Porsche Boxster vs Porsche Boxster S (2001) - What's the Difference?

[@alexandervanwyk7669]

Had mine for 4 years. Now 130 000 miles. Cheap easy to own learn to do your own maintenance. Great fun best value money could buy. Good quality. If you are just 20 persent mechanical minded get all answers on you tube. It is really simple and easy. Problem free awesome and dirt cheap fun. Bargain bargain. Use it especially on tracks, flat out fantastic. If you're not loaded, stay far away from P dealers.

[@TheSpyChecker]

These will happily get to 160 mph, and even to 170, struggling.....140 is an understatement!

[@bighands69]

Not for the 2.5 Boxer 140 is about right.

[@augustortiz]

@bighands69 ive gotten my 2.5 up to 148 on the speedometer, all it has it a full exhaust.

[@lijax9606]

@@augustortiz yeah I did 140+ on mine 99 base as well

[@johnharmon698]

Had my boxster for 2 years now great second car no problems love it great fun

[@vladimiralvarez1162]

John Harmon me too!!!

[@angelgjr1999]

Is the automatic good?

[@Wizardnil]

any updates?

[@cgavin1]

Hairdresser Car. Girl Car. Budget Porsche. Poor Man's 911 etc. All total bullshit. The 928 and 944 were labelled similarly in their day. Both are now classics. People appreciate them for what they are not what they aren't. IMHO the Boxster can look cheap and naff without the nice leather interior and a complimentary colour choice (people really do buy gun metal grey ones with black plastic trim!??) but loaded they look class and the performance and handling are unique for the mid engined layout.

[@Gamez4eveR]

The 981 Boxster/Cayman is one of the best mid engine cars out there. And it's a looker. The previous ones I don't like so much tho.

[@arricammarques1955]

Miata a solid build sports car. Porsche parts, are expensive to repair mid-mount engines.

[@maxpower1870]

How the F**k is this a comparison between the boxster and boxster s

[@seinsmeld13]

We had my Boxster S out two days ago. This was the first time out since August 2013. I was in a terrible bike/car accident. Because of that accident my licence was suspended. I was rearended by a Dodge Ram full size pickup.I expect to be relicenced within a few months. Anyway, what can you do. At least my car insurance is paying for everything. Great car and great review.

[@jackd9928]

Save yourself £25k and buy a second hand boxter. They can be picked up for anywhere from £4k nowdays. Good friend of mine has one and has had it a few months now and it runs perfectly. Not a mark on it and no underlying issues. These cars seem to be unusually cheap when second hand and lets face it, who out of the public onlookers are going to think "second hand" and who are going to think "wow porsche". £30k for a new car smell is bloody expensive.

[@RedLeaderTrackMaster]

+Jack D What kind of miles? Looking at some examples from 50-90k.

[@daviewavie112]

Because they have a known ims bearing issue that causes catastrophic failure of the entire engine.

[@mattryan6832]

David Stefanowicz which costs under 700 to fix permanently

[@swagons529]

Duh

[@Facts-over-Feelings.]

@@daviewavie112 IMS is an internet issue that has been blown out of proportion massively. Regular oil changes and a car that's actually been driven instead of sitting in a garage all it's life will be fine.

[@nigo1787]

long story short : Hammond prefers the 911, but never really said why. "It got nothing on the 911". Well, the Boxster S is almost as fast as the 3.4L 996 convertible, has better balance and cost half the price so it's hard to see its point. Besides, in the same time, the Boxster was voted best sports car on Fifth Gear

[@bmwman1981]

Nigo but is not a proper Porsche your better off buying a used 911 which is a far better car then this pos

[@Facts-over-Feelings.]

Bmwman1981 has clearly never driven a boxster. Or any Porsche for that matter. Hence his ridiculous opinion of something he knows nothing about.

[@bmwman1981]

illuminOz if you ask a loads of blokes where I work the 911 is a proper Porsche and the poxster is something you might buy your missus as it’s a girls car and most of them are owned by middle age men having a midlife crisis that cannot afford to run them correctly the only reason they brought them because it was cheap but as we all know there’s nothing cheap about a cheap Porsche

[@em4957]

Dream car... I'll just have to pretend my Camry is a Porsche for now haha

[@1TB0T]

But you can now have a Boxster for less than a Camry :/ You only live once mate. I brought a Cayman S. Live life!

[@angelgjr1999]

But are used Porsche’s trustworthy? I feel like Porsche owners would run it hard everyday.

[@wnicolas1428]

ive just got my 99 with 86k miles for $1900

[@thecrazeecow1682]

I spent my entire savings on a Boxster from an auction that's in a pretty bad state. When I turn 18 next year I want to be in PCA. Do it!!!!

[@marcus8647]

@@thecrazeecow1682 ... a porsche boxster and your not even 18 wtf, congrats btw

[@ZondaF355]

Thanks for these amazing classic car review vids..just awesome

[@AutoAbsolute]

I’m adding an anniversary edition Boxster to my collection for around £8k - can’t argue for that money

[@michaelfromaustin]

Did you ever get it?

[@AutoAbsolute]

@@michaelfromaustin yep, sold it for £19k this year 🤣

[@MENINMEDIAUK]

@@AutoAbsolute what was the mileage on the Anniversary?

[@modernworldiscrap]

a true PORSCHE

[@markuk7010]

All Porsches are galvanized. So they don't RUST. I have SMASHED my 986s for the last 5 yrs, without any issues. They take 100,000 miles to break the ENGINES in -That's a Fact. They are extremely easy to replace parts for. And you can do all the work yourself. IT'S A NO BRAINER.....Top down. Windows down. just go.

[@steveberridge4648]

Car tested is a 2.7- top speed was 149 MPH as tested by Autocar. The 987 3.2S did 161.

[@TucsonDude]

Thanks for the vid! Probably one of the bigger aspects of owning an "S" is simply the prestige from other Porsche owners. I bought a 2001 base (with the sport package) model as it was quite cheap and was immediately available. However, I do often wonder what an "S" would feel like with regard to power. I'll drive mine for a while and eventually buy a much newer "S" (2009+) in the future. I imagine it will be faster and nicer, but probably won't be significantly more fun than my cheapo Boxster.

[@nigo1787]

+Edslittleworld I see it this way : in the non-S you get the music a little bit longer, which is fine by me

[@michaelfromaustin]

There's something quite unusual about having something you really like, and wanted to get rid of it for something better. We all do it whether it's a car, bike, house or whatever. If you get the S, will you eventually want to see what the 15ish extra horsepower mean in a subsequent model year? I've noticed that people light up about my car when it's perfectly washed, waxed and wheels are clean ('08RS60). I saw the an old offering booklet for a 986 Boxster in red parked in front of a Porsche dealer from 2004 or whatever. It looked just as good as the new ones do in front of the dealerships today.

[@TucsonDude]

@@michaelfromaustin Nice! Cool on the RS!

[@griffins5655]

I'm seven years lake but the S has more horse power better brakes and a better transmission... Not sure if that's prestige as much as it is simply an improvement over the base... Not that the base is bad or anything, because of course it isn't, I just don't think there's any contest about which car is better, where as with some car manufacturers these special additions or higher up models are just base models with special appearance packages and all the options selected with Porsche the give the customer a legitimately better car for not a whole lot more money all things considered, and they still do this even today...

[@TucsonDude]

@@griffins5655 True! Well put!

[@Wizardnil]

What episode is this?

[@ubreakifixtampa5182]

3:20 And that's the bouch?

[@Facts-over-Feelings.]

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[@alsatch_]

I’ve got this exact car that Hammond drove - take a look at it now kzbin.info/www/bejne/p5WslYeIg7Gijtk

[@alivemonster6835]

986 is 160mph I Don’t knoe about 986s 180mph?

[@konradmroczek2496]

They are getting cheaper and cheaper these days. Maintenance though would be too expensive for me. Unless I make 40 grand a year :(

[@arricammarques1955]

3rd mortage for repair costs Caveat Emptor

[@Facts-over-Feelings.]

Nonsense

[@niclikescakes]

im a college student with one, if you can work on it yourself its like buying audi/volkswagen parts, expensive but not wallet emptying

[@themanglerman]

Great car, loved my 2002 3.2 s Tip until IMS failure destroyed engine last year with only 28k miles, TOTALLY GUTTED:o( My fault, should have taken note of all the warnings. Buy one but get the later more reliable bearing fitted asap, best £1k you'll ever spend. Got 2010 987.2 s pdk now but still would have been more than happy with the 986 s.......

[@jackthorpe56]

You have commented this on like every boxter video! :p

[@themanglerman]

Jack Thorpe yes because i hope to save any potential buyers from my very painful experience....as i said, great car but....

[@185lbsofhate]

Agree, get it done. People don't complain about the $1500 (about 1000 euros) to get a Honda timing belt done. I realize that is at 100,000 miles but factor it in your buying price and enjoy the Porsche they are otherwise very robust cars.

[@daviewavie112]

I thought the 987.2 still had the IMS problem up until the 2009 models. Do the later 987's have a IMS bearing that is reliable enough not to get an after market retrofit?

[@Facts-over-Feelings.]

I'm not surprised the IMS failed with that low mileage. It would have been as dry as the Sahara desert on a hot summers day.

[@laspizanouki755]

damn the way he started really describes me

[@youbuttface7]

Great first car for a 18 year old :D (manual)

[@YashJoshi4]

If you're in the uk and 18 I bet you won't get insured on this for less than £10,000

[@youbuttface7]

Yash Joshi I only pay $300 a month

[@michaelsmitten9240]

+Yash Joshi That's one great advantage of being 66. For me Fully Comp is £400, AND I get a bus pass - don't knock being old, haha

[@RTAC_1234]

+Yash Joshi its funny you should say that because i recently looked up how much it would cost for me to get one of these insured, then i looked at a 19 year-old by comparison...as you say no-one would insure a teenager driving one of these for under £10,000, in fact very few insurers will even consider it.

[@mrjakenorris]

+youbuttface7 That's because that's a small engine in America.

[@adamsangels9874]

Comes to a decision without driving the s model

[@kimialson]

good vid

[@Corgman]

what i do wait 25 years and buy them cheap

[@mikeymercado1873]

i preferred, Porsche, Boxster, as my favorite Drift Car, than the Ferrari FXX only for circuit & drag racing event! im great fan of Porsche car's than the Ferrari, that's all;-)

[@edwinvonborstel3405]

Just got back from Costco driving my Porsche Boxster S 2001 every time I drive that car I get a smile on my face yeah sometimes bugs on my teeth but man it's a great car I have 43,000 MI it will be 44,000 next week love the car

[@arrow_of_longing]

"porsch"

[@robertrhein8703]

Hammond with the high aristocratic english accent feels so unnatural now.

[@b15cowboy75]

Slow

[@gigirizzi11]

parla troppo-

[@Dave.S.TT600]

This shows why the MSM is dying. He said NOTHING.

[@JulioLopez-xz5kx]

The MSM is FAKE NEWS

[@eldarsikira1529]

I have a solution for this issue.Work harder a get a proper porsche.

[@jerryrobertsguitars]

start by learning to pronounce Porsche

[@farishanafiah8461]

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