TO buy or not to buy

[recycledsixtie]

Being a relative newbie on this forum having owned my 2001 Boxster base 1.5 years this is my 5 cents worth. When I bought mine it had 40k miles. Now it has about 50k miles. Have spent $3k on mine, cv joints, ims guardian, snow tires rims etc in the year and half.

Others will chime in but this is what I have noticed in the past year on the forum. Low mile cars seem to have a predisposition toward ims failure. Consider reading section in this forum on prospective Boxster buying if you have not already done so.

Secondly it seems too pricey considering its age. Just coz it's got only 9700 miles on it does not justify that high price he is asking.

Don't buy the first one u see. Don't be in a hurry to buy. For sure get a ppi done on one u are serious about.

Plan on spending $1-3k a year on maintenance. If the engine blows up due ims fail, then it is way more $$$$. You cannot run a Box for the same cost as a Miata MX5.

Others will chime in. Let us know what u are considering. Remember knowledge is $$$$ saved.Enjoy your search.

[kk2002s]

Two months ago I traded my 2009 Nissan Xterra w/39000 miles for a 2002 S w/52000 to use as my daily. If you are trying to place any weight on practical or logical reasoning behind buying a 12 year old boxster than you need to buy a Honda Accord. I know deep in my heart and mind that my decision was pure emotion and until something breaks, emotion was the right way to go