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johnsimion · 08-01-2011, 06:11 AM

The IMS is still a potential problem, but that's not enough to stay away. It's the gas gauge and the vibration and the fact that any car with 156K miles is bound to need a bunch of repair and replacement, whether it's a Porsche or not. Of course a good PPI would be useful, but then you are investing probably $400 up front before you even own the car, and at your price level, even that is significant. If you have a lot of time and money to fool with very expensive repairs, then go for it ... otherwise you could get a Boxster with half the mileage for only a few thousand more. You could easily run up $2-3K in repair bills on this old car, and the lower-mileage Boxster will always have higher resale and less need for constant repairs.

08-01-2011, 06:11 AM	#6
johnsimion Registered User Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Missouri Posts: 112	The IMS is still a potential problem, but that's not enough to stay away. It's the gas gauge and the vibration and the fact that any car with 156K miles is bound to need a bunch of repair and replacement, whether it's a Porsche or not. Of course a good PPI would be useful, but then you are investing probably $400 up front before you even own the car, and at your price level, even that is significant. If you have a lot of time and money to fool with very expensive repairs, then go for it ... otherwise you could get a Boxster with half the mileage for only a few thousand more. You could easily run up $2-3K in repair bills on this old car, and the lower-mileage Boxster will always have higher resale and less need for constant repairs.