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Old 09-02-2015, 07:20 AM   #7
RandallNeighbour
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Dan, since this car has had no suspension work done on it, you should expect that some of the control arm bushings are cracked or even missing now, and at that age and mileage, it will need new struts. A PPI should reveal this, as well as wheel bearings, which rarely make it to 150,000 miles unless it was all super smooth highway miles...

I'd also search repair records for Oxygen sensors and the MAF replacement. Those go out around 100k miles or less and are expensive to replace. And the front motor mount usually doesn't last to 100k miles and when it's swapped out, the water pump is usually replaced since you're right there. Not terribly expensive, but sure worth finding out if it's been done or not and the condition of the front motor mount.

Just know that buying any high mileage Boxster is not going to be like buying a higher mileage Toyota... they're expensive cars to own, especially when they're bought cheap with high mileage on them.
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