February 16, 2022 Update – With the state of the Porsche market very competitive current, the private seller decided to keep this Boxster until further notice.

October 6, 2021 Update – The high bid of $12,222 did not meet the seller’s reserve price of $15,000, so we’ve moved this 2004 Porsche Boxster to our “Rides Still Available” page. Click the blue “Buy Now” button below to navigate to the bid page where you can select the “Buy Now” option.

October 5 Update – The Seller Just lowered the reserve price on this 2004 Porsche Boxster!

GuysWithRides.com is proud to offer this 2004 Porsche Boxster Base we are offering online in a reserve price style auction on behalf of the private seller.

Bidding starts Wednesday, September 22, 2021, and runs for 14 consecutive days through Wednesday, October 6, at 6:00 PM Eastern time.

This 2004 Porsche Boxster currently resides as part of a private collection near New Hope, Pennsylvania, which is about one hour’s drive from either Newark or Philadelphia International Airports.

Current High Bid = $12,222

Reserve Price = $15,000

Reserve Meter – the green bar indicates how close the high bid is to the seller’s reserve price. When the green bar is full, the reserve has been met!

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The car that saved Porsche.  While the famed German Brand enjoys growing success today, in the mid-nineties a very strong Deutsch Mark combined with high-priced, essentially hand-built products had the company flirting with financial ruin.  To turn the company’s fortunes around, Porsche launched its all-new mid-engined, water-cooled, flat-six powered, sports car in the fall of 1996 at a very affordable $40,000 price point.  The original base Boxster was an immediate hit for Porsche 2001 was the last model year of the original 986 design before a mid-cycle refresh came along for the 2002 model year that saw the convertible top’s rear window converted from plastic to glass and a major interior upgrade. 2004 was the final model year for the first-generation 986 version of the Boxster.

The current caretaker and seller of this 2004 Porsche Boxster became the fourth owner approximately eighteen months ago when the car had 48,600 miles. Since that time, the seller logged just over 1,100 miles and loves the car very much. However, as with many first-time Porsche Boxster owners, shortly after they buy the two-seat mid-engine car, they decide to upgrade to a more traditional rear-engine-mounted 911. Currently in the works to buy a newer 911, the seller needs to make room and that is what is motivating him to sell this car.

As the pictures and video illustrate, this Boxster presents and drives in excellent condition.  The gray leather interior presents like new while on the exterior we’ve tried to point out the current din and paint chips found on the car’s exterior. There are no known mechanical nor electrical issues with this Boxster.  The seller notes this 2004 Boxster has not received an Intermediate Shaft Bearing Upgrade. Research has proven that failure almost always occurred on cars with less than 30K miles, so the next owner can likely hold off making the upgrade at the same time a new clutch is needed, as the labor to complete the job is essentially the same.

The picture below provides a Complimentary CarFax® showing the clean ownership history and verifying the mileage and accident-free history of this Porsche Boxster.  To view the full report, please click on the picture and when done reviewing, click on your browser’s back button:

To help you make informed bids, we’re providing a link to Classic.com, the analytics and search engine for the Classic Car market, that provides an interactive graph of recent comparable sales in the past two years. By clicking on the green dots, you can navigate to each comparable car sold as a way to help you make an educated bid on the car we are featuring for auction here:

If you have any questions about this 2004 Porsche Boxster, please leave a comment below or feel free to call Rudy directly at 877-468-6497.  Thank you for looking and happy bidding!