[MikenOH]

You know the history of your car and what if any quirks it may have. The '00' gives you a little more HP (16)/torque,better top insulation and maybe a few interior doo dads but this car has 50k+ miles.

I can't remember how many sad tales of woe I've seen on this and othe r boards from people buying used Boxsters with substantial miles and having it go south in a hurry.

The question would seem to do be--do the gains from a one model year newer car justify the $ for the uncertainty of this used car. I'd insist on a dealer inspection and run the carfax search--for what that's worth. If it were my $, the potential risk would outweigh any marginal performance gains of the 2.7; YMMV...