Boxster S - Approximate Maintenance Cost

[Mike Shiver]

Thank you so much for the warm welcome everybody

My friend just bought a 97 Boxster. He didn't do any research, but he got it for $9,000 . We added up all the options on this thing and came up with $18,000 worth of options, everything original Porsche…don't get me started…

Anyway, he needs new tires. What do you guys think about these:
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They seem to be pretty affordable. I'm in CA so no need for winter tires

I noticed that there are tires where the manufacture guarantees a tread life of 40,000 miles. If Porsches really burn through tires that fast, wouldn't that mean that one could get new tires all the time?

Originally Posted by jwade

Try to buy a low mileage car, but definately have a PPI done by an authorized specialist or dealer. You need this to know what you have ok.

what's a PPI?

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

My best suggestion for you is to read through Mike Fock's web site and then my page of buyer's tips on my site (link in signature).
http://mike.focke.googlepages.com/mikesporscheboxsterwebpages

Thanks for the links. Lots of interesting articles. That will keep me busy.
Also, I noticed that you bought your 97 Boxster for $15,500 that needed repairs and you thought it was cheap.

I was just offered a 2002 Boxster S with 52,000 mile, $8,000 worth of options, new tires, breaks and rotors + full dealer maintenance history for $16,000