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Originally Posted by blue2000s
That car is in the high 30s in my area.
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There does appear to be a lot of local variation in pricing. I'm sure that I could get a better deal if I went to California or other areas where Boxsters are more plentiful. I'm willing to go as far south as Atlanta, and as far north as the DC metropolitan area. Anything farther would just take too much time away from work - a situation I don't foresee changing for a few years.
I've talked to a dealer about acquiring a car for me at auction. Unfortunately I don't know any dealers personally, and I haven't been able to work out an arrangement I feel comfortable with.
So, I think I'm going to offer $21,000 for this car contingent upon a successful PPI. The owner told me that CarMax offered him "more that $20,000". I doubt it was much more than $20,000 since I spoke to the owner of a 2001 with 18,000 miles who was offered about $21,000 a month ago.
The owner did tell me that the car had the sports package and the on board computer. He also told me that the MSRP on the car was $48,516. I realize that is largely irrelevant since the value of the car is determined by present-day supply and demand. So, it has everything I want except a hardtop. If the deal goes through I'll live with the car a while and determine whether I want to purchase a hardtop in a separate deal.