2005 Porsche Boxster S - Car and Driver
Porsche is one of those. So when it came time to order a long-term Boxster S, we pored over roughly 15 pages of options and came up with a Boxster S that is the equivalent of a custom-made suit. Admittedly, our Boxster S cost about six grand more than a base 911 runs today, but if you were invited to order a Porsche with the works, at no charge, wouldn't you. We started by choosing the color scheme of the 2004 special-edition 550 Boxster S, a combination of GT Silver Metallic paint outside (a $3070 option) with a cocoa leather interior ($2465) and a matching cocoa top. Next came the so-called Preferred Package Plus ($4990) that adds power seats with memory, auto-dimming mirrors, rain-sensing wipers, heated seats, bixenon headlights, an upgraded Bose stereo with a trunk-mounted six-CD changer, and painted Porsche... The most expensive option turned out to be the Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes at $8150. What attracted us to them were numerous complaints from Porsche-club members, so we wanted to see how they'd stand up to 40,000 miles of abuse. Source: www.caranddriver.com
