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Unless the price is super low, its a deal breaker. No one wants the risk of a buying an improperly repaired (damaged) car and, in turn, you'll be hard pressed to find a buyer when you want to sell.

The only way to tell if the car was properly repaired is to have a shop put it on a frame rig and measure/verify the frame alignment; pull the panels to verify that all of the replacement parts were genuine Porsche; and verify that the repair workmanship was top notch. But almost no one will be willing to go through this much trouble for a used Boxster (which are a dime a dozen). So unless its an incredibly great deal, why take the risk of buying someone else's wreck?