Ouch. Offerred $7,000 trade-in for my 2000 S

[Lil bastard]

Reality Check:

You need to think of the Boxster more in terms of the 944 and 928 so far as the used market is concerned.

The Market doesn't like your Boxster as well as you do. They are generally viewed as unreliable, expensive to maintain, and underpowered... then there's that Chick Car thing.

That's not to say they're right, but that's the general view.

Porsche also made waay too many of them, putting the car in a Buyer's Market, not a Seller's.

Add in the factor that you need to find the right individual buyer for your car. This won't be easy, and you'll endure lots of low-ballers and bottom-dwellers along the way which is discouraging. But, if you have the time, you will find the right guy - just don't be in a hurry to sell. That's the key.

Cheers!

[Perfectlap]

^ I don't think i've ever once read a Porsche article in either a U.S. or British magazine that would categorize a Boxster along the lines of a 944 or 928 on reliablity.
If the experts on Porsches feel this way then I'm not sure why a buyer would buy into that flawed notion. There's one thing I'm guaranteed to see in my Porsche specialists shop every time I visit: a 944 needing work. And unlike a few 928 owners I've known, I've yet to meet a Boxster owner who said they sold it because the mainteance was eating them alive.

Granted, Boxster as far as buyers do illicit caution from prospective buyers. But that's more to do with Porsche's checkered reputation than the Boxster itself.
As matter of fact, Consumer Reports ranked the 2000-2002 Boxster highly on reliablitiy when I was in the market for my Boxster back in 2005. Don't think much has changed since then on Boxster reliability. I think the average 1st time Boxster buyer these days is a lot more informed than the average 1st time Carrera buyer was 15-20 years ago. Serious buyers know these are as reliable as they come as far as Porsche goes. It's not like they think they're going to do better on repair costs with an old 911, 944 or 968.

The thing working against Boxsters isn't just the checkered Porsche history, it's also the fact that it is just a two seater. At least with a 911 you can sorta get two little kids in the rear so that wifey is somewhat appeased. The car is very impractical for anyone with a family. That's going to cut down the possible buyers and explains why so many middle-aged guys are allowed by wifey to splurge on a Carrera.

[Surfncpa]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

The thing working against Boxsters isn't just the checkered Porsche history, it's also the fact that it is just a two seater. At least with a 911 you can sorta get two little kids in the rear so that wifey is somewhat appeased. The car is very impractical for anyone with a family. That's going to cut down the possible buyers and explains why so many middle-aged guys are allowed by wifey to splurge on a Carrera.

Part of the reason I love my Boxster is because it is a two seater. The wife's Pilot can carry all the family for that stuff. My kids fight like crazy so having only one of them at a time is bliss. Or just having the wife in the passenger seat with the kids left at home is nice too. Lately my favorite passenger has been my surfboard, riding with the top down to the beach and back.