doing your own service or going to dealer

[coreseller]

Ditto everything above. My Boxster was the first German car I worked on, I had substantial wrenching experience prior. For whatever reason I was very tentative about touching it, once I started and got into various projects I realized it was a fairly simple car to work on.

3 Invaluable Resources:

-Bentley Manual
-Waynes' 101 Projects book
-Websites such as this

With those 3 things, basic tools, patience and initiative you can tackle most projects.

[com3dorm3]

Originally Posted by coreseller

-Bentley Manual
-Waynes' 101 Projects book
-Websites such as this
With those 3 things, basic tools, patience and initiative you can tackle most projects.

Agreed. I started wrenching about a year ago and will not look back. Projects can look daunting at first but with good instructions and patience, one can tackle most things.
Having another car to drive while you wrench your Boxster also helps tremendously.