Which boxster to buy

[KRAM36]

Originally Posted by 78F350

1. Hardtop
2. My '01 is prettier, but somehow my '99 is just more fun on a date.
3. The choice of beer:

What? You don't like Keystone Beer?



Coors Light man?

[Fyeganeh]

I'd go with a 2000 2.7L Boxster - least likely to fail. They had solved a lot of the earlier issues and hadn't changed parts that brought new failures in the later models. Plus it's a turn of the century car.

[Giller]

Originally Posted by Fyeganeh

I'd go with a 2000 2.7L Boxster - least likely to fail. They had solved a lot of the earlier issues and hadn't changed parts that brought new failures in the later models. Plus it's a turn of the century car.

I love how we recommend cars based on the "least likely to fail" scenario. Really people?

[Franco]

Originally Posted by Giller

I love how we recommend cars based on the "least likely to fail" scenario. Really people?

When and if my 1997 ever fails I have backup plan "C7".

[Perfectlap]

2000-2002 S...

more power than 96-99 2.5 engine, useful for highway merging and car passing
3.2 S engine has stronger cylinder walls than 00-04 2.7 engines
certain lifter failures more commonly seen in 03-04 engines
preferably an 00-02 S that has had its IMSB already replaced
go with dual row IMSB over single row, longer bearing life.
but only way to tell if a 00-04 is dual row is by dropping Trans, usually when I MS is replaced
look in the forums before heading to ebay and autotrader type sites.
Buying an enthusiast owned car is superior over a car with an unclear past.


But if you can swing it financially get a 2009 987. uses the most current engine architecture.