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Originally Posted by mannyd7
Hey guys,
Might be time for me to buy my first Porsche. I found a 2005 Boxster with 28,800 miles. Looks to be mint. I've heard some bad things about Boxsters that have been garage queens. Anything I should look out for when I go in for a test drive? Anyone in Orange county know a guy that will do the ims upgrade for a bit cheaper?
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Hello Manny
Please don't worry about which model you have 986 or 987 as both are great cars but as you learn, on the later ones you cannot replace the IMS, but in reality the failure rate for the later ones is very low.
IMHO, the most important are the maintenance records, as an '05 car with 28k was obviously not driven a lot, and may want to plan to replace the rubber hoses that get old despite the mileage.
There are many Porsche specialist shops in OC, but some of them (top notch shops like 911 Design close to you) that specialize on racing cars tend to get a bit pricey ...
But must of the work tasks can be done by yourself, if you are a handy and feel comfortable with DIY, there is plenty of great support on this forum to accomplish most (if not all) of the repairs and maintenance.
I joined this place about 11 years ago when I got my 987 '07 CS, and I know that there are very few differences between the 986 and 987 cars, I drove my car 105k in 10 years (until got totaled a year ago) and the only time I got professional help was to repair the 6 speed gearbox.
Please share some pics of the car you are considering, and welcome here.
PS: YES, as Deserion wisely mentions, get a PPI before buying the car.
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