Looks like somebody has his heart set on a nice 1999 Porsche Boxster. I drove it too and had a blast during the test drive. The build date is 5/99, so I believe this one does not have the dreaded cylinder liner slip catastrophe waiting to happen. Since we are pretty green on this model, I have asked him to take it to a Porsche specialist in Northern Viriginia for PPI. I could not find anything obviously wrong with it apart from heavy clutch but I was told that Porsche have heavy clutches.
The engine is sweet. The noise it makes it is like music. The engine pulls quite strong from 4K to 5K and even stronger from 5K to 6K! Even at 1800 rpm in 5th gear, it does not protest. The car has twin personality. Drive it in 5th gear and just enjoy the drive with the top down. If you want to be aggressive, stay in 3rd and 4th and have a blast slicing through the road with rev matching! I got used to the clutch quickly and had smooth downshifts and upshifts but did stall couple of times at light :-( This is NOT an "S", so not extremely fast but is very well balanced. It also does not have that turbo kick which he is used to on his Eagle Talon Turbo (will be antique next year!) but he gets convertible and almost as fast as his beloved Talon.
I can understand the allure and the seduction of a Porsche.
Anything before he plunks down lot of change on this mistress?
The engine is sweet. The noise it makes it is like music. The engine pulls quite strong from 4K to 5K and even stronger from 5K to 6K! Even at 1800 rpm in 5th gear, it does not protest. The car has twin personality. Drive it in 5th gear and just enjoy the drive with the top down. If you want to be aggressive, stay in 3rd and 4th and have a blast slicing through the road with rev matching! I got used to the clutch quickly and had smooth downshifts and upshifts but did stall couple of times at light :-( This is NOT an "S", so not extremely fast but is very well balanced. It also does not have that turbo kick which he is used to on his Eagle Talon Turbo (will be antique next year!) but he gets convertible and almost as fast as his beloved Talon.
I can understand the allure and the seduction of a Porsche.
Anything before he plunks down lot of change on this mistress?