1998 Porsche Boxster Reviews

Brakes stopped working at 100,000km.

Needed new discs and pads all around.

Tiptonic box needed new oil (service).

Seat worn on driver's side.

Factory radio stop working at 40,000km.

Needed new roof at 80,000km. Seals went on motor, in QLD on holidays. I was told it was from the hot weather. Keep eye on that.

Oil got into spark plugs from cover gasket. Done at 100,000km service.

10 out of 10 marks... excellent sports car. When you're out on open roads, it comes to life the way German sports cars do. After a hard day at the office, just get into the Boxster, go for long drive, and hit the freeway just clear my head. Always take the long way home :)

Parts are cheap if you know where to shop.

Wherever I turn up to a BBQ with friends and family, people always ask me "still got that Boxster?".

The note of the motor is excellent; you can never get sick of it.

The Cruise Control does not work.

This car is fairly quick, depending on how much weight, humidity, etc.

The handling is excellent, especially with traction control. When the back end slides, the traction control will kick in at the exact point that I need to go straight.

The hardtop is a definite plus. The car has a total different look depending on if you have the hard top, soft top, or no top!

I tried lowering the roof when it was 2 degrees outside, and cracked the rear window. Porsche then said I had to buy a whole new roof, rather than just the window.

2 Days after purchase, my rear tyre blew at 100MPH on the M25, sending me careering across 3 lanes.

The roof lowering mechanism stopped working after a couple of years, turned out to be a cut wire.

The fact that the car can do 140 MPH got me banned from driving in the UK.

The handling is excellent, but I would appreciate a bit more grunt in the 0 - 60, which is why I am building an Ultima GTR at the moment. This car does give off a lot of sex appeal though, and if you want a car that can make women drop their pants, this is it.

Engine started to blow out water, cure was to replace the engine at 3000 miles.

Aug 1st 1998 removed the hardtop, powered up the roof and then it stuck in the up position - the electric motors had seperated from the mechanism.

Indicator had a water ingress, this was also changed.

This is a great car, after having the original problems sorted by 3500 miles this car has not missed a beat and I would recommend anyone to buy one, this car has so much street cred.

Smell of petrol when first bought. Fault down to an ill fitting seal on the petrol cap.

Superb car. The handling and performance is superb, with plenty of storage space for weekends away.

Cannot fault the car.

Small panel behind the drivers door fell off.

Broke the wind deflector trying to take it off.

Drivers footrest broke.

One of the panel strips on the hardtop is starting to peel away.

A number of other small annoying things have broken.

Love the car, but expected better build quality from Porsche. Having said that I have no intention of getting rid of it.