The Germans put much more into safety than the Japanese. My b-in-law is a lawyer who sues car companies all the time. He's done a ton of research for his cases and says the German cars have the best safety ratings in the passenger car category. That, and you can avoid the accident much easier in the Boxster than you can in an SUV or mini-van (so why do they pull us over first when we can avoid the accident caused by the speeding SUV that was next to us?)
The 2000 Boxster does very well in reliability according to Consumer Reports magazine, and it's rated a best buy. I've had less problems with the Boxster than with any other car I have owned so far.
Enjoy the Boxster!
