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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
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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All good points. A PPI is probably out of the question due to the location of the car. It is out in the middle of nowhere and I doubt I can find a specialist to PPI the car. Even if I could, I don't know if it would serve to impress the owner enough to lower the price anymore than he probably has, should something be revealed in the PPI. He has a local mechanic that does all his work - but I can't use him as there would probably be bias.
Fully understand the car would need struts and suspension bits and I am more than capable of handling this on my own. I have a dedicated detached shop with a lift I built 3 years ago for "project" cars. Besides, I need something to do this winter.
I have no idea if this "is" the car for me at this point as I haven't yet seen/driven it. I will check to see if the MAF and the O2 sensors have been replaced.
Thanks.