Good post Kriss. I see cars all the time that have had minor damage and because of services like carfax will never be worth full value again even though a simple replacement of a bumper really is harmless to a car. I know it makes me not want to drive an expensive car like my Benz. I figure if someone hits me I'll lose out no matter what. On the flip side I do understand why we need these services, it's just they are such a black eye.
I've wanted to buy a Boxster like this several times because the price is great, but then I think I'll get stuck with the car if I ever need to sell. Then of course I would feel stupid.
I think you got a lot of honest excellent advice here, water damage as low as the seller indicates just doesn't make sense. I think the tracking advice is good, you figure in that case you are basically stripping the car anyway.
Offer $12k then hopefully if there are major issues you'll have enough to fix it. Yes I did just pick that number out of thin air
