[donv]

I'd definitely have it checked by a competent Porsche mechanic first. You say "Sounds like the owner has cared for the car well." - how do you know? They should be able to show you records to prove it.

I don't want to scare you needlessly, but what are the current owner's driving habits?

From the number of miles on the current tires I'm guessing this is the third set of tires (8K off 35K means if it was just one set prior, they lasted 27K miles - probably on the high side for Boxster tire life) . Third set makes more sense to me when combined with a clutch replacement by 35K miles. This possibly suggests a car driven hard... nothing wrong with that, these are performance vehicles!

It could be that this truly is a cream puff that is driven very easily just to country club dinners (leading to looong tire life) that just happened to have a clutch problem show up. It happens.

The mechanic (and service records) should be able to help you tell the difference between the two opposing views.