potential owner with questions

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Hi all
my name is Michael, im 26 from Fife, Scotland
last month i sold my MR2 MK2 and Celica GT4 (great cars btw)
Anyway im looking to get my next car and i very tempted to get the Porsche boxster. the early model 2.5 version. Iv done quite a bit of research on it and have some questions if you could help please.

1) Can most repairs/service be done yourself at home? i do have quite a bit of mechanical knowledge as iv repaired my previous cars

2) It looks very awkward and not much room to work on the engine. is this the case?

Any help much appreciated.
cheers
Michael