Originally Posted by racer_d

hmm.. $750 to do an appraisal? Well.. he's the only one not losing money on the deal . Now it costs you that money, plus aggravation to get your insurance company to pay you the $2-4K for the DV, then they mysteriously "drop" you the next time your policy is due.

What's a '98 Boxster going for these days? Lows of 11-12k to unrealistic asking prices of $20k? (I say unrealistic because I am unsure of any real advantage of a '98 vs the 2000-2002 or 2003 and newer 986/986s's that are available as you get to $20k. And, by the time the cars are truly collectors items, it may not matter or be unexpected that the car had some damage at one time in its life.