The 986 Porsche Boxster is symbolic in Porsche’s history. It defined a new class and saved the automaker from taking off a cliff. It was a solid choice for roadster lovers chasing automotive ...

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About six months ago, I decided to buy a Porsche Boxster. “It’s like, probably the last cheap Porsche,” I mumbled into my beard. Fast forward, and I still don’t have one, but what I do have is an ...

Most car guys won't buy a soft top. They will, quite reasonably, point out that the lack of metal roof means something is missing structurally, leading to body flex (aka scuttle shake). This ...

It’s a slightly weird arrangement, getting a car fixed up that isn’t yours and which isn’t being taken on for financial gain. (As a reminder, the Boxster belongs to my future father-in-law; he paid ...

Even Porsche itself will admit that the beginning of the 1990s was a “very difficult period” for the company. The “excessively high” cost of building four vehicles that didn’t share major components ...

If you want to own a modern Porsche on the cheap, a 986-generation Boxster is the way to go. Introduced as an entry-level alternative to the 911 in the late Nineties, the first generation of the line ...