Since the car is new to you, I would buy a new oil filter and canister. At my dealer it's about 30 bucks, not much more than the cost of just the filter.
The reason for a new canister is the canister has an oil pressure relief valve that can fail with high mileage.
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Current car
2000 Boxster 2.7l red/black
Previous cars
1973 Opel Manta
1969(?) Fiat 850 Convertible
1979 Lancia Beta Coupe
1981 Alfa Romeo GTV 6
1985 Alfa Romeo Graduate
1985 Porsche 944
1989 Porsche 944
1981 Triumph TR7
1989 (?) Alfa Romeo Milano
1993 Saab 9000
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