Im a few years away from paying off my daily driver Mazda and looking for a fun convertible. I’ll be looking no more than 23k$ so my question is are the early 2000s Boxster worth it? Are they fun to drive? Or should I look for something else. I had a 944 turbo 20 years ago and I freaking loved that car. I’d love to have a Porsche again but 911s are probably out of my price range
First car I ever bought was a 2000 arena red boxster for $9k. Put 40k miles on it before losing it in a snow storm.
It was hands down the most fun I had. It certainly was t the fastest, but I learned how to drive manual with it, had a blast canyon carving, and it didn’t have power that scared you to the point of backing off. I took my 996 through deals gap and swore I’d never do it again as it was reckless and dangerous. Did the same drive later on either my WRX STi and felt fine.
In terms of reliability, I wrenched myself, if you’re patient and willing to learn (possibly get a few odd boxster-specific tools) you’ll have no issues either maintenance on yourself barring any catastrophic issues.
I’d say go for it!
Thank you!!