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Used Sports Cars - Porsche Boxster - Sports Cars

La Porsche Boxster it is an ambiguous machine. How Cayenne pepper, takes responsibility for saving the Stuttgart company from not very happy economic times, but at the same time it is somehow hidden by the shadow of His Majesty 911. However, not many people know that Porsche Boxster brings with it a legacy that is much older than the Carrera. In fact, the small Porsche car is the car that comes closest to Porsche 356, the first car of the Stuttgart company with a mid-engine "spider".

Who does not buy a Porsche because of the image (or because of fanaticism 911), he also knows very well that the Boxster offers a driving pleasure that rivals the Carrera.

With the arrival of a new Boxster 718 The 987, with its turbocharged four-cylinder and naturally aspirated six-cylinder, is in some ways the last of the era. Better or worse new (for the time being) does not bother us, we are interested in the fact that there are several recent Porsche Boxster models on the used market, costing about 30.000 5 euros; The price of the new Mazda Mx is XNUMX.

Porsche Boxster

For newbies Porsche Boxster is spider mid-engined with a folding tarpaulin roof. It has been in production for twenty years and has always been installed on flat six-cylinder engines since the first engine in 1996. 2,4 liters 204 liters. until you get to Boxster Spyder 3,8 liters from 375 hp

Its light weight, balanced chassis and modest power have won over some of the fans who prioritize driving pleasure, including James May.

Foolishly, many consider it a "poor man's Porsche" because of the price, which is half the Carrera (or a little more), but the truth is far from it. The Boxster is a car with great qualities and a sexy line, especially in its latest version, where it finally found its own identity, managing to get rid of this annoying comparison with its older sister.

Leaf online classifieds they are different recent samples (from 2010 to 2015) less than 60.000 30.000 euros about 2.9 256 euros. Most of them are Boxster 310 HP, but there are also many Boxster S with XNUMX HP. with a difference of three or four thousand euros.

The six-cylinder Porsche is a tractor in the best sense of the word: it consumes little and is one of the most reliable engines in the world. The mechanics are also very reliable and, being a spider, there is a good chance that it has not been worn out ruthlessly on the track. Better take care of the hood, the most delicate part.

Leave the samples alone with PDK, the six-speed manual is just great (better than the seven-speed Career) and you can also save a few euros.

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