I have a 2005 Boxster that was the first real sports car that I owned after getting out of school. I really don't drive it a lot so it's purely a weekend warrior to play with when it's nice in Connecticut.

Now that I've had it for a couple of years, I'm at a crossroads - should I do some modifications or trade it for something with more power? I really like the car so if there was a way to extract a little more power - even if it was only seat hp; I would be a happy man.

Any thoughts?

 

Any pics? Welcome to the Team.

 

There are many mods you can do to the Boxster to get more hp. But it seems like a bad investment.

That car will have very little sell/trade value and you never recoup your money in mods when you decide to move on.

I say get what you can out of it and pick up something new.

 

Making changes to the car would be an interim step to satisfy my urges while I save up for a C4S (2 yrs away). When I got the car, I really wasn't into performance/power. I just thought it was a good "value". Now, I find myself paying attention to details such as when I'm shifting, the tach, etc. I knew I had changed the day I turned off the radio to listen to the engine.

I probably won't trade the car because I a) it will be a fun car to mess around in and b) the resale will depress me.

 

Welcome to the Team !

If you are looking for something with more power you maybe should trade it in for a E46 M3 ? The depression of the resale will go away the first time you go up all the way to the redline in the M3

 

If you had said S4 or S5, I might have jumped at the recommendation. Bimmer - not so much (-:

 

Probably not one of my brightest moves but I had the Fabspeed Performance package installed a couple of weeks ago. Between the seat horsepower from the chip and the sound of the exhaust, it feels like a new toy. I can tell I that this is going to be a slippery slope...

 

That's a pretty clean looking Boxster. I'd try to trade it in for something a bit newer and less likely to eat up upgrade costs without adding much value to the car.

 

Just keep it. It's a 987, so it's pretty up-to-date. If you don't feel challenged, join PCA and autocross it and take it to DEs...

 

Maybe get it tuned somewhere? Brand new car right there.