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Originally Posted by J P Stein

I've never driven a Boxster but have the urge.... As far as buying/owning one, I dunno.

I read about the defects to the powertrain and the cheeply/poorly made controls coming un stuck.

I don't mind putting money in a car if there is a decent return when it comes time to sell........I've done some of that.....and even made money once on an air cooled Porsche. It really pisses me off what Porsche has done to the newer water cooled cars and don't think I wanna join the fun........I know, Porsche don't give
sh it what I think......they're making money hand over fist.

I think I'll just stick with my 65 Mustang fastback. Those prices are rising......even tho it's relative POS.......that plan may change after I autocross it.

The IMS bearing issue and solution are well known. But I'm curious what you mean by the controls coming "un-stuck"?

Sorry, but you're going to be hard pressed to make money on any modern Porsche. At least the 986 is generally speaking fully depreciated. The best answer that I can give to someone that knocks the Boxster - drive one. I find them to be more fun than most 911s, including the air cooled ones.

Originally Posted by nynor

slightly off topic.... how difficult is it to access the motor and/or transmission in the boxter?

Not too bad. Top access is by partially opening the top, popping loose two cables to fold the top forward, removing a carpet panel, and removing a metal panel. 5-min or so. Side access for spark plugs is through the rear wheel wells. Front engine access is through a large panel behind the seats, another 5-min job. Underneath is easy for oil changes, and the oil filler is in the rear trunk. You can actually change the oil without removing a single access panel. Except for being paranoid about scratching the paint while leaning over the rear fender into the engine area, they aren't bad to work on.

Edit: I'll slightly amend this for the 987, the top doesn't move as much out of the way so it's a little bigger pain from the top.