I will say I drove many, MANY Boxsters over my 18 month search and so, so many of them shifted like crap - even a 2005 S that I drove with only 30k....when I got in the 2000S I ended up with - she shifted like a dream. Very precise, very pointed - and I drove a Miata for 10 years (arguably one of the best shifting cars out there).
How many miles on this girl? I found the older ones don't age gracefully in this area