2001 Porsche Boxster from North America - Comments

I have a 2001 Boxster, and I drive it every day. I am completely happy with it.

The only problem I have had was caused by a rodent who munched on the wires to my gas fill vent. The wire insulation is made from corn based material.

I love my Boxster! Remember to flash your fellow owners (the head lights)

I am now 62 years old and have always loved cars. I once bought a 1968 Corvette basket case for $900 and restored it and I would never own another one again. I am a Cancer survivor in remission for 4 years now, and as a reward I advised my Wife that I would like to buy a toy, and I had seen a 2001 guards red Boxster at a local Honda dealership with just under 50k miles. I told her not to let me make any snap purchases, but when she saw it, she got more excited about buying it than me, and we drove it home that same day with the salesman following me home in my Lexus LS430.. I was furnished a car fax and given a 2 month 3,000 mile warranty, and the service manager at the Honda dealership knew me from him previously working at a Mercedes dealership, and he informed me that this was THE car to buy and that they had inspected it and found nothing wrong. It had always been dealer serviced and was up to date with the maintenance.

I found the original owner's name and phone number in the original documentation on the car, and I phoned him and he was in his 70s, and sold it to a young couple only 6 months earlier, which matched what the dealer had told me.. They traded it in because the wife did not like driving the standard transmission.

I have now owned this car for 18 months and 6,000 miles, and I find it to be the most fun vehicle I have ever owned. Everyone compliments me when I am out with it, and I have had no oil leaks or problems with it at all.

I located the guards red factory speedster humps for it on Ebay, and some people ask me if it is a Ferrari when the top is down and they are in place.

I knew little about them when I made my purchase, but I guess I lucked out by not buying one any older, since I heard there were some problems with the early engine seals, but the failures occured early while still under warranty and those engines were replaced.

I hope they are right. $10,000 is a lot to pay for an engine replacement for sure.

Oil leaks from rear main seal (RMS) failures have been a commonly reported problems with the Boxster and the 996 (911). I have heard that these problems occur less often in the 2003 and newer cars, but they are still a potential problem.

I just bought a 2002 Guards Red Boxster from the local Porsche dealer - it came with the 2-year, up to 100,000 mile CPO warranty, which provides considerable peace of mind.

The upgrade from the pre-2000 2.5 liter engine to the 2000-2004 2.7 liter engine transforms the performance to another level. It feels closer to the Boxster S of those years than to the pre-2000 base Boxster. The rev-happy engine makes a "wail" over 5,000 RPMs that is addictive!

For the money, a pre-owned Boxster is a great deal for a Porsche and as a sports car in general. I couldn't be happier with it.

If you're in the market for one, just be sure to have a Porsche mechanic do a pre-purchase inspection.