Maintanance costs for a Boxter 986?

[profchaos911]

I can't thank you guys enough for all the feedback you're giving me. This confirmed to me that on average I am looking at on average at $2k a year. When I made the post for some reason I felt $2k a year for a lot but I agree with you guys for a car like this it's a bargain.

I've owned cars with high milage before way higher than 100k miles on it and as long as the car has been well taken care of they run well. Milage is not a big deal for well taken care of good cars.

I know $6,500 is a low price but I've been shopping around and I found a few ones in really good condition.

I'm very happy this forum is so embracing that all you guys stepped up and gave me so much good info. I really appreciate it.

Anything you guys can think of for a future owner I'd appreciate it.

[Giller]

Originally Posted by profchaos911

I can't thank you guys enough for all the feedback you're giving me. This confirmed to me that on average I am looking at on average at $2k a year. When I made the post for some reason I felt $2k a year for a lot but I agree with you guys for a car like this it's a bargain.

I've owned cars with high milage before way higher than 100k miles on it and as long as the car has been well taken care of they run well. Milage is not a big deal for well taken care of good cars.

I know $6,500 is a low price but I've been shopping around and I found a few ones in really good condition.

I'm very happy this forum is so embracing that all you guys stepped up and gave me so much good info. I really appreciate it.

Anything you guys can think of for a future owner I'd appreciate it.

No matter what - if you take the plunge, make sure you get a proper PPI done on it. Won't tell you everything, but will give you some good insight.

[Jamesp]

If you are concerned about maintenance costs, don't buy a Boxster. $2K a year is just an average guess. Spending $5k or even more at a single go is not unheard of. In Cypress, Boxster drivers have been known to sell their own mothers to repair their cars (not sure if that car ever got repaired). If that happens to you, you wont be happy. On the other hand, if you're strictly about the driving experience and can divorce yourself from the risk and cost, it's a great deal.

[thom4782]

Just to add to what others have said...it's the cost of part that will kill your wallet faster than you can imagine.

Go to the Pelican Parts website and look up prices for a variety of parts that you'd expect to replace as maintenance items and then look at a few that might be unexpected replacement items

I just had to replace a header / catalytic converter. The new part cost $1700 and I thought that was a bargain compared to what the local dealer wanted to charge me.