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.
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!