Having had a 987 S, I was interested in the 718 and watched the Autocar review/read the threads etc.
Not a big fan really, certainly don't like the engine noise even with the sports exhaust (that is one of the things I most liked about mine), performance and economy etc are good (but I wasn't that disappointed with mine and I am sure the 981 would be better) and whilst I know Boxster styling in general is polarising, I genuinely think it looks worse than previous generations.
One tested on Pistonheads was £62k IIRC and the one in Autotrader possible more as it has PCCB's. I think my Dad bought a new 2.7 in 2001 for around £33k. Quite a lot of other desirable options for that or less I would say.