Wanted:1997 Boxter - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Automon · 01-20-2005, 06:05 AM

I have a 1997 Black Box with Hard top 18" turbo wheels new rear rubber short throw shift GHL exhaust (sounds mean) everything works well taken car of never seen snow. The car is in heated storage for the winter I would like $19,000 or less without the hard top and exhaust let me know
Automon
bboyd@cniinc.cc

RandallNeighbour · 01-20-2005, 06:17 AM

Rich, I'd consider buying automon's car well before I'd deal with a stranger. We seem to have a good online community here and while it's surely not like dealing with a good friend, it's better than dealing with total strangers!

Now Kevin mentioned something about an nexus lexis report... which I should have done with my 97 as it would have forced me to say not just no, but HELL NO to the seller. These reports can be pulled by lawyers if I'm not mistaken and the subscription to the service is hefty, so expect to pay a bit to get one from a subscriber.

But it's worth it.

wetstuff · 01-20-2005, 08:37 AM

My Son-in-Law (isn't there always ONE lawyer in every American family...) who's in a rather large firm in Miami said in Dec 04 that Lex-Nex can't crack thru most state's privacy laws. I was interested in a NJ based car.

In the not-so-old days in Maryland, a civilian could order up a mailing list of all the 1978 AUDI Fox stationwagon owners; no longer.

I'd be interested in perhaps knowing an entry route into Lex-Nex if there's new information.

Jim

Brucelee · 01-20-2005, 08:44 AM

I would be VERY SURPRISED if you are able to purschase a 97 box for the price you quoted and have the car be in very good condition. The market simply does not value cherry 97s that low.

It can happen but unlikely.

What you can get for that price are:

trashed

Salvage title

No service work done

Frame Damage

Over 100K miles

Models out of favor, ie, color, options, 16" wheels

Cars with major expenses hidden and waiting to be fixed.

Think about it, why would YOU sell a cherry Box for this kind of money.

Caveat Emptor, let the buyer beware.

YellowJacket · 01-20-2005, 09:55 AM

I agree. $16k is a little extreme. I recently bought a 97 w/ 36k miles for $24k. I'm not saying I got the best deal in the world, but it did come with a 2 year 100k warranty from Porsche. The car is in great condition, but even so, I had to have $400 of work done in the first month of ownership (luckily covered by the warranty). I cannot imagine what kind of condition a Boxster would have to be in to be $8k cheaper than the one I bought!!!

Brucelee · 01-20-2005, 12:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by YellowJacket

I cannot imagine what kind of condition a Boxster would have to be in to be $8k cheaper than the one I bought!!!

It can get QUITE ugly!

01-20-2005, 01:12 PM

check this one out.

lets see £13,875 works out at around $27,000 for this boxster and many like it.

http://www.qualitysalvage.net/viewcar.asp?CarID=570

bruceless whats your view on this price, the car is a V reg which is year 1999 or 2000