[boxfix]

Words of wisdom I have heard forever:

"There is nothing more expensive than a cheap Boxster.

Buy the best Porsche you can afford."

this thread has my head spinning. Buying a car with lots known issues and then planning to put money into the car is not a good idea.

What happens when other things happen to a 120,000 mile Boxster. things like a window operators failing [very common] $300 plus $250 labor. Or a fuel leak in the fuel gauge cover.....another $300 [also common]. Or a set of O2 sensors ..... $400 and $300 for installation. Tires easy $1000.

New top $1600 easy.

Vacuum leaks are very common and will stop you from passing smog. Vacuum canisters fail, rubber vacuum lines fail .....all expensive to find and fix.

At 120,000 miles you have lots of rubber cooling hoses ready to fail. A/C leaks are likely at this mileage.

Then there is paint to fix the failed clearcoat. I have done lots of painting and there are HOURS of labor in doing a good job. Cleaning up that failed clearcoat is $5000+ in prep and painting.

So a $7500 Boxster becomes $13,000 Boxster for the things that are bad, or fail soon and making the paint decent.

I know I have been there on several cars.