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Originally Posted by Perfectlap
How much did you spend to get them up to date? And how many miles did you put on both after you purchased them?
If it was approaching 10K a year then congrats. But if its much less then that's another story. Buying a beaten down Porsche to run once a week for limited mileage is quiet different than buying a 'bargain' Porsche you intend to drive every day for typical daily driver mileage.
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Too much to list in one post but I'll try to provide more details.
First car $4,800 purchased in August 2011 and sold in November 2011. The Boxster was a white/grey 5 speed and a two owner car with decent receipts (oil changes, new tires, water pump, pads rotors as I recall) all within the last two years. The automatic top would not work, the rear window was split and it was very dirty. The owner had been quoted about $2500 for a new to and the repair to get the power working again. He'd didn't want to spend the money and purchase a new Solstice...
After a thorough cleaning I found I had a nice looking car, free of door dings and with a few paint chips on the front end.
I just looked at my records for the car. I spent just over $1000 in maintenance and repairs. Here is a list of items purchased.
Top Relay
New Shift boot
ignition switch
Headlight restoration kit
Cabin, air, fuel filters.
Instrument bulbs, trunk shocks, spark plugs, instrument lights.
New Battery
Installed Used convertible top and frame
Front Motor Mount, 2 liters gear oil
Flushed cooling system
Flushed brakes and clutch
I owned the car for 2 months and drove it 1000 miles. I sold it to a coworker that I share an office with. The car now has 124,000 miles and required no repairs.