Maintanance costs for a Boxter 986?

[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.