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Porsche Boxters...
richard thomas - 25/10/10 at 07:28 PM

...appear to be quite cheap....considering that they are a reasonably new 'Porsche'...from £5.5K on ebay for an early one....I know they are classed as a 'poor man's Porsche'...but how good/bad can a Boxter be?

Anyone had one?


big_wasa - 25/10/10 at 07:30 PM

just one word puts me of a porsche.

Spares......


scootz - 25/10/10 at 07:30 PM

Try the forum Search function... this one has come up many times before!

FWIW though... Boxsters are great!


GMPMotorsport - 25/10/10 at 07:40 PM

Brothers got a 52 plate boxter, brilliant car, spares no dearer than any other car if you shop around, only problem he has had was the hood fitting which needed a porsche garage (independant) to sort out.


richard thomas - 25/10/10 at 07:44 PM

Whilst I'm at it....MG TF - from £2K for a good one....engines not so bad so far as I am aware....???

I'm not about to turn into a 'hairdresser'....but playing on ebay often raises such questions.


austin man - 25/10/10 at 08:06 PM

buy a 1.8 golf turbo have it mapped and it walks over the boxter oh and the seven pummels them


FASTdan - 25/10/10 at 08:18 PM

quote:
Originally posted by austin man
buy a 1.8 golf turbo have it mapped and it walks over the boxter oh and the seven pummels them


Golf won't be anywhere near as rewarding tho, and seven not so practical.


bi22le - 25/10/10 at 08:23 PM

My petrol head mate loved his base end Boxter. He was gutted when he forced to sell it by the lady for a Mini Cooper S.


morcus - 25/10/10 at 09:43 PM

You need to watch out with these kinds of things. I find my self looking on sites and thinking, I could afford to have a... but I know it's not a sensible plan.

I've have a sports car over a hot hatch any day.


iank - 25/10/10 at 10:12 PM

Can get an early MX5 for sub £1000 with an MOT if you buy at this end of the year.


RK - 25/10/10 at 10:27 PM

By many accounts, the Cayman S is the Porsche to have. A slight bit more than the Boxter. Still has a spares problem though: $$$$$ &&&&&&&&.


MakeEverything - 26/10/10 at 08:07 AM

How much does this BEG for a pro street setup?

PORSCHE CAYMAN Drag Race Hot Rod Track day Project on eBay (end time 04-Nov-10 12:24:03 GMT)

Im soooo tempted, but i dont have the space or the time really.


Toprivetguns - 26/10/10 at 09:23 AM

I'm happy with my "One litre porsche eater" sitting the garage


jimgiblett - 26/10/10 at 10:49 AM

The non S versions are a bit slow, have suffered quite a few problems and can be a load more expensive to run than the S.

The 3.2S is an impressive bit of kit (particularly the tiptronic auto). I have just returned from a track day near Paris and my pal spanked his Boxter all day without any issues. Pretty quick and forgiving on track. We then drove 260 miles home.

I was quicker on track but he was warmer on the way home.

If you are seriously looking for a Porsche I would suggest joining TIPEC or the likes as you can get some unbiased info.

- Jim


jossey - 26/10/10 at 12:48 PM

BEC.....

errmmmmm oohh wait its not that arguement yet... ill wait..

it will got that direction soon.

:O)

ps i love porsche's

the parts are a little over priced but in the winter they end up in scrap yards every minute so you can buy second hand.

get the targa engines they are better than others.



dave