02-10-2017, 09:07 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Sarasota Florida
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Bought my car today!!
Hi all,
Title says it all. I bought my car today. Been looking online for couple months & test driving seriously looking for the last 3 weeks or so & today its finally mine
Saw a lot of cars, read lots of posts, articles & blogs. Huge thank you to all of you who take your time to give out so much info that has helped me from jumping in too fast & not looking at all the right things when making this purchase. especially this forum, mike focke & his blog & pedros blog. Thanks to this information I knew how to talk to the sellers & mechanics, what questions to ask, what to look for & caused me to spend more than I originally planned (but will save me thousands over the next several years)
If you read my test drive notes post from a few weeks ago I started out looking at several brand roadsters & quickly narrowed it down to the 986 boxster. (I never did get around to test driving that BMW Z4)
At this point I got a bit bogged down with concerns about the porsche, including IMS issues, whether or not low mileage cars may be problematic, not having service records, which year is best, base vs S (because the first S I drove was a tiptronic & I couldn't feel a performance advantage over base) I also had difficulty finding a nice condition car that had all the records locally. Over the last couple weeks I drove about 8 local boxsters ranging in price from $7,000-$17,000 then expanded my search out nationally, looking at literally hundreds of cars. By this Monday I had narrowed it down to 10 cars all over the country & made my calls, a few had sold, a couple I didn't like the vibe of the dealer. I explaining to the dealers that the process I planned on pursuing was to come to a preliminary agreement on price but it would be dependent on a PPI by a local specialist, all the dealers I spoke to said the inspection was fine & they had no problem with that, but almost none of them would follow up or return my calls after that?? Finally after days of calls, examining photos & carfaxes I made a deal on a car, found a mechanic & in the couple hours before the PPI appointment they tell me they sold the car locally & cancelled my deal. All in all I ended up negotiating on 6 different cars, none of which panned out. Then I came across one that had all its records including IMS replacement, the car looked clean & it all went smoothly from there, dealer agreed to PPI, transported the car there & back for me. The independent porsche mechanic gave me a thorough inspection & told me the car is in excellent cosmetic condition, mechanically & electrically sound. I need to do a few things (brake rotors soon, wiper blades now & oil pan gasket is seeping) nothing else needed.
The point of this long story is to have patience there are lots of cars out there & If one doesn't come together the next one will & you may just be better off with it in the end. I believe that by telling sellers I intended to have the car thoroughly inspected by a porsche specialist has filtered out those who didn't really have confidence in the quality of what they were offering. I mean why else would a used car salesman not call back someone with a hard offer?
My new car is an all black '04 "S" manual w/88k & excellent condition. Its being shipped out of Texas tomorrow & I should have it Monday. How awesome is that!
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02-10-2017, 09:43 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jun 2013
Location: Nanaimo, Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Posts: 900
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paulb
Hi all,
Title says it all. I bought my car today. Been looking online for couple months & test driving seriously looking for the last 3 weeks or so & today its finally mine
Saw a lot of cars, read lots of posts, articles & blogs. Huge thank you to all of you who take your time to give out so much info that has helped me from jumping in too fast & not looking at all the right things when making this purchase. especially this forum, mike focke & his blog & pedros blog. Thanks to this information I knew how to talk to the sellers & mechanics, what questions to ask, what to look for & caused me to spend more than I originally planned (but will save me thousands over the next several years)
If you read my test drive notes post from a few weeks ago I started out looking at several brand roadsters & quickly narrowed it down to the 986 boxster. (I never did get around to test driving that BMW Z4)
At this point I got a bit bogged down with concerns about the porsche, including IMS issues, whether or not low mileage cars may be problematic, not having service records, which year is best, base vs S (because the first S I drove was a tiptronic & I couldn't feel a performance advantage over base) I also had difficulty finding a nice condition car that had all the records locally. Over the last couple weeks I drove about 8 local boxsters ranging in price from $7,000-$17,000 then expanded my search out nationally, looking at literally hundreds of cars. By this Monday I had narrowed it down to 10 cars all over the country & made my calls, a few had sold, a couple I didn't like the vibe of the dealer. I explaining to the dealers that the process I planned on pursuing was to come to a preliminary agreement on price but it would be dependent on a PPI by a local specialist, all the dealers I spoke to said the inspection was fine & they had no problem with that, but almost none of them would follow up or return my calls after that?? Finally after days of calls, examining photos & carfaxes I made a deal on a car, found a mechanic & in the couple hours before the PPI appointment they tell me they sold the car locally & cancelled my deal. All in all I ended up negotiating on 6 different cars, none of which panned out. Then I came across one that had all its records including IMS replacement, the car looked clean & it all went smoothly from there, dealer agreed to PPI, transported the car there & back for me. The independent porsche mechanic gave me a thorough inspection & told me the car is in excellent cosmetic condition, mechanically & electrically sound. I need to do a few things (brake rotors soon, wiper blades now & oil pan gasket is seeping) nothing else needed.
The point of this long story is to have patience there are lots of cars out there & If one doesn't come together the next one will & you may just be better off with it in the end. I believe that by telling sellers I intended to have the car thoroughly inspected by a porsche specialist has filtered out those who didn't really have confidence in the quality of what they were offering. I mean why else would a used car salesman not call back someone with a hard offer?
My new car is an all black '04 "S" manual w/88k & excellent condition. Its being shipped out of Texas tomorrow & I should have it Monday. How awesome is that!
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Awesome! Just needs clear side markers.
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02-10-2017, 10:53 PM
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Los Angeles County
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Looks great. You will enjoy driving now.
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02-11-2017, 12:45 AM
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WALDMEISTER
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: Germany
Posts: 1,342
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That is really awesome, congrats and welcome.
Most probably you are infected with the incurable PORSCHE virus by now.
P.S.: Chrome windshield trim, awesome.
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02-11-2017, 03:35 AM
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Master Brewer
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Northern Ohio
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Nice car, great story. The 2004 model is the best of the 986's. Love the wheels, lose the amber side markers... Drive it like you stole it
Congrats!
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02-11-2017, 03:40 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Sep 2016
Location: NoVa
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Nice looking car. Instead of de-ambering the lights, why not add orange highlights to the car. I suggest calling in sick Monday and going for a nice long drive.
Alex
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02-11-2017, 04:11 AM
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Join Date: Oct 2015
Location: Scituate MA
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Car is perfect the way it is. I wouldn't change a thing. Congrats, excellent color.
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02-11-2017, 05:06 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,661
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Nice car. Right of the bat you have three great things going for you:
Glass window top
Factory litronics
Nice wheels
The IMS replacement is also a plus in a 2004.
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PNP Rear Speakers, HAES 6-Channel Amp, Avic Z140BH,
Painted Bumperettes, 2004 (OEM) Top, Homelink integrated in dash with Targa switch, 997 Shifter, Carrera Gauge Cluster with silver gauge faces, heated 12-way driver & 8-way passenger seats, Litronics, silver console
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02-11-2017, 07:12 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2008
Location: Agoura Hills (LA) So.Cal.
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Great write up and great find. You did it the right way! Enjoy.
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02-11-2017, 07:27 AM
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1997 Tip, 2018 Macan
Join Date: Aug 2015
Location: Upland, CA
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Congrats and safe travels. Long live the orange side markers.
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02-11-2017, 07:44 AM
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2003 S, Arctic Silver, M6
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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You will love this car!
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02-11-2017, 07:51 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: ontario
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Nice! I think you're really going to like it. First thing I did to my 04S was ditch the orange side markers. It's a must do on the facelift cars IMO.
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02-11-2017, 09:33 AM
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Join Date: Jun 2012
Location: Bedford, TX
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Outstandingly and congrats on a beautiful car!
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02-11-2017, 11:08 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: South Wales, UK
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Gorgeous!!
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02-11-2017, 01:13 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Florida
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Can we ask what you paid? Beautiful car.
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02-11-2017, 01:52 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2017
Location: Sarasota Florida
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Quote:
Originally Posted by heliguy
Can we ask what you paid? Beautiful car.
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$12,500 + another $1,000 in fees shipping,& inspection.
I'm already working on my to do list, in addition to the things from inspection
- drive it
- side markers
- drive it
- move The ac controls down to install double din touchscreen head unit (it already has the Bose with sub & speakers behind seats)
- drive it some more
- New floor mats & pedals
- drive it again & again & again
Maybe next winter ill do a sport exhaust, gotta see what the stock sounds like first.
This weekend is just crawling along. Tomorrow I'm cleaning the garage.
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02-11-2017, 03:11 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Jan 2014
Location: New Jersey
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Great car, nice story. welcome to the fold. Enjoy it!
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02-11-2017, 05:16 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Oregon
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Very nice, enjoy
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02-11-2017, 06:39 PM
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Registered User
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Atlanta, GA
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Beautiful car!! Congrats and enjoy
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02-12-2017, 02:12 AM
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Registered User
Join Date: Nov 2015
Location: South Wales, UK
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Quote:
Originally Posted by paulb
$12,500 + another $1,000 in fees shipping,& inspection.
I'm already working on my to do list, in addition to the things from inspection
- drive it
- side markers
- drive it
- move The ac controls down to install double din touchscreen head unit (it already has the Bose with sub & speakers behind seats)
- drive it some more
- New floor mats & pedals
- drive it again & again & again
Maybe next winter ill do a sport exhaust, gotta see what the stock sounds like first.
This weekend is just crawling along. Tomorrow I'm cleaning the garage.
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Unfortunately you're going to be in a lot of pain installing a double din f you have the bose system with an amplifier. You may have to replace a lot (amp, speakers, etc). Have a little look on google at people who have tried a similar thing, it's very difficult!
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