An in-depth comparison video of all the Porsche Boxster generations, including firing up the engines, cockpit design, dials and gear levers and exterior design.THIS ISNT A DRIVE VIDEO!

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A huge thanks to Ashgood Porsche for letting me film and showing off these legendary boxsters.

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I've been a Porsche boxster fan for many years and I remember going to the Birmingham NEC motor show and spending many hours on the Porsche stand admiring the 986 Boxster S anniversary edition. Over the years I been lucky enough to test drive the 986, 987 and 718 models and hopefully in 2024 I will finish the group with the 981. My YouTube channel currently has a drive video of the 987.1 boxster with a 5 speed manual and the 2.7L engine, and I also have walk around and start up videos of the 987 & 981 spyder.

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What did I think of the cars

1999 Porsche Boxster 986 2.5 L Manual (9000 miles)
Completely blew me away this car, for some reason I didn't have high hopes for the 986, but I actually loved it. The highlight has to be the clarity and font style of the dashboard dials, they are perfect. Even the colour and font of the digital dials housed underneath the analogue dials had me drooling at the mouth.

I'm actually saving up for a boxster and i had pinned my budget on the 987.1 cars, but having experienced a a great example of the 986, it's definitely got me thinking. Honestly if you can cope with the softer lines there is nothing not to like here.

2010 Porsche Boxster 987 3.4 L Manual (45000 miles)
Probably my favourite generation in terms of what you get for your hard earned money.
This car was really easy to get in and out off, for some reason the door entry point with the roof down seems bigger than the others. The seating position to the pedals is perfect, not of set like the 718. A simplistic interior design that focuses your attention to the driving experience, pedals, dials and gearstick.

2012 Porsche Boxster 981 3.4 L Manual (75000 miles)
If you have the money and you are looking for a Porsche Boxster, the 981 should definitely be on your list. You sit low in the cabin, the build quality is excellent and the noise from the sports exhaust in unmatched by any other generation. My only criticism is that the cockpit is so good, and so modern that you lose a little bit of the bare bones experience that the 986 and 987 offer. Regardless of that, if you have the money this is one fine convertible and probably the best in my opinion.

2016 Porsche Boxster 718 2.0 L PDK (41000 miles)
I have driven the 2.0 L turbo with a PDK gearbox and I can report that it's a great experience, super rapid and covers ground effortlessly, don't be put off. There doesn't seem to be a huge change between the 981 and the 718 interior, probably the least between generations, but in some ways that's a good thing. The dial fonts are nice and big, second behind the 986 in my opinion, but with the added digital display for monitoring key functions like tyre pressure, fuel and turbo pressure. A lovely modern take on the boxster, still excellent just doesn't sound as good as the others, i appreciate the 4.0 L 718 improves this while driving, but not stationary due to the soft limiter.

Price summary Feb 2024
986 - clean example £6500 - £9000 (low mileage enthusiast cars £15k +)
987 - clean example £8000 - £10,000 (low mileage enthusiast cars £18k +)
981 - clean example £20,000 - £30,000 (low mileage enthusiast cars £35k +)
718 - clean example £30,000 - £40,000

Many of the boxster generations and engines are ULEZ compliant, but i would check on the dealer website for confirmation. ULEZ is a government scheme to tax cars that enter an ultra low emission zone within the close proximity to London, well within a 25 mile radius it would seem.

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