NSX to Boxster:

[CFRA_7]

Hi,

I currently use a 1991 NSX as my daily driver and a Formula Mazda as my track car. Sometime next year I would like to sell both and just have 1 car that performs double duty. I love the NSX and would probably get a newer one if it wasn’t so expensive to make them quality track cars. Currently I feel the best blending of a street and track car is probably the Boxster S provided I’m not willing to spend over $50K.

I don’t think I’m interested in a 2000-2002 because they don’t have a glass rear window. They also are slower than my NSX and I don’t want to take a step back in performance. The 2003/2004 is OK but once again there is the performance issue. By next year the 2005’s should drop below $40K and within my budget. At 280 hp, they would be faster than my 270 hp NSX (if only they had the same reliability). Of course, if reliability was #1 I would buy an S2000. However, I’m 47 years old and that’s a little too old to be driving around in an S2000. I also like the Boxster much more. I’m a big mid-engine fan. I went from a Pantera to the NSX. I guess a Boxster is my next step up the ladder because I can’t yet afford a Ford GT…..

Question 1:
I’m going to buy a used car, so should I make sure it has a minimum amount of mileage so that I can hopefully avoid the motor problem that seems to happen with a few cars? It seems that most motor problems happen before 30k miles.

Question 2:
Is there a list of the “best” options that I should be looking for when buying the car?

Question 3:
Is this the best website for 2005 cars? I notice that it’s says it’s a 2000-2004 Boxster site.

Question 4:
Should I stay away from the 2005s because they are the 1st year of a new model?

Question 5:
What is the warranty on a 2005? Are there extended warranties that most buy? Given I plan to track the car; I only want a car with a few months on the warranty. Just enough to make sure that I can get something fixed that I find shortly after the purchase. I’m sure that tracking the car will void the warranty once they look at the on-board computer.

Question 6:
Where can I find the maintenance requirements? I’ve read on this site that the 2005s are every 20K miles. The earlier cars were every 15K.


Thanks for all your help.