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Old 07-05-2017, 06:49 AM   #19
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My 2 cents, I "paid to much" for mine. I live in Lansing,MI and a Boxster is not a terribly common car. In my search, I did not feel comfortable flying somewhere to get the best possible price. I didn't feel confident in my ability to remain objective and walk away after investing in a plane ticket and trying to arrange a PPI in a city that I didn't know. In limiting my search to a 200mi radius it gave me a better chance of really looking at the prospect as objectively as I could. [if that's possible with a car like this] The closer by I could find THE car, the better I was able to really closely inspect and evaluate the total package. I am talking about the actual car, the service history and find out what I could about the previous owner. I found my 2001 S 70 miles from home and was able to do this. I spoke with the service advisor at the Porsche dealer [not the selling dealer] who maintained the car and he said "Oh, you are looking at Franks car" This was also close enough to home base that I could have my Indie go over it, and give the green light.
I bought the car in May of 16 and I have enjoyed this car much more than I expected. A big part of the fun has been feeling comfortable with learning as much as I could about the history of this car. Yes, the price was a bit higher than it could have been. I would do it over again in a heartbeat. John
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