My Porsche Boxster

Advantages: Numerous
Disadvantages: Some noise; 1 month after purchase developed white growth on hood interior (mold?); servicing is steep (well, what do you expect of a Porsche?)

...have yet to be beaten at the lights (I laugh when they try!) *no one else was stupid enough to part with £40000 that they didn't have (this was September 1998 - extras included leather sport seats, wind deflector, CD autochanger, Porsche coloured crests on wheels) Tracker or not? My insurance company did not specify that I obtain a tracker, AFN said it would not be necessary and I can see why. When I broke my ankle earlier this year and was unable to drive my Boxster not only sent itself to sleep but when those nice breakdown people (swearing their heads off)managed to get it started it took a very long time to do so. In order to get the ignition going, the battery had to be charged. The battery is under the bonnet which is accessed by an electrically operated lever which refused to work as the car had shut down. The breakdown...

CarolineBennetts 20.06.2001 · Read review
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Review of Porsche Boxster 2.5

Foxy Boxter

Advantages: Rocket ship
Disadvantages: dangerous to your licence

...I was lucky enough to run a Boxter S all last summer (2001), so I thought that I would share my thoughts with you on these little road rockets. I never intended to buy a Boxter because, as any fule knowe, real men drive 911's and only hairdressers and gurlies drive Boxters. I began my search in summer 2000 for a one or two year old 996 to replace my five year-old 993. For those of you who aren?t familiar with Porsche's arcane numbering system; each time Porsche change the 911 body shape, they give the car a different 'factory' number. So, while they are all 911's to you and me, to the geeks, they are 965's or 993's or 996's. Anyhow, in August 2000 I schlepped down to my local Porsche dealer to blag a drive in their 996 demonstrator (the latest 911 designation). There seems to be no rhyme or reason to this numbering system...

tagheur 08.10.2002 (02.11.2002) · Read review
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Review of Porsche Boxster S

Porky 986

Advantages: Fantastic practical supercar that suits the road of today
Disadvantages: Steep Servicing and spares

...impractical was that! What a complete waste of time, the roof mechanism being a solid construction folded neatly in the boot, but with how much space left in the boot. Not much cop for going away weekend, You could fir a suitcase in the boot, but just and just the 1. Practicality saw the better side, so I started to investigate the Porsche a bit more. Porsche had only had the car out a year, so there very few on the road, there was no friends that I could ask about this particular one, so the onus was on me. I went down to the Porsche garages locally and wanted the same kind of cash, but the spec was way off mark. I remember sitting in this Boxster, with the salesman asking how it felt, I remember answering; I don?t know I haven?t got past the awful plastic dash yet. It showed no comparison to the one I had seen in the car supermarket, ok...

JamesinOxford 30.04.2004 · Read review
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Review of Porsche Boxster 2.5

Porsche 944 Review

Advantages: Fun to drive-decent gas mileage
Disadvantages: expensive to maintain

...I have had two 944s over the past few years. This little review is to forewarn any prospective 944 buyers as to what they might be getting into. I loved these cars. They are fun to drive and somewhat entertaining to work on. If you don't know anything about auto repair or don't want to learn you better have a very good paying job or a sugar daddy. These cars are not cheap to maintain. If you plan on letting a Porsche Shop take care of your maintenance you better just buy a new car. Labor rates on these cars are extremely high and Porsche OEM parts are out of sight. If you are thinking of buying a 944 you definitely want some documented maintenance history on the car. These models have rubber timing belts and have Zero valve clearance. This means if you break a timing belt the pistons crash into the valves virtually destroying...

thill944 26.08.2009 · Read review
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Review of Porsche 944 Coupe

Porsche 924

Advantages: Fast and eye-catching
Disadvantages: Restricted visibility - fuel guzzler

...PORSCHE 924 “Go on Dad, spoil yourself.” This was one of my daughters on the occasion of my approaching 65th birthday. I must admit that this beautiful car was one of the possessions I had always aspired to but had never somehow got around to it. My finances would not stretch to a new one and I had spotted a gleaming white model on sale for £9995 (this was way back in 1990). So, my arm was twisted, not requiring much effort, and the deed was done and I said farewell to my faithful Opel Manta GTE. The 924 was four years old and had covered 68,000 miles, more than average, but was in excellent condition. As Porsche owners will know, the eye-catching characteristics are well known and I had to put up with several good - natured comments such as “You’re getting on a bit to be driving around in a flash car...

rokkafella8 28.04.2001 · Read review
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Review of Porsche 924

Porsche 944 - The cheapest car on the road!

Advantages: Great handling and reasonable running costs
Disadvantages: Can attract unwanted attention

...The extravagant claim in the title is based on the fact that these cars no longer depreciate noticeably, and can be driven on classic insurance. They are also very long lived and generally reliable, and don't do too badly on fuel. Essentially you can run an old Porsche for a fraction of the cost of a new Mondeo! The text below describes the features, weaknesses, and benefits of the 944 model variations. First a bit of history. The Porsche 944 was introduced in 1983 based largely on the earlier 924 model. However the 944 included many changes and upgrades compared to the earlier model, the most obvious visual clue being the flared wheel arches to cover the wider track of the new model, the air dam and the rear spolier. Perhaps the biggest change however was in the engine department. The 924 used a VW derived 2 litre engine, but...

peteshone 10.05.2005 (23.02.2007) · Read review
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Review of Porsche 944 Coupe

Punching above its weight

Advantages: The best handling car for the money
Disadvantages: Every man and his dog has one

...Now, I don't actually own a Boxster. I understand that this probably isn't the best way to start a review of the car, but I feel it's an important disclaimer. I've driven one in what can only be considered a road-test situation, and as such, my knowledge of on-the-road costs and long-term problems is limited. What I can tell you is how it drives, what it feels like to sit behind the wheel, and my experience of driving one. The Boxster has been with us for eight years now, and Porsche has just brought out an updated model - 80% new, apparently, but you'd never know it from the outside. Many Porsche purists regard it as the poor man's Porsche, and in many respects, it is. With a price tag of around £30k new, and as one of the ultimate bargain roadsters second-hand (good quality, late-90s models can be bought for less than £18k), it...

Mayoisms 11.11.2004 · Read review
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Review of Porsche Boxster 2.5

Fun, Fun, Fun!

Advantages: Sexy looks, superb engine, fast!
Disadvantages: Hopeless windscreen wipers

...I have wanted to own a Porsche since I was first learning to drive over twenty years ago and found myself in a position to afford one last April. In my heart of hearts, I really wanted a 911 but with that being out of reach finacially I opted for the Boxster S. I found one for sale privately that was 18 months old with just 4,000 miles on the clock in exactly the colour combination (silver - blue hood) that I wanted and the advantage of a hardtop. At £35K it was just too hard to resist. First of all the interior is perfect, the leather seats are incredibly comfortable and dials and instruments in exactly the right place (although I do get increasingly annoyed with myself for keep turning the cigarette lighter in order to adjust the volume on the CD player!). The hood goes up and down very smoothly and quickly (12 seconds according...

njudd 02.06.2004 · Read review
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Review of Porsche Boxster S

Porsche 924 Lux 1981

Advantages: Looks, Marque, availability of parts.
Disadvantages: Vandals Jealousy!

...The cheapest way to become a Porsche owner. These cars are described as the best designed Porsches as they have perfect 50/50 weight distribution due to the engine, gearbox and diff layout. They are powered by a 2 litre engine which is based on an Audi 100 powerhouse and drives the rear wheels. There are many myths surrounding these cars - such as they arent real porkers and they are glorified Volkswagens - Not true. VW & Audi approached Porsche to design them a sports car - porsche duely did so and VW / Audi decided they couldnt afford to build it and sold the manufacturing rights back to Porsche who developed it into the 924. The car has many VW/Audi bits on it but this is no bad thing - an example being that porsche electric window switch is around £90 and a VW part is around £15. These costs make quite a bit of difference...

colcheddar 17.10.2004 · Read review
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Review of Porsche 924

The most accomplished sports car

Advantages: Motoring perfection. Flawless.
Disadvantages: Hmmm...dodgy looking people staring at you at traffic lights.

...The Porsche Boxster is quite simply (in my opinion) the finest roadster available on the roads today. For those who don't know, it is a 2 door, 2 seater mid-engined convertible produced by Porsche and built in Germany (and Finland alongside the top-of-the-range Saab Viggens). Priced at c. £31,000 for the 'base' 2.7 model it is significantly less expensive (can you use the word cheap to describe a Porsche?) than the c. £60,000+ 911 but has so many of it's big brother's features. These include the kudos that comes with ownership of a Porsche, fantastic handling (really, truly sublime), sleek purposeful looks (that deceive most into believing you're driving a 911 from the front) and a great 6 cylinder water-cooled engine (recently expanded from 2.5 to 2.7 litres). Quite simply the value that you get from departing with over...

Stevieguy22 06.12.2000 · Read review
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