How did you end up with your current Boxster?

[flouese]

We (my wife and I) just bought a 9 seat golf cart to haul grandkids around the neighborhood. While looking through Craigslist, I saw a Boxster for half of what I paid for the golf cart. My wife felt guilty and bought the Boxster for me. The Boxster is my fun car while my 66 912 is my current project car.

[dghii]

Originally Posted by flouese

We (my wife and I) just bought a 9 seat golf cart to haul grandkids around the neighborhood. While looking through Craigslist, I saw a Boxster for half of what I paid for the golf cart. My wife felt guilty and bought the Boxster for me. The Boxster is my fun car while my 66 912 is my current project car.

That's great!!! I actually decided not to buy a 2001 Box S Tip with 106K miles at $5,200. It was all I could do but my plate is full. I can't believe I walked away. These cars are too much fun for $ folks are asking.

[Drphil]

In January I started looking to replace the Boxster I sold 3 years ago- Was a 2000S speed yellow, came very close to buying several here locally but dealers just wanting too much, when as I got back on the board here I found a very nice 97 that was for sale in NYC- Vincent had just bought the car when a friend offered him his Cayman!! Turns out Vincent has had many Porsches but also was a 914 owner. I decided to restore the 914 and not use it for a daily driver, which it is capable of mechanically. I love the mid-engine cars but too hot in summer for not having the AC option!!! here is SC- long story short, I bought the car and flew up to NYC with my son in February and drove it home!!! Car now has only 36,000 miles on it!!! its a base and very few options, and needed a few things taken care of due to sitting so much but one surprise is the soft top is like brand new!! in perfect condition - hard top had a scratch but who cares?? really great having a boxster again and now I am making plans to get a bit more hp out of it, maybe some slight performance mods and and ecu flash- but for now just driving it as is will work fine. Thanks Vincent!!! did you get that Cayman yet??

[A8ked]

This is an interesting thread with lots of good stories.
My Boxster purchase was, like so many others, unplanned.

I have owned a 1991 Carrera 4 Cabrio for many years and have always been curious about the water cooled side of Porsche.

A few weeks ago I flew into the San Francisco Bay area on business and was killing time one evening surfing Ebay and Craigslist looking at cars for sale. Saw an ad for a Boxster with the hardtop option that was near by and figured I'd take a look for the fun of it.

Saw the car, spent an hour going over it and another half hour test driving it. It drove nicely and showed none of the typical Boxster issues. The current owner had recently purchased it from the original owner. There were not many receipts to confirm the cars history, but all the details indicated a cared for history. The car even has its original window sticker. I thought about a getting a PPI, but figured for the price (<$5500.) I had very little to lose. I negotiated a bit and shook hands with the seller.

Hmmm how do I explain this to my wife...? Well fortunately due to a bad hip and knee she can no longer drive our Carrera 4 as its a manual. Explanation and problem solved the new Boxster is a TIP so she will be able to drive it!!! I drove the car around the Bay area for a day and got familiar with it while I completed my business obligations. After a quick check of fluids, tire pressure, some Techron and a fill up, I was headed North on I-5 bound for Seattle.

The car ran flawlessly, two days and 700+ miles later I pulled into my driveway. It's proven to be a fun toy, I've sorted out a couple of minor issues. The car came with only one key, but the local dealer was willing to provide two more for an amazing amount of money... I do a lot of my own service and repairs, having owned a Porsche for some time I have come to expect to pay a lot for parts. That said these older Boxster's seem like a real bargain! The hard top makes it a year round driver for us here in Seattle.

Kevin