True cost to own - used Boxster??

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Originally Posted by 23109VC

WHAT KIND OF ANNUAL BUDGET SHOULD I REALISTICALLY EXPECT FOR ROUTINE MAINTENANCE AND UNEXPECTED MAINTENANCE ON A 2000-2002 CAR WITH ASAY 75K MILES ON IT??

I plan to drive 10-12k / year. I'm thinking at least $1500-2000/year would cover me for the next three years or from 75000 - 110k range... or is that way high or way low?

I'm not a fan of the leasing idea unless you have the option to buy at a massive discount at the end of the lease. Considered looking at a used s2k as well?

For the Pcar option, my gut feeling tells me that from an expected value perspective, $2,000 should be sufficient for that mileage range even though many normal wear/tear components may come due. The problem for you is that we live in the real world and the real world has variance. If you get a boxster that is fully up to date on maintenance and just got things like a new clutch, water pump, brake job, etc in recent times you may come waaaaay under the 2K/yr average. If your engine blows up after 1000 miles you are totally SOL.

If you buy a boxster with many failing/old components then you'll be setting yourself up for trouble. Since you are going the route of PPI before any purchase, hopefully you can identify and potential trouble components that are near end of life and avoid a maintenance hog. That said, ever if you address the issues of identifiable potential hardware failures on the car you can't detect things like IMS failure. Read these forums and be aware of the risks.