2000 boxster s questions?

[mikes_box]

Thinking of buying an 00s to get back into a boxster. Car has only 27k miles. Anything on the 00 to look out for? I know about the rms stuff as I had that on my 97 but what about the worst IMS? also what warranty companies are out there I can use on a private party purchase? thanks... hoping to get back in the boxster family!!

[rick3000]

An '00 with 27k miles sounds good to me, depending on the price. I know a lot of people with suggest getting an '03, but the changes are worth the extra cost in my opinion. Especially when you can add a glass top to any 986. There's nothing wrong with older Boxster's.

For the warranty a few people have Warranty Direct extended coverage, and it is okay. Sometimes they cover you, other times they don't. I would get a good PPI and see if they have the service records, then shop around for a warranty. Just make sure to read the fine print. I saw one the other day for 6 years/100k miles but the fine print stated they only cover up to $3k per repair.

You don't really have to worry about IMS on pre-'01 Boxsters. It very rarely affects them, except for a few '00 built later in the year. Just check the door sticker for the build date.

[2000SoCalBoxsterS]

I love my 2000 Boxster S. Bought it in 2004 with 23,195 miles on it. I now have 40, 380 . The only problem I've had was I needed to replace the left rear wheel bearing at about 30,000 which I thought was BS. But aside from that it's been a perfect car. Check out my pictures and post in Performance Talk about my DE event at Pocono raceway this past July 4th.

[mikes_box]

thanks rick....what should the build date be to be hopefully out of the ims?

[MikeM]

Hi all...
I don't mean to hijack this thread but my 2000 S was built in October of 99.
Where does that fall in the IMS "worry" department?
Cheers
Mike

[rick3000]

Mikes_box, all I know about IMS is that only a few later '00 where affected. I don't really know the specifics. Most '00 cars were probably built in '99 or early '00 because they would have been building the '01 later on. So you probably don't have to worry.

MikeM, you probably don't have to worry. It was only cars built in late '00+.

[MikeM]

Thanks...as always.