I purchased my 2000 'S' last Nov with 53k miles. The guy had all the records so I transferred them to a text doc. If you combine repairs, required maintenance, 'just for the fun of it' maintenance, and mods the list is pretty darn big. I was thinking though how many actual repairs has the car had so I pulled them out and they are listed below. If there are any other nerds out there like me I thought it would be interesting to compare to see how reliable the Boxster actually is.
I would say this list in Consumer Reports terms would be about average maybe? I might post the total cost if I get time. I know at Porsche repair rates it wasn't cheap but for sure there was nothing major on this list at all! Oh I do almost all my repairs so that keeps it cheap
Repairs #1 7/5/2001 10,352
Fender Liners
Hi and Low Tone Horns
Repairs #2 10/9/2003 26,069
Replace Radio
New Battery
Repairs #3 9/14/2005 34,483
Oxygen Sensors 2
Repairs #4 9/18/2006
Warranty Battery
Repairs #5 3/19/2009 47,261
Rear CV Boots
Low Tone Horn
Repairs #6 5/3/2010 50,846
Air Mass Sensor MAF
Repairs #7 12/1/2010 53,100
Odometer Bulb (tan)
Rear Trunk Shocks
Convertible Latch Rivets
Head Light Switch (Used)