To own or to not own a 2001 Porsche Boxster S

[bren]

Looking into buying a 2001 Porsche Boxster S, 49,500 miles, at US$20000. It would be my first porsche. I have read some of the postings and it seems that car maintenance/repair is quite $$ No accident was reported and the car looks great, no dents.

Approximately, how much would one expect to spend on an annual basis between auto insurance and regular car maintenance?

I can afford to purchase the car but I just became aware that buying is one thing, owning one is something else.

[sd_boxster]

Depends on how handy you are with a wrench and what you plan to do with the car.

If you're going to track the car, you may be buying a set or more of tires a year. My "cheap" Yokohamas were $700. An oil change for a Boxster, with 10-ish quarts of Mobil 1, will set you back close to $100 for materials.

You'll be due for your 60K service in less than a year (assuming 1K miles/month), which can cost between $800 and $1K (or more).

It's very, very possible that you'll have no trouble at all - I don't want to sound all doom-and-gloom. On the other hand, if things DO go wrong, they can get spendy in a hurry. Personally, I waited to buy a Porsche until I knew I could afford either to put $10K into a new motor or just walk away if something really awful happens to it that Porsche won't fix (or happens after my two-year CPO warranty expires).

[Frodo]

I've got a 2001 S with about that many miles on her. Love it.

Got it 3 years ago. Only maintenance (other than oil changes, filters, visual inspections, etc.) so far: alternator rebuild, which me and the shop manual (plus some good info on this site) managed to stumble through without resorting to spending the big bucks at the shop/dealership.

[Dave928]

just under 40k on my 01 S. i'll do the 45k oil change myself and i don't expect any large repair costs until the 60k service. insurance isn't too bad...

just do it...

[sd_boxster]

As far as insurance goes - mine went down significantly when I sold my '05 Hyundai Tiburon and bought my '03 Boxster.

[E Kaplan]

First, in this economy, I think you can probably do better than $20,000 for a 2001. Look on ebaymotors and autotrader at the numbers. You should probably not pay more than $18,000 for the car.

There you go! $2000 plus put away for repairs.

While you will read about what can go wrong on these forums, most of us have not have alot of problems with our Boxsters. I have a 2000 and over the past 1.5 years have put about 15,000 miles on her. No problems at all. Insurance was not more expensive than any other car.

Enjoy. These are great cars.

[jemspitter]

Thanks for the translation.If your applications were running from a temp folder then they would be removed. Otherwise, there must be something else responsible.

[Johnny Danger]

I have an '02 s, and apart from all of the performance mods that I have done, maintenance costs have been minimal. Granted my vehicle only has 17k original miles, however, for the most part all that needs to be done on these vehicles is the necessary scheduled maintenance and upkeep.

[Run]

I picked up a 03 boxster base for 15 k with a trip tranny and 48,000 miles with full service records. Shop around there are some great deals out there.

[blackbox986]

Hey man I just bought mine last month. I spent 15800 on a 2001 Triple Black Boxster S with the manual tranny. It only had 54000 miles on it. I had to fly to DC then drive it back 16 hours through the curvy, beautiful roads through the mountains.... that was a very nice trip.

[dennis]

My first Porsche- 2001 with 33k original- $13,900. Love the car. Would only trade it for a newer one.

[eddison]

i also have 01 boxster S tip,65000 miles, do most of the maintenance myself, and i'm also in los angeles area...encino actually, if you need help let me know.....contact email: eddison318@hotmail.com

[andrsn82]

I currently have a 2001 Porsche Boxster w/black automatic rag top up for sale. It has 24,000 miles, is showroom-floor presentable, runs great, no issues, no problems!

Free & Clear Title

Clean CARFAX

I'm the 2nd Owner, and I am friends with the original owner.

$16,500

Will ship to destination for additional $500 charge.


Need to move a.s.a.p. Baby's on the way!

Sam
217.693.2181

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Originally Posted by andrsn82

I currently have a 2001 Porsche Boxster w/black automatic rag top up for sale. It has 24,000 miles, is showroom-floor presentable, runs great, no issues, no problems!

Free & Clear Title

Clean CARFAX

I'm the 2nd Owner, and I am friends with the original owner.

$16,500

Will ship to destination for additional $500 charge.


Need to move a.s.a.p. Baby's on the way!

Sam
217.693.2181

What an odd thing to do.