as far as prices in my area , those cars are 10 to 14k all day long. I would not buy from a dealer , look for a first or second owner so you have some history with the car. Most dealers in my area buy these types of cars from the local dealer auctions. large dealership takes it in on trade sends it right to the auction , **************** bag second hand lot buys it and tries to make a profit and does not know a thing about the car. watch out for lines that say , v6 , rides like its on rails and sport model these guys are clowns and 90% of the time the cars are junk.

Nicely put Jacabean.

As long as it was reflected in the price, I could live with it. Would still be curious to know what happened and would really love to see the repair receipts, but you can't always have it all.

And good catch on the headlight, I got so distracted by the lines that I missed that altogether.

davemon, just to note there, since it is a removeable piece it may very well be there and just be in the bag and tucked into the zippered storage space behind the seats, but good catch, one of those things you can sort of accidentally take for granted. :o

I'm betting the center windscreen is nowhere to be found. Same goes with other bits of the interior like the ashtray, etc.

The buyers rarely get these things from cars bought at auction, and if they do, many times they take them off the car and sell them on eBay after the car has been sold to some unsuspecting schmuck.

I was an unsuspecting schmuck five years ago when I bought my car off ebay. My car had been raped before it was sold to me. Plus, it was a worn out car that had been given no attention for years. The only thing on the car that didn't need to be fixed or replaced was the motor... which had been swapped a couple of months prior by the PO (before the dealer bought it from the Miami auction).

Bidding has ended on this item.
Item:1997 Porsche Boxster



Ended: Jul 19, 201005:34:43 PDT

Bid history: 12 bids


Current bid: US $8,399.00
Reserve pricenot met


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Where it ended sounds like what it should have gone for, maybe less. The mileage is lower than it could be, but also higher than it could be. I guess we'll see if it pops up again with a lower reserve. :rolleyes:

Regarding the dual row IMS bearing vs the single row: FWIW, my 2000 Boxster S was built with the dual row bearing. So, not ALL 3.2L have the single row bearing.