09-29-2015, 02:41 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Dahlonega , Georgia
Posts: 1,348
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Great Craigslist score today !
So last night I'm looking through the local CL ads to see if any diamonds in the rough are out there. I come across a Boxster hardtop for 600.00. Not bad I thought. So I fired off a text and the guy answers back. We exchange a few texts and then proceed to a phone call. Turns out it is a local Fiat dealership that is moving from one location to another. The boss told the guy I talked to have a fire sale to get rid of all this stuff ! The hardtop was in that stuff. I'm on the phone 30 seconds with the guy when he says you can have it for 300.00 I just need to get rid of it ! So I made arrangements to pick it up late this afternoon. I would say it's a 9 out of 10 with just a few tiny stone chips. The inside/headliner is immaculate. And when I was looking it over I noticed it came with the mounting hardware !! And if that wasn't enough it's already Arctic Silver so it matches my car perfect !!! This may be my best CL score to date. I am enjoying an adult beverage as I type this to celebrate the purchase.
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2002 Boxster S Arctic Silver with black top with glass window and black leather interior. Jake Raby 3.6 SS ( the beast ) with IMS Solution. 996 GT3 front bumper , GT3 rocker covers and GT3TEK rear diffuser and Joe Toth composites rear ducktail spoiler .
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09-29-2015, 03:01 PM
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98 Arctic silver 986
Join Date: Jul 2011
Location: Upstate, NY
Posts: 1,441
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That is a great score lucky you
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09-29-2015, 03:08 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: Jackson Hole, Wyoming
Posts: 800
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Wow, I'll say you scored! I think I paid $1500 for mine with the mounting hardware.
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09-29-2015, 03:10 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: SW Okla
Posts: 1,115
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You win the internet for today.
Great deal. I'm jealous!
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I think I have a Porsche problem...
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09-29-2015, 03:10 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2014
Location: Pacific Grove, CA
Posts: 494
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I'm seriously freaking jealous. Great score, I've picked up some good stuff for my Box off Craig's.
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09-29-2015, 03:32 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2013
Location: Dahlonega , Georgia
Posts: 1,348
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Well the joy of this score just left the building...........I think it is a Carrera hardtop ! It was raining when I picked it up and didn't look it over good enough........crap. It has a shelf under the rear window and the roofline window opening doesn't look right. My car isn't here it's at Jakes getting the new engine. Oh well I guess I will flip it and maybe make some coin.
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2002 Boxster S Arctic Silver with black top with glass window and black leather interior. Jake Raby 3.6 SS ( the beast ) with IMS Solution. 996 GT3 front bumper , GT3 rocker covers and GT3TEK rear diffuser and Joe Toth composites rear ducktail spoiler .
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09-29-2015, 03:49 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: LaGrange Highlands,IL
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It still sounds like a great deal, I'm sure you can sell it and make some easy money on it.
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09-29-2015, 04:53 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Little Rock,Ar
Posts: 357
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Since u r going to flip,you have one in one of the most common colors.Good save.
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2000 Boxster S. Factory hardtop. 6 speed. Arctic Silver. Boxster Red leather. IMS/RMS.
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09-29-2015, 04:56 PM
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Yeah, I've done that.
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Atlanta GA
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Yeah, that's still a major score. Just flip that bad boy and you can get enough coin to get a Box hardtop easy. So, in the end you can still get a Box hardtop basically for $300.
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1999 Boxster, Tiptronic, Hard Top, Arctic Silver with Boxster Red Interior
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09-29-2015, 04:59 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2013
Location: North Alabama
Posts: 2,079
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Do me a favor please
Buy me a Power Ball ticket
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09-29-2015, 05:36 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Florida
Posts: 2,493
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great buy!!
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09-29-2015, 10:37 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Chandler, AZ
Posts: 1,796
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Carrera hardtops are far more common then the Boxster hardtops since they came standard with the Carreras. That's a bummer.
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03 Carrera
02 Boxster S Guards Red, black interior with matching hardtop
89 Carrera 4
89 944 S2
78 911SC
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09-30-2015, 04:54 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Agoura Hills (LA) So.Cal.
Posts: 1,574
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GREAT find. Nice job.
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1995 Porsche C4 Cab
2016 BMW M2, 6 Speed LBB - ED 7/2016
1997 993 Cab - Sold; 1997 993 Turbo - Sold
2001 Boxster S - Original Owner - 30K Miles -SOLD
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09-30-2015, 05:39 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Dec 2012
Location: FL
Posts: 4,143
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Yeah the Carrera hardtops are going for a lot cheaper. But you got the mounting hardware, that is over $100, you can keep that and flip the hardtop.
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09-30-2015, 08:27 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Oct 2008
Location: Waco, Texas
Posts: 388
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There was one for sale on CL in the DFW area
a few weeks ago. I called the owner who said someone was coming to look at it in the morning. They had it listed for $200. I told them to put me next in line if the guy decides to pass and I would make the 2 hr trip to pick it up at which point the owner said that I could make an offer. That was the point that it became obvious that the person was unscrupulous as far as morals in that they were going to have me bid against the guy. I told the owner I would do $250 and no more. They were shocked that I would drive 2 hours to get the hardtop...I figured it was as good as gone though they did say they would call me in the morning to let me know for sure, so I told the owner they usually sell for $800-1000 to someone that really wants one. They were shocked....about 15 minutes after I hung up with them the ad was edited and the price was now $600...the ad was deleted in the morning. I was half tempted to text the owner and ask for my half of the sale price....something makes me think this kind of thing would have been rare 30 or 40 years ago but people's actions do not surprise me in the least on CL thesedays.
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