Boxster owners, NEED ADVICE PLEASE!

[RevViNg HiGh]

My friend is selling his 1999 Arena Red Boxster to me for $11,000. It had 56K miles. He has driven the car for two years without any problems.

I ran a carfax and the car has had two accidents prior to my friend buying it. Both left and right side. The car looks flawless and drives like new. No leaks, smoke, noises...

I dont plan to sell the car any time soon. just plan to rack up the miles and enjoy the car. If the car is looked over by a body shop for frame damage and it checks out, would you buy it for a beater car? The car does NOT have a salvage title nor total loss....

I lease transferred my 05 CTS to get into a boxster. My other car is a 04 cobra coupe i drive about once a week if that.

Thanks!











The front trunk hood is popped in this pic...forgot to close it.

[Blkboxster]

Get a ppi, Porsche pre inspection, then you will know if its worth buying.

[racer_d]

At $11K, where is the downside? Go for it! But make sure you have a few $$ tucked away.. At 50-60K miles you are at the beginning of some wear items like Shocks and Clutch.. May need new brake pads/rotors too. Will need a serpentine belt replacement soon if not already performed. Check the vin.. some "99s" were aflicted with "worse" motors than others so be prepared accordingly.

PPI = Pre-Purchase Inspection . There are several good independant Porsche shops sprinkled about New Jersey.

[boxs2000]

11k???? thats a great deal. what does it book for about 15? At that price sounds like your getting a great deal.

[RevViNg HiGh]

thanks for the responses. The brake pads are brand new, serpentine belt was replaced when the alternator was changed. my friend has all of the service records for the time he owned it. Brakes, oil change, coolant service, fuel filter, air filter... heat works fine as does the AC. He also had the rear window replaced because it was fogged up.

He was shocked that the car was in an accident. No shop ever said anything to him at time of service. car drives like my friends 2002 boxster with 30k miles on it.

I will have it looked over by porsche or a reputable shop. But for the price, its a steal. Even with an accident on the record, the car is worth between 13-16K!

[Brucelee]

I would do a PPI and get a good FRAME guy to look at the car. This is not an area for a novice mechanic. These unibody cars are tricky.

The car looks realy nice. What you would be concerned about is what it might cost you to make the car right for any issues you don't know about. Mechanical or structural.

You don't want a bargain to turn into a sink hole. These cars can do this very quickly. They are not cheap to make right.

good luck.

[HB.]

lol, the 986forum co-owner just did the oh-no double post. Just messing with you Bruce, kinda weird how the two posts were almost 30 mins apart...