I would recommend joining the Porsche Club of America at PCA.org and using their Tech Q&A advice section. A Porsche Boxster mechanic will answer all your questions by email. The membership is only $42/year, cheaper if you buy a longer term membership. My next advice is buy a Boxster S if you possibly can. Based on the posts on here everyone loves to Mod their Boxsters and squeeze out more HP and handling ability. Start with an "S" model it's cheaper than buying a Boxster 2.7 and then Moding it. You can still Mod it but you will be starting out way ahead of the game. Just my opinion. I absolutely love my Boxster S.