Price Advice Needed - Parents 2000 Boxster - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

mf168601 · 08-18-2008, 03:15 PM

Hey bmussatti

Thanks for the insight. You are right, it's value is $17,360 in Ohio and $18,660 in California (I wonder why that changed in the last couple of hours?).

So how bout this:

Average between Cali and Ohio - $18,010
I don't have to pay sales tax - $500
Vehicle inspection - $500
Total Price - $19,010

Sound fair?

E Kaplan · 08-18-2008, 04:16 PM

Don't know if this helps, but I bought a 2000 triple black boxster in mint condition about 5 months ago. 31,000 miles and recently had the 30,000 service at the Tampa Porsche dealership. Found the car on autotrader. He was asking $19,500 and we agreed on $18,250.

I think I got a fair deal, not a great deal. With the economy the way it is and since your are purchasing it from your parents (assuming you have a good relationship with them), I think $16,000 to $17,000 is a fair price.

Good luck.

husker boxster · 08-18-2008, 06:26 PM

This could stir some debate, but if you already know the history of the vehicle, why give $500 to someone to tell you what you already know? The inspector won't be able to tell you if the IMS or RMS are getting ready to shoot craps. Unless you want to see what the potential expenses might be, I don't see a reason to spend that money. Definitely get a PPI if you're buying someone else's car, but not in this case.

Use the $$$ you save as the initial deposit in your slush fund.

Lil bastard · 08-18-2008, 08:58 PM

This may seem too obvious, but you could always ask your parents what they want for it, then go from there.

Wingnut2u · 08-19-2008, 05:03 AM

I purchased my 2001 Boxster S for $21k, so I would be inclined to say that $18k is a fair price to offer and you definitely would not be taking advantage of them at that price.

racer_d · 08-22-2008, 07:59 PM

Silly question, but, is it the car YOU want? Do you want a Green Boxster?

Also, factor in how you will get it from OH to CA? Fly and drive? Transporter? Eitherway, that could be $600-$1600?

I know its only got 10K miles, but I'd have a hard time paying more than $16,5k (but then again, that's what I paid for my MY2000 with 40K miles in 2006!)

Are they considering trading it in on another car or wanting to "cash out"? I would be curious what "trade in" money the car would bring. It could be a "harder" sale in Ohio given what I hear in the papers about their bad economy.