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which boxter is best

Bought my 2.7 new last july (MY2002), and coming from a car that had full leather interior, appart from the smell that you only get with leather upholstery, I didn' t actually find it very comfortable. Cold in winter, burnt your ass in the summer, and as it was light grey, it was a pain to keep clean. Therefore I went for the Alcantara. Looks nice, feels great, warm in winter not too hot in summer. Wins all round. And for those of you who have never seen it, here it is

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Brilliant. What can i say. Thanks for all your replies to my post. I now know i want a 2.5 version. Possibly under 20k. Went to look at 1 at a garage just to get started. It was a P.reg. 65.000 miles. Silver. Was' nt going to buy it as i did' nt like the salesman. Very cagey indeed. And a lot of overspray on front lower black grill and arches too looked a little suspect. Leather looked a little tired too. As i said in my previous post i dont know that much about the spec and details of the Boxster but i am learning fast. 1 big and silly mistake i made was. Trying to look cool and knowing a bit about what i was looking at. I pointed at the boot lid and said can i have a look at the engine. He gave me a funny look and said. (You cant see the engine). Oh right ok then. I thought he was hiding something. Then it hit me.[:)]
Now can anybody advise me as to what sort of things i should be looking for. Defects.etc. Known probs if any. Thanks again and look forward to your replies. Mark.
 
I pointed at the boot lid and said can i have a look at the engine
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.....could have been worse, you could have pointed at the bonnet. :ROFLMAO:

I don' t think there is anything out of the ordinary to check for when buying a used Boxster compared to any other manufacturer. If the car has Litronic headlamps, make sure they self adjust by looking at the lens as somebody else turns them on. The lens should swivel. Let us know where you live and perhaps someone local will volunteer to do the test drive for you.

Porsche' s are pretty much bomb-proof which is probably why this forum tends to go off-topic at times i.e. we have very few mechanical problems to gripe about.
 
Also very interesting for me as im also probably looking for a 2.7 or possibly a 3.2 (with a few miles on), upto around the 26K, Ive sold my 964 to a chap who asked me to sell it to him at Eynsham.
I started another post before trawling and finding this listing.
Does anyone have some dedicated Boxster weblinks they could post please.
Cheers in advance
 
I bought a new 2.7 2 years ago, and when choosing the spec asked the dealer " what would YOU choose to be in the best position to sell it on second hand" - he siad MINIMUM spec should be 17" alloys or larger, metallic, wind def and climate. Leather wasn' t as important as climate IN HIS OPINION. I' m glad I went down the alcantara route as I' m quite a slim build and slide about in the leather standard seats when tanking on a bit (off course, leather sports seats would have been a solution but then we' re talking another £1k or something).

I tried a ' 03 spec 3.2 recently and while it was noticeably faster in the mid range, I didn' t think that it was £8k better than a new 2.7.

As ever with such decision, the trick is to drive as many as you can and your decision will be much clearer. Money no object I' d go for a 3.2 on 18" Sport Designs but in the real world I don' t regret my 2.7 at all.
 
Thanks Dapster, im lookijng at a 2000 ' W' Boxster S this PM hopefully, the more info i have the more i will be prepared [;)]
 
The " S" will have 17" alloys, climate and leather sports seats as standard so you really don' t have to worry too much. I personally think that you are better off with a used " S" than a 2.7 of a similar price even though the latter will be newer and possibly better specced. As ever, think about how easy the car will be to sell on so a stingy spec or odd colour could be a problem in the future.
 
It does seem to be a pity to base the criteria for buying a car on how easy it will be to sell in a few years, as opposed to buying what you want now. Car as investment ?

This may not be what you mean, but it does seem to be what you are saying.
 
The speccing process of a new car must be a combination of your personal requirements and what the market likes. Boxsters hold their value very well off course but in the real world I think you have to consider all the issues that effect the resale value of the car as for many of us, we need a bit of help to trade up to the next one!
 
I agree with you Dapster,
I was told by the guy who bought my 964 that that was the reason for buying mine, colour midnight blue with classic grey leather, looks great when clean.
When i was looking for a 964 i wouldnt have even looked at a car if it was guards red !
I know people will say buy on condition not colour but i was the one who had to live with it..........
Its a personal taste thing.

Go to Reading and look at the colours of the new cars round the back ........all silver grey and black.....Almost
 
Ah but there is blue and then there is blue!!! There is nothing nicer (IMHO) than a clean and zymoled Zenith Blue, apart from Cobalt Blue, boy was that GT3 on the OPC stand at Eynsham gorgeous, only another £50k to save now and I can have one, drool drool!
 
Which car did you go for? in the end.


I just recently sold my z4 and changed over to a boxster.

For me the option was to either go for older w or y 3.2 s or a 2002 high spec 2.7.

I went for a low mileage 2002 with a lots of toys as it was 700 cheaper to insure.


When i was testing them i found that for me the 2.7 was as quick as my z4 and that was enough. I couldnt tell a difference bewteen 2.7 and 3.2 apart from the gearbox was a six speed
 
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