I might buy this.....

This one is in Oakland (510-808-8091)

2000 986S
61,000 miles
$23.9K

[blinkwatt]

Thanks for the links guys. I'm shooting for sub 40k mileage,Litronics + heated seats are now a NEED,no longer extra. This white one is looking more and more tempting.

[bigb]

Originally Posted by blinkwatt

Thanks for the links guys. I'm shooting for sub 40k mileage,Litronics + heated seats are now a NEED,no longer extra. This white one is looking more and more tempting.

Robert, I forgot to mention one thing I'd noticed with the white car. I'd seen a 99/00 (can't recall what year) boxster with the porsche factory nav, and while most factory navs go for ~$2k, I would have paid to get that one removed. It had no maps, just leds showing what direction to take etc... totally weird, useless and a waste of $. I know that porsche updated their navs at some point, but I don't know exactly when.

So, make sure that either the nav is the newer (useful) one, and if it isn't then don't add that as an option you are paying for.

PS: No offense to anyone that has the older nav in their car - my 01 acura also came with the factory nav, which I use to this day. It is light years ahead of the nav I saw in that 99/00 boxster. Porsche should've done a better job with that option.

[blinkwatt]

Originally Posted by bigb

Robert, I forgot to mention one thing I'd noticed with the white car. I'd seen a 99/00 (can't recall what year) boxster with the porsche factory nav, and while most factory navs go for ~$2k, I would have paid to get that one removed. It had no maps, just leds showing what direction to take etc... totally weird, useless and a waste of $. I know that porsche updated their navs at some point, but I don't know exactly when.

So, make sure that either the nav is the newer (useful) one, and if it isn't then don't add that as an option you are paying for.

That's why it's not a selling point but rather an added bonus. Aren't the software updates available on CD to update it?

[bigb]

Originally Posted by blinkwatt

That's why it's not a selling point but rather an added bonus. Aren't the software updates available on CD to update it?

Yup, understand the point about it being an added bonus, but just wanted to make sure that you were aware of it. Reg. updated CDs and such, if this is the old nav system, then I think the CDs/software aren't going to be any good, as the display itself is archaic in nature.

[boxstershorts]

If I may...
Your opinion is the only one that counts.
Just be patient.
I had my heart set on 4 different Boxsters before I finally got mine.

I was close to buying a 2000 base model with dings on it, then a 2001S with an iffy history, then a 2002S with tons of extras, the 2003 base model with 5kmiles and finally the well equiped 03 S. All for approximately the same price!
I just learned the market as I was searching. I'm pretty sure you won't be disappointed.

Good luck and enjoy the hunt!

[blinkwatt]

At Boxstershorts,

I hear ya. This is the 2nd 00' S I've had my mind set on. First was a 00' S,32k on it,Artic Silver with Litronics......I was 1 hour too late on leaving a deposit. This White one James(Trigem2k) checked out for me and found a bunch of issues with it. Oh well,that's how the cookie crumbles.....

[Grizzly]

Blink,

I agree with Boxstershorts. Be patient. It took me a year to find just the right car, and when I finally found it, it was very different from what I thought I wanted when I first started to look.

Don't rush and your perfect ride will eventually present itself.