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Bobber28 said:
Hello all,
I'm currently on the look out for a Boxter S around the year 2000/2001.
I was wondering if anyone with any experience in Boxters can give me a bit of advice on common problems/things to look out for when buying etc etc.
Thanks in advance...
I'm currently on the look out for a Boxter S around the year 2000/2001.
I was wondering if anyone with any experience in Boxters can give me a bit of advice on common problems/things to look out for when buying etc etc.
Thanks in advance...
To look for:
- MANUAL gearbox
- Get full leather interior else the car looks cheap inside
- Heated seats and deflector increase scope for open top motoring massively
- Check whether standard or sports seats work better for you. For me it was definitively the sports one
- Don't bother for PCM - any Becker Radio-Satnav or TomTom is way better
Common problems:
- The plastic rear window can get damaged when opening the roof at low temperatures. It's expensive to replace
Edited by Dr S on Tuesday 20th February 14:54
Boxters have a tendancy to eat wheel bearings and exhaust heat shields.. well all mine did (x3) and I didn`t track them .. although they were driven with some enthusiasm .. but well within the laws of the highway m`lud honest.... ahem ...
Otherwise - the only tips are: to avoid lary colours schemes and bright interiors for resle. Silver was the most produced colour and seems to resell the quickest. I drove my Boxster S in and someone else drove it out 2 hours later while I was having a coffee and admiring my new 997!
Some of the cars were made in Finland, others in Germany the chassis number will give this away; but build quality is identical in my experience.
Great cars - have fond memories. Just don`t drive a 997 .... you`ll want one ... then a Turbo ..or a GT3 ... it doesn`t stop !!
Otherwise - the only tips are: to avoid lary colours schemes and bright interiors for resle. Silver was the most produced colour and seems to resell the quickest. I drove my Boxster S in and someone else drove it out 2 hours later while I was having a coffee and admiring my new 997!
Some of the cars were made in Finland, others in Germany the chassis number will give this away; but build quality is identical in my experience.
Great cars - have fond memories. Just don`t drive a 997 .... you`ll want one ... then a Turbo ..or a GT3 ... it doesn`t stop !!
Great cars
Heated seats very nice to have.
I wouldn't say avoid it, but traction control is not really needed.
Carefull with big wheels combined with sports suspension - ride will be compromised.
Sport Design wheels a pain to keep clean.
Another common fault is faulty door membranes. Check that the carpet at the bottom of the doors is nice & dry.
Heated seats very nice to have.
I wouldn't say avoid it, but traction control is not really needed.
Carefull with big wheels combined with sports suspension - ride will be compromised.
Sport Design wheels a pain to keep clean.
Another common fault is faulty door membranes. Check that the carpet at the bottom of the doors is nice & dry.
Drop links seem to wear too, but they're not really a dear job.
I think they're superb cars - highly recommended.
My next car may well be a 3.2S I can't really think of anything else to replace it with; unless I can scrape enough together for a 996 but even then I'd miss the convertible thing (don't really care for 911 drop tops).
Happy hunting.
Bob.
I think they're superb cars - highly recommended.
My next car may well be a 3.2S I can't really think of anything else to replace it with; unless I can scrape enough together for a 996 but even then I'd miss the convertible thing (don't really care for 911 drop tops).
Happy hunting.
Bob.
Edited by bobfrance on Tuesday 20th February 19:12
As long as you are buying the 'S' it will have all the essential extras you need such as 17inch wheels, air con and leather seats, anything else is a bonus, I would recomend this one http://pistonheads.co.uk/sales/130718 , but then again i would coz its mine 
andy tims said:
Great cars
Heated seats very nice to have.
I wouldn't say avoid it, but traction control is not really needed.
Carefull with big wheels combined with sports suspension - ride will be compromised.
Sport Design wheels a pain to keep clean.
Another common fault is faulty door membranes. Check that the carpet at the bottom of the doors is nice & dry.
Heated seats very nice to have.
I wouldn't say avoid it, but traction control is not really needed.
Carefull with big wheels combined with sports suspension - ride will be compromised.
Sport Design wheels a pain to keep clean.
Another common fault is faulty door membranes. Check that the carpet at the bottom of the doors is nice & dry.
Agreed, I have 18' sport classic wheels on my S with sports suspension- you'd be surprised how much it scrapes in multi storeys and on larger speedbumps- tramlines a fair bit too. Quite hard on most of London's poorly surfaced roads but great on track and for me makes it look nicer too.
I don't have traction- no problems so far.
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