[rick3000]

Any cheap Porsche is always a potential money pit, so make sure you get a good PPI from a mechanic familiar with Porsches. If they have maintained it well, and have records that's a major plus. But from your signature you seem to know what you are getting if you buy a Boxster. If you are asking more about the year, the 1999 is basically a 1998 with some very minor updates. It's not better or worse than any of the other years, unless you want an S. The '99 also has the earlier IMS which is less prone to failure than the '00+ 986's (I said less prone, not immune).