[KevinH1990]

A co-worker recently purchased an 04 Arctic Silver from a dealer. The car had about 30K on it. I don't think it had PSM or Bose. His deal included a 2-year warranty. I think he paid $28,000.

Personally, I would prefer the car you are looking at to the one my co-worker bought. The yellow seat stitching looks sharp and maybe I'm just tired of seeing so many silver Boxsters. Compared to the car my co-worker bought, the pluses are: Much lower mileage, PSM, carbon trim and Bose. The minuses are: No warranty, and possibly the color. (I like Speed Yellow, but I heard that it can meet some resistance on resale. )

On that basis I think $26k is a little too low. If you offer $26k and he turns you down, what is your next step? Are you prepared to move on? There are a lot of Boxsters for sale right now, and if you are willing to keep looking having your offer of $26k rejected causes you no harm.

I made several low-ball offers on Boxsters before I bought mine. I chalked up the rejections to learning about the market.