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Originally Posted by Germanauto
Gone are the days of a reasonably priced Boxster.
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I'm not sure those days ever existed. Today a base Boxster costs $62k. I know you mentioned the S, but the base model does exist and still drives wonderfully as well. The regular S is $74k.
When the Boxster first came out in 97' the price was also high. I found an old C/D article from 2000, testing out the 986 S, and they quoted $42k for the base 986 Boxster, and $51k for the 986 Boxster S. This is the same year you could also get a Z3 M Roadster for a small bit more than a base Boxster. With inflation and 20-years, those go to ~$63k and $77k, pretty much in line with today's pricing. In the article they also mentioned that the car was a lot of money, but of course also worth it because well... Porsche.
Point being, the Boxster never was affordable or reasonably priced, it was simply affordable by Porsche standards, making it the "affordable" Porsche. Even today, the base 992 911 carries a $40k upcharge from the base 982 Cayman/Boxster, making the 718 still the "affordable Porsche" (not including the Macan).
Here's a funny quote from an old C/D comparison between the Z3M Roadster, SLK32 AMG, Corvette, and Boxster S from 2001.
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Originally Posted by Car and Driver
And Porsche has gotten a little greedy at the cash register. The steep $51,484 base price doesn't include leather, cruise control, or a CD player. Add these elemental comforts, and you're at $55,571. Stability management is another $1215. Keep ticking boxes, and it's possible to rack up a $90,000 tab. Of course, the only folks humming along to a $90,000 Boxster's tune are doing so while pedaling a Schwinn or Huffy.
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Just take a look below at this window stick from 1998. $52k, and this wasn't even an S, just a fairly optioned base Boxster.
