Highest Mileage Boxster???

[23109VC]

I'm curious what kind of "high mileage" boxsters are out there running around and still run great...

there are tons of boxsters out there with 50k or less. When you scan the for sale pages, you don't see a lot of them for sale with over 100k. Is that because they all die before they get there?????

i'm considering buying a boxster and most of the ones in my price range are 60-75k mile cars.... i'm wondering if i realistically will have much life left in it?

I have an old Volvo with 135k miles. there are cars like mine running around with 250k miles on the orig motor..... i'm not expecting THAT out of a boxster..but is it realistic to expect to get a good 150k out of the engine/tranny or is that fantasy land and it will go boom before then?

of course i'm only talking about well maintained, NOT abused, etc cars.

i know any car can get an RMS or IMS failure w/out warning...

given the cars I"m shopping for - this is only addressed to 986 cars... 987 cars are way out of my price range. i want to spend 20k or LESS.

[kabel]

I've been mentioning this a lot lately, so I hope I am no jinxing myself... knock on wood, a little over two years ago I bought my 99 Boxster with 78k miles - car now has over 102,300 miles on the odometer.

The Boxster is my daily driver & I drive it in a (sensible but) spirited fashion most of the time. I autocross it an average of once a month, which means it sees the rev limiter occasionally. I have only had to take care of normal ware items thus far like a water pump, replace the plastic window, and having the oil changed every 8-10k. And as far as I can determine, it has the original engine.

In the next few months I plan on replacing the shocks (pretty sure the original shocks are still on there), brake pads & rotors, and the clutch.

[944boy]

I think you'll find most new Porsches don't get driven enough to quickly accrue miles. The oldest Boxster is just over 10 years old.

That being said.... my 944 is 20 years old and has 230K. My 987 is only 3 and it has 56,000.

I don't think I can accurately answer your questions. I think if the car has 70-100K and has been well cared for then you're probably safe. But the more miles the more important it is to have receipts for work done.

Good Luck!

[rick3000]

The low miles are because most of the people selling them bought them new as weekend/summer cars. Now they're selling them, and we're buying them with low miles without paying for the $40k depreciation.
I know a few members have 150k+ miles and have had very few problems. One thing you'll notice if you hand around the forum long enough, is that the Boxsters that are driven often have fewer problems than the one's that sit.

[E Kaplan]

If you're willing to spend up to $20,000, you can get a boxster with lower milage than you think. I purchased a 2000 with only 30,000 miles in great shape for about $18,250 about 6 months ago. With the economy, you can get a lower price if you look. I found mine on autotrader. I have a base boxster and I am pleased with the performance, but if you want faster acceleration, get an S model.
Eric

[23109VC]

that's a good deal.only 18,250!

I'm wondering though, as others have said - are you better off with a car that has "some" mileage vs one that has been a garage queen???