What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? Rev Dennis - Friday, 7 March, 2014, at 5:16:41 pm |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? EricG - Friday, 7 March, 2014, at 6:04:59 pm |
Get real data from KBB, galves etc. grant - Friday, 7 March, 2014, at 6:06:58 pm |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? Rev Dennis - Friday, 7 March, 2014, at 6:49:20 pm |
Ultimately Guenter in Ontario - Friday, 7 March, 2014, at 7:04:07 pm |
Re: Ultimately 20BoxSter02 - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 9:39:29 am |
Re: Ultimately MikenOH - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 1:09:09 pm |
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Guenter in Ontario
I think you have to have a look at the car personally, take it for a drive, ideally get service records. And if you want to avoid getting into a money pit, get a PPI done by a trusted Porsche mechanic. Then decide what YOU think the car is worth to you.
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? eicheldp - Friday, 7 March, 2014, at 10:33:38 pm |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? Dave In MD - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 7:36:09 am |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? tom coughlin - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 8:45:13 am |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? moresquirt - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 9:07:08 am |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? EricG - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 9:51:54 am |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? moresquirt - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 5:55:57 pm |
My offering is the car is worth somewhere between its trade in value to whatever... MarcW - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 12:56:27 pm |
I want to amplify Marc's point: grant - Monday, 10 March, 2014, at 2:55:05 pm |
I love that car! Bruce In Philly (2000 S Boxster, now '09 C2S) - Saturday, 8 March, 2014, at 6:21:17 pm |
2000 Boxster vs. '09C2S, more details please Bobtesa - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 10:52:12 am |
Re: 2000 Boxster vs. '09C2S, more details please Guenter in Ontario - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 11:49:22 am |
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Bobtesa
Bruce,
I started with a 1999 Boxster, got an '08 BoxsterS, and I am thinking of going to the dark side. I took a short spin in a 911 about 5 years ago and recall feeling the weight in the rear. I have talked with my dealer about 911's and we are going for a test drive in a few weeks (when it warms up). I'd appreciate your, or any anyone else on the board, impressions, pros/cons, etc of the driving experience of the two cars. Not trunk or cab space, or other amenities (like an extra gauge or two) but simply the fun of driving. Is a 911 really that much less of a driving experience? I do not autos or DE anymore, but I do enjoy safe, spirited driving where I can.
The Boxster/911 mid/rear engine debate is an old one. And, I don't mean to rehash it, but Porsche seems to work tirelessly on improving the 911's handling. Not that it is bad (or how else could they perform so well in competition?), just not as good as mid-engine weight balance. Now really, for us (just me?) ordinary Joes, is a Boxster THAT much more fun to drive? For example, am I going to hesitate having fun on highway exit ramps (clover leaves) because I have to worry about oversteer?
I'd really appreciate opinions from folks who have had plenty of seat time in both.
Thanks, Bob
Guenter, That's probably the best advice/approach, and what I plan to do. Bobtesa - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 12:23:35 pm |
Re: Guenter, That's probably the best advice/approach, and what I plan to do. Guenter in Ontario - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 1:14:38 pm |
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Bobtesa
I love my 08 Spyder. It has some nice things my 1999 didn't:
glass rear window
up and down under 30
more power
bi-xenon lights for my old age night time driving
on the potential downside, it has an IMS, but it also has:
a hand brake w/o a hill-stop function --- I'm old school
And a few things that are nice, but not needed - leather interior, sport exhaust.
Fact of the matter is, I love my Boxster. It may be that after 15 years of Boxster ownership, I am just looking or something a littler different. In that regard, I may wait until 2015 to make a decision when two more mid-engine cars will be in play. The Alfa spider (maybe affordable) and the new NSX (maybe not so much).
PSE, tell if me I'm wrong Bobtesa - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 1:32:27 pm |
Re: PSE, tell if me I'm wrong Guenter in Ontario - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 3:22:33 pm |
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Bobtesa
PSE maybe more thrilling in the 981 than the 987. I think I read somewhere that the Boxster exhaust note was moved (somehow?) to be more on the driver's side in the 981. Do I remember that correctly? In any event, I have never been totally taken by my Boxster's sound. Yes, at 5,000 it wails a bit, but it is nothing like the sound of a 911 (that is NOT why I am thinking about a 911). Yes, it is all personal, but my 08 PSE seems incredibly overpriced for the minimal increase in exhaust note. Now, if the exhaust note of later models, 981, have been improved, then PSE may be worth it on the newer models.
Re: PSE, tell if me I'm wrong BLKBOXS - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 5:14:47 pm |
Re: PSE, tell if me I'm wrong Guenter in Ontario - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 7:13:49 pm |
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BLKBOXS
"One is the 987 now has an intake for the engine on each side of the car, instead of just on the driver's side, so you get the intake sound in stereo. The exhaust system sound wouldn't be effected by this."
981 ...right.
My 911's not as light and as easy to throw around -- so to speak -- as my Boxster... MarcW - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 12:30:20 pm |
And speaking of light... Bobtesa - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 12:50:43 pm |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? Rev Dennis - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 11:10:27 am |
Re: What is this 2000 Boxster S really worth? Rev Dennis - Sunday, 9 March, 2014, at 11:23:37 am |