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AZCanna · 06-08-2011, 07:57 AM

I'll try.

A former boss of mine, that I still do some freelance work for, owns an '01S with a little less than 60K on it. I drove the car once about 3 years ago and, yes it did change my life. From that point on, she knew that if she were ever to want to get rid of the car, to make me her first phone call.

Two months ago, she and her husband are out on my side of the country for vacation and I am showing them around my new house. When we are in the two-car garage, I motion to the empty space and say, "and that is where the boxster will go when you're ready to give her up." Her reply, "I didn't get to drive her last summer as much as I wanted to, and I don't think this summer is going to be any better. Maybe it's time."

Last month, she brings the car into her local Porsche dealership where all her service was done on both of her Porsches (she traded in a 98 for the S in 01) Maintenance done on the car was a State Inspection, New Battery, Tune-Up, New Air-Filter...The car had been sitting for the winter. Dealership tries to interest her in another new Porsche while she is there and offers her 12.5k for trade-in. Her email to me ends with the line, "since they offered me 12.5, you can come and drive it away for that price.

Now I haven't done a PPI, and until 2 weeks ago I had no idea what an IMS bearing was, but now you can bet your a$$ I do. I've heard, and told, all the stories about mixing business and friends. I know this car was well cared for. I know it never saw snow or salt. I know it was driven like it was meant to, but never tracked or really beaten on. I guess after that whole story...I just wanted to say hi to the forums, been lurking here for a few weeks. Share how I joined or am about to join the club of boxster owners. Ask for any opinions of what I should be on the lookout for, aside from the obvious. And, am I crazy to make my first trip in the car a 2500mile ride back across country from the east coast to AZ?

Thanks for reading...BTW she is Midnight Blue Metallic with Camel interior. I'll get some pics up soon.

06-08-2011, 07:57 AM	#1
AZCanna Registered User Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: Arizona Posts: 35	How do I make this long new (to me) boxster story short. I'll try. A former boss of mine, that I still do some freelance work for, owns an '01S with a little less than 60K on it. I drove the car once about 3 years ago and, yes it did change my life. From that point on, she knew that if she were ever to want to get rid of the car, to make me her first phone call. Two months ago, she and her husband are out on my side of the country for vacation and I am showing them around my new house. When we are in the two-car garage, I motion to the empty space and say, "and that is where the boxster will go when you're ready to give her up." Her reply, "I didn't get to drive her last summer as much as I wanted to, and I don't think this summer is going to be any better. Maybe it's time." Last month, she brings the car into her local Porsche dealership where all her service was done on both of her Porsches (she traded in a 98 for the S in 01) Maintenance done on the car was a State Inspection, New Battery, Tune-Up, New Air-Filter...The car had been sitting for the winter. Dealership tries to interest her in another new Porsche while she is there and offers her 12.5k for trade-in. Her email to me ends with the line, "since they offered me 12.5, you can come and drive it away for that price. Now I haven't done a PPI, and until 2 weeks ago I had no idea what an IMS bearing was, but now you can bet your a$$ I do. I've heard, and told, all the stories about mixing business and friends. I know this car was well cared for. I know it never saw snow or salt. I know it was driven like it was meant to, but never tracked or really beaten on. I guess after that whole story...I just wanted to say hi to the forums, been lurking here for a few weeks. Share how I joined or am about to join the club of boxster owners. Ask for any opinions of what I should be on the lookout for, aside from the obvious. And, am I crazy to make my first trip in the car a 2500mile ride back across country from the east coast to AZ? Thanks for reading...BTW she is Midnight Blue Metallic with Camel interior. I'll get some pics up soon.