Purchase Opinion please

[Cunningr]

Originally Posted by Allegro

With all the work that has been done, the price is not too bad. I bet you could negotiate a price between $8500 and $9000. Parts and labor for replacing the IMSB alone should be $1500-$1800. You're unlikely to find a good example with a new IMSB for under $10k.

You cant totally figure in a return for doing normal maintenance that was done on a car. Yes well maintained ect... will help price but in the end the car is only worth what book value of similiar milage cars are going plus a bump in condition.

Since its on a car lot makes me wonder why, with all that work put into it. Seems to me cars taken well care move between enthusiast more often than being traded in. Whiever traded to a big hit in value to get out from under it.

[flmont]

As luck would have it,..I buy the car for 9K, The good news,..Interior is very nice its clean no rips Etc,Exterior also nice a very dings (you notice if you look),Runs great ,I think the 2.7 Ltr after 3K RPM pulls fine test drove about a half hr before purchase Hot dogged it pretty hard,.no issues (on Sat).Go for a drive last night,Hot dogged it again ran great ,.got fuel got in the driveway about a 20 min drive and CHECK ENGINE Light is ON and still on,.gas cap secure, damn,. Ideas... Thanks Frank

[maytag]

Originally Posted by flmont

As luck would have it,..I buy the car for 9K, The good news,..Interior is very nice its clean no rips Etc,Exterior also nice a very dings (you notice if you look),Runs great ,I think the 2.7 Ltr after 3K RPM pulls fine test drove about a half hr before purchase Hot dogged it pretty hard,.no issues (on Sat).Go for a drive last night,Hot dogged it again ran great ,.got fuel got in the driveway about a 20 min drive and CHECK ENGINE Light is ON and still on,.gas cap secure, damn,. Ideas... Thanks Frank

We need to know what code(s) is prompting the CEL. Once you get a scanner on it, we can help more.

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[mikefocke]

No automated "just time for service" light. Gotta know the codes to have any idea. Blinking or just solid? Blinking? Get flatbedded. Solid, ok but just to someone who can read the code, With any luck, a generic code reader will pick it up and then you can post here and people will help. But some systems only a special Porsche aware computer can read and those are usually at good Porsche specializing shops or Dealers. Durametric, PST2 or PIWIS.

[flmont]

So Far a solid light no blinking,.

[Pretzel]

General wisdom says do not buy a Boxster in Colorado, they're horribly overpriced in this state - like most car brands are (for some reason cars are just $1,000-5,000 more to buy here than elsewhere for the same miles and condition).

I bought mine in California and road tripped it back because it was about $3,000 cheaper, even counting the cost of flights, fuel, food, and a good shop to inspect the car. I was able to get a well-optioned 2000 Boxster S with full maintenance records and a 2005 3.4L Cayman S engine swap done in 2005 with 100,000/54,000 (chassis/engine) miles on it for $8,000. Heated sport seats, heated glass rear window, M030 suspension, Litronic headlights, sport classic wheels, and the full navigation package.

[PaulE]

Here is one data point of anecdotal evidence about used car prices in Colorado. I sold my 2012 Acura TL on Craigslist here in NJ 30 minutes after I listed it. The buyer was a used car dealer. He told me the bulk of his main business was buying used cars here and shipping them west to resell them for more money, and that is what he would do with my car. My car was fairly clean but not perfect by any means and had 128.000 miles on it. I was looking to get on the lower end of KBB private sale and got the KBB trade-in price, and I was a happy camper selling my car in one day.

Originally Posted by Pretzel

General wisdom says do not buy a Boxster in Colorado, they're horribly overpriced in this state - like most car brands are (for some reason cars are just $1,000-5,000 more to buy here than elsewhere for the same miles and condition).

I bought mine in California and road tripped it back because it was about $3,000 cheaper, even counting the cost of flights, fuel, food, and a good shop to inspect the car. I was able to get a well-optioned 2000 Boxster S with full maintenance records and a 2005 3.4L Cayman S engine swap done in 2005 with 100,000/54,000 (chassis/engine) miles on it for $8,000. Heated sport seats, heated glass rear window, M030 suspension, Litronic headlights, sport classic wheels, and the full navigation package.

[flmont]

Yea,..that is a sweet buy for sure,..This car was a SoCal-AZ car from the start

and yes,.I do intend on doing the mounts ,tubes ,Etc myself. If I decided to do the IMS solution is that something I can do myself,.or is it smart to let the approved vendor shop install it,I may also look for a low mileage engine and then do it,..and let the original engine just run until something happens.80 K on current engine,..??