Thinking of buying a Boxster ? - MUST READ !

[RandallNeighbour]

Originally Posted by ocdbilly

Again, thank you to www.iwantaporsche.net for the tremendous insight. Oh yeah, moral of the story being that if you don't like your Boxster or want to tell everyone that they are a problem and not worth the money, then go buy yourself a Mini.

You are most welcome.

BTW, I was purposefully trying to scare off potential buyers who didn't have the intestinal fortitude and room in the budget to buy an older Boxster.

However, I'd say the same thing about the Mini ... very high cost of ownership after the warranty expires and not very well built for the long-haul. The statement above would be far better with "Honda S2000" or "Toyota MR2 Spyder" in it. Both are nearly maintenance free compared to Boxsters.

I half-believe they did this with the Mini to keep it's English heritage intact.

[rick3000]

My sister has a 2002 Mini. The general consencious is that the 2002 was built cheap beacuse BMW didn't know if the car would be successful. But the new version and later years are built very well, because it is now one of the most desired cars. Which has done wonders for its resale value.

It's better than the honda or toyota

(Go to Mini's new car ranking site, "CarFun Footprint," The Mini is number 1 and the Boxster is number 2, which if you remove the Mini biass the Boxster is Number 1!)

[tallis]

Originally Posted by rick3000

My sister has a 2002 Mini. The general consencious is that the 2002 was built cheap beacuse BMW didn't know if the car would be successful. But the new version and later years are built very well, because it is now one of the most desired cars. Which has done wonders for its resale value.

It's better than the honda or toyota :cheers

Thanks. I am trying to decide what to buy. I loved the Mini but was afraid of it, because of the earlier ones. I am glad they are better now. I am on this site to learn enough to have a good knowledge of them and the boxsters before I decide to buy. Any other suggestions would be appreciated.

[roadracer311]

A good friend of mine has a 2003 Cooper S. It's a fun little car.

If I ever sell my Boxster S, I'll probably buy a mini. I wish they made a supercharged 2 liter though.

[petee_c]

RandallNeighbor,

The costs u list for repairs on your boxster... do most of them include labour? at what hourly rate?

(Getting a PPI done on a Chicago area boxster S this week)

Thanks,
Peter

[RandallNeighbour]

Peter, those prices include me buying the parts at Sunset at a discount and handing them to my independent mechanic, who charges me a flat rate of $100 per hour, not a book rate like a big shop or a dealership would charge.

Double the prices to get dealer charges or a larger independent shop that uses a book rate and retail parts prices.

You gotta pay to play with an old Porsche out of warrant.

Buy the newest S model you can find with a 100k Porsche warranty on it if you want to make Porsche pay for their crappy control arm bushings, coolant tanks, radiator fans, etc. Otherwise, it's your nickel, and I don't mean 5¢ either... more like $500 a dealer visit or even more.

[petee_c]

Randall,

Thanks for the insight....

I'm more of a DIY type guy,.... and tinkering is kinda fun... especially if I know I am saving on labor rates like that!

I'll have to check if Sunset Porsche ships to Canada.

Peter

[edgarflotte]

I am looking to buy a 2001 Boxster.

The owner told me the engine was just replaced by Porsche due to the famous "engine seizure."

Does anyone knows if the problem has been corrected or what would be the chances or what the statistics show about engine failure after they have been replaced?