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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
... (#1) I think the 2000-2002 reported the least amount of engine/drivetrain issues from1997-2004.... (#2) As for power I've said it before, a car at this curb weight should have at least 240 HP... (#3) And of course for freeway merging and overtaking slower cars its very very handy... (#4) As for resale there is no way to predict what the market will do but its a safe bet you'll get more money for the S... (#5) So not buying a 3.2 could cost you money. It's a strong possibility.
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Hi,
On point #1, where are you getting you data? There is no data which suggests this. Boxster Production peaked in these years, so there may be some merit as the workers were
more in the groove . Another factor is that the older cars are just that - older. Issues quite naturally do increase as a Car ages.
Point #2, that's debatable and a matter of taste. Porsche designed the Boxster to use the 201bhp in the original 2.5l. They may have purposely emasculated it in relation to the 911, but it's still got a lot (some may say adequate) pep to it.
Point #3, just silly, the 2.5 has no trouble whatever either merging into traffic, or passing other traffic. It has a greater power/weight ratio than the 550 Spyder afterall, and no one ever accused that car of being a dog.
Point #4, true, the market is not predictable, and an S may sell for more than a base in a couple years, but you are forgetting that it also takes
more to get into an S in the first place, so it's likely to be same-same in the end. I have not seen anything which suggests that the S depreciates at a lesser rate than the base.
Point #5, ???? I don't get the reasonong here at all. Unless you are going to make the car perfect and throw a blanket over it for 50 years, it's most likely that you will sell the car for less than you paid, whether it's a Base or an S. If one were to invest the difference in price of the S over the base for the number of years you owned the car, you would make some money or limit your cost of ownership, otherwise, the Car is going to cost you - the cost of having it and using it for the years owned be it an S or Base model. But, the Brake Pads, clutch and insurance will all be higher with the S, so this car could actually cost you more money than the Base.
Happy Motoring!... Jim'99