Hi, I am brand new to this forum and to the Boxster family.
My wife had a slight windfall and offered to buy me an inexpensive car to tinker with. Not a daily driver, but one I could have fun with. I am very mechanical and have worked on several lines of cars, just never a Porsche.
My budget (really set by me) was pretty low at $5000. So I started searching the ads. I found pretty beat up 97s for around 3k, but needed a lot of mechanical and cosmetic work. But I ran across the one below. I can make the deal for around $4k. The only problem. It won't start. 97000 miles, looks like nice condition, with a hard top. Third owner. Throwing a CEL.
I would like to get an OBDII scanner on it to find out the reason for the CEL, but I'm in Tucson, and I just don't know where to borrow or rent or even buy a scanner that can read Porsche codes. He has other people who want to see it. I could take a chance that it is something like a Camshaft Position Sensor, or it could I guess be a lot worse.
Give me your opinion. I know one that is running is far preferable, but also far more expensive. Thanks for your help! Tom
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