[marcoc]

Bought my 986 S about a year ago. Car had a PPI done by previous owner about a year before I bought it so judging by many of the Boxsters out there that were beat up I just bought my first Porsche. I did about 3-5 months of research and searching before hand. bought mine with 58k miles in NY for $12k. I have invested about $7-8 grand in the car as of now. I do 90% of the work on the car and that has saved me big $$. Only thing I had done by a professional Porsche shop was clutch/IMS/RMS/flywheel and new convertible glass top. Those were big money repairs. Just did coolant tank (real ******************** of a job) and I'm sure the ignition switch will go soon. I enjoy the car and I expect things to go as its a 15 year old high performance sports car. Porsche cars are awesome but they are expensive to own. Many on here turn wrenched regularly on their cars to save money and to better understand them mechanically. I have done about 8 out 10 of the usual repairs these cars need. Get a PPI, be prepared for costly repairs, fix it yourself to save money, and get the cleanest most well maintain example you can find. They drive so well for "old" cars on a side note I have done a set of 18" Porsche twists and various small odds and ends in the interior/exterior so that has raised the cost.