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If it's a daily driver, I'd save some more money and buy one with some warranty left on it. I'd also suggest buying an S over a 2.7... then you'll never be passed by an S and wonder if you should have bought it.
There's a host of mechanical issues with older boxsters, some are linked to mileage and others to age. You're looking at a 6 to 7 year old car, and things to look out for will be cracks in the coolant overflow tank, Oxygen sensors and the Mass Air Fuel sensor, the battery, possible rear main seal leaks, etc. Not one of these repairs is cheap.
Be very, very anal about your purchase and leave your emotional excitement about owning it at home. Insure it has a solid mechanical repair history, an owner who loved it more than life itself, and low miles. Also, don't go for the cheap boxster with higher mileage on it. That's what I did and it costs FAR more to keep it on the road later.
There are people on this forum who bought the model years you want and have had zero problems with them as daily drivers. Others, like my friend Mike here in Houston, bought a 2002 with average mileage on it and instantly had a bunch of stuff he had to fix... the wife hit the roof and asked him to get rid of the car. He now drives an Audi TT.
Not to scare you off, but the maintenance costs are higher than say, a Honda S2000 or a Miata. But, the P badge is head and shoulders above these cars and one does pay more for the badge and anything that bolts onto the car that wears that badge.
Best of luck to you in finding your Boxster! Get a Pre purchase inspection and if I were you, I'd get a 4 wheel laser alignment too, just to insure you don't buy a car with subframe damage, which is hard to determine with a PPI at a Porsche dealership. These things should cost you about $350 in total. Money well spent as any of the repairs I mentioned above will cost at least this much.
Let us know what you find.
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