What Would You Do?

[Jim 'n' SC]

There are a lot of nice upgrades on the 03. Why don't you see what you could trade in your 02 for against the 03 and then decide what makes more sense.

I prefer the manuel, but that's a personal decision you have to make.

[robdelorenzo]

I am so grateful for you guys, thanks.
The knocking thing even baffles the idie.
He has told me, "You could pay me #1000's to try and find the source and I still might not be able to find it. I have had people throw money at me to pull apart a motor and short of a complete rebuild not been able to find the source"
I am going to look at the 03 again today and probably pull the trigger.
It's in beautiful shape and knowing who built the engine and the fact the he will personally guarantee it for a year, tells me a lot.
I would imagine that they won't offer me more than 1-3k for a trade in.
The car in it's current condition isn't worth a l lot.
And I was told that a salvage title rules out the spec build guys wanting it.
I just don't know if that I sink in a few more $$$ I can squeeze a few more years out of this car or not. Or if it's going to grenade tomorrow.
You are right, JFP that sound is NOT good and it does concern me.
No other P car I have ever heard makes that kind of noise.
It used to go away after warming up, but now it doesn't go away.
And it's been getting louder over time.....

[PaulE]

Do any of the Spec Boxster racers here think a salvage title makes your car ineligible for conversion to s a Spec racer? I think they'd only be concerned if it was a salvage title due to some extreme tub damage. But I am only a guy on the internet, not an expert by any means. If I were in the market for a replacement for my Boxster, I don't know if I would go automatic, PDK or manual. I think the 03 sounds great if you like the automatic.

Originally Posted by robdelorenzo

I am so grateful for you guys, thanks.
The knocking thing even baffles the idie.
He has told me, "You could pay me #1000's to try and find the source and I still might not be able to find it. I have had people throw money at me to pull apart a motor and short of a complete rebuild not been able to find the source"
I am going to look at the 03 again today and probably pull the trigger.
It's in beautiful shape and knowing who built the engine and the fact the he will personally guarantee it for a year, tells me a lot.
I would imagine that they won't offer me more than 1-3k for a trade in.
The car in it's current condition isn't worth a l lot.
And I was told that a salvage title rules out the spec build guys wanting it.
I just don't know if that I sink in a few more $$$ I can squeeze a few more years out of this car or not. Or if it's going to grenade tomorrow.
You are right, JFP that sound is NOT good and it does concern me.
No other P car I have ever heard makes that kind of noise.
It used to go away after warming up, but now it doesn't go away.
And it's been getting louder over time.....

[robdelorenzo]

Thanks Paul.
Another mechanic told me that about the spec racers.
I don't know if it's true or not.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by PaulE

Do any of the Spec Boxster racers here think a salvage title makes your car ineligible for conversion to s a Spec racer? I think they'd only be concerned if it was a salvage title due to some extreme tub damage.

^^ This. ^^

A salvage title means that it was probably in an accident and if the car wasn't repaired properly, then it might take add'l $$ to get the chassis aligned properly.

There isn't much point in taking that risk unless the price is really, really low so most spec racers would probably look at other less risky cars.

[thom4782]

Here's my thought.

Your current car isn't worth much. Spend your money on fixing the simple low cost things, drive it until it grenades, and then walk away. The risk is there might not be a great alternative when that time comes.

If you really like the 03, go for it. As a daily driver the automatic seems like a plus to me. And put the 02 up for sale on a best offer basis.