · 14-12-2009 01:57PM #1

Looking at this,

http://www.cbg.ie/Car_Detail.aspx?ID=3588582#

mpg is about the same as my current car, maybe a little more, milage is a bit on the high side which is a bit off putting, the tax is expensive..

any other reason why I should or shouldn't buy it?

tbh, I really need a diesel but i'm ohh so tempted..

colm_mcm · 14-12-2009 01:58PM

I'd buy it if I was looking for a cabrio. (and had the money to spare!)

Graham_B18C · 14-12-2009 02:00PM

Lovely car but I've heard to maintain them it can be seriously expensive.

Everything takes really long to do on them apparently because its so tight under the bonet and that bumps up the labour hours.

I know a mechanic that was working on one before and he found tool inside the engine that people obviously dropped in my accident and wern't up for the hassle of getting them out!!!

Long Onion · 14-12-2009 02:07PM

Your dilemma reminds me of the AH thread about the guy who's grind teacher fancied him - if you don't buy it you'll spend the rest of your life wondering what could have been ...

Worst case scenario, you cost yourself a few bob - but you'll always have the memories of when you used to drive a porsche.

drunkmonkey · 14-12-2009 02:08PM

I heard there pretty reliable, presume there's not much servicing if it's running right, wonder how hard the oil filter is to change?

yere all doing a great job of putting me off, thanks:)

voxpop · 14-12-2009 02:12PM

Once your happy to spend the extra money on servicing and wont need to sell in a hurry - go for it. Not keen on the looks myself, though it seems cheap.

Off to check how freeky did now

drunkmonkey · 14-12-2009 02:32PM

I love the look of them, haven't seen one with a hard top in the flesh though, just hope the rag top isn't buggered..

how bad is servicing, heard once a year to a porsche garage and €400 should see you ok..

milltown · 14-12-2009 03:26PM

I wouldn't be going near a Porsche garage to service an 8 year old, €12k boxster!
Find a good independent specialist and befriend him. They're old enough and common enough that you shouldn't need a factory approved dealer for anything but the most noodle scratching electronic gremlins. I seem to recall reading that the big bucks maintenance on them is changing the belts. Best arm yourself with knowledge of when and how much before you start going to see them and drive away a shiny Porker with a €2k bill looming.

P.S. Go for it! I'd love one, only I can't convince Mrs.Milltown that she'd be happier with the two kids in her car all the time.

unkel · 14-12-2009 03:41PM

They dropped a lot in price. Boxsters used to be the lowest depreciating car of them all. 2 or 3 years ago, the earliest (then about 10 years old) and cheapest of them would be worth 20k, and now a younger car than that only fetches half!

If you can afford it, go for it! I'd have it checked over by a Porsche specialist first though...

rccaulfield · 15-12-2009 12:00AM

alot of money for little power. Tax is madness too imo!

Midnight_EG · 15-12-2009 12:07AM

Mid Life Crisis?

mickdw · 15-12-2009 12:08AM

I wouldnt touch that. Older boxsters look crap in my opinion. The later ones are much fresher and the cayman is better still.

Shires · 15-12-2009 12:14AM

Long Onion wrote: »

Your dilemma reminds me of the AH thread about the guy who's grind teacher fancied him

Saucy... Link?

ShadowHearth · 15-12-2009 12:17AM

mickdw wrote: »

I wouldnt touch that. Older boxsters look crap in my opinion. The later ones are much fresher and the cayman is better still.

cayman is not a porche, end of story. It shouldn't even have the badge of porche...

As for OP:

Some one said it allready: alot of money for really crappy performance...

If you whant proper cabrio that would be fun to drive, extreamly easy to maintain, low insurance, then go for mx5, if you got a few spare euros to spend, bring yourself a turbocharged mx5, trust me, it will be cheaper and smoke that porche.

If you really really whant it, then just go for it. you cant argue about taste

. I have a cabrio with soft top and i am using it as daily driver, had no problems at all, even in winter.

drunkmonkey · 15-12-2009 12:18AM

mickdw wrote: »

I wouldnt touch that. Older boxsters look crap in my opinion. The later ones are much fresher and the cayman is better still.

it's not that old, shape is still modern even timeless..

can't stretch to a cayman:( just want to get my foot on the ladder...

mickdw · 15-12-2009 12:21AM

drunkmonkey wrote: »

it's not that old, shape is still modern even timeless..

can't stretch to a cayman:( just want to get my foot on the ladder...

I know its not particularily old, its just imo, that model with those front lights look a bit on the clumpy side. very dated as is the first of the 996 911 too

unkel · 15-12-2009 12:22AM

mickdw wrote: »

I wouldnt touch that. Older boxsters look crap in my opinion. The later ones are much fresher and the cayman is better still.

But there are budgets and there are budgets

A good condition early boxster for 10 grand is quite some proposition. We're talking S2000 money now and the boxster is far superior.

unkel · 15-12-2009 12:23AM

mickdw wrote: »

very dated as is the first of the 996 911 too

All 911s look dated and are crap except for the 997 but I suppose we are nitpicking now

mickdw · 15-12-2009 12:26AM

Its not about budget. With 12k, I wouldnt buy that. Maybe its just me.

ShadowHearth · 15-12-2009 12:28AM

unkel wrote: »

But there are budgets and there are budgets

A good condition early boxster for 10 grand is quite some proposition. We're talking S2000 money now and the boxster is far superior.

ah unkel, i hope you got flame shield up m8

. Those V-tec heads will stab you bud!

Its cheap, but ussually there is a reason for being cheap...

mickdw · 15-12-2009 12:28AM

unkel wrote: »

All 911s look dated and are crap except for the 997 but I suppose we are nitpicking now

ah now, I wouldnt mind a 993 turbo.... Not dated at all.

ronnie3585 · 15-12-2009 12:29AM

ShadowHearth wrote: »

cayman is not a porche, end of story. It shouldn't even have the badge of porche...

Care to explain

The 986 represents very good value for money, especially the S. Would agree with the above advice about staying away from main dealers for maintenance, plenty of competent independents who can deal with the maintenance.

ShadowHearth · 15-12-2009 12:37AM

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Care to explain

The 986 represents very good value for money, especially the S. Would agree with the above advice about staying away from main dealers for maintenance, plenty of competent independents who can deal with the maintenance.

damn sorry bud, i made a mistake, i thought they were talking about Cayenne!

JHMEG · 15-12-2009 12:45AM

Isn't the S the only one worth going for? Otherwise the (cheaper to buy and run) S2000 is supposed to be a better punt?

ronnie3585 · 15-12-2009 12:54AM

JHMEG wrote: »

Isn't the S the only one worth going for? Otherwise the (cheaper to buy and run) S2000 is supposed to be a better punt?

Isn't the S2K very heavily loaded by insurance companies - much more than the porker.

unkel · 15-12-2009 12:54AM

mickdw wrote: »

ah now, I wouldnt mind a 993 turbo.... Not dated at all.

It looks great and it's a great car - but it doesn't really look 2010 now does it?

mickdw wrote: »

Its not about budget. With 12k, I wouldnt buy that. Maybe its just me.

Agreed. I wouldn't go for a 986/987 myself. Good cars all the same though.

hick · 15-12-2009 12:59AM

that toyota Mr2 is lovely

Graham_B18C · 15-12-2009 01:04AM

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Isn't the S2K very heavily loaded by insurance companies - much more than the porker.

I'm 22 and could get quotes on one handy enough, doubt i'd get quoted on a Porsche as easily!!

JHMEG · 15-12-2009 01:06AM

ronnie3585 wrote: »

Isn't the S2K very heavily loaded by insurance companies - much more than the porker.

Don't think so. Tax is cheaper tho, as are parts (considerably).

unkel · 15-12-2009 01:12AM

JHMEG wrote: »

Don't think so. Tax is cheaper tho, as are parts (considerably).

I don't think so either. The problem with loaded insurance on some Hondas is the skanger factor and there is very little of that with the S2000. Skangers just can't afford them

BIG DOG 82 · 15-12-2009 11:05PM

Buy it dude - great car, loads of fun to drive & looks great !

Can be expensive to fix probs but bring a mechanic to the garage when buying it, if it's in good nick - get it !

Porsche Boxster, a good used buy?

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