Description
Porsche
Boxster S
2002 Porsche Boxster S
Highlights
• Resprayed in white for a modern look
• Good service history
• Low mileage
• Metropol blue leather
The Paperwork
The V5 is present and shows 10 previous keepers for the Boxster, and it comes with 2 keys.
The history for the Porsche is in quite good order, with plenty of previous MOT certificates and some service invoices. The service book has 7 service stamps, in keeping with the mileage, and there are 4 brake fluid change stamps and a number of further receipts. The owners handbooks are present for the car and also the handbook for the upgraded Pioneer head unit.
Current MOT until April 25.
The Interior
Inside, the Boxster is in a nice condition. Finished in Metropol Blue leather, the seats do have some age related creasing as you would expect. There is some slight wear on the driver’s bolster, which is pretty standard for a low seated car, but can be easily recoloured with the products available today.
Sitting in the driver's seat, the door cards are in good condition. The steering wheel doesn't show any signs of excessive wear, there are some slight scratches to the Porsche crest. The instruments are all working as they should with no warning lights displayed when the engine is running. The odometer has a reading of 58874 miles.
The dashboard is finished in the same colour as the seats and is in good condition. The original head unit has been upgraded with a Pioneer unit featuring a large display screen. The switches throughout are in good order with the pictures showing and not worn off. The gear knob has some minimal wear to the silver finish, usually caused by peoples rings rubbing against it.
The carpets are in good condition and protected with some Porsche logo carpet mats. Under the bonnet is nice and clean with the unused spare wheel in place, complete with the cover. The boot area is the same with no noticeable wear to the carpet.
The Exterior
Finished in White, this 2002 Boxster started life in Silver. At some point in its life a former keeper decided to carry out a full colour change to the car. A thorough job has been done, as everywhere has been repainted including the undersides of the bonnet and boot.
From the front, the car has just a few age-related stone chips. The headlights have been swapped for the later model clear units. Losing the orange indicators gives a much cleaner look. The bonnet aligns nice and straight with the bumper, lights and wings. The windscreen is free from any noticeable scratches or chips.
Onto the sides of the sporty little roadster, the side repeaters again like the headlights have lost the orange and have been replaced with smoked items. Looking down the sides, it’s nice and straight with no obvious car park dinks. On the door handles to both sides the paint has come off a little on the seal between the handle and the door skin. The door shuts align well to both sides. The roof operates as quickly as it should going both up and down. Plastic windows in soft tops are notorious for going cloudy or scratched, this one has done well and is still nice and clear. The roof itself is in good condition with just the usual crease marks on the corners, caused when it folds up.
For the rear, like the front the lights have been swapped for some later smoked ones, these have no cracks to them. The boot lid aligns as it should with the bumper that is free from any scuffs.
The wheels are 2 piece split rims that have been powder coated in black. There is some corrosion to the rims under the powder coating. The tyres are worn but do have some miles left in them.
The Mechanics
With this being the Porsche Boxster S, it is fitted with the larger 3. 2 litre flat-six engine, producing 256 bhp and this is coupled to a 6-speed manual gearbox.
The engine fires up perfectly with no hesitation. It sounds fantastic when the loud pedal is given a light touch, there are no unwanted noises to be heard. The gear change is smooth and crisp and the car pulls through all the gears as it should.
The handling on the Boxster is agile and fluent with no noises coming from the suspension or transmission. With a near perfectly balanced car, what else would you expect?
The Appeal
Resprayed in white and given the later style lights for a more modern look, this Boxster S has some nice history and has been well maintained.
Perfect for the summer months with the roof down, the sound of the 3. 2 flat six behind you as you blast down the twisty B roads in a fun two-seater roadster with a near perfect balance. You will certainly feel at home behind the wheel of this Porsche Boxster SI purchased the car in 2021 for my wife as she loves convertibles and I couldn't find a decent DB7 that she really wanted! Since then she has done only 2301 miles. During that time I have carried out a number of jobs to keep the car in tip top condition. In addition to the regular services and gear box oil change I have replaced the ECU, replaced the front suspension mounts and coils, replaced the break discs and shoes all round and recently replaced the mid section exhausts (inc catalytic converters) and the LAMDA sensors so the new owner should have many years of touble free motoring.
The car drives fantastically and is a real joy to drive but we simply don't use it enough and so it reluctantly needs to go to someone who will use it to its full potential.
