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PLP · 06-04-2021, 05:06 AM

Rubber deteriorates with age. So at 20 years old car whether it is 30k or 130k miles - suspension parts will need replacing.

Not sure about Indy, but I was told the Porsche (not dealer) places can scope the cylinder walls and say a lot about condition of the engine.
If you can afford buying, or at least renting, Durametric - it helps a lot to find out how much abuse the engine had.
The shop will do it, too.

But then shocks should be still fine, so stabilizer links. But bushings not so much (rubber).

so - 2002 for 23k at 33k miles vs 2002 for 13k with 100k miles - not sure what I would take. I guess I would go with 100k miles and save 10k USD. But that is just me.

06-04-2021, 05:06 AM	#3
PLP Registered User Join Date: Apr 2021 Location: Lansing, MI Posts: 365	Rubber deteriorates with age. So at 20 years old car whether it is 30k or 130k miles - suspension parts will need replacing. Not sure about Indy, but I was told the Porsche (not dealer) places can scope the cylinder walls and say a lot about condition of the engine. If you can afford buying, or at least renting, Durametric - it helps a lot to find out how much abuse the engine had. The shop will do it, too. But then shocks should be still fine, so stabilizer links. But bushings not so much (rubber). so - 2002 for 23k at 33k miles vs 2002 for 13k with 100k miles - not sure what I would take. I guess I would go with 100k miles and save 10k USD. But that is just me. __________________ Current rides: 2003 Porsche Boxster MT (me), 2019 Bolt LT (me), 2015 Audi Q5 (wife), 2008 VW Rabbit (2.5 inline 5, MT, well, for kid... but you now, it is the 5 straight) Previous: 2014 Fiat 500e, 2016 KIA Forte5 SX, 2016 Fiat 500X, and some old days: Trabant, Fiat 126p...