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Originally Posted by oc-boxster
If you have a true 18k budget buy the newest car you can. You probably can get a clean 2003 with glass rear window and other updates. Get a thorough PPI done and take your time picking a good example with service records! If your flexible on a color combination a great car is out there in your price range. The car you are speaking of could very easily be a mystery machine that could not only cost a lot of money to make right but a lot of down time and head ache. I made an emotional buy that ended up costing me a lot to correct.
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I have looked at 5, test drove 3 and PPI'd one. The PPI turned into a 5k invoice for repair and maint. I have two Porsche specialist looking for cars for me for the last 3 months and they haven't been coming up with many good ones. Every 18k car I have looked at needs 3-5k in maint or repairs. That's why I am interested in this 8k one knowing that I can dump a lot into it and still hopefully come out on top.
EDIT: When I say looked at 5, I mean physically. Not just on the internet. I have looked at hundreds on the internet.