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mikefocke · 08-28-2010, 02:50 PM

pay $2400 more than what an average car of that year/mileage is worth to get the car on the road?

How are you sure the alignment need isn't the sign that something more serious is wrong?

Can you do the brake work yourself? There are some excellent do-it-yourself guides online for this car.

I see this car at ~$16k in it's current condition. It isn't an S, doesn't sound highly optioned. I based this on looking at a listing of the asking prices for 70+ '03 Boxsters knowing that they will sell for 5-10 less than asking.

Are you sure you haven't fallen in love with a specific car? The seller either has an inflated view of its value or the dealer has too much money invested into it if he is asking so much more than average.

As to an extended warranty...ask a Porsche mechanic what he thinks of dealing with the warranty company (don't ask the seller). And do some homework on what the contract covers and what it doesn't and the financial strength of the company behind the warranty. So many are shell companies...they sell for a while and then go out of business leaving the warranty purchaser with nothing for their money.

08-28-2010, 02:50 PM	#4
mikefocke Registered User Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sanford NC Posts: 2,537	So you propose to pay $2400 more than what an average car of that year/mileage is worth to get the car on the road? How are you sure the alignment need isn't the sign that something more serious is wrong? Can you do the brake work yourself? There are some excellent do-it-yourself guides online for this car. I see this car at ~$16k in it's current condition. It isn't an S, doesn't sound highly optioned. I based this on looking at a listing of the asking prices for 70+ '03 Boxsters knowing that they will sell for 5-10 less than asking. Are you sure you haven't fallen in love with a specific car? The seller either has an inflated view of its value or the dealer has too much money invested into it if he is asking so much more than average. As to an extended warranty...ask a Porsche mechanic what he thinks of dealing with the warranty company (don't ask the seller). And do some homework on what the contract covers and what it doesn't and the financial strength of the company behind the warranty. So many are shell companies...they sell for a while and then go out of business leaving the warranty purchaser with nothing for their money.