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jb92563 · 08-04-2014, 05:54 AM

I got my 2001 S for 14.5k with 55k miles. You can never have too much power in a Boxster and many folks spend thousands on performance mods of all sorts to get a few HP here and there so buying an S for $1k-2K more is worth it, bigger brakes, more HP, thicker cylinders (Room to bore out the diameter and get even more power if you just can get enough) and a bigger smile.

Also if you pick your serial numbered car carefully you can have double row IMS bearings which are also more robust and less prone to IMS issues, 1% failure rate vs 5%+ failure rate for the single row IMS bearings.

08-04-2014, 05:54 AM	#8
jb92563 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Riverside, CA Posts: 1,666	I got my 2001 S for 14.5k with 55k miles. You can never have too much power in a Boxster and many folks spend thousands on performance mods of all sorts to get a few HP here and there so buying an S for $1k-2K more is worth it, bigger brakes, more HP, thicker cylinders (Room to bore out the diameter and get even more power if you just can get enough) and a bigger smile. Also if you pick your serial numbered car carefully you can have double row IMS bearings which are also more robust and less prone to IMS issues, 1% failure rate vs 5%+ failure rate for the single row IMS bearings. __________________ "It broke because it wants to be Upgraded " 2012 Porsche Performance Driving School - SanDiego region 2001 Boxster S, Top Speed muffler, (Fred's) Mini Morimotto Projectors, Tarret UDP, Short Shifter, Touch Screen Dual Din Radio, 03 4 Bow glass Top (DD & Auto-X since May 17,2012)