Diff between a 2001-2002 Boxter S

[jgs911]

Does anyone know if there is a difference between the two years? Hp? cosmetics? engine displacement? Im going to buy one this week. Just wanted to know if one year is better than the other.

[JRiggs]

pretty sure 01 and 02 didn't have any major differences.

03 have a touch more power, 04 again more power, 05, 07, then 09

[LDadrenaline]

saw your post on pca.... i dont really know any differences but wasn't sure so that's why I didnt respond

[Ether]

only difference i can see is that you have .3 cu in more of headroom in the 01

http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/compare-cars-results.htm?trimIds[0]=6719&trimIds[1]=8136&trimIds[2]=6720&trimIds[3]=8137&type=specifications (http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/compare-cars-results.htm?trimIds%5B0%5D=6719&trimIds%5B1%5D=8136&trimIds%5B2%5D=6720&trimIds%5B3%5D=8137&type=specifications)

[JRiggs]

that made me chuckle a little that works out to be even closer to nothing than it sounds when you reverse the math

[jgs911]

It might be more insulation on the later model. I found some 01 with good miles for about the same amount of 02 with ok miles. Its not that big of a deal what year, I just thought that if one was better than the other I would get the better one. But it looks like it dont matter. I will post pics when the car materializes. I have springs and sway bars picked out allready. Even rims. My wife is going to kill me but its better than auto-x the GTR.

[JRiggs]

if your wanting a killer auto x track rat thats still fairly cheap and in the pcar family. the cayman S is a blast. i've checked out several recently

[jgs911]

The Cayman would be awesome but I cant spend that much money. I want to spend less than 20k. I have found some nice cars between 16-21k miles being the biggest factor. Caymans are about 10k more.

[LDadrenaline]

mazdaspeed mx5.... I honestly can't believe Mark traded his for a boxster. If it doesn't have enough power, you can do a basic chip, intake, exhaust, intercooler and pick up a fairly good amount of HP.

[carguy101]

or what about an E46 M3?

[Uber Boosted873]

E46 M3 if you wanna be just like every other jackoff on the planet. remember the Jeremy Clarkson wardrobe for M3 drivers?? lol ;)

[LDadrenaline]

nah, he wants a car for autoXing. boxster, miata, cayman, MR2, S2000, mini (maybe), etc etc would be what he is looking for. Boxster is definitely a good choice, but I would always be worried about the oil sump issues.

[jgs911]

M3? been there done that. Great car but I want something I never had. Boxter S is what I want. Out of 5 Porsches I never owned a Boxter S. -LD the oil problems are not as much on the Boxters as they are on the Caymans-

[The Weiner]

M3? been there done that. Great car but I want something I never had. Boxter S is what I want. Out of 5 Porsches I never owned a Boxter S. -LD the oil problems are not as much on the Boxters as they are on the Caymans-

and early 996's

[jgs911]

The Weiner is right, also early 996