Not all Boxsters. Mine is an early S with 10,000 miles on the clock and every extra box checked. It's close to new condition and I stole it from under the nose of a dealer as part of a house clearance for well <£10K. It can only go up in value. There are plenty of nails about that won't but I'd still rather be driving an old Boxster than a Ford Escort or Capri.

 

To be expected with your mileage, but shows how well Honda engines are built. Perhaps other engines would have failed with track abuse.
Baz (detailer) has famously 210k on his Accord Type R. Same engine, 3rd gearbox synchro. And its an utter track slag with probably 50k on track alone, if not more.

The offerings of Boxster & Z4m (perhaps even the bonkers z3m & M Coupe) are always waiting in the wings for those that wonder what's different. They are certainly different packages, and the Boxster / Z4 attract the sports car driver that doesnt want the blare of VTEC, prefer a bit of cosseting & style.

The s2000 remains for those that just don't want to grow up. Tiresome in several ways, but really, its unmatched for its appeal. Thats why threads like this make it sometimes impossible for us to choose what car you want after, the brilliant s2000.

 

A quick look on Autotrader confirms this. Then again, some of the prices being asked for pretty old S2000s are pretty ludicrous.

FWIW, you''re probably looking at an 03 Boxster S vs an 05 S2000 for around £9k.

 

In very many respects, the Cayster is a poor man's NSX; you have to suffer steel & McP struts and it somehow loses that alive magic, but it's a pretty good replica. Bit like the 86 is a good replica of the 944S!

 

i get that point but my view is that the S2 costs peanuts to run, i doubt the porsche is the same, £250 for a service.

LG - it's been on track 4 or 5 times, done 67k but has been garaged. My calipers have only ever needed cleaning and a new rubber seal

 

I can't take an ebay add for a £16k car seriously when the seller has put the images upside down... really?!

M6 is mega, but eyes wide open required.

For me, I think I would be looking at something with the merc V8, I can't get enough of that sound!

Or something with a warranty that will be just as fun and much lower risk.

or rent a golf and REVO it

Interestingly, why are you considering the M6 and not the the M3, that V8 is a masterpiece and I would gamble at more reliable than the 10? just curious, it's your money!

 

i get that point but my view is that the S2 costs peanuts to run, i doubt the porsche is the same, £250 for a service.

LG - it's been on track 4 or 5 times, done 67k but has been garaged. My calipers have only ever needed cleaning and a new rubber seal
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Yep, the Porsche will be more exensive to run. That doesn't alter the fact that it's the better car. My 350Z is more expensive to run than a Mazda MX5. It's also a better car than the Mazda. As long as the fruit you are comparing are broadly the same I can't think of an example where higher costs doesn't mean better car. How much better and whether the cost is worth it are of course different arguments. I had a Granturismo Maser - it was a better car than my STR (although marginally slower) but the difference wasn't worth the depreciation and running costs so I can see why people would prefer a Honda to a Porsche on the same basis.

 

Mines been garaged, too but it''s been on track about 40 times, maybe more, and is now at 140k...

 

Yes, totally agree. That relates to the original question for me as if your budget is £20k do you really want something which might very easily hit you with a £5k bill or worse

Thats the issue with TVRs, an expensive Merc or indeed a once £60k+ M6 with potentially chocolate electrics

I vaguely recall many moons ago a car mag running a 996 turbo and spending stupendous amounts of cash keeping a relatively cheap car running. I'm fairly sure it matched the purchase price in the end.

Not exactly a weekend car then LG

 

Actually, it is! (I walk/take the Tube to work)

Anyway, back on topic...