Hmmm... The one i am looking at is a 2006 which is the second shape made which seems to have less issues. It doesnt sound good if that one has had all those issues!
The book 0-60 is 5.4seconds which cant be too sluggish.
Its not too sluggish but when you consider you can buy a mkv gti and mod it for under ten grand and produce a faster car, then it becomes a no brainer.
Remap, fmic, tbe, induction system, hpfp and a few traction mods and you can achieve 160mph+ 0-60mph in well under 5 seconds and far better mid range power delivery. The Boxster block only produces 220lbft, whereas the Gti is capable of 260-300lbft, or more if you tighten the waste gate rods on the turbo.
My Gti is almost exactly the above, less a hpfp and will clock a 40-140mph time in just over 23 seconds, some 8 seconds quicker than the Boxster 3.2s. And go from 0-100mph in under 11 seconds, 3 whole seconds quicker than the 3.2s.
Here's some links to prove it...
http://www.car-videos.net/performance/speed.asp?Speed1=40&Speed2=140http://www.car-videos.net/performance/speed.asp?Speed1=0&Speed2=100And the best thing about it all, the Gti's running cost will be far less than the Porsche, regardless of mods.
