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Old 09-09-2023, 02:34 AM   #15
Starter986
1998 Boxster Silver/Red
 
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Originally Posted by Nickanator8 View Post
I really appreciate the perspective. I think a concern I have in the back of my mind with the laundry list of issues is if they are an indication of the mechanical state of the car. I feel like a PPI, even for a pretty cheap car, might not be a bad idea just to make sure I'm not walking onto a landmine of a car.

EDIT: re the top moving slowly, it's compared to other cars I've driven. I hadn't considered converting it to a manual operation, though one of the cars I looked at did have those motors removed. It seemed to scratch up the paint and gaskets in a not-so-great way so I'm a bit hesitant to go that route.
You don't have too remove the transmission motors to go manual. Disconnect a few parts, you're good to go. Manually I operate my top in half the time the motor takes. I'll get around to correcting it, but I'm in no hurry.
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