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Old 08-18-2005, 03:57 PM   #4
mjw930
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Join Date: Aug 2005
Location: Central Florida
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Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour
Good motto!

The pre purchase inspection by a Porsche mechanic not associated with the seller would be good. I should have had a 4 wheel laser alignment done to my car before purchasing it as well as it would have told me a lot. I had a bent strut in the back on mine, but it was a lot older and not in good condition.

There are lots of things to be wary about with a used boxster, but this one appears to have factory warranty left on it, right? That covers a bunch of mechanical problems you may encounter.

What are the minor issues you mentioned above?
The only other issues I could see are:

Needs new front brake pads (rotors in good shape)
Needs new front tires
Marginal battery (possibly) When I looked at it the front trunk wouldn't open, the rear would but not the front. When you turn the ignition on the dash would light up but no ignition. When you turned it off 2 of the idiot lights would stay on. When I was looking at the car, before they had the keys the dash was lit up. Ofter then popped the front trunk by jumpering the pullout in the fuse box then put the jumper on the battery it fired right up and seemed fine. It's certainly something I would have the dealer look at under warranty.
Pretty base car, no heated seats, no PSM, no Litronic, no wind stop.
Triple Black (I live in Florida and the car would be out in direct sun a lot)
Relatively high mileage, 37K

On the plus side the body, paint and interior are in great shape and the price is <$35K (I'm pretty sure I could get it for around $33,500.

So many decisions
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