andyt1981

has anyone driven a boxter?

im thinking about getting 1 for my next car and would like to no if anyone has any experiences with them, pros and cons

Dracoro

a good pro is spelling the car's name properly BoxSter

What vintage and engine/transmission are you looking at?

There's a 2.5, 2.7, 3.2 and a 3.4. Manual and Auto.

A gazillion options too so bear this in mind when considering depreciation/values (i.e you never get a "standard/vanilla" boxster and trade ins/part ex values are woeful). Depreciation isn't bad but it's nowhere near as good as it's made out to be.

Consider:
New Boxster £33,375.
1 year old trade in offered £28k (prob more like £25k)
Car on forecourt at £32k.
So, it looks like it's lost £1,375 but it hasn't.
Most will have options (large options list, no-one buys one out the box) taking it easily to £37k+ so in actual fact the depreciation to the owner is £9k.

The Chief

They are great cars and dont be put off by the hairdresser jibes or 'they are slow' they most definitely are not slow, even the 2.5

Ok lets put it into context. The 2.5 whilst not in Tuned STI/EVO or RS4 sort of performance is probably as fast as a Clio or an Audi S3 in a straight line, They make up for this in corners and especially braking.

My old Classic Scoob was pushing 260bhp and was not that quicker - especially once rolling and outright grip on a dry road was better than mine.

Although it is a 2 seater they are extremley practical (loads storage) and a damn sight more economical than a Subaru, easy 30mpg on a run.

Just budget 200 quid a month for servicing and consumables.

My mate sold his and decided to get it serviced before hand - anyway the final bill for the service and new brakes and a couple of (big) rear tyres was the best part of 2k

Watch out for the 50k service cos its a biggy and RMS issues (rear main seal)

They are great cars and a great buy at the moment.

Never drove a 3.2 but local shopkeeper used to have one and he loved it.
i'd say get a 3.2 if you can afford it.

slim_boy_fat

Yes, get the 3.2S its a better car all round, properly quick and better standard spec.

Really nice examples can be had for £18k

Running costs can be very very high if you use a main dealer. Best to use a good indi. They generally know more that the dealers anyway and service costs are half.

Up in Glasgow we have Motortune (actually in Shotts) simply the best Porsche indi in the UK

Geat cars, if my wife would let me have a 2 seater then one would be on the drive way!!

TopBanana

A friend of mine built a 3.6l one. Proper sports cars. I find the cabin a bit claustrophobic though.

collierm

My Dad had the 2.7, not the S and he hated it. Said it was slow and uncomfortable. He was gutted as he'd wanted one for a long time. If he had to do it again, he'd buy the S as when he test drove one it was the car he always thought it was, quick, grippy, handled well and made a good noise.

skinters

2.7 does 0-60 in low to mid 6's and can hit 155+ In my booke that's pretty quick.
I have driven one and to me it felt pretty slow and gutless but the figures say different and maybe the linear non-turbo experience needs to be taken into account? (Usually I'm with 340bhp turbo)

wilffive

2.7 feels pretty slow despite what book says - 3.2 is better but IMHO still doesnt feel that special to drive compared to a decent scoob/M3/Evo

They are quick round corners tho

TopBanana

By 'special' you mean a drag racer right?

They're much more special in my opinion that any of the cars you listed.

The Chief

Agreed not supercar quick in a straight line (or Scooby quick) but lovely to drive and on a nice twisty road they come into there own.

Great handling with brakes to match

Flatcapdriver

Alternatively, a simple search will illicit plenty of information.

https://www.scoobynet.com/other-marq...tml?showfull=1

andyt1981

thanks guys, i noticed a 2.5 BOXSTER for 10k so just wanted the low down on what others experiences of them are,
im not after massive power but something that will put a smile on my face in the twisties and possible track day use

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The Chief

My mate sold his for 10.5k and it was mint - the first bloke who saw it bought it. but there are so many dogs out there its untrue.

without stating the obvious check service history and the big one at 50k, brakes tyres and shocks as these will cost 2k to sort, also the RMS are bad on some (not all) you'll get a good un or a bad un.

When my buddy bought his we went to see one that actually looked better, anyway after an inspection it needed around 2-3k's worth of work doing to it. My mate was p***ed off because he lost 250 quid on the inspection but relieved that it had saved him 2 grand.

get and inspection done at all costs.

RMA26

My brother has an 05 plate Boxster S

I’ve never really liked them TBH, I constantly gave him **** for spending that kind of money on a Boxster, until I drove it!

Tech specs here

http://www.conceptcarz.com/vehicle/z8458/default.aspx

At 280bhp it doesn’t feel that fast, I’ve been in much faster scoobs that cost only a fraction of the price! But it is a pleasure to drive, very responsive and the sound from the 3.2 Straight Six engine when you floor it is awesome!

I am looking to change cars at the moment, but I definitely wouldn’t buy a Boxster for two reasons

1 – I don’t have the money (for the 3.2/3.4!)
2 - I get to ‘borrow’ my bro’s when I like

I’m looking out for a blobeye, something I can sensibly mod to around 350-400bhp and something that will cost only a fraction of the price

billythekid

Had a 986 2.7 for about 18 months, also tested the 3.2 S, was very good for a sports car. I would like to say I know a bit about driving and the Boxster is one of the best handling cars I have driven. Since driven 987 3.4 and Cayman S and both are a slight step up again.

They all have brilliant turn in, exellent levels of grip and traction on power is also very good. Brakes are strong and mid range acceleration is also very good.

My 2 main gripes were gear linkage is a bit vauge (cable operated) and the standard exhaust is a bit quiet compared to a 987 for example.

Other than that brilliant. Drove mine on snow / ice in excess of 60mph and the balance was so nice. I would like a 987 but need space for 2 dogs now .

Only other thing to mention is get one with the right spec (wind deflector,climate, leather, PSM as a min) and try and get one with PCM and 18s.

The 986 S is not actualy that much faster than the 2.7 IMHO.

987 S is a good bit faster though.

Also, make sure you get the RMS checked over and keep £3000 to one side to cover any thing that goes wrong. Dont expect OPC servicing to be cheap, £350 min for a basic oil service, £800 min for an inter and >£1000 for major.
Brake fluid needs doing every 2 years too C.£100 or £80 during service.

OPC tyres are also expensive. Make sure you get the correct rating though.

Welcome to BoXa.Net... is a good place to start btw.

chris singleton

Have a read of blowdogs (owner of gtr forum) comments here

He's driven/owned some fantastic cars and rates the boxster highly

Chris

2000 sport

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