Buying driveable Boxster vs Buying not so driveable boxster

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by paulofto

Here is the view from my dining room this morning. My drive way is between the 2 poles just to the right. It has warmed up to a balmy -25 C (-13 F) with the windchill from a flash freezing -40 C (also -40 F) from a day or two ago. Obviously NOT Boxster weather. Time to fire up the snow blower (which i also maintain myself LOL)

-13F!!!?? Better you than me! It's a balmy 34 and raining in Pittsburgh. we had 3" of snow overnight, but the rain is taking care of it.

[KevinH1990]

Originally Posted by Russdawg1

I had a question for anyone not too angry and still following this thread.

Are there any good fuel efficiency mods that anyone is aware of?

Obviously the Boxster and even more, the Boxster S, are not too great at fuel Efficiency, although not all that worse than the 330i I currently drive.

Is there anything that can be done other than weight reduction to improve my street mpg?

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But what are your thoughts?

The base Boxster with a manual transmission is not an economy car, but the fuel efficiency is pretty good. I have taken long highway trips during which I averaged about 30 mpg. The car can run on regular, but you should use premium fuel and that adds to your fuel cost. If you drive in congested areas, fuel economy takes a hit and you will be fortunate to average 24 mpg. If you "drive it like you stole it" fuel economy will be even lower.

[Russdawg1]

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

The base Boxster with a manual transmission is not an economy car, but the fuel efficiency is pretty good. I have taken long highway trips during which I averaged about 30 mpg. The car can run on regular, but you should use premium fuel and that adds to your fuel cost. If you drive in congested areas, fuel economy takes a hit and you will be fortunate to average 24 mpg. If you "drive it like you stole it" fuel economy will be even lower.

Originally Posted by mikefocke

I bought a base '99 and promptly totaled it. I had raced before and owned a 914 and 2 Alfas. I bought a '01S and had a PPI done on this running and cosmetically flawless car with 35k miles on it. Around $4k or so later I had the car in shape and with a maintenance history I felt comfortable with and only then would I drive it anywhere.



Tires, brakes, alignment, 90k service. Nothing exotic or wildly proactive. Not even anything inside the engine or an IMS swap. Nothing cosmetic. And those were 10 year ago prices.



Wonderful cars if well maintained. Buy one whose maintenance history you can prove. Whose reason for being sold you can trust.

Thank you both, great input.

[BYprodriver]

Originally Posted by Russdawg1

I had a question for anyone not too angry and still following this thread.

Are there any good fuel efficiency mods that anyone is aware of?

Obviously the Boxster and even more, the Boxster S, are not too great at fuel Efficiency, although not all that worse than the 330i I currently drive.

Is there anything that can be done other than weight reduction to improve my street mpg?

My limited knowledge brings me to believe that higher performance = better fuel efficiency, but I could be wrong. Would something that is proven to give hp gains like an Underdrive Pulley help with fuel efficiency?

I can start a different thread if need be.

But what are your thoughts?

A underdrive pulley will help, rebuilding the engine will help.

I think the 6-speed manual trans helps Highway mileage. After rebuilding my 'S' engine I easily get 30 MPG at highway cruising speeds (70-75 mph)

[Russdawg1]

Originally Posted by BYprodriver

A underdrive pulley will help, rebuilding the engine will help.



I think the 6-speed manual trans helps Highway mileage. After rebuilding my 'S' engine I easily get 30 MPG at highway cruising speeds (70-75 mph)

The 6 speed swap was said to be pretty hard. Might have to avoid that

Thanks for confirming the UDP. Sounds like that and weight reduction is the key!

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by Frodo

Well said. (I wondered where you went to!)
Who's your parts supplier? (I want to be his friend )

Hey buddy! I’ve been trying to be more active (outdoor activities) and stay off the internet. I don’t check in daily, anymore.
Glad to see you back around here!

Originally Posted by Russdawg1

The 6 speed swap was said to be pretty hard. Might have to avoid that

Thanks for confirming the UDP. Sounds like that and weight reduction is the key!

Sorry, Russ. I was going to reply to your PM, but the link you sent it dead.

[Russdawg1]

Originally Posted by particlewave

Sorry, Russ. I was going to reply to your PM, but the link you sent it dead.

Yeah no worries. Someone got to it before me. Oh well.

[mikefocke]

I bought a base '99 and promptly totaled it. I had raced before and owned a 914 and 2 Alfas. I bought a '01S and had a PPI done on this running and cosmetically flawless car with 35k miles on it. Around $4k or so later I had the car in shape and with a maintenance history I felt comfortable with and only then would I drive it anywhere.

Tires, brakes, alignment, 90k service. Nothing exotic or wildly proactive. Not even anything inside the engine or an IMS swap. Nothing cosmetic. And those were 10 year ago prices.

Wonderful cars if well maintained. Buy one whose maintenance history you can prove. Whose reason for being sold you can trust.

[SMK Shoe]

I actually bought my 2000 base to be a daily driver. Have a new Tundra ( 2017) that gets 14 MPG on a good day. Wrenching on the Boxster does help save money but new parts are still new parts price. Even for a 20 year old car. Some parts are reasonable in price and others are quite expensive. I think being proactive about a maintenance schedule is important. Also, think of what you might eventually change and decide/find a car that has that issue. I.E. if you want to replace the seats with racing seats and completely upgrade the cabin, then one that has been neglected in the cab would be a option.
Keep looking until you run across one that makes you say, "WOW".

[particlewave]

Holy balls...

I check out for a few days and the crap really hit the air mover!

Yes, I was ribbing “nicecar” a bit. I’ve “known” him on the forum for many years. I don’t know what the hell happened, but I think maybe he misread me...?
Not enough friggin smileys for ya, bud?
My math was rudimentary. The total is probably closer to $4k, but still nowhere near what some claim. It helps that there isn't anything at all that I can't do and I can get parts cheap or free.


That said, no way I’d ever sugarcoat anything for anyone. I tell it how it is at all times and I give my opinion bluntly.
Because I am a man.
Period.
If you don’t like it, add me to your ignore list (please and thank you).

Yeah...you bet your sweet ass it's white!

[Frodo]

Well said. (I wondered where you went to!)
Who's your parts supplier? (I want to be his friend )

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by particlewave

That said, no way I’d ever sugarcoat anything for anyone. I tell it how it is at all times and I give my opinion bluntly.

No one's telling you to sugarcoat anything. Just don't call someone full of Sh it if their comments don't jive with your beliefs.

Just because you can get parts cheap or free doesn't mean everyone can. They may very well pay 2K/year just like you may very well pay 2K/decade. Both are way out of the norm so by your own logic, you'd be full of sh it too. But I'm not going to call you that. We can be blunt without getting personal.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by piper6909

No one's telling you to sugarcoat anything. Just don't call someone full of Sh it if their comments don't jive with your beliefs.

Yeah, and I don’t ask permission. Not telling someone when I think they’re “full of it” would be sugarcoating.

I also wouldn’t say that you’ve done nothing but stir the pot since you joined. No reason to get personal, right? You’re going back on my ignore list...not worth the thought.

[piper6909]

Originally Posted by particlewave

I also wouldn’t say that you’ve done nothing but stir the pot since you joined. No reason to get personal, right? You’re going back on my ignore list...not worth the thought.

Alrighty, then. Auf wiederzen!

Just don't ask me again to delete your quotes because you woke up the next day and regret what you wrote. I may not be as kind as I was in the past.

[Russdawg1]

Been quite a while since I’ve been here, but the Boxsters have seemed to returned to the market and there’s a white one with a hardtop that has my name on it.

He wants $5500 for it. I don’t think it’s worth that much, but sell the hardtop for $1000 and now it’s a $4500 Boxster right?

I’ll let you guys know how it goes