New owner - what to tackle first

[chaiyz]

With that low milage, I'd be checking out the IMS. I also have a '01 S and our engine has single row IMS. Mine had 118k when I purchased it and my IMS had been upgraded at some time to double. Hate to tell you this but 34K boxsters made of our vintage have a much, much higher occurrence of IMS failure than a the higher milage ones you see for sale. Best wishes.

Oh, BTW. Shocks, end links, coolant resivor, ignition switch, valve adjustment. Check all those too. Age without miles causes things like the struts on the bonnet and trunk to fail. Also the drive axle boots and motor mounts are very high wear items.

[navair]

Originally Posted by chaiyz

With that low milage, I'd be checking out the IMS. I also have a '01 S and our engine has single row IMS. Mine had 118k when I purchased it and my IMS had been upgraded at some time to double. Hate to tell you this but 34K boxsters made of our vintage have a much, much higher occurrence of IMS failure than a the higher milage ones you see for sale. Best wishes.

Wrong, 2001's swing both ways (single and dual), the only way to know is to pull the tranny and inspect the flange. See IMSRETROFIT.COM.

[Luv2Box]

You didn't say that you'd had a PPI (pre purchase inspection) done on the car before purchasing it so if you haven't you may want to take it to an indie you trust, or is highly recommended by other Porsche owners in your area, and have a PPI (post purchase inspection) done. It will set you back a couple of hundred but you will then have a list of items of possible concern and recommendations of what to do next by someone more familiar with Boxsters.