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Originally Posted by profchaos911
If i buy a car for $6,500 in good condition I don't want to spend another $5,000 just to do some repairs. Is the Boxter out of the question if I feel this way?
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ster can be had for that kind of money and no you don't have to spend $5,000. However you will be limited to taking selfies from the car's driver's seat in your driveway to post on Instagram to impress girls. And maybe driving to the gas station and back... if you make sure to choose the shortest distance both ways.
The exception to this is if you have the tools, time and space to work on your own cars. But even then those things are not free and the cost of parts remains high for any Porsche no matter the year. If you do not plan on working on your own cars then yes $2,000 average per year for a Boxster with more than 70K miles mostly driven in a four season state sounds about right. Also, If you don't plan on fixing the car yourself, you should have $5,000 ready to drop on a big repair or maybe consider a different car. In the roadster category nothing beats a Miata for the money. You can track/autocross the car, modify everything and not spend more than I did for my last suspension and exhaust overhaul.
p.s.
You should buy an issue (may be available for download) of 101 Projects for your Porsche Boxster by Wayne Dempsey. It pretty much lays out the cost, skill level, and time required for all the most common Boxster repairs that start to come up around 70K miles, at least that was the mark for my weekends only driven Boxster that was garage kept. Pretty darn reliable before 70K miles though.