Porsche P.I.
Case file

Porsche 987 Boxster

https://bringatrailer.com/porsche/987-boxster/ · 542 completed auctions · 40 read in depth · compiled · 3 parts/memorabilia listings excluded

The figures below were computed by an earlier build of the analysis and do not carry later corrections to it. Refreshing this case file recomputes them from the same cars.

BaT files wheels, seats, engines and memorabilia under the same model page as the cars. 3 such listings were removed before any figure below was computed — e.g. No Reserve: 19×8.5″ and 19×10″ BBS Wheels for Porsche 987; No Reserve: 18x8.5" and 18x10" TechArt Wheels by Speedline for Porsche; No Reserve: 19x8.5" and 19x10" BBS Wheels for Porsche 987.

A 542-sale record says the 987 Boxster is a $28k car with a $117k ceiling — the money is in the variant badge (Spyder, RS 60, Limited Edition) and the 987.2 engine, not in the odometer.

20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$23,500 ·
14k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$36,000 ·
No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$27,500 ·
36k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$24,005 ·
25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
$90,500 ·
2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition
$40,250 ·
Median sold
$28,250
452 sales
Typical range
$22,000–$40,000
middle 50%
Last 12 months
$27,625
+6.3% year over year
Sell-through
83%
90 reserve not met
All-time high
$117,000

The market

Across 542 completed BaT auctions the 987 sells 83.4% of the time at a median of $28,250, mean $32,669, with a quartile band of $22,000–$40,000 and a full range of $10,000–$117,000. That spread is the story: this is not one market but four. Ordinary 987.1 base and S cars trade in the low-to-high $20ks, sorted 987.2 cars in the high $20ks to low $50ks, the special editions (Limited Edition, Design Edition 2, RS 60, Black Edition) $35k–$50k, and Spyders $48k–$117k. Two-thirds of the deep-analysed cars landed within $19k–$36k, so the headline median is genuinely representative of the volume segment.

The trend is a soft recovery off a 2024 floor. Calendar-year medians ran $34,250 (2021, n=52), $30,000 (2022, n=57), $28,750 (2023, n=56), $25,500 (2024, n=81), $27,000 (2025, n=88) and $28,301 so far in 2026 (n=49). Rolling twelve months is $27,625 against $26,000 the year before, +6.3%. Note that volume nearly doubled from 2021 to 2024–25 while price fell — supply, not demand, drove the dip, and the 2026 firming is happening on still-high volume. The Spyder is the exception with its own cycle: 16k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed hit $117,000 in April 2026, and commenter kaaayelll on 25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed warned "This car was mid-$70s (maybe) a year ago... One car sold on here for a silly price this year and all owners think it represents a wholesale change in the market." Treat the top of the Spyder band as fragile.

Sell-through behaviour tells you where reserves are unrealistic. 90 of 542 cars failed to sell, and the failures cluster at the top of each band: 25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed ended Reserve Not Met at $81,000, then the same car re-ran a week later with a lower reserve and made $90,500. 34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed stalled at $30,250 — a base-engine LE, and commenter Spokayman punctured the rarity story: "The LE is actually not that rare... I think they account for as many as 10% of the 2008s sold in the US." 27k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster failed at $31,000 on the gavel and closed post-auction at $33,500.

What is moving numbers inside the volume segment is presentation and paperwork, not miles. Compare 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — one owner, 20k miles — at $23,500 with an absent seller and a Carfax showing no service after ~12k miles, against No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed at $27,500 with 59,000 miles, three owners, but a full records binder, a Leith Porsche inspection and the previous owner vouching for it in the thread. Commenter Dr_Outback on the 20k car: "My goodness this is a good price for the buyer." Documentation is worth more than 40,000 miles on these.

$0$25k$50k$75k$100k2019202020222023202520k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $23,50014k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $36,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $27,50036k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $24,00525k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $90,5002012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition — sold $40,25021k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $47,1132008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $35,0002006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $23,000No Reserve: 21k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $28,30125k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — RNM $81,00033k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $31,000No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $25,75027k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — sold $33,50010k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 6-Speed — sold $46,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,00024k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — sold $26,2382010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $28,7512005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $13,00031k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $48,00022k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $52,00045k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $32,750No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $24,250No Reserve: 49k-Kilometer 2009 Porsche Boxster — sold $19,250No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $19,50034k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed — RNM $30,25017k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $47,000No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster — sold $15,00016k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $117,000No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $55,75025k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $41,000No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $56,0002012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $25,2502006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $11,750No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $24,17214k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $49,99925k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $22,0002006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $17,500No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $26,50047k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $20,101RUF-Modified, Supercharged 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $27,98738k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster S — sold $32,000No Reserve: 47k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $17,00018k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $25,00040k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $40,250No Reserve: 28k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $22,611No Reserve: 49k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $20,0002005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $17,00024k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $34,500Original-Owner 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $48,0003k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed — sold $53,666No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $10,500No Reserve: 34k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — sold $29,25047k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $37,0002008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed — RNM $21,25018k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $19,0005k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $80,5012010 Porsche Boxster S — sold $32,000No Reserve: 44k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $55,5002008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $15,2502008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 — sold $16,987No Reserve: 5k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $48,250No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster — sold $15,0112006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $16,2502008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $14,25249k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $18,5002007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $16,00012k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $21,0002006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $17,250No Reserve: 19k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $41,500No Reserve: 40k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $20,8501,800-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $48,0002007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $19,98711k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $43,750No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $14,50044k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $23,500No Reserve: 23k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $34,000No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster — sold $24,000No Reserve: 42k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $27,7772008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $24,000No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $37,2519k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster — sold $27,500No Reserve: 9k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $31,85040k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $25,50017k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $36,500No Reserve: Japanese-Market 2005 Porsche Boxster — sold $10,00035k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,00048k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $28,210No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $89,5009k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $27,5002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $42,763No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $11,00137k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed — sold $21,7502012 Porsche Boxster — RNM $22,667No Reserve: 31k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $20,99725k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $27,00040k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $18,000No Reserve: 15k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $27,750No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $22,0509k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $30,25020k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $33,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $18,250No Reserve: 37k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S — sold $30,25015k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $24,3502008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $26,000No Reserve: 13k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster — sold $20,250No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $12,5002009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $33,33338k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $29,98727k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $19,750No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $31,500No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $46,111No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $16,6002007 Porsche Boxster — sold $17,2502007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $10,250No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $23,2502011 Porsche Boxster — RNM $16,00016k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $76,500No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $17,000Original-Owner 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,000No Reserve: 11k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $38,00041k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $42,75028k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $39,23718k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $33,0002008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $29,50040k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed — sold $27,500No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $18,9992011 Porsche Boxster S — RNM $21,00035k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $60,500No Reserve: 39k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $19,250No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,250No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $23,750No Reserve: 2012 Porsche Boxster S — sold $22,2222006 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $26,75012k-Mile 2009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $42,500No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $35,25036k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $40,0002008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 6-Speed — sold $42,000No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $27,000No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S — sold $21,250No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $44,5002005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $18,420No Reserve: Japanese-Market 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $18,00023k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $29,750No Reserve: 46k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $21,0212008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $26,5002005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $15,500No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition — sold $27,75032k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $18,00018k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $24,250No Reserve: 39k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster — sold $14,00045k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster — sold $16,750No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $30,7502009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $23,54223k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster — RNM $25,2502011 Porsche Boxster — sold $25,500Original-Owner 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $24,0002010 Porsche Boxster S — sold $31,5002010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $18,75041k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $32,5002007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $22,50038k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $16,500No Reserve: 47k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $15,250Original-Owner 2009 Porsche Boxster S 6-speed — sold $23,2502009 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $17,50019k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $34,55034k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $21,0002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $30,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $17,25019k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S — sold $19,500No Reserve: 50k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $25,750No Reserve: 9k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster — sold $24,500No Reserve: 20k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition — sold $35,25050k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $18,00024k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $43,25018k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $22,500No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $21,250No Reserve: 28k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,250No Reserve: 11k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $23,60027k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $22,25042k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — sold $26,0002006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $14,0004,100-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $43,000No Reserve: Original-Owner 2006 Porsche Boxster — sold $18,5008k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $65,000No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster — sold $17,008No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $15,75042k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — sold $30,000One-Owner 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $22,0002008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $18,26039k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $30,00011k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $22,0002006 Porsche Boxster — RNM $11,37520k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $58,500No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $16,500No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $22,000No Reserve: 50k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster — sold $18,2502007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $26,5002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $29,250No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $15,75039k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S — sold $27,7502005 Porsche Boxster — RNM $17,00020k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $40,00014k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $68,5002005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $18,500No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $17,0002006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $22,9872006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $24,0002012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $70,987No Reserve: 47k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $56,000Original-Owner 2009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $31,250No Reserve: 33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster — sold $24,00039k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $22,00042k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $27,0002005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $18,60045k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $29,98731k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $19,9872008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $16,850No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $16,50130k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $35,0002008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $31,000No Reserve: Original-Owner 2005 Porsche Boxster — sold $19,0002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $26,7502008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — RNM $22,00047k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $53,00038k-Mile 2009 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $26,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $24,0002007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $25,500No Reserve: Original-Owner 2005 Porsche Boxster — sold $24,25040k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $24,00018k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster — RNM $23,00047k-Mile 2009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $35,250No Reserve: 30k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed — sold $30,987Starke Speedster — RNM $56,500No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $17,7502009 Porsche Boxster — sold $26,25038k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $35,0002010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $21,00027k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — RNM $29,2503.8L-Powered 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $45,00022k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $31,00044k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster — sold $26,50030k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $20,000No Reserve: 2012 Porsche Boxster — sold $23,50034k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — sold $31,00042k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster S — RNM $22,5002012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition — RNM $38,2502009 Porsche Boxster — sold $27,00049k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $27,00023k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $28,250No Reserve: 30k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster — sold $22,750No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $20,25028k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $41,000No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $14,500No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $19,000No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $19,750No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $10,250LS3-Powered 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $33,7502008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed — sold $28,750No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $19,5502012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $28,0002008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $33,000No Reserve: 49k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster — sold $22,000No Reserve: 19k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $29,000No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $21,25049k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $18,34533k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $25,0502006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $20,98719k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $25,0002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $36,00030k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $19,5002,300-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — RNM $79,5002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $30,00029k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $20,2372007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $20,781No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster — sold $20,4002008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed — sold $33,00023k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $63,500No Reserve: 24k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $22,50018k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $32,250No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $28,7502008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $22,00018k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $75,00047k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $23,000No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $16,8942008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $22,50046k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $41,0002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $29,500No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $20,25032k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $43,2502009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,75032k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $60,00019k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S — RNM $21,500No Reserve: 30k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S — sold $41,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $23,250No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $32,750Original-Owner 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $41,00026k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $50,0002006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $26,00026k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $69,9872006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $15,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster — sold $25,00040k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $21,25043k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $19,25046k-Mile 2009 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $26,00013k-Mile 2009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $52,00023k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $26,00034k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $47,5002005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $20,000No Reserve: 23k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $35,5006k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — RNM $35,00025k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $31,50016k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $33,25015k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $52,000No Reserve: 2009 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $29,250No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $16,500No Reserve: 39k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $31,5008k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $59,90041k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $36,25020k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — RNM $43,000No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $21,00013k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $60,3722005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $30,00032k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $55,500No Reserve: 2009 Porsche Boxster — sold $25,500No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $17,000No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $16,25011k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S — sold $27,00031k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $29,500No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $27,00028k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $23,2502008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $44,4442007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $21,50045k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $28,8002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $42,0007k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $30,7502010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $30,000Modified 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 3.8L — sold $86,000No Reserve: 45k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $22,00040k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $27,00042k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — sold $43,2502005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $24,7504,500-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $92,000Original-Owner 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $23,2502005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $17,237No Reserve: 37k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $38,7502005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $17,50017k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $33,00020k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S — sold $43,500No Reserve: 37k-Mile 2009 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $33,00019k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $22,7502009 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $25,250No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $17,000No Reserve: 21k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $29,75032k-Mile 2009 Porsche Boxster S — sold $29,50010k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $35,0002007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $30,75018k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $33,013No Reserve: 15k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $23,25022k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $31,2508k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $25,500No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster — sold $21,25027k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $30,28919k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $30,00020k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $71,2006k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $32,00028k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S — sold $27,75027k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $45,00015k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $69,00046k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,2502008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $27,00015k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $32,75016k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $41,75043k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $18,00010k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $30,00023k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $29,98717k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $73,000One-Owner 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $19,300No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $27,00014k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $40,7502008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $27,2502008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $34,00026k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $60,00046k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $24,5009,600-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $80,00031k-Mile 2009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $40,0002005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $17,98726k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $55,0003,900-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $102,00033k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $30,50034k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $45,00048k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $25,00018k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $42,750No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $29,064No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $62,00023k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — RNM $30,250No Reserve: Single-Family-Owned 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $11,400No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $25,700No Reserve: 24k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $45,000No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $25,0002008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $27,0002007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,500Original-Owner 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $31,00027k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder — sold $44,250No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $27,250No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $27,2502007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $22,7502005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $20,5006k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $38,75027k-Kilometer 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $70,0002006 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $19,500No Reserve: 2009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $33,250No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $18,75031k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $25,83734k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $23,500No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $29,25013k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $73,00050k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition 6-Speed — sold $40,2552007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $30,7504,600-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $111,111No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $30,00013k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $35,25035k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $41,987One-Owner 9k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $38,000Original-Owner 2011 Porsche Boxster S — sold $35,60035k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder — sold $36,250No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $20,249No Reserve: 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $25,0002012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition 6-Speed — sold $39,0002009 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $26,25023k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $46,50131k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $53,50027k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $25,00035k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $35,5002005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $17,6752008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — RNM $26,300No Reserve: 35k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $24,500Original-Owner 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder — sold $42,00018k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $65,0002009 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $36,750One-Owner 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,2502010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $31,9872008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $43,0002007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $28,500Single-Family-Owned 2006 Porsche Boxster S 3.8L X51 6-Speed — sold $42,0002006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $22,750No Reserve: 38k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $40,0002007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $26,000No Reserve: 2009 Porsche Boxster S — sold $30,0007k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $71,50049k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $22,300No Reserve: 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $24,00038k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $39,5004,900-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $72,000No Reserve: 2009 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $29,31031k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $55,00036k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $47,750No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $10,00018k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $44,00027k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — RNM $46,00030k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition 6-Speed — RNM $31,7502011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $46,00024k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — RNM $47,60018k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,5006k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $62,987No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $16,25042k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $31,500No Reserve: 34k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $21,7508k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $66,5002008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $28,00010k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $26,7503k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $39,2372005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $19,250No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $16,2502008 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $27,5002,900-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $63,5002008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — sold $22,3002005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $18,75726k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $32,0002011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $47,50035k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $17,7752007 Porsche Boxster S RUF 3800S X51 — sold $50,0002010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $21,3802008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $29,50033k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $30,00028k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — RNM $43,750Original-Owner 2008 Porsche Boxster S RS 60 Spyder — sold $30,16723k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $43,2506k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $51,50020k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — RNM $45,500No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S — sold $19,0007k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S RS 60 Spyder — RNM $35,5002008 Porsche Boxster S RS 60 Spyder — RNM $29,0002011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $39,50025k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $24,500No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S — sold $16,5002005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $16,200No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $21,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $14,25030k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $20,5007k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $44,391No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster — sold $16,98722k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder — sold $32,0002011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $55,75024k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $30,7502006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — RNM $13,75027k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $53,0004,700-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $56,0002011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $49,7502005 Porsche Boxster 3.4L 6-Speed — RNM $23,75012k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $59,00032k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $56,00019k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder — RNM $32,060No Reserve: 13k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $64,5002011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $47,000No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $11,0205k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S — RNM $20,5002008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder — sold $27,0002008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 6-Speed — RNM $29,15029k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder — sold $32,75020k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $45,0006k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $27,00015k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $57,98727k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $64,000Orignal Owner 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $23,2502008 Porsche Boxster RS60 Spyder — sold $32,70035K-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $23,80033K-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — sold $27,5008K-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $58,0002011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — RNM $38,9002011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $52,00020K-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder — sold $58,987No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $11,987No Reserve: 45K-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $16,00144K-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — sold $30,7502008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $13,9002011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $50,9872005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — sold $13,50041K-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — sold $26,00015K-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $62,00014K-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $60,5006K-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — sold $62,000
Every completed auction. Filled = sold, hollow = reserve not met. Line = median sold price per year.
$0$25k$50k$75k$100k2017: median $30,750 (n=11)20172018: median $32,750 (n=11)20182019: median $31,375 (n=22)20192020: median $28,500 (n=25)20202021: median $34,250 (n=52)20212022: median $30,000 (n=57)20222023: median $28,750 (n=56)20232024: median $25,500 (n=81)20242025: median $27,000 (n=88)20252026: median $28,301 (n=49)2026
Median sold price per year; the vertical line spans that year’s low to high.

What moves the price

Boxster Spyder variant premium +$25k to +$90k over an equivalent 987.2 base

16k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed made $117,000 with the full options trio (manual, lightweight buckets, sport exhaust) and Arctic Silver, per Zeus997.1: "The three most sought after options on these cars are 1. the MT, 2. the LWBS, and 3. the PSE." 25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed made $90,500 with heated sport seats instead of buckets; No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed made $55,750 and 31k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed $48,000 (both UK cars, GBP). Ordinary 987.2 base cars in the same window traded $15,000–$33,500.

Seen on: 16k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed · 25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed · No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed

Manual transmission over PDK/Tiptronic premium +20-25%, and roughly +$5k on a special edition

Analysed subset medians: manual $28,301 (n=33) vs PDK $22,744 (n=4). More usefully, 25k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder (tiptronic, 25k miles) made $41,000, and RS 60 owner RS60Spyder commented: "If it was a manual and no accident history, no matter how minor, with this milage it would easily hit $45k." 24k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster (PDK, 24k miles) brought $26,238 against $52,000 for 22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed.

Seen on: 25k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder · 24k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster · 22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

987.2 (2009+) 9A1 engine — no IMS bearing premium +15-30% over a comparable 987.1

22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed made $52,000 and 17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed $47,000, while the best 987.1 S cars topped out around $31,000–$36,000 (33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed at $31,000; 14k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed at $36,000 despite only 13,843 miles). The IMS argument is explicitly monetised in the threads — 9ZGANGR on the 2007: "2006-2008 cars have the 'large non-serviceable' bearing... Starting in 2009 Porsche redesigned the engines and did away with the IMS bearing completely."

Seen on: 22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 14k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

Special-edition badge (Limited Edition S, Design Edition 2, RS 60, Black Edition) premium +$15k to +$25k over a same-year standard S

14k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed $49,999; 21k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed $47,113; 10k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 6-Speed $46,000; 2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition $40,250 at 65,000 miles — the only car in the sample to clear $40k on high miles. MurderMammoth on the LE: "When I would bring it to car shows and PCA meets, it received more attention than my 911 Turbos." Caveat: the base-engine LE is worth much less — 34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed failed at $30,250.

Seen on: 14k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed · 2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition · 34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed

Documented records and a credible, responsive seller premium +$3k to +$8k on a volume car — often larger than the mileage effect

No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed (Slate Grey, 54k miles, three panels repainted under current ownership) made $26,500 on presentation alone, with campodf writing "If you wanted perfection, this is it. People always say buy the @seller and for this car I 100% agree." Contrast No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 36,000 fewer miles, 2012-date tires, unexplained Carfax damage, evasive answers — at $24,172. And No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed at $27,500 with 59k miles, where the second owner (thedash) publicly vouched: "His maintenance and documentation of this car was top shelf."

Seen on: No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

Accident history / repaired panels discount -10-20%

No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed (two Carfax accidents 2016 and 2018, no repair records, no PPI offered) made $25,750 at 84k miles versus $28,751 for the cleaner 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed at 52k. No Reserve: 49k-Kilometer 2009 Porsche Boxster carried a $18,551 accident claim plus a 2022 theft claim and made $19,250 — Robbp: "Well I was hoping the theft, and accident and automatic would keep the price down." 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed (Speed Yellow, front damage 2010 and 2012, repainted bumper and spoiler, no invoices) made $23,000 at 52k miles.

Seen on: No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed · No Reserve: 49k-Kilometer 2009 Porsche Boxster · 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

Non-reversible modifications, especially loud exhaust with no stock parts discount -10-20%

2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed (Softronic tune, Soul valved exhaust, no stock exhaust included, one key) made $25,250 at 60,064 miles — fa88's one-word verdict was "too modified," and the thread notes the consignor expected $30k+. 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed with the rear muffler removed made $11,750, with campodf posting after: "I definitely was interested in this car until I heard it running... that exhaust was too loud for me." The exception is when the factory parts come along: 17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed sold for $47,000 with coilovers, HRE wheels and Soul headers because every removed factory part was included.

Seen on: 2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed · 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · 17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

Very low mileage on a standard 987.1 premium weak — often under +10%, and easily erased by thin paperwork

The record does not reward miles the way sellers expect on base cars. 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed brought $23,500 while No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed with 59,000 miles brought $27,500; No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed brought $24,172 while 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — bore-scoped, new clutch, new water pump — brought $32,750. Mileage does pay hard inside the Spyder and special-edition bands (16k Spyder $117,000; 31k Spyder $48,000).

Seen on: 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

Colour: rare factory hues and dark-on-dark premium unclear — probably +$1k to +$3k, not more

Analysed-subset colour medians are Black $40,250 (n=5), Guards Red $27,500 (n=5), Arctic Silver Metallic $23,753 (n=6) — but the Black figure is contaminated by 2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition and Spyders, so read it as variant, not paint. Real evidence for colour is anecdotal: Malachite Green on 17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed, Racing Green Metallic on No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed, Carmona Red on 25k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed (MTH: "about exactly market price for the miles and colors"), and the seller of No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed claiming Slate Grey commands ~$3k — an unverified seller assertion.

Seen on: 17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed · 25k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

$0$25k$50k$75k$100k020k40k60k80k100k20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 20,000 mi, $23,50014k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 13,843 mi, $36,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 59,000 mi, $27,50036k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 36,000 mi, $24,00525k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — 25,000 mi, $90,5002012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition — 65,000 mi, $40,25021k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — 21,000 mi, $47,1132008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed — 62,000 mi, $35,0002006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 52,000 mi, $23,000No Reserve: 21k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 21,000 mi, $28,30133k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 33,000 mi, $31,000No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — 84,000 mi, $25,75027k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — 27,000 mi, $33,50010k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 6-Speed — 10,000 mi, $46,000No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 81,104 mi, $28,00024k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster — 24,000 mi, $26,2382010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — 52,000 mi, $28,7512005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 100,000 mi, $13,00031k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — 31,000 mi, $48,00022k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 22,000 mi, $52,00045k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 45,000 mi, $32,750No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 36,000 mi, $24,250No Reserve: 49k-Kilometer 2009 Porsche Boxster — 49,000 mi, $19,250No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 90,000 mi, $19,50017k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 17,000 mi, $47,000No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster — 95,000 mi, $15,00016k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — 16,000 mi, $117,000No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed — 25,000 mi, $55,75025k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder — 25,000 mi, $41,000No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — 99,000 mi, $56,0002012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed — 60,064 mi, $25,2502006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 103,000 mi, $11,750No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 18,000 mi, $24,17214k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed — 14,000 mi, $49,99925k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 25,000 mi, $22,0002006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 58,000 mi, $17,500No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — 54,000 mi, $26,50047k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed — 47,000 mi, $20,101
Mileage against sold price across the 38 deep-analysed cars.

Median by transmission

SpecMedianCars
Manual$28,30133
Pdk$22,7444

Median by exterior colour

ColourMedianCars
Black$40,2505
Midnight Blue Metallic$28,0003
Guards Red$27,5005
Arctic Silver Metallic$23,7536

Known issues

majorIMS bearing on 987.1 (2005–2008) — the large 'non-serviceable' bearing that cannot be pre-emptively replaced without splitting the engine

raised on at least 8 of the 40 cars reviewed, and it is the single most repeated technical topic in the threads

9ZGANGR on 36k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed: "Being a 2005 this may have the small single row IMS bearing (which is replaceable) or the 'large non-serviceable' bearing... no way to know for sure without dropping the transmission" — and the seller declined to pull the engine serial. On No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed, browndog reported first-hand failure: "With the larger bearing, they were not serviceable via the LNEngineering solution. A failed IMS requires a split engine replacement. And they did/do fail. I know first hand," with Westonp80 quantifying "$3-5k just to drop the engine, then another $10-$15k to repair... and if it does: $20k." The counterweight is equally consistent: ibmiked on 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — "IMS: <1%, Bore Score: <1%." On 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed the question went unanswered and slobrewer withdrew his bid: "Lack of details means you should assume a IMS job plus who knows what else."

Check: Establish the model year and, if 2005, get the engine serial number (transmission usually has to come off, so accept that you may not know). Ask for a DME over-rev report, an oil analysis, and a mechanic's statement that there is no debris in the filter/pan. Price the risk into your bid rather than trying to eliminate it; there is no bolt-on fix for 2005.5–2008 cars.

Seen on: No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 2005-porsche-boxster-84 · 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

major if present, but confined to the 3.4L S cars (2007–2008 987.1 and 987.2 S)Bore scoring — a 3.4L (M97) concern; the 2.7L and 3.2L are repeatedly said to be exempt

raised on 6 of 40 cars, always with the same displacement-specific answer

MTH on 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed: "the 2.7 doesn't suffer from bore scoring issues." ibmiked on 33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed: "Not necessary on 3.2L engines. They have a less than 1% chance of scoring. The engine materials are not dissimilar metals like in the 3.4L cars." southernstar on 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed: "the 2.7 is not susceptible to bore scoring." Conversely on 14k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed (a 3.4L) the seller never addressed bore condition and 2002dave flagged it as a significant consideration.

Check: On any 3.4L S, insist on a borescope of all six cylinders plus a cold-start video watched for smoke. On 2.7 and 3.2 cars, don't pay for one. 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed is the template: bore scope completed May 2026 showing clean walls, plus a clean DME over-rev report.

Seen on: 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 14k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

moderateWater pump / thermostat / coolant expansion tank — age-and-mileage service items commenters treat as mandatory around 80k miles or a decade

raised on at least 6 of 40 cars, usually by the same handful of informed regulars

Aeneas137 on 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed: "I can't believe a German shop replaced the radiator but NOT the water pump. Those are good for 80k. Period. It just hasn't failed 'yet'." Same commenter on No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed (81,104 miles): "preemptively got the coolant pump replaced since they reportedly only last 80K... it should have been already." On 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed the seller confirmed to ufdlim that neither water pump nor thermostat had been replaced in 18 years of ownership. On No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed the seller could only offer that these "could have already been replaced by Porsche."

Check: Demand a dated invoice for water pump and thermostat replacement. Absence of a receipt means budget for it now. Inspect the coolant expansion tank for seepage at the seams — it was flagged as a known 987.1 failure point and was NOT addressed on 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed even during a water-pump job.

Seen on: 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed

minor if caught early, major if ignoredConvertible top: side tension elastics/straps stretching, pushrods and ball joints, plastic drive gears, and full top-mechanism overhauls

raised on 8 of 40 cars — the most frequent physical defect in the sample

deilenberger on 27k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster: "the elastics on both sides of the top need attention, which is why the top is folding over the window framework. This creates a lot more force on the closing mechanism (causing early failure) and will eventually wear the top edge to the point it starts to fray." Dan9871 on 25k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed priced the fix at "about $5 for a roll of elastic on Amazon... and some patience." On 24k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster the elastics had already been repaired; on No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster (95k miles) the seller admitted "manual intervention is required to align the top for closure." At the extreme, 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed needed a ~$8,000 top overhaul with new canvas and transmission systems.

Check: Cycle the top fully at least three times. Watch whether the fabric folds over the window frame on either side — that is the stretched elastic, cheap now and expensive later. Check for prior pushrod/ball-joint or top-transmission work, and whether the plastic drive gears have been swapped for metal. Confirm the drains are clear (the seller of No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed admitted they had never been checked).

Seen on: 27k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster · 25k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed

moderateAir-oil separator (AOS) — roughly a $1,250 job, generally treated as a when-not-if item

raised on 5 of 40 cars

BigDogCars on 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed: "The car likely has its original AOS, so it could need to be addressed in another 10k+ miles or so. This is a $1250 repair give or take." On 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed the seller confirmed to ufdlim the AOS had never been replaced, though southernstar noted that is not necessarily a concern at 20k miles. On No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed both T38-faip and Aeneas137 raised AOS as overdue and got no documentation.

Check: Ask for the AOS replacement date. Look for oil residue in the intake tract and any smoke on cold start. The seller of 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed handled this correctly: inspected, declared OK, and explicitly warned the buyer it would likely need doing within 10k miles.

Seen on: 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed

major on a PDK car with no record of itPDK 6-year/12-year fluid and filter service requiring PIWIS — routinely skipped on low-mileage cars

raised on 2 of the 4 PDK cars in the sample, both times unresolved

On 24k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster, verden asked "Has it had the Porsche recommended 6/12 year PDK service and filter change? I ask because it's a vital and complicated job requiring PWIS." The seller answered plainly: "If you mean PIWIS the answer is no (not while I've owned it)," and had no records from the prior owner either. On 27k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster, NY350GT pressed on whether both fluid services and the filter/pan/gaskets were done as part of the $12k pre-sale bill and got no complete answer.

Check: Get the invoice. It must show the mechatronic/clutch fluid AND the gear oil, plus filter, pan and gaskets, done with PIWIS. Time-based, not mileage-based — a 24k-mile 2011 is overdue.

Seen on: 24k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster · 27k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster

moderate (safety and immediate cost, plus a proxy for deferred maintenance generally)Decade-old tires on garage-queen cars

raised on 5 of 40 cars — nearly every very-low-mileage example

9ZGANGR on 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed: "Close ups of the tires show 2015 date codes so they are all probably overdue for replacement." On No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed the Bridgestones carried 2012 codes and campodf drew the obvious inference: "2012 date codes on summer tires? Really? What else wasn't done in the last decade?" On 22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed, zenriding established at least one original 2012-era tire remained. On 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed, ufdlim spotted 2021 codes and got no replacement date.

Check: Read the DOT date codes yourself in the photos before bidding, and budget $1,200–$1,800 for a set of Michelins if they are over six years old.

Seen on: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

moderateShifter cables and shift-cable bracket failure on manual cars

raised on 3 of 40 cars, including one owner reporting two failures

On 2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed the seller disclosed broken shifter cables replaced in January 2025. No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed had the shift cable mounting bracket, shifter cables and transaxle mounts all replaced in 2025. Danooo, a 117,000-mile 987.2 owner, commented on that same listing: "It's been insanely reliable, besides the usual maintenance, only breakage has been the shifter cables (twice)."

Check: Check for vague or sloppy gate definition, especially 1st–2nd. Ask whether the cables and the cable mounting bracket have been replaced. Also heed the habit warning: DanaR on 25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed asked the seller not to rest his hand on the shift knob because "it puts unnecessary pressure on the internal shift forks."

Seen on: 2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed · No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed · 25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed

minorInterior consumables: sticky-feel buttons, self-destructing cupholder assemblies, worn climate/radio knobs, dim stereo displays, cracked Sport Chrono clock hands, HVAC foam shedding through the vents

raised on roughly 10 of 40 cars — near-universal on 987.1 interiors

33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed disclosed sticky buttons and a failing retractable cupholder, with mg5 suggesting alcohol cleaning worked on their 2008 Boxster S. 36k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed states "The stereo display is dim." No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed has a cupholder stuck open the seller priced at ~$400. On 34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed, LG1971gSX spotted the Sport Chrono lap-timer hands lying at the bottom of the dial, and B.Fryk called it "a common albeit inconsequential issue." On No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed (81,104 miles) the seller described HVAC foam insulation deteriorating and blowing out of the vents as "a common age-related issue on these cars."

Check: Press every button, work the cupholder, run the HVAC on full to see if black foam crumbs blow out, and look at the Sport Chrono analogue dial for detached hands. Individually cheap; collectively a $1k+ tidy-up.

Seen on: 33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed · No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

moderateDocumented service history that stops dead after the warranty period on 'one-owner, low-mile' cars

raised on at least 6 of 40 cars and it demonstrably costs money at the hammer

On No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed, Bdeezer pinned it exactly: "The CarFax shows last oil change on 9/18/13 at 12,604 miles at Porsche dealership" — a 23,396-mile, 12-year documentation gap against the seller's claim of 3–4k oil changes. Same pattern on 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed, where Carfax showed nothing after ~12k miles and the absent seller never posted the records. On No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed, Aeneas137: "it looks like this car went 70,000 mi without an oil change."

Check: Pull the Carfax yourself and find the date of the LAST recorded service, not the first. If it stops at 12k miles on a 36k-mile car, treat the car as unmaintained and price a full fluids-plus-ignition-plus-cooling refresh in.

Seen on: No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · 20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed

minor but a real bill, and a tell about how complete the history really isSingle key supplied — replacement runs several hundred to ~$1,000 with programming

raised on 3 of 40 cars

On No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed, tmgillum wrote: "The car is a one owner, with certainly low miles for a 18 year old car. How can the car have one key fob that comes with it." 2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed and 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed (103k miles) each came with one key only.

Check: Confirm two working keys and the original books/pouch before bidding. On 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed the seller listed two fobs as a strength precisely because replacements cost "~$1000 each."

Seen on: No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed · 2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed · 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

moderateEarly clutch and rear main seal work, and clutch condition never confirmed on higher-mile cars

raised on 3 of 40 cars

On 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed the seller conceded: "We have no idea what was done to the IMS bearing (if anything) when the clutch on this car was replaced on 10/2021 @ 39,317 miles. And we are not sure why the clutch was replaced this early." On No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed, Jazhart asked if the clutch was original and never got a straight answer. On the reassuring side, No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed still had its original clutch at 81,104 miles, and on 2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition the 65k-mile clutch was original and firm.

Check: Ask directly whether the clutch is original and, if replaced, at what mileage and whether the IMS was touched while the box was out (that is the only free look you will ever get). An unexplained early clutch change is a question, not automatically a problem.

Seen on: 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed · No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

minorRepeat battery failures and small electrical gremlins on seasonally stored cars

raised on 3 of 40 cars

On 33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed, SilentK-122 asked: "Is there a reason a 33K car has had the battery changed at least 3 times?" and got only 'dealership recommended' in reply. On No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed (81k) the front trunk release lever does not engage at all. On 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed (Seal Grey, 58k), the seller disclosed only in comments that "occasionally the passenger speaker will make a buzz/crackle sound... even when the radio is turned off."

Check: Ask how many batteries the car has eaten and whether a parasitic draw was ever diagnosed. Check the front trunk release lever, the speakers, and whether the car lives on a tender.

Seen on: 33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed · 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

Pre-purchase checklist

Ask the seller

  1. Has the water pump and thermostat been replaced, and can you send the invoice with date and mileage? Same question for the AOS and the coolant expansion tank.
  2. Is the clutch original? If it has been replaced, at what mileage, why, and was the IMS bearing inspected or touched while the transmission was out?
  3. Can you pull a DME over-rev report and, on a 3.4L, provide borescope images of all six cylinders?
  4. What is the last dated service entry on the Carfax, and can you post the actual invoices covering the years since? (Not 'I have a binder' — the scans.)
  5. On a 2005: can you get the car on a lift and read me the engine serial number so we can determine the IMS bearing type?
  6. What are the DOT date codes on all four tires, and were all four replaced at the same time?
  7. On a PDK: has the 6-year/12-year PDK service been performed with PIWIS, including gear oil, clutch fluid, filter and pan gasket? Invoice please.
  8. Have the convertible top side elastics/tension straps been replaced, has the top mechanism ever been overhauled, and when were the drains last cleared?
  9. Explain every Carfax damage, theft or duplicate-title entry, and provide the repair invoices and photos — not just an assurance that it was 'minor'.
  10. How many keys, and do the original window sticker, books, pouch and toolkit come with the car?
  11. How is the car stored and driven — on a tender, garaged, and how many batteries has it needed? Any parasitic draw diagnosed?
  12. For a modified car: are all the original parts included, is the tune reversible, and will it pass emissions where I live? (The 17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed headers had no CARB certification.)
  13. Why are you selling it, and when did you buy it? A seven-month hold with fresh cosmetic work — as on No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed — deserves a straight answer.
  14. Will you make the car available for a buyer-paid PPI at an independent Porsche specialist before the auction ends?

Walk away when

Budget

Driver-grade 987.1 base (2.7, 60k–105k miles, cosmetic flaws, thin records, maybe an old accident): $12,000–$20,000. Recent examples: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed at $11,750, 2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed at $13,000, 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed at $17,500, 47k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed at $20,101.

Solid 987.1 you'd actually keep — base or S, 20k–60k miles, clean history, real invoices, cooling and ignition addressed: $22,000–$28,000, which is exactly where the model's 25th percentile ($22,000) and median ($28,250) sit. Best-in-class 987.1 S money is $31,000–$36,000 and requires evidence: 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed at $32,750 (borescope, new clutch, new water pump, clean DME), 33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed at $31,000, 14k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed at $36,000 on 13,843 miles and paint-meter documentation.

987.2 (2009+), the IMS-free generation: base manual cars run $25,000–$34,000 (2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed $28,751 at 52k; 27k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster $33,500 with PDK after post-auction negotiation), and low-mileage or special S cars run $40,000–$52,000 (2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition $40,250; 17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed $47,000; 22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed $52,000 as a one-owner 22k-mile triple-black manual). Budget $34,000 for a good base 987.2 manual and $50,000 for the best S.

Special editions: RS 60 Spyder $35,000–$41,000 (manual with a repaired quarter panel and 62k miles $35,000; tiptronic with 25k miles $41,000; a clean-history manual at low miles should be ~$45,000 per owner consensus). 2008 Limited Edition S and Design Edition 2 $46,000–$50,000. A base-engine Limited Edition is a $28,000–$30,000 car, not a $45,000 one.

Boxster Spyder: $48,000–$56,000 buys a 25k–31k-mile car with imperfect paperwork or a weaker option set; $80,000–$95,000 is the going rate for a well-optioned 25k-mile example; $100,000+ requires the full manual/lightweight-buckets/sport-exhaust trio, sub-20k miles and rare paint. Add $2,500–$3,500 for the deferred major on almost any of them.

Outliers

16k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed

16k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed $117,000

The all-time high for the model in this dataset, more than 4x the $28,250 median. 16k miles, Arctic Silver (one of only 68 in 2011 per the listing), and every option the Spyder market pays for — manual, lightweight buckets, Sport Chrono, sport exhaust, 19in lightweight wheels — plus PPF, ceramic coating and a reviewed DME report. Four bidders were still trading in the final hours. This is a spec-and-rarity price, not a condition price, and even Spyder specialists in other threads suggested the top of the band is running ahead of fundamentals.

25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed

25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed $90,500

Sold for $9,500 more than its own Reserve Not Met bid of $81,000 one week earlier — the same car, relisted with a lower reserve. Instructive twice over: reserve failures on Spyders often re-sell higher almost immediately, and a car can clear $90k while still being "overdue for a major service that includes spark plugs, brake flush, serpentine belt replacement" per OBG, with the seller estimating $2,500–$3,500 to put right.

No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed

No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed $56,000

Ninety-nine thousand miles, at no reserve, for double the model median — the clearest proof that on a 987 the record binder outranks the odometer. Racing Green over Sand Beige, manual 2.9, and an extraordinary 2022–2026 refresh list: clutch/flywheel/RMS, full suspension including upper strut mounts, all four corners of brakes, AOS, plugs, coils, shift cables and bracket, transaxle mounts, plus repaint of previously bad bumper work and a clean DME report. An industry commenter (changedriven) said the work exceeded anything he'd seen on a 987. Do not read this as a market level for 99k-mile cars.

2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition

2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition $40,250

The only 65,000-mile car in the sample to clear $40,000, and it did it on a late-stage $250–$500 duel. Drivers: a genuinely limited variant (#798 of 987), triple black, manual, and a seller who volunteered his winter storage protocol in detail and answered clutch and paint-pitting questions honestly. Badge plus stewardship beat mileage by roughly $12k over comparable 987.2 base cars.

No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster

No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster $15,000

Near the bottom of the range despite being a 987.2 with the IMS-free 2.9 and comprehensive service records. The discount is structural: PDK, 95,000 miles, worn top elastics needing manual intervention, and a November 2012 collision whose invoices included frame pulling and straightening. This is what accident structure plus an automatic does to a 987.2 — roughly a 45% haircut against the model median.

2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed $11,750

The floor of the sample. 103,000 miles, two Carfax accidents (2006 and 2012 front damage) with no repair documentation, damaged left rocker and dented right rocker, cracked stone guards, missing cupholder trim, one key, and a rear muffler simply removed — campodf, who had been interested, walked after hearing it run. Even a sound 2.7 with a good gearbox cannot escape a $12k valuation with that combination.

No Reserve: 49k-Kilometer 2009 Porsche Boxster

No Reserve: 49k-Kilometer 2009 Porsche Boxster $19,250

An early 987.2 with only ~31k miles that sold for well under the median because of a stacked deck: 2012 right-side accident with an $18,551 claim, a June 2022 theft claim of unexplained nature, six owners, partial records and PDK. Tfisher's sarcastic "How high shall we go for an automatic accident and stolen Boxster" captures the market's read — and yet it still drew a bidding duel, showing that even the damaged end of the 987.2 pool finds buyers around $19k–$20k.

No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed

No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed $24,172

An 18,000-mile 987.1 S that sold for $8,600 less than the 45,000-mile 45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed. Why: 2012-date tires, an unexplained January 2010 Carfax damage entry the seller denied while claiming original paint, a dashboard warning light no one identified, a stuck cupholder, a torn door panel, no PPI or borescope, and a failed prior BaT run in February 2026. campodf's "the exhaust manifolds don't look like an 18k car" summed up the credibility gap. Low miles do not carry a car on this platform.

Verdict

The 987 remains the best value in the water-cooled Porsche catalogue, and the record is unusually clear about where to spend. If you want a car to drive, buy a 987.2 manual — 2009+ removes the IMS argument entirely and the 2.9 base car in particular is documented in these threads running to 117,000 miles on shifter cables and consumables — and pay $28,000–$34,000 for one with invoices. If the 987.1 aesthetic and the 3.2 or 2.7 engine appeal, the sweet spot is a 2006 with a records binder at $26,000–$33,000; do not pay a premium for a 20,000-mile car whose Carfax stops at 12,000 miles, because the market repeatedly doesn't. If you want the appreciating asset, it is the Spyder and only the Spyder, correctly optioned, and you are buying at or near a cyclical high with in-thread specialists themselves questioning the top of the range. In every band, be the buyer who reads the tire date codes, demands the water pump and AOS invoices, and cycles the top three times — those three checks account for most of the money left on the table in this sample.

Several of the cited breakdowns rest on thin samples. The transmission split is manual $28,301 (n=33) versus PDK $22,744 (n=4) — four PDK cars is not a market, and two of them (a 95k-mile accident car and a Canadian accident/theft car) were compromised, so the true PDK discount is probably smaller than 20%. The colour medians come from an analysed subset of n=3–6 each and are contaminated by variant: 'Black $40,250 (n=5)' reflects a Black Edition and Spyders, not paint. The mileage-versus-price table mixes base, S, RS 60, Limited Edition and Spyder cars, so it should not be read as a mileage curve — within-variant it is much flatter than it looks. Two Spyders (31k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed and No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed) were UK sales in GBP, which inflates their apparent dollar positions. The deep-analysed set is the 40 most recent sales, weighted toward 2026 and toward 987.1 cars, so 987.2 S and PDK conclusions are the least well supported. Finally, all failure-rate claims here — '<1% IMS', 'the 2.7 doesn't bore-score', 'water pumps are good for 80k' — are recurring commenter opinions from people like 9ZGANGR, ibmiked, MTH and Aeneas137, not verified engineering data. They recur consistently enough across many threads to be worth acting on, but they are not warranties, and browndog's first-hand account of a large-bearing IMS failure on a 2005.5–2006 car is a reminder that a <1% event is not a 0% event.

Bidding patterns

These are patterns, not findings. A public auction record cannot show intent, and everything below has ordinary explanations — specialists and dealers bid on many cars of one model, enthusiasts run up cars they end up losing, and new accounts are usually just new. Read them as places to look closely, not as accusations.

Screened 40 bid ladders · 4 with something to note · 1 repeat-bidder pattern · thresholds set against this model's own auctions (typical closing window is 94% low-history bidders) · usernames masked for public viewing

D••••x bid on 3 of C••••••s's cars, winning none

Common for a dealer or marque specialist who follows one seller's inventory. It is also the shape worth checking, so here are the listings:

10k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 6-Speed · 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed · No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed

33 bids from 10 accounts · sold $27,500 · winner w••••••r · underbidder B••2

notice Price set by two accounts trading bids — 68% of the ladder is the same two accounts alternating. This is what a genuine duel looks like too — it only matters alongside another signal.

34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed

11 bids from 6 accounts · no sale, bid to $30,250 · winner t••••••z · underbidder B••••••a

watch Underbidder placed much of the ladder — Bobbyandpippa placed 4 of 11 bids (36%) and did not win. Enthusiastic losing bidders are common; a very high share is still worth reading the thread for.

No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed

35 bids from 9 accounts · sold $55,750 · winner W••••••n · underbidder A•••••d

watch Underbidder placed much of the ladder — Ashgood placed 11 of 35 bids (31%) and did not win. Enthusiastic losing bidders are common; a very high share is still worth reading the thread for.

14k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed

28 bids from 8 accounts · sold $49,999 · winner v••0 · underbidder V••••••2

watch Underbidder placed much of the ladder — Vintage22 placed 10 of 28 bids (36%) and did not win. Enthusiastic losing bidders are common; a very high share is still worth reading the thread for.

notice Price set by two accounts trading bids — 69% of the ladder is the same two accounts alternating. This is what a genuine duel looks like too — it only matters alongside another signal.

Comparables read in depth (40)

20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
20k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$23,500
· 20,000 mi · manual · arctic silver metallic
A well-preserved single-owner 987.1 Boxster with legitimate low mileage and claimed full service history, though the seller's vague documentation and absence during final bidding raised minor red flags that the post-sale commentary suggests were overblown given the strong market reception.
Minimal recent service documentation · Seller was out of town during final weekend of auction and unable to provide driving video or answer questions in real time · Carfax shows no recorded service since approximately 12k miles despite seller claiming full service records from 2008
14k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
14k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$36,000
· 13,843 mi · manual · black
A genuinely low-mileage, well-presented 2007 Boxster S with full documentation and recent service, but the seller's silence on IMS bearing and bore scoring status—material risk factors for the generation—suggests either confidence or oversight that a pre-purchase PPI should definitively resolve.
IMS bearing status undisclosed · Bore scoring history not disclosed · IMS bearing status not disclosed despite being a known concern point for 2006-2008 model years · No mention of engine-out service or detailed internal inspection despite extremely low mileage claiming original owner care
No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$27,500
· 59,000 mi · manual · guards red
A well-maintained, low-mileage 987.1 with documented history and rare Makassar trim that sold strongly, though the seller's evolving account of brake work and minimal usage pattern warrant scrutiny from any prospective buyer.
Seller misrepresented brake work location · Very low mileage for a 2006 model (only 59k) and added only 1k miles in two years of ownership, raising questions about storage/storage risks · Quick turnaround: seller purchased on BaT in July 2024 and relisted approximately two years later after minimal use
36k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
36k-Mile 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$24,005
· 36,000 mi · manual · arctic silver metallic
Clean, well-serviced 987.1 with low miles and solid documentation, but unresolved IMS bearing uncertainty, prior fuel-system gumming, and evasive seller responses on critical service gaps undermine confidence in long-term reliability beneath the cosmetic appeal.
IMS bearing type unknown · Brake pad and rotor service history missing · IMS bearing type unconfirmed—seller declined to obtain engine serial number to definitively establish whether car has replaceable or non-serviceable bearing · Seller made unverifiable claim car was 'garage kept its entire life' based only on condition; commenter KTG1 correctly identified this as assumption
25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
$90,500
· 25,000 mi · manual · black
A low-mileage, well-documented 2012 Boxster Spyder with clean title and recent minor service that sold at fair market value after a contentious relisting, but requires imminent major service (spark plugs, brake flush, serpentine belt) which the buyer should budget for.
overdue for major service · car previously listed and ended Reserve Not Met at approximately $81,000 one week prior; relisted with lowered reserve · seller initially claimed RNM was due to 'bad timing' but later corrected to non-paying bidder issue
2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition
2012 Porsche Boxster S Black Edition
$40,250
· 65,000 mi · manual · black
A meticulously curated Black Edition Boxster S with iron-clad service records, garage-only storage, transparent seller stewardship, and zero accident history—the bidding run-up to $40,250 reflects real confidence in condition and rarity rather than speculative hype.
21k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed
21k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed
$47,113
· 21,000 mi · manual · orange
An extremely low-mileage example of a 250-car limited edition with desirable spec and recent upgrades, but the five-owner history combined with a lurking bumper repair and lack of dealer records raises questions about what previous custodians missed or concealed.
five owners for a 2008 car with only 21k miles suggests significant time sitting or circulation among collectors rather than driven · previous owner averaged ~500 miles per year despite owning the car for years
2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed
2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder 6-Speed
$35,000
· 62,000 mi · manual · gt silver metallic
A well-maintained #1,807/1960 limited-edition RS 60 Spyder with complete service history and recent overhaul of major systems, hampered by a 2020 accident and quarter-panel repaint that kept it from commanding a premium despite exceptional rarity and condition.
Accident history - right-side and rear damage · Accident in June 2020 with quarter panel repaint history - extent of damage and quality of repair not independently verified · Muffler corrosion raises questions about maintenance history or environmental exposure
2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$23,000
· 52,000 mi · manual · speed yellow
A well-preserved Speed Yellow 987.1 with desirable spec and low miles, but hampered by undocumented 2010–2012 collision history and aging tires, purchased by a high-volume dealer and sold at market rate to a private buyer.
Front damage history · Tires overdue for replacement · Undisclosed accident damage from 2010 and 2012 with no repair documentation or photos available · Seller rapidly moving multiple vehicles (6 of 8 sold in one month per eunos1990 comment), suggesting potential inventory business model
No Reserve: 21k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
No Reserve: 21k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$28,301
· 21,000 mi · manual · guards red
An exceptionally well-maintained, single-owner 21k-mile 987.1 Boxster with comprehensive service history, fresh maintenance, and transparent disclosure of minor cosmetic wear—a textbook low-mileage garage-kept enthusiast car that commanded strong bidding in a no-reserve format.
Right rear brake line damage
25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
25k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
Reserve not met
· 25,000 mi · manual · black
A pristine, well-equipped 987.2 Spyder with desirable manual transmission and exceptionally low mileage that nevertheless failed to meet reserve despite crossing $81k, signaling possible market softness or seller misalignment with current comparable values.
reserve not met despite aggressive bidding to $81,000, well below seller's apparent expectations
33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
33k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$31,000
· 33,000 mi · manual · seal gray metallic
Genuinely low-mileage, well-maintained 987.1 Boxster S with strong documentation and specialist backing, but the March 2026 curb strike timing, incomplete repair records, and multiple battery replacements warrant post-purchase inspection despite seller transparency in addressing comments.
Curb strike damage March 2026 · Recent accident (March 2026) with only 145 miles driven since repair—timing close to auction sale · No borescope inspection offered despite Craig66 recommendation (though seller correctly noted 3.2L engines have low risk)
No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed
No Reserve: 2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed
$25,750
· 84,000 mi · manual · black
Solid-driving 987.2 with desirable powerplant and low mileage undermined by two undisclosed accidents, sparse repair documentation, service-history gaps, and seller evasion on key maintenance items, sold no-reserve despite red flags.
Prior accident damage - front end · Prior accident damage - rear end · Two documented accidents on Carfax (2016 and 2018) with no detailed repair records or photos provided; seller defers to generic 'Porsche tech inspection' · Large gap in documented service history between 2022 and recent sale
27k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster
27k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster
$33,500
· 27,000 mi · pdk · dark blue metallic
Well-maintained low-mileage 987.2 Boxster with comprehensive recent service, but seller's incomplete answers on PDK scope, A/C diagnostics, and suspension work—plus soft-top and cosmetic issues—leave real questions about condition and future costs that justified a post-auction negotiation rather than clean gavel sale.
Rear trunk/engine lid operational issues · PDK transmission service scope unclear · Incomplete answers to detailed technical questions about PDK service scope and component replacement · A/C leak diagnosis not disclosed—system simply recharged without explanation of leak source or repair
10k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 6-Speed
10k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Design Edition 2 6-Speed
$46,000
· 10,000 mi · manual · carrara white
A meticulously preserved 1-owner, 10k-mile rarity with museum-quality documentation that commanded $46k despite minor front-bumper blemishing and some undercarriage cosmoline residue typical of factory-fresh Porsche 987s.
Original tires still mounted on 10k-mile car, suggesting minimal use verification but also potential dry-rot risk not mentioned · Seller's aggressive marketing language and multiple final-day reassurances may indicate difficulty moving the car initially
No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$28,000
· 81,104 mi · manual · midnight blue metallic
A well-presented but moderately compromised 987.1 Boxster S with undisclosed 2019 accident damage, questionable hood repaint history, and several deferred/uncertain preventative maintenance items, offered by a seller flipping the car after just over a year of ownership.
Undisclosed accident damage in 2019 per Carfax · Water pump replacement status uncertain · Undisclosed 2019 accident damage in Carfax; seller claims previous owner was unaware, raising questions about inspection depth · Seller initially uncertain whether water pump was actually replaced despite having receipts for purchase
24k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster
24k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster
$26,238
· 24,000 mi · pdk · dark blue
Well-preserved 24k-mile 2011 Boxster with exemplary cosmetic and mechanical care undermined by a critical overdue PDK 6/12-year service and complete absence of documented maintenance history, creating significant unknown risk at $26.2k.
PDK 6/12 year service not completed · No service records from previous owner or current ownership · No documented PDK service history despite being 13+ years old and likely due or overdue for critical 6/12 year service · No service records from previous owner; seller performed all maintenance as DIY without retaining receipts
2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed
2010 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed
$28,751
· 52,000 mi · manual · carrara white
A genuinely low-mileage, all-original-paint 987.2 6-speed with rare cocoa-and-white spec that sold at fair market ($28.7k) hampered only by non-stock spoiler lettering and sparse pre-2021 service records.
Limited service records availability · Incomplete service documentation beyond oil changes since 2021 and Carfax-reported maintenance · Non-stock lettering modification not disclosed in initial listing; only surfaced in comments
2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
2005 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$13,000
· 100,000 mi · manual · guards red
A recently acquired and hastily detail-cleaned 100k-mile Boxster with multiple unanswered technical questions (IMS bearing type, engine serial, brake condition), conflicting tire narratives, and a reputation-tarnished dealer provenance that sold for $13k—below market—suggesting the winning bidder accepted substantial unknown liabilities.
Water pump not replaced with radiator · Conflicting tire condition statements · Seller purchased car recently and immediately cleaned/detailed it, raising questions about prior neglect and undisclosed issues · Original listing contained discrepancy about tire condition (dry-rotted vs. good) with conflicting explanations from seller
31k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
31k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
$48,000
· 31,000 mi · manual · basalt black metallic
A well-maintained, low-mileage UK-market Spyder with high owner turnover (11 total, ~7 true private owners) that commenters attributed to normal seasonal-toy behaviour rather than mechanical issues, supported by fresh service and strong bidding to £48k.
11 owners in 15 years suggests potential lack of long-term keeper appeal, though commenters attributed this to usage pattern rather than defect
22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
22k-Mile 2012 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$52,000
· 22,000 mi · manual · black
A cosmetically pristine, low-mileage single-owner 987.2 S with complete dealer service history but aged tires and unresolved mechanical diagnostic details that drove aggressive final bidding to $52k.
Tires aged 7 years old · Dealer-installed Phantom anti-theft decals (six total) on multiple panels—marks car as dealer-added security, not original · Tires dated 2013-2020 with limited use in 13-14 years; dry rot risk despite low mileage
45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
45k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$32,750
· 45,000 mi · manual · midnight blue metallic
A genuinely low-mileage, well-maintained 2006 Boxster S with excellent service records and clean diagnostics, though questions about an unexplained early clutch replacement and an undocumented 15-year-old accident persist, and the unusual exhaust audio warrants pre-purchase verification.
Early clutch replacement at 39,317 miles · Potential AOS replacement needed soon · May 2011 accident with no visible evidence or repair documentation provided · clutch replaced unusually early at 39,317 miles with no explanation from any prior owner
No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
No Reserve: 36k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$24,250
· 36,000 mi · manual · ruby red metallic
A cosmetically pristine, low-mileage Ruby Red Boxster with documented paint integrity and clean title, but hobbled by missing service records spanning 12+ years and only one key fob, raising questions about the actual maintenance history of this claimed single-owner garage queen.
Single key fob only · Oil change history gap · Only one key fob for claimed single-owner vehicle with full service history—suggests either missing documentation or incomplete history · Carfax shows oil change record only through September 2013 at 12,604 miles, yet car now at 36k miles with no documented service history for 12+ years despite seller's claims of regular maintenance
No Reserve: 49k-Kilometer 2009 Porsche Boxster
No Reserve: 49k-Kilometer 2009 Porsche Boxster
$19,250
· 30,447 mi · pdk · arctic silver metallic
A transparently disclosed Canadian-market accident and theft-claim 987.2 with low mileage and recent service work, but 6 prior owners, partial records, and PDK automatic transmission made it an undervalued enough prospect to drive two bidders to $19.25k.
Right-side accident damage in 2012 · Theft claim in June 2022 · Accident damage history (2012) with $18,551 insurance claim · Theft claim on record (June 2022) - nature of theft not fully clarified
No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
No Reserve: 2005 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$19,500
· 90,000 mi · manual · midnight blue metallic
A well-appointed 987.1 Boxster S with desirable late-2005 chassis that avoids worst-case IMS failures but carries unresolved questions about prior left-rear damage and actual bearing condition that bidders priced in aggressively.
Left rear damage · IMS bearing status unknown · Carfax damage history not fully disclosed or explained (left rear September 2011) · IMS bearing status unconfirmed on 90k-mile engine; critical maintenance history gap
34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed
34k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster Limited Edition 5-Speed
Reserve not met
· 34,000 mi · manual · orange
A low-mileage, eye-catching 2008 Boxster LE with solid recent service and honest seller disclosure, hampered by unverified pre-purchase service history, vague paintwork repairs, and a minor cosmetic Sport Chrono defect that signals this car missed reserve and may carry some undisclosed baggage.
Rear trunk lid paintwork · Seller unable to obtain service history from Newport Beach Porsche (claimed privacy restriction) — limits ability to verify maintenance claims · Previous owner deceased; car acquired through intermediary representing widow, creating chain-of-title opacity
17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
17k-Mile 2010 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$47,000
· 17,000 mi · manual · malachite green metallic
A meticulous, low-mileage 987.2 with tasteful reversible mods, flawless service pedigree, and endorsement from the original owner, though non-CARB exhaust limits geographic marketability and the $47k hammer price reflects California-market headwinds.
Exhaust not CARB compliant · Exhaust modification lacks CARB certification, limiting resale to non-California markets · Original listing contained factual error (automatic climate control) requiring mid-auction correction
No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster
No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster
$15,000
· 95,000 mi · pdk · basalt black metallic
A well-maintained 987.2 Boxster with proper service history, but the 2012 frame pull and impending 100k-mile service interval are material concerns that the $15k final price may not fully discount.
Collision damage from 2012 · Worn convertible top elastic supports · Frame was pulled and straightened in 2012 collision—commenter specifically asked about alignment and tire wear issues post-repair · Seller does not have details about the 2012 collision, only repair invoices from previous owner
16k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
16k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
$117,000
· 16,000 mi · manual · arctic silver metallic
An exceptionally low-mileage, perfectly optioned, rare Arctic Silver 987.2 Spyder with full service records and clean history that achieved $117k—among the highest 987 Spyder prices ever recorded on BaT—as strong recent market evidence of these cars' continued appreciation and desirability among enthusiasts unwilling to sell.
Car has never been driven in rain (low real-world exposure test) · No PPI or borescope inspection conducted during seller's ownership or previous; seller relies on local mechanic's routine service checks
No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
No Reserve: 25k-Mile 2011 Porsche Boxster Spyder 6-Speed
$55,750
· 25,000 mi · manual · guards red
A well-used, impeccably low-mileage UK 987 Spyder in coveted spec with some service record gaps that warrant independent verification before final purchase, but strong community endorsement and seller transparency offset moderate documentation concerns.
Engine and chassis number discrepancies on Cambridge invoice vs other documents · 10k-mile / 4-year gap in stamped service booklet · Multiple unexplained service record anomalies (unstamped service, engine/chassis number discrepancies, unusual mileage gaps) · Service book not in car during lending period to third party, preventing proper documentation
25k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder
25k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster RS 60 Spyder
$41,000
· 25,000 mi · tiptronic · gt silver metallic
Well-presented, low-mileage RS 60 Spyder in the most desirable color combination, but the recent soft-top repair, minor rear corner damage, and unresolved front undercarriage concern visible in photos warrant pre-purchase inspection before taking delivery.
Front undercarriage damage evident in photos · Front undercarriage damage visible in limited photos but not fully documented; commenter requested more underside photos which were not provided · Soft top repair in December 2025 (very recent) raises questions about condition or pre-existing issues
No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed
No Reserve: 2011 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed
$56,000
· 99,000 mi · manual · racing green metallic
A meticulously documented and comprehensively sorted example that sold at a historic premium primarily on the strength of seller reputation, transparent YouTube documentation, and clean DME findings, though the 99k miles and incomplete early service history remain modest concerns offset by the rarity of this color spec and three-pedal 2.9L powertrain.
Previous paintwork quality issues · Service records only available from ~82k miles onward; earlier maintenance history gaps · Water pump and thermostat status unclear due to incomplete service records
2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed
2012 Porsche Boxster 6-Speed
$25,250
· 60,064 mi · manual · speed yellow
This is a tastefully modified, low-mileage 987.2 with reversible performance upgrades and thorough recent service, but the extent of customization and lack of complete service documentation held it back from reaching market expectations.
No stock exhaust available · Shifter cable breakage · extensive modifications applied after 2021 acquisition may mask underlying issues or preferences · no paint meter readings provided despite seller stating no paintwork
2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$11,750
· 103,000 mi · manual · guards red
A cosmetically challenged, high-mileage 2006 Boxster with a history of two documented accidents, visible damage, and an aggressive non-stock exhaust that sold to an optimistic buyer at a fair-to-slightly-soft market price of $11,750.
Prior accident damage from October 2006 · Front damage November 2012 · Two separate accident incidents on Carfax (October 2006 and November 2012) with minimal transparency on repairs or structural integrity · Seller did not proactively disclose damage; it had to be extracted from Carfax and description
No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
No Reserve: 18k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$24,172
· 18,000 mi · manual · arctic silver metallic
A well-optioned, genuinely low-mileage 987.1 Boxster S with excellent bones, but a ticking IMS bearing time bomb of unknown status and cosmetic/deferred-maintenance issues that seller downplays and deflects rather than address pre-sale.
IMS bearing replacement status unknown · Damaged left rear from January 2010 · January 2010 damage entry on Carfax not explained by seller, who claims all paint is original despite damage report · IMS bearing status never confirmed by inspection or bore scope; low mileage may mask bearing wear not yet symptomatic
14k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed
14k-Mile 2008 Porsche Boxster S Limited Edition 6-Speed
$49,999
· 14,000 mi · manual · orange
A numerically pristine 2008 Boxster S LE in the most desirable factory spec, but the sub-1000-mile-per-year usage pattern and paint condition concerns suggest buyers are paying a premium for rarity and color rather than mechanical condition verified by thorough inspection.
extremely low annual mileage (under 1000 miles/year) raises concerns about seal degradation and dry-rot risk · tpms issue potentially masked by low usage and battery replacement
25k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
25k-Mile 2007 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$22,000
· 25,000 mi · manual · carmona red metallic
A genuinely low-mileage, clean-history 987.1 Boxster in an exceptionally rare factory color, marred only by minor top-elastic wear and negligible PPF scratches, that sold at fair market value to an enthusiast who clearly wanted it badly.
Acquired by seller in 2026 (future date - likely data entry error; should clarify actual acquisition date) · Limited documented maintenance history beyond pre-inspection and single oil change; no service records provided
2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$17,500
· 58,000 mi · manual · seal grey metallic
A low-mileage, well-maintained 987.1 Boxster with clean title and recent service that sold at fair market after seller reluctantly disclosed minor cosmetics, possible prior bumper respray, and an intermittent speaker issue—no structural red flags but patchy documentation and evasive responses early in thread eroded confidence.
Potential front bumper cover repaint · Front bumper color discrepancy not definitively addressed; seller dismissed as lighting but commenter suspects respray · Missing original manuals, pouch, and Monroney sticker
No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
No Reserve: 2006 Porsche Boxster S 6-Speed
$26,500
· 54,000 mi · manual · slate grey metallic
A genuinely well-maintained, rare-colour 987.1 Boxster S with comprehensive recent service that commanded a $26.5k premium largely on the strength of transparent seller documentation and communication, though critical IMS bearing and RMS seal conditions were never independently verified.
Bumper and facia work performed under current ownership raises questions about impact history despite clean Carfax · IMS bearing status not addressed: seller states 3rd generation is 'non-serviceable' and cites <1% failure rate, but offered no evidence of bearing condition or inspection
47k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
47k-Mile 2006 Porsche Boxster 5-Speed
$20,101
· 47,000 mi · manual · arctic silver metallic
Well-documented, low-mileage 987.1 with dual-row IMS bearing, strong recent service history, and enthusiast ownership that commands confidence despite modest horsepower.

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