Purchase Opinion please

[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,..??