About to check out a '99 Boxter...

[red_wagen]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

Strongly suggest a full PPI from a Porsche dealer (not the selling dealer). This should cost you about $250 and must include a leak down compression test. Also ask the selling dealer to print out all the warranty and service work in their data base.


Also, run the VIN against the Katrina data base. This will ensure you are not buying a floater!

Good luck.

Thanks, I'll certainly run the VIN. The dealer said it was owned by one person. Can a competent indy shop perform a PPI and a leak down test you mentioned? I'm thinking another dealer will say, "the car has multiple problems but we happen to have this gorgeous '98 Boxter...".You know what I mean?

[Marc Gelefsky]

Originally Posted by red_wagen

Thanks, I'll certainly run the VIN. The dealer said it was owned by one person. Can a competent indy shop perform a PPI and a leak down test you mentioned? I'm thinking another dealer will say, "the car has multiple problems but we happen to have this gorgeous '98 Boxter...".You know what I mean?

Sure, call a few of the shops on the NNJR-PCA site.
NNJR LINKS

Powertech has a great rep

[red_wagen]

No, I have not checked out the car yet but there is a fly in the ointment.
A lady in my building (work) is about to trade in her '03 Boxter. I mentioned to her that I was checking out this '99 yada yada. So she says if I were interested in buying her Boxter with only 15k miles. Now I'm really thinking. She says she'll just sell it to me for whatever the dealer is willing to give her. I dunno, what would that be? $25k? Are warranties transferable? I should be able to buy extended warranty, right? She and her husband are taking it to the dealer tomorrow to get appraised. Then she'll let me know.
Thanks for following my odyssey...

[Perfectlap]

if some lady is going to sell you her 15Kmiles '03 for trade in with warranty you can consider yourself a very very very very very very luck dude.
(03 was a very good vintage for Boxsters)

what color is it?

[red_wagen]

Originally Posted by Perfectlap

if some lady is going to sell you her 15Kmiles '03 for trade in with warranty you can consider yourself a very very very very very very luck dude.
(03 was a very good vintage for Boxsters)

what color is it?

Seal Grey. 5 speed. No heated seats tho

[Perfectlap]

Dealers give you sooooo little for trade ins low miles/low price sounds like a win win.
as far as heated seasts you can find a 2nd hand set from a Porsche dismantler/salvage yard or Ebay, the electrics too. See them all the time.

or you can be a real man and get some non-heated/minimal padding/unadjustable/expensive/pain-in-the-arse-to-get-out-of GT3 seats
(No I don't drive it everyday but I still love them, ZEN driving)

p.s.
if you do happen to be a lucky guy and get this lady to sell you her Boxster dirt cheap look into getting an extended warranty before the factory warranty runs out. Talk to Ray Catena Porsche Service(732-205-9010) about coverage. Warranty Direct is a good company too but they won't cover you if you wait until after the factory warranty has lapsed. And Ray Catena has the plushest service department you'll ever see. Porsches are expensive to fix, my first repair was a $4 parking brake switch that they charged me $100 to diagnose and fix.

[red_wagen]

Just got back. Here's s'more pictures...











The sales guy had a preliminary estimate for all the work that (so far) needs to be done. About $3k parts and labor. So, theoretically, I'm up to $18k now. He's gonna get more info on Monday. Oh, the CEL apparently is a defective MAF sensor. Hmmm, that '03 is looking mighty nice now