25 Years of Porsche Boxster - Jay Leno's Garage
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- Опубліковано 4 лип 2021
- Jay celebrates 25 years of the Porsche Boxster with a look back at the first generation and a drive of the new 2021 model!
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Jay's comment towards the end was very revealing, especially for a car enthusiast. People kind of thought or perhaps still think the Boxster and Cayman are the downgrades or economy Porsches. In fact, they are sublime and a joy to own and drive. It's really about the way a car or motorcycle makes you feel, not the supreme power or label.
The first gen boxsters are actually very affordable right now. Very tempting....
I’m gonna buy a 2002 porshe boxster s for a solid price with basically no miles on it
I purchased a 718 at the end of 2021. I dreamt of owning a boxster when I was younger but never thought I'd be able to afford one. Fast-forward, I'm 23 at the time carving through the seaside clifftops of highway 1 -- carefree and loving the sound of the engine and the feel of the transmission. Part of me wants to upgrade to the RS as it will be the last gen that isn't electric -- but there is something so charming about the 718 even without a flat 6 in it.
@@chips2729 literally what I just did today and 10/10 highly recommend
@@ShishirTandale I can’t anymore the only porshe dealership is 400 miles away it’s not worth it anymore🥲 no repair is gonna work on it I’d have to bring to porshe itself 400 miles just to get my oil changed tragic asf. It’s such a beautiful car maybe one day I’ll live in a city with a porshe dealership relatively close by
Porsche guy on Ceramic brakes
"It adds a little bit of cost"
😂😁😅😂
Youd be surprised how cheaply minded wealthy people are..
@@oldskool1979 His point was it adds much more than a little bit of cost.
@@oldskool1979 Thats why they are wealthy.
ha! yea like 10+ % of 100 grand is a 'little bit' for clean brakes. The options game is getting Ferrari ish @ Porsche.
@@oldskool1979 i mean they're better on the Autobahn
The guy was getting so frustrated when Jay kept liking the old one hahahaha
That's what happens when the guest is a sales rep
I stopped watching when jay didnt drive the old one
Cant blame Porsche the engineering is like a Mona Lisa to some people.
His reaction seems hilarious. He's obviously not a car guy! Jay seems to disarm him with his slow sentence delivery. When Jay gets mugged he'll just say, "That Glock looks so fresh, like it was introduced yesterday."
I don't think he ever answered Jays aero dynamic rear end question, probably because the old one actually was more aerodynamic.
I would take the 25-year old version and be content. What a beauty & timeless classic! 🧨
“I just keep it in sport -plus all the time.” Preach, brother Leno, preach.
Carbon ceramic brakes, "...adds a little bit of cost." Understatement of the year.
Oh sure... You know what "the understatement of the year" is this year... but what was it last year? Hee hee. 😇
Laughed at that comment as well
Car is $100k and brake upgrade is about $4k lol.
Not even close to what it used to be. Don't be so cheap about your car. Do yourself a favor and splurge once before you go to Kia hell.
@@gp.5989 haha wait til you replace them!!!
Love my 2000 Boxster. It is the perfect car for summer night drives down twisty country roads. And oh...that engine note!! It comes to life at around the 3-4000 RPM moment and never fails to bring a smile to my face.
I recently got an '03 S. It truly is a joy to own and drive. What sold me on getting one was my dad and I took his '99 to Colorado Springs almost 2 years ago. We've been a couple times and always love going around the mountains. It was a life changing experience driving the mountains top down, just being able to look up and see the mountains towering over you, unobstructed. I'm looking forward to going back this year with my own, just the 2 of us cruising the mountains in our Boxsters.
At 11:00 Jay was right.
Original Boxster (986) Drag Coefficient 0.31
New Boxster (982) Drag Coefficient 0.34
It’s also because the aerodynamic downforce increased.
The salesman couldn’t give a straight answer because he was trying to sell the new car.
Consider that the new car has twice the horsepower and therfore need alot more air to the engine. And that it has wider tires.
I received my boxster in may of 1998, justed turned 60k in milage. Love it, been driving Porsche since 1986.
My brothers 2001 has 270786 miles and I’m driving it now as my 2011 chey truck gets fixed
Nice dedication
Only 60k in 23 years? You need to drive more.
@@ErikDB6 agreed. Hopefully you drive it hard when you do. Thats a bad recipe for the ims.
“If Porsche had started today, they’d have gone with the mid engine”. Truer words Jay, truer words.
The early Boxsters scared Porsche because they seriously rivaled the 911s ....
@@williampotter2098 i recently sold my Cayman GT4. Porsche has basically admitted they made the gearing purposefully tall so it’s straight line acceleration wouldn’t rival the 911
true but in that case there wouldn't be anything remarkable about the 911
@Carlitox b It is also commonly known that among their road cars (I’m excepting SUV’s) the 911 is the profit leader.
@@johnswanson6994 True, a friend bought the 25th anniversary Boxster and the gearing is fairly high…..Porsche protects the 911.
Have had four 911s and two boxsters the last 25 years. The 2005 boxster S was my favorite of all of them. Would be nice if people would stop randomly asking “didn’t get the 911?” When I got out of the car every so often. Oh well.
I really love the look of this latest generation Boxster. I love the gold accents with the Silver and the red. Straight from the concept car. Love it.
I know some people will love it or hate it but this was the car that ultimately saved Porsche before the Cayenne was made
And I think it'll become a classic too especially as a spiritual successor to the 550 Spyder
Hope so because I’m still hanging on to my 97 model
I'd prefer to think of the 944 as the car that saved Porsche ;D
Yep! It's the modern day 924/944!
@@kaleknikker123 who says Porsche can't (or didn't) need saved more than once?
@@kaleknikker123 The 944 is an amazing car and quite underrated! Definitely one of the best Porsches ever made and it’s an affordable collectors car too! But the reason why I said the Boxster 986 as the car that saved Porsche was because I was talking about a specific time in the 90s where there was a big recession and at the time Bugatti went bust and would not return till 10 years after but the 986 was what saved Porsche at that time as an affordable sports car and it did so well that they couldn’t keep up with demand now we have the Cayenne and Macan as I would say the best SUV and crossover on the market and that’s helping Porsche make the Speedster, GT3, GT4, GT2, Panamera, and Taycan and they’re still going to keep on making sports cars! Cheers!
I’ve had a 911 and a Boxster. The Boxster is hands down more fun to drive.
Hands raised by those who have the 1:18 scale model of that original Boxster show car.
By the brand burago or maisto 😀
Yep
Mine is a Maisto with Silver exterior and Red interior.
I did until my kids turned 3 and turned all of my models into a scale model of a junkyard. Piece by piece, they are all in the garbage now.
Thanks you Mr. Leno for bringing attention to a really underrated car. I am still in love with my 01. As hard as it may be to believe, the car on the left is also a dynamite car. I wish Mr. Leno would taken that for a spin. 1st gen Boxster may be the best sports car for the money one can buy. Buy the nicest with service history you can find, well worth the extra money. If you want to do a little Florida rally Mr. Leno, bring the 99 down and we will do a rollout.
My first Boxster was an '01. Fun car!
I think the orignal boxster is more fun to drive than the new one. Its small size is what gives it that exciting Gokart feel. The smaller engine means you can really rev it out, on the streets.
Seeing them next to each other i was actually shocked to see how much he has grown. At least optically i have to say. The numbers tell a different story, but it looks SO MUCH bigger...at least to me.
@@antraxxslingshots safety regulations!
The wheelbase and width of the new car is pretty much the same as the original.
@@Hihopeyouhaveawonderfulday The new one has a chunkier body and bigger wider wheels. Heavier. Much more powerful. Very different driving feel.
The new one actually revs higher than the older one. 6700 compared to 7800. So you can really rev out the newer one.
I like how Jay steps closer to the Car and puts his hand on it when the Guys mentions an oldschool, naturally aspirated, high reving engine :D 7:53
😆👍🏼
"I’m trying to find something I dislike, but I can't." Ya haven't done maintenance on it yet, Jay!
14:06 "...but you put this up"
*tries to bend firm plastic*
- "It's fixed" LMAO his face when he said that killed me
It's not usually fixed - I can't comment on the latest model. You can still see a small latch in the video right after. Usually can push it and the deflector pops.
Yeah, it's normally always in place but there is a latch. At least in the 2019 GTS I test drove
The Boxster is without a doubt the best roadster on the planet. Period. Fantastic weight distribution and chassis balance, great packaging and practicality and it looks great! In its current form, it’s also available with over 400bhp!
Cough… miata… cough
@@tominator23the Miata doesn't sound like a Porsche, that is the only downside to Miata. It is truly a lifeless car but can't deny it handles great and very lightweight.
Jay just wants to chat about cars and this guy sounds like he's reading a prepared script.
That's common for "spokespersons" and all those marketing guys. I think Porsche should have sent an engineer or test driver.
This guy is a completely knowledgeable Porsche tool.
I liked Lockdown Leno. Guests are hit or miss.
Kind of the reverse of when Jay hosted the Tonight Show:)
@@mrgmmiller The over-engineered 5 way digital torque wrench with double extensions and a work light.
Boxter is a phenomenal car. It’s the car that saved Porsche, and it’s only gotten better since! I’ve driven one, and dream of someday owning one.
986 has aged incredibly. It’s a true classic. I have an 85 911 and figured my 2003 986 S would leave me anonymous. Nope. Just as many folks shout ‘great car’ but they just younger than the 911 fans
It’s amazing the contrast between the modern boxter and the original and how closely they stuck with the design
I guess you could say, "Same guy. Different day". 👍
contrast is the wrong word.. similarity is the word.
@@outsidethepyramid I was comparing and contrasting it’s looks
You must check out their 911 lineup
And yet the original prototype Boxster still looks so much better than any of the production models. It was perhaps not the most practical, but it was a much prettier car
Was hoping he'd drive the 986 :(
Me too. We here watchin Leno to see all cars. I wanted to see both featured cars in the same detail. The video could still have been a sales pitch for the new car, just with some Porsche history mixed in too. There's a lot of history wrapped up in the original Boxster, a car that arguably kept Porsche around today.
986s are just still so cool. I've been looking for one for a long time, hopefully I'll get one soon.
@@Dr_Monitor thankfully I was just able to pick up an 03 S 😁 good luck on your search 🔍
@@Dr_Monitor Nope. The 986 is the ugliest Porsche in the world.
Me to ! Com on Jay, drive the grandpa to !!!
'04 Boxster 178,000 miles. Leather interior just as pretty as the day I bought it. Talk about build quality!!
Boxster. The car that saved porsche. Familiar to Millions and a true classic. Thanks Jay.
*Cough* CAYENNE *Cough*
@@parsaesteky cayenne didn’t save them. Cayenne was their biggest seller, Boxster saved them.
Boxsters are one of my favourite kind of Porsches.
Mine are any of the GT cars. GT2 especially
@@chesspiece81 ok thats cool. I was lucky enough to get the chance to drive both Cayman S and Boxster 2.7 of the 987 generation. So i realy like how the Boxster drives and the fact it is a smaller and more youthfull car than the 911.
The GT4 is an awesome car and great looking version.
@@chesspiece81 thats cool.
Some people say that he's got a Miller's Outpost in the back of one of his warehouses. All we know is he's the Denim Stig
A classic. A masterpiece
A $4K masterpiece.
@CT is infant grade content now
And whipped by a Z3.
@CT is infant grade content now i think you got these mixed up. 986s have great reliability and rx8s are known for being lemons www.motorbiscuit.com/can-a-mazda-rx-8-actually-be-a-reliable-car/
I'm never getting rid of my 986. Flat six, NA, mid-engined, RWD, analog, manual gearbox, top down smile machine.
Not sure where everyone is giving these a bad wrap for maintaince on these cars. This has not only been the most reliable car I've ever owned, but also the easiest to work on
agreed
I heard that when they 1st cane out that they had a bad main bering or rear main seal. Not exactly sure, just trying to remember. Hope that helps some. Cheers.
@@brandongaeng3598
You are right about the RMS..... plus the folding roofs were troublesome. Overall the cars are very reliable.
@@brandongaeng3598 yeah the ims was an issue, but it was only on about 6% of the vehicle, most of them failed before 80,000 mile before the engine blew up because they were lady driven and the owners never got the rpms up to lubricate the bearing. Of course the people this happened to barely drove their cars so when the engines failed the complIning was way overblown. Anything not driven to what it is design for is bound to wear out
@@blumkinpie Makes perfect sense lol. People who complain the loudest are usually the people who dont understand the fundamentals of the machines they operate, and that like you said not driving a vehicle in upper tolerances or "lady driving" like you said lol is sometimes just as bad as if you drove it as hard as it would take for years and not servicing it. Thanks for the details on that though man. Cheers.
Leno "amazing build quality" The headrest insert flaps in the wind behind his head. :D lol
Looks like it fell off at some point!
I think it was already loose and hanging in the garage, I don't if Jay inadvertently pushed it out while they were talking how great it was.
@@SelfReflective just the irony of it. I'm sure it's an easy fix. Probably just pops back in place.
😳
Those are made to pop in and out. Same as on my older version. It probably wasn't properly popped in before they gave the car to him.
The Boxster 25 Year edition is hands down one of the best looking convertibles I've ever seen, beautiful car.
That car, that road... Perfect combination, that's what a sports car is all about!
We call the rear trunk "The Pizza Oven" for good reason.
Pizza in the trunk, beer in the frunk.
Hey, nothing better than this in winter. You always have nicely warmep up jackets, when you put them into the trunk.
Can't say I see too many in the winter
@@Largetalons I drive a 2009 Boxster S in the winter here in Michigan.
Very nice car. I kind of wish Jay drove the 986 Boxster as well. To see what he thought of the original one as well
Hello Ian, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.
It tells you something that Jay drove this car up into "the twisties". Glad that he got over the 'hidden engine' issue. Great episode!
I’ve got a 2004 boxster 2.7 in red and I love it. I don’t care what people say about it not being a 911 . Puts a smile on my face every time I drive it .
Best handling car ever. I LOVE my BOXSTER!!! They are a masterpiece of engineering.
Lol. Simply not true.
Scott, never give up your passion! I road a 987 and track a Toyota 86 and each one is THE BEST HANDLING CAR EVER!!!!!!!!
The Ford Probe II is definitely better. No doubt about that!
CT you are sounding a bit narrow minded. The cars you like are all good but none on them are the fasted/best track cars ever. WRX’s EVO’s M3’s GT3 are all as good or better. The AMG GTR was fastest rwd car around the N’ring until the GT3 RS was quicker. Not an RX8. So shhhhhhhhhhhhh.
Drive a lotus exige and you'll see the handling difference.
And the new one looks absolutely stunning. Love the combo of Silver, Red and Gold.
Timelessness, which most Porsches display, must be one of the most important qualities! For something to get better, and more valued, with time, must be the most elusive, desirable quality.
Jay likes the rear drive, the manual 6-speed, the convertible design, the balance, the 400 HP. My Boxster now has over 144,000 miles, my 3rd Porsche, and by far the most reliable. Jay also praised the price value retention of the Porsche brand. #Porsche #Boxster
Hello Rob, how are you doing. I hope you are safe and in good health. Looking for a new friend and i saw your pic here. I hope you don't mind thank you.
@@allysonhanks7367 May the 2nd half of 2021 deliver peace, prosperity, and joy!
@@robnelsonbayvillage Amen. Amen. Amen. Thank you so much Rob. It's a pleasure to meet you. please can we talk elsewhere. So we can get to know each other better as friends?
Yes, I remember the concept study from the Motorshow as well.
Fascinating, times passes us by. But thanks for the memories.
Cheers, J.
As 911 prices have gone absolutely nuts over the last couple of years, more people are looking at Boxsters as a way to get into a Porsche. And they won't regret it, it's a great car.
@@Roberto-oi7lm the cayman is the poor man's 911
So have non base boxster prices, you act like boxsters are 30k lol they are like 75 to 100+ thousand dollars baybay
@@Soskouy sf craigslist has 3 boxsters all around the 10k range.
@@SF_Native we were talking about new, and only i bet those boxster are first year ever ones and/or automatic.
@@Soskouy i wasn't actually talking about buying new. I meant owning a Porsche, used or new. A 99 911 (996) in good shape is around $35K. A 99 Boxster (986) is about $8k. The ones I've seen on Craigs are actually manual [some autos as well]. I know because I was looking at picking one up.
When Jay first gets on it, check out the pleased smile-that’s what I love about Porsche’s. Amazing cars and drivable.
Toyota actually helped Porsche be cost effective with their supply chain. The Boxster model actually was their savior when they were about to go bankrupt, similar to how the Ipod saved Apple in way.
The Cayenne also at that time greatly filled the coffers for Porsche, that further saved the company…and importantly, the 911.
My first Porsche was a 1997 Boxster. Great evolution. I owned 3 newer models, and i could get 2 sets of golf clubs in all of them. I have subsequently owned a GT3, a GT3 RS, and just bought a 911 Turbo S. Amazing car. Love it.
Thank you for hearing this input from a 911 owner. Been looking for a 986 to start but somewhat been hesitant with the love/hate I'll get from 911 owners. Eventually I'll hope to get one
I believe Jay’s mood as the drive unfolds tells you all you need to know, its a true Porsche, brilliantly designed, brilliantly executed, bringing tremendous pleasure those who appreciate what a superb sports car should be. A car that delights more and more as you spend more time with it. I get my 2022 Cayman GTS 4.0 in May and am excited when I think about all the drives I’ll take with it here in the southwest.
Great, now that I'm actively looking for a good deal on a 986 Leno just made prices go up. Great video as always
986s really are affordable. Jay’s pricing is high (perhaps it’s LA pricing). I bought a driver quality 2000 Boxster for my son several years ago for $7K. Among Porsches, Boxsters are probably the best bang for the buck.
They won’t go up there’s a ton for sale and a lot of people really don’t see them as a real Porsche even if Jay says it is.
@@markm0000 996s are in fact going up in price - keep your eye on the PCA listings or Bring A Trailer.
I think the stigma against the 996 has dissipated. When the 914 came out, people said it wasn’t a Porsche. When the 924 came out, people said it wasn’t a Porsche. When the 964 came out, people said it didn’t belong in the Porsche’s heritage. This phenomenon is par for the course.
My wife and I love our 2006 Boxster S. We've had it five years, now. We take it on nice long road trips and we try to find new and fun roads. The Ozarks, Smokies, Black Hills, Sierras, etc... It is a joy to drive, reasonably comfortable for a couple of sixty somethings, and never disappoints when we need to pass a motorhome in the mountains.
"Build quality", driver's headrest screen disappeared. Gotta love Jay. 1st drive in one? Surprised
You probably have to pay more for that feature
I can never see any mistakes in movies but this one made my OCD going thru the roof. It was leaning on seat like it would unlatch from the top and then gone. Wondering if removable unlike glass part… but going back to the car. I never got chrome wheels and for me that shows how old original boxter is. Another thing is that for me S2000 was always more appealing.
Well, German build quality has always been a bit of a myth really. Specially VAG products have never been really all the greatest in that regards due to constant very daring innovations and coming and going of bean counters. SAAB and Volvo from Sweden and the Japanese have always done a much better job actually. M B have still profoundly suffered from rust on their modern cars and BMW even dares using subpar engineering solutions at most critical areas which usually go wrong below the 100k km mark.
where did it go lul
I know the center screen is removable, quite certain the small screens in the rollover hoops are as well. I’m guessing he punched that one out when we was fondling the center screen earlier in the video. Probably fell behind the seat once he got up to speed.
Not a boxter fan, but I’m really liking this 25th anniversary edition spec.
I prefer the hardtop Boxter: the Cayman
Thanks,for sharing this with all us gearheads, love to listen to your videos while working on whatever orphan tractor, car, or motorcycle that I feel needs to be resurrected, very much appreciated, thanks again...Irish Mike...
This is the most interesting video to me as Jay always refers to his Porsche GT as the gold standard of all cars ever made and to hear his views and opinions on the other vehicles in the Porsche lineup is interesting.
Didn't know much about the Boxster, now I do.
Awesome little machine and worth a look and test drive.
I love while taking the car for a drive Jay mentions "Build Quality" then they pan to a rear view and one of the mesh grills in the roll-over bar has Fallen out 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
That happens so easily. probably when he was screwing with the center wind screen. Boxster owners use a zip tie on them for that reason.
I have a 1998 Boxster. Still a great car today.
Just sold my 99 Porsche boxster with 47,000 miles and I bought it from the original owner.....Yeah I know I'm regretting it already......It was a very sweet sports car and I had a lot of fun with it.
The only kind of Porsche I’ll ever own is a picture of one.
Don’t worry, I believe you will get that Porsche!
You and them negative waves ! . Cheer up, it's not so expensive nowadays. You'll get one
Get a 986 Boxster! Very affordable, in the 10 to 15K range. I bought my 986S 6-speed for $11K 3 years ago. Love it!
i can send you a toy model if you want...
I like the guy who said its not expensive. It costs the same as apartment man
As a 718 owner, I can agree with Jay on every point with the Boxster and Cayman mid-engine lineup. If you’re a driver and want the best driving experience, get the Boxster or the Cayman. If you want to impress the locals and take your significant other out to dinner, get a 911.
...and my original 986 now with 250 000km is so dam fantastic that our family just can't part with it. All three kids grew up with it . All enjoyed it on tracks with the Porsche Club, including the youngest, my daughter. Thanks again for the show, great brand great car. Porsche passion perfected power to play every single day. Best value for money.
The first Boxter was the car that made me fall in love with cars when I saw it on the cover of a magazine back in the late 90's. The new one is beautiful.
Mine is 10 years old this year. Best car I’ve ever owned! It fits TWO sets of golf clubs in the rear and a push cart in the front trunk. I guess the 987 chassis has a bigger trunk than the current model.
Same goes for the current Boxster. And a lot easier than fitting a set of golf clubs in a 911. The Porsche sales rep is apparently not a golfer 😂
Jay you can see the motor. From the top you simply partially open the convertible top,release the cable stays,unclip the the top and fold it up. Then you remove the insulation pad and top cover with four quick release tabs. You can also remove the seats ,pull away the carpet and remove the front access cover . No problem
"Remove the seats"....Lol.....No you don't have to remove the seats you just lean them forward and then you have access to do the rest.
Jay is becoming THE car historian. I liked him on the Tonight show but this is actually his best work. Its clearly what he was meant to do
Much respect Jay , from the days of the zone and years of boredom interviewing nobody’s to make your true love come true ✊✊
Naturally aspirated, manual transmission (with a stick), analogue gauges, rear-wheel drive, mid-engine. A modern car with "nostalgic" elements. Good value, too. Almost perfect!
No mechanical E-brake and hydraulically assisted power steering though. They are now all electronic.
Thanks for another great video Jay. I was at the 1997 launch in Phoenix as a Porsche employee. I can't believe it's been 25 years. One bit of information for you; you wondered if Porsche began today if they would have started with mid-engine. They did in 1948! The 356-A was mid engined. They only switched to rear engine for the 911 to provide rear seats for sales potential. All the dedicated race cars have been mid engined since. Oh and your guest never answered your drag coef question. The original boxster was very low @ .31.
Great to see Jay in the Boxster thanks! Was waiting to see him driving the original 986 as wel. I drove a silver on black for 20 years and now drive the 718 and 987 all really great cars to drive and reasonable to maintain.
As a 17 yr old my summer job was hand delivering new porches, Audi, volx wagon to customers. It was freakin awesome!! The Porsche 928 was my fav then. Took it up with the owners son to 160 & scared me how smooth and perfect it seemed back then. To say I love those porches / Audi too is on point. They are incredible. Period.
Always loved the Boxster. Such a clean , no nonsense design. I could never work out why they got a rep for being a woman's car etc.
There are a few Porsche's that to me look a bit "ugly". The Panamera , Cayenne , Macan and Taycan don't do a thing for me. But these Boxster's, 911's, Spyder and Cayman's are beautiful !
Agreed. It's not like the Boxster was the Porsche equivalent of the Camaro Berlinetta.
People that talk about 'wOmEn CaRs' usually know nothing about cars other than F350's with oversized wheels
Anyone who has never driven one and describes it as such, is clueless. Mine is 21 years old and will still outhandle many modern cars. It's a joy to drive.
It's the 911 crowd that like to shout down the boxsters. It's a different car from the 911 and they shouldn't be compared. I had a 2010 boxster I loved it and will own another
I have a first generation boxster that has been my daily driver car for over 10 years now. Surprisingly, the value has been going up lately. It's a great car, but even basic maintenance is definitely not cheap.
How’s the overall reliability been? Can someone own it as their only car?
@@insayn7995 as long as you only ever need space for one passenger and don't need to carry much. I run errands in mine and it's good for groceries, etc. Consumables can be expensive (tires, etc) and a "cheap" oil change will probably run you near $200 if you don't do it yourself.
I just took my RS-60 Spyder on a fairly long road trip (probably 3k miles) and it performed flawlessly, but I noticed that when I got further from the coast, there were 0 Porsches. Like, I did not see a single one after I got out of Maryland, so that could be an issue if you live somewhere where a dealership is your only repair option, because from what I've seen their prices seem to be about 3x that of a reputable repair shop, even on things like oil changes. (Local dealerships here charge over $600!)
First time a major car reviewer paid any attention to a Boxster. I have the same color and love mine to bits
The 4.0 flat 6 naturally aspirated engine with manual transmission Porsche , is an absolute Killer. Caymans and Boxsters with this engine will be very desirable now and especially into the future.
I think I'll stick to my old 2005 986 model S with a 3.2 N/A flat six, it's paid for.
Love my 2002 986S!
Funny how the sales guy did not actually answer Jay' s question about the old model looking more aerodynamic. Guess that simply means that it is and he's not allowed to admit it.
Or he probably didn’t know which one was more aerodynamic
Guarantee the 718 is more aerodynamic than the original with flat bottom undercarriage, things like that. But the 718 also adds more effective downforce which creates drag. So it depends on you measure it.
@@spaulagain Downforce is NOT the same as Drag.. You can have more downforce whilst reducing drag at the same time.
Yeah, he didn't have a clue haha, so just avoid it...
Darth Spaul might be less aerodynamic in that one part of the car but more aerodynamic in the whole, not even counting the underbody difference.
A very good friend of mine (a Berliner) owns a older Boxster, he is aircrew so is into the glamourous lifestyle. He confounds fellow boaters when he shows up with cans of antifoul & stepladder in the passenger seat to work on his flybridge cruiser.
I love that I had it on captions, and when he revved it up it just said...MUSIC!!! Because that's exactly what it is!
Editing team had no clue which car was being referenced at any given time.
Lol I swear
Edited comment lol
lol the trunk
or when they shown the 986 boot, when they were talking about the 982
Jay’s not messing around today, mentioned the F1 right out of the gate
He ain't lying. I can't see the engine on my F1 either
He said P1 didn't he?
@@olliewebbuk yes.
Jay my first Porsche was an 07 Boxster S which I bought while in a golfing trip to South Carolina. I returned with the car to Canada. I had the care for a few years then sold it for what I paid for it. I loved it so much I am now driving my 3rd Porsche which is a 2020 718 Spyder. What a wonderful car. My car is now garaged until the spring. Anyway take care Jay and keep up your great work.
one of your best jay. loved it. thanks mate.
Less is more. The Boxster is not inferior to the 911, it just has different values, having the most power not being one of them. Some of us would rather not play the power game, and instead, concentrate on the driving. This Boxster is such an amazing car, to lust after more (it has what, 400hp?) seems kind of greedy!
A Cayman with 911 parts will beat a 911. It's all bolt-on but Porsche won't do it themselves.
Absolutely love how genuine Jay is about not being an expert on everything
Y'all notice the headrest piece?
Haha
Dear Mr Leno, I've enjoyed many of your garage videos very much. Your sharing of knowledge and details, the time and perfection in care and restoration, the experience of hearing and seeing them on the road. I've heard you talk about a "proper gear box". My mother who recently passed at 96 was a huge fan of yours and I never managed to get her to one of your shows which she would have been thrilled over. Her cousin, Carl Gardella, who also passed was an ultimate car guy, an ace mechanic, held a boat racing record as mechanic for woman driver. I believe he also was into Chords, and sold custom parts for them. Anyway, I'm writing because I lost my viginity, meaning I bought my first 5 speed manual, a 20 year old Porsche Boxster. F'n transmission is giving me headaches! Well I will keep practicing, it's the lights and stops where I stall it. On the road it's wonderful. It is the first car that I enjoy as much as a motorcycle. Just wish I had the automatic! Thanks a lot. hahaha. Thank you for giving my mom years of enjoyment from the Tonight Show to finish up her day.
11:00 Jay got him. He could not answer the question about, is it more aerodynamic. hahah
Great exhaust note. Sport Plus mode seems to work nicely. 👍
Wow. What a great roadster.
I had a 99 boxster that had a stroked motor to 3.0 and supercharged. it had about 400HP and was a beast! I loved that car!
Nothing like pressing the "sport exhaust" button and instantly you smile. I miss that. 😊
I always admired porsche for their company believes and seek for perfection in cars they have from the beginning. Great manufacture!
I have a 2000 Boxster, I love it!
I still can’t believe it’s been 25 years since that car came out. I’ve always wanted one of these.
Buy one once, just for a year, then sell it. You now just joined my happy club and sorrow club.
Happy you owned a Boxster S , sorry you sold it and know its worth much more today !
Oh jeez, it's been 25yrs for the Boxster, it was the first new Porsche I ever owned, it was such a great car & it blew the doors off so many other cars, with all the other cars I've owned & still have I kinda wish I still had it, Rj in Oz 2:35am
Hey, I had to replace the wind shield behind the driver seat in my Boxster as well! I wonder if they made Jay pay?😂😂😂
nice to have a very knowledgeable gentleman to assist jay and he keeps an exact 6 feet away at all times.... very german lol. Always liked the boxsters !
I love the 986 Boxster.
I don't own one, I have a 996 911.
But the existence of a much cheaper car that shares so many parts is great for the availability of used spares, and the price of new ones!