[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Qmulus

I have now seen a couple of very nice Boxster S's with 3.6 and 3.8 liter engine upgrades, and neither seemed to command a premium over nice original cars. Here is the the 3.8 liter. Just building the engine would cost that much. The 2000 S with 3.6 liter (LN Nickies on a 3.2, not a 996 engine) was in excellent shape with LOTS of factory options and tasteful upgrades (PSS9 suspension, 19" wheels), yet it went months before it sold for $15k, which is about half of what just the upgrades cost. I drove that car and it was/is something special. That car got me thinking about buying a Boxster, but it was sold when I was in the market.

I guess I wonder why people don't snap these cars up and/or bring a premium? It seems that if you are spending $20-$30k to get a big displacement engine built and installed that it would add value to the cars, especially when they also likely took care of the known issues in the engine. Thoughts?

Once you get to the $20K price level most people will buy a 996 over a Boxster. Few people get enough test drive miles in a Boxster & 996 to realize the superior driving dynamics of the Boxster. The obvious power shortage of the Boxster being the main difference. Once you realize the Boxster is funnier to drive, why not rebuild the engine to 3.6L to get the power of a 996 in the lighter chassis & the engine will outlive you.