Faults:

Soft top leak.

General Comments:

Having always wanted a 911, the Boxster is a car I never looked at. I am glad I did however - they are actually a very reasonable price on the used market, and a great way to get introduced to Porsche.

The car is by no means the fastest in the world, but definitely not slow. 0 - 60 mph in 6 seconds and top speed of 160 mph. Nothing special by today's standards, but the car is exhilarating to drive. Standard manual box is the one to have - I do not know anyone who likes the "Tiptronic".

Not the most practical or comfortable, and have only managed 26 mpg at best so far. But if you worry about that sort of thing, you should not be considering a Porsche! I have this as a second car for weekend/summer fun only!

Repairs and upkeep are expensive, but the fact you can get them for less than 6 grand in the first place, it is about as cheap as a Porsche will get. The Boxster is an excellent car, highly recommended! Do not touch rough/accident damaged examples, do your research and buy carefully.

Faults:

I don't get enough time to drive it! But seriously this car is faultless.

General Comments:

Roundabouts will never be the same again, this car handles and drives like its on rails. Its such a practical car as due to its mid engined design, the car has TWO boots, which easily swallow a weeks shopping for two with ease...

Dealer services are expensive, but given the lack of massive depreciation on this car, this kind of ofsets it... Service though from the dealer is excellent, collect and return etc etc..

For those that say "you can't afford a 911 and that's why you bought this"...They're two very different cars, the engines in a different place, the handling is different, its like comparing chalk with cheese.

Faults:

There have been no service issues with the car.

General Comments:

The interior is reasonable, nothing out of sorts for a modern vehicle. Porsche will make you put line items in for little doodads you might not expect. E.g. variable wind-shield wiper speed. The fit and finish overall is excellent. What plastic bits there are have a nice texture to them. However this isn't a luxury vehicle.

The ride can only be experienced. Well, I'll take a shot: Do you remember ever driving a go-kart? How when you turned the wheel the kart just went that way? That's how this car drives. Everything feels "linear" in the sense that you get no suprises and things feel "right". This is by nature a more "hard" riding car. But on the highway it feels pliant enough to not shake your fillings out on a long trip. I had an SUV from Mazda that I refused to drive long distances in... but this car is either so fun that I don't notice, or has better overall feel on the highway.

The power of the 2003 Boxster S is great. The car seems to change character on you at about 4.5 to 5K RPM. It goes from subtle to freaky fast very quickly at that point.

The brakes are astoundingly good "feeling". You can brake hard and still get a lot of information... It is hard to describe, but I can only say they seem "linear". Not grabby or pulsy.

Sure there are faster/quicker cars on the market... but the total package here is beautiful, fast, and furious if you want it to be.

I would have no problems recommending this vehicle to a family member!