Advice Needed on Buying a Boxster HELP PLEASE

[Pat]

lol SC430

[jcb986]

Go to Mike Focke site, he has some good info to help you.

http://sites.google.com/site/mikefocke2/mikesporscheboxsterwebpages

[thstone]

In terms of maintenance, you should always have $2,000 in reserve. Tires will run $600-$1,000. Clutch will run $1,500 and will go out at the worst possible moment. Brakes $500. Engine CEL (MAF or O2 sensors) $300-$800.

And yes, you are likely to need to do about half of above list of items (or equiv) in the first 24 months of ownership of a 10-yr old car.

You'll have to make up your own mind on the IMS issue.

With all of that being said, if you decide to get a Boxster, you will be one of the happiest persons on earth.

[mikefocke]

You'd know about the condition of most of those items and the O2 sensors are only ~$240 a pair.

I owned 2 Boxsters over 6 years, each bought at about the 6 year old mark, each as the third owner.

I spent around $0 on my first one (totaled it).

My second I spent:
$1500 in normal maintenance I knew it needed when I bought it because of a PPI and the price I paid for the car reflected that cost (alignment, brakes, 60k service).
$75 to replace 4 tires/wheels (yes, that is right, I bought used Michelin Ribs from a dealer as take-offs and sold mine as used...lucky)
$500 in repairs (2 sensors, seat belt/airbag light)
$1050 in tires (due to age, not wear out)

I don't count normal oil change and the like maintenance.

So while I agree that you should always have a reserve cushion, owning a Boxster can be a very economical experience too.

[nicecar]

the reason i say ppi is because i bought my o2 from brumos porsche in jacksonville fl, i did my reasearch on this sight before purchase everyone says ppi.i thought that a purchase from brumos was a good move. i told the salesman if i bought a car anywhere else i would bring it here for a ppi what do i need to do? you wont see us for another year we did a 111 point inspection spent 3500 hundred on tires brakes saftey inspection resurface cam covers. well they bit me for 3800 within 70 days and thats helping me with the costs of wear items, also remember i stumbled upon the car first time buyer get a ppi use it for price negotiation. dont relish in wishing for a car if you want a porsche buy one maybe not that one but one.id rather be afraid of a car breaking than drive something i dont like' also the fear goes away fast. there is also a point of overthinking............ its a car not the space shuttle