Looking to do buy a 2001 Boxster S - Some questions for the experts

[Wangta]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

I think in most markets you can do better. This car has too many issues for me.



Owned 2, wonderful cars both.

What “issues” are you seeing Mikefocke? This car has almost perfect service records? The fact it hasn’t (or I haven’t verified) that the IMs has been done?

I’m kind of confused - sure the top was vandalized but perhaps I’m less worried about that as I had a top to a TT cut as well (was done in a communal parking garage?). I’ve been focused on finding a car that has been serviced appropriately and at the right interval. Honestly - if IMS has been address great but I find it hard to pay up for one that has had it done - I find most that hAve has it done are incorporating the full value into their asking price.


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[Wangta]

Odd. I called the dealership where the records show the car being serviced (and even sold!)....they had no records of the car! The guy wasn't the most polite - he seemed a bit annoyed I was bothering him with asking for service records - I'm sure he'd prefer I come in and buy a another car from them?

The car has a license plate frame from the dealers still on the car for godsake!

On the more paranoid end of the spectrum - is it possible to 'fake' records in mycarfax and autocheck?

[thstone]

Originally Posted by Wangta

Odd. I called the dealership where the records show the car being serviced (and even sold!)....they had no records of the car! The guy wasn't the most polite - he seemed a bit annoyed I was bothering him with asking for service records.

This is not unheard of. Some dealers have a policy that service/repair data is a personal record and so they don't want to share it with anyone except the owner.

Originally Posted by Wangta

On the more paranoid end of the spectrum - is it possible to 'fake' records in mycarfax and autocheck?

Car repair record services are notoriously inaccurate. I don't know if they are subject to outright fraud on a regular basis but the data is often just plain wrong. Even more common is data that is missing - there could be many more repairs and even accidents that never show up on these reports.

[boxfix]

Good thoughtful comment "the stone"

I find CarFax and like services don't provide much information and leave out much. Seems curious that the dealer provides no details of what was replaced or repaired. And I understand the dealer would not release records.

IMS and trans condition is important on a car of that mileage.

When I read the description of the car I just think of all the things that could be wrong if you are not 100% sure it was meticulously cared for. It was brought to the dealer a lot, but not proof the car is in good shape.