Everything You Need To Know When Buying A PORSCHE BOXSTER (981 | 718 | 986 | 987.2) BUYERS GUIDE

Lovely video. Once you get behind the wheel nothing else will do 👍

Finchingfield - nice! I'm on my second Boxster, and I can't recommend them (any of them) highly enough. Intrinsically great cars, with Porsche's attention to engineering detail running throughout. Oh - and they go down an Essex lane very nicely indeed... 😀

There's little you can't learn from the internet about Boxsters, and almost every issue or quirk is well-documented and (relatively) easily resolved. The trick is to approach them with a planned maintenance attitude - actively look after them rather than lazily waiting for things to break or go wrong. And find a friendly specialist to help you keep on top of the basics - easy enough to do, and definitely spend a penny, save a pound!

Good video mate. I am a Boxster owner of many years.

Hi, great vid. I brought my first Porsche cayman 987 4 years ago and now my son drives it and so I got my self a Porsche Boxster 981 only a few weeks ago. No regrets on either. I purchased both from a garage, and I still had the inspection done as peace of mind.
The 981 Boxster is so much more modern than the 987 cayman in terms of interior and exterior. But I do feel the cayman even though 7 years older handles at least 10% better than the boxster, due to the rigid roof. So something to note when buying Boxster vs cayman, but personally for me the open top motoring outweighs the difference in handling, which my personal choice. Anyway I own both and either will be great

Hello Trevor I too am thinking of getting a Porsche, Looking at the 987 model. Have you bought on as yet? If what have you got. Cheers

That 987 is so beautiful

The boxster is awesome - I was looking for a cayman, but ended up getting a boxster. Given how amazing the engine sounds the cabrio is the winner.

no manual vs auto discussion

I own a 981 2.7 manual (red). It’s my second one - had a first edition 986 2.5 like 23 years ago (also red, manual). You can’t go wrong as long as you pick a good one. Service history is crucial… doesn’t need to be dealer, specialists are fine. Apart from that, use it a lot, life’s too short to sweat on mileage depreciation and all that sensible stuff!

That 986 is lovely.

As someone who had a few Boxsters - always go for the S or GTS and always for the facelift. Whatever else you do won't matter that much.

First thing you need a Porsche slush funds, I have £2500 for my 987.2 Cayman, buy cheap buy twice!

Hey Trevor, I would say if it is your first Boxster / Cayman it might be safer buying from a good reputable Porsche Specialist then you have some cover. I'm fortunate enough to own a 981 Cayman S and I love it. They sound and drive outstanding. Whatever you do get one with the PSE spec, especially on the 981 variant. Good luck T your videos just keep getting better :-) Well done gents.

Well done Trevor!

Been thinking about buying a Porsche for a while but didn’t know what to look out for, this was a big help !!!

My 987.1 is a daily no garage and i cant fault it

Nice one! However, now I have dilemma, 996 C4 or a 986...