Close to making a deal. Advice??

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by alizmi

I drove a 2007 S in a five speed and it was fantastic it seems though that in the area I live in none of the dealers want to negotiate. I scratch my head at that.

It does come Maryland state inspected which is pretty rigorous. Does the dealership itself offer a pre-purchased inspection?

Having the selling dealership do the PPI is leaving the wolf in charge of the chicken coup. The idea is to get an independant opinion.

As thstone said, dealers should be blowing out their convertibles now, esp in the upper half of the US. They don't want to carry them too much longer or they'll be sending them to the auction. You should be able to get substantial $$$ off. Tell them you are serious about buying a Boxster (not necessarily theirs) and if they won't deal you'll go elsewhere. If the PPI turns up any maintenance that needs to be done, use that in your bargaining too (have them lower the price or throw in the maintenance).

You rarely have advantages over a dealer when buying a car, but you have Mother Nature in your corner when buying a convertible at this time of the year. They know snow is just around the corner. If they don't deal, walk away. Mention another one in the area that you're going to go look at (doesn't matter if you're interested or not), mention another one so they can verify it exists (I saw a black 08 on Cars.com, etc). That proves you're in the mkt for a car. They'll be calling you back in a day or two.

[mikefocke]

Here is a list of Porches independent mechanics.

I often suggest you pick your mechanic before you pick the car. And then ask them to find a car for you that they are familiar with.

I drove a TIP 986 for probably 5 years daily in the DC area. Bought two, found a motivated seller and negotiated hard. Did a PPI on the second one. Wise move. Fixed what was needed and almost zero trouble after that.

Dealers are often reluctant to allow another mechanic to work on cars they own. Private sellers less so if they are convinced you are a serious buyer and have already negotiated a price contingent on the inspection results.

I just popped into craigslist and am amazed at how few Boxsters are for sale in the DC listings. Very few 987 models. Great driving weather immediately ahead. And there is a major major change coming the end of the year that may have more people holding on to their 6-cylinder Porsches to see if they appreciate.

[EJ-Fresno]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

Here is a list of Porches independent mechanics.

I often suggest you pick your mechanic before you pick the car. And then ask them to find a car for you that they are familiar with.

I drove a TIP 986 for probably 5 years daily in the DC area. Bought two, found a motivated seller and negotiated hard. Did a PPI on the second one. Wise move. Fixed what was needed and almost zero trouble after that.

Dealers are often reluctant to allow another mechanic to work on cars they own. Private sellers less so if they are convinced you are a serious buyer and have already negotiated a price contingent on the inspection results.

I just popped into craigslist and am amazed at how few Boxsters are for sale in the DC listings. Very few 987 models. Great driving weather immediately ahead. And there is a major major change coming the end of the year that may have more people holding on to their 6-cylinder Porsches to see if they appreciate.

What major change are we talking about?

[JayG]

Originally Posted by EJ-Fresno

What major change are we talking about?

turbo 4 bangers replacing the flat 6

[EJ-Fresno]

Originally Posted by JayG

turbo 4 bangers replacing the flat 6

Like the new 911?

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by EJ-Fresno

Like the new 911?

It's still a 6 just smaller displacement.

Both carrera s and carrera have 3.0 twin turbo engines.

Having the same displacement in both cars is a bit saddening if you ask me.

[mikefocke]

turbo Boxsters with less cylinders and displacement. All the specs are already out on the net.

So the window for ordering 6 cylinder Boxsters, Caymans and even 911s is closing. There will still be a few premium priced top end 6-cylinder normally aspirated models of each available for a while. But base and S Boxsters, Caymans and 911s will be 4-cylinder turbos.