Just saw two guys put some stuff into both the front and back ends of a late model Porsche Boxster - where then is the engined housed?

Behind the seats. Boxster is a mid engined car rather than rear engined like say the 911.

Troy.

How is it accessed, say for maintenance/servicing?

Like this. I imagine a lot of disassembling to get better access.

Troy.

I saw this lady do the same in tescos, i was like wtf.. but now i know why they cost £1500-2000 to service. lol

They have two boots effectively.

Liam

more practical than a proper porker, but cost more to maintain I would imagine.


that said, you have to drop the engine and/or tranny in a mk1 renault espace to change things like the plugs and leads
never liked the boxter anyway, so long may it rot on a scrap heap:devil:

MR2 revision 2 is the same

Looks like a real a*se to get to the engine to do any work! great for weight distribution tho.

I was looking at one of these, you can get earlier models at fairly reasonable prices and presuming you maintain a service history will retain its value. Problem is the image that goes with a Porsche, I suspect you'd get a fair amount of resentment from other drivers who think you're a loaded arsehole.

indeed it has 2 boots but neither are large compared to a practical car. Combined they aint great.

The only porsche id have would have to be an 80's 911 with the wide looks, the kit and the spoilers, although after watching wheeler dealers all day on discovery turbo i wouldnt mind a 928- but for some reason in a nice deep green

pinin__prestatyn said:

Looks like a real a*se to get to the engine to do any work!

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:yeahthat:

also could be great for a double sound install lol!

Fiat X1/9 is the same layout, except access to the engine is MUCH better. Boot in the front and a boot in the rear behind the engine.

And to think, the MR2 was mentioned in this thread before the X1/9. Pffft.

Troy.

TroyO said:

Fiat X1/9 is the same layout, except access to the engine is MUCH better. Boot in the front and a boot in the rear behind the engine.

And to think, the MR2 was mentioned in this thread before the X1/9. Pffft.

Troy.

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Sorry, we dont get out of our forum much. As a matter of fact, I quite discovered this part of the site by accident.

I think I'm lost.

blu:devil:

Punto.Power said:

...now i know why they cost £1500-2000 to service. lol

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Rubbish! Scheduled service (20k miles) for a Boxster is £370 at my local Porsche dealer. That's not too much more than the Panda...
Brakes are expensive at £330 for front pads (fitted) though!
Even a 20k service on a 911 Turbo is only £410.

Because the 20k service is what, an oil change and tyre kick? I guess you notice it with cambelt etc.?

Mile-for-mile, the Boxster would have been cheaper than the Panda for my first service!
Think it's a cam-chain on the Boxster (I may be wrong though). Brakes, tyres etc will surely cost you a bit on the Porsche though. Wouldn't surprise me it it costs on the Fiat too!

You wouldn't have needed te go faster stripes either

My mate has two Boxsters, a 2003 2.7 and a 2001 3.2, they are great, for a normally aspirated the throttle response is great.

Obviously handling is great too, brakes aren't that bad if you fit them yourself, I done the rear discs and pads and tightened up the handbrake, not overly complicated, think parts were £150.

The early cars were also before the reliability got a bit ropey and if bought and run right they also have nearly no depreciation, I challenge anyone to drive one and not have a smile on their face afterwards.

Liam

Liam said:

I challenge anyone to drive one and not have a smile on their face afterwards.

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Challenge accepted :slayer: