2002 Porsche Boxster 3.2 S (Yellow)

 I’ve put a deposit on what will be my car 26 (assuming I can get the finance together). This is a 2002 Porsche Boxster 3.2 S in Yellow for £9999. It will be the oldest car I’ve purchased since my 2005 purchase of a 2002 Ford Focus. And possibly the cheapest car I’ve purchased since that 2005 purchase (excepting the Mazda MX-5 Z-Sport.)

Q: Why?

A: Well I was missing a sportscar; and missing a manual; and missing a convertible; and missing a yellow car.

In hindsight, I look back on the May 2019 combination of my ‘Audi S3’ 3-door in Solar Orange, and ‘Lotus Exige V6 S Roadster’ in Yellow as being my best ever 2 car combination. The Audi S3 was a great daily. The Exige V6 S Roadster was a great sportscar. And a great combination of colours!

With yet more hindsight, I see it was a big mistake having expensive sportscars. What can you really do with a sportscar other than take it on trackdays (yes, you could got for a weekend drive/road trip, but you can’t fully enjoy a sportscar on public roads)? And isn’t it a bit stupid to have as your trackday car, a car that’s relatively very expensive to you? Much better to have your trackday car as something relatively inexpensive!

Potentially, Dec 2020’s combination of ‘Audi RS3 Sportback’ and ‘Porsche Boxster S’ will be my best car combination ever. The Audi RS3 is an exceptional daily car. The 2002 Porsche Boxster S ticks all the sportscar boxes, and isn’t so ridiculously expensive that you’re afraid of using it. And blue and yellow is perhaps an even better combination of colours! (Orange is a tad bright for a Professional person’s daily.)


APPENDIX: Car History

  1. 1993: ‘Ford Fiesta 950 Popular’ 3-door in Burgundy (2 years)
  2. 1995: ‘Ford Orion’ in Red (a few days – the car broke)
  3. 1995: ‘Peugeot 205 1.1’ 5-door in Gold (2 years)
  4. 1997: ‘Peugeot 205 Diesel Turbo’ 5-door in White (2 years)
  5. 1999: ‘Peugeot 205 Gentry’ in Gold (1 year – I crashed it)
  6. 2000: ‘Peugeot 205 Diesel Turbo’ 3-door in Black (5 years)
  7. 2005: ‘Ford Focus Zetec 1.6 Diesel Turbo’ 3-door in White (6 years)
  8. 2011: ‘Audi A1 TDI Sport’ 3-door in Black (3 years)
  9. 2014: ‘Audi A3 Sportback Sport TDI 150PS’ 5-door in Scuba Blue Metallic (2 years)
  10. 2016 JUN: ‘Audi A3 Sportback S-Line TDI 184PS Quattro’ 5-door in Daytona Grey (8 months)
  11. 2017 MAR: ‘Audi S1 Sportback Quattro 231PS’ 5-door in Sepang Blue (5 months)
  12. 2017 AUG: ‘Lotus Elise Sport 220’ in Metallic Blue (8 months)
  13. 2017 NOV: ‘SEAT Ibiza 1.2FR’ 3-door in Grey (2ND CAR) (3 months)
  14. 2018 FEB: ‘Audi A3 Sportback Sport TDI 184PS Quattro’ 5-door in Scuba Blue Metallic (2ND CAR) (10 months)
  15. 2018 MAY: ‘Lotus Exige V6 S Coupe IPS’ in Signature Orange (6 months)
  16. 2018 JUL: ‘Mazda MX-5 Z-Sport’ in Mica Ebony Pearlescent (3RD CAR) {part-exchanged later for Lotus Evora} (4 months)
  17. 2018 NOV: ‘Lotus Evora V6 NA Sport Racer’ in White (6 months)
  18. 2018 DEC: ‘SEAT Ibiza 1.4FR’ 5-door in Black (2ND CAR) (3 months)
  19. 2019 MAR: ‘Audi S3’ 3-door in Solar Orange (2ND CAR) (7 months)
  20. 2019 MAY: ‘Lotus Exige V6 S Roadster’ in Yellow (4 months)
  21. 2019 SEP: ‘Mazda MX-5 2.0 GT RF Sport Nav+’ in Mica Blue (2 months)
  22. 2019 OCT: ‘Audi TT TDI’ in Scuba Blue Metallic (2ND CAR) (8 months)
  23. 2019 DEC: ‘Lotus Exige V6 S Club Racer’ in Exige Orange (6 months)
  24. 2020 JUN: ‘Porsche 718 Cayman S’ in GT Silver Metallic (3 months)
  25. 2020 SEP: ‘Audi RS3 Sportback’ in Sepang Blue (current daily car)
  26. 2020 DEC: 2002 ‘Porsche Boxster 3.2 S’ in Yellow (possible next fun car)


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