Fleeced! (?)

[Gforrest2]

Originally Posted by ekam

You're not alone. Almost all the recent "new" owners here bought theirs without being inspected or seen in person.

Yup, I'm one of those. Bought on Ebay, sight unseen except for photos. Turns out it had a broken motor mount, needed three tires (his photo of the tires was of the one good one), and needs new CV boots plus the brake fluid flushed, all according to my "post" PPI. But I'm happy. Got if for a good price ($12.5k) and what a joy to drive. Too bad the weather is going to be crappy here for the next 8 months.

[Topless]

Wait! don't let the dealer fix it. All that stuff is pretty easy DIY for about $800 in parts. The only fleecing going on is the service writer who quoted $6k for repairs. Kindly thank him for his advice and get it out of there pronto!

[greenandtan]

Not the dealer in town. But apparently willing to charge me an arm and a leg for most of what I can do myself. Thanks!

Time to get down and dirty.

[Surfncpa]

Similar story here. Spent 12.5k for the Boxster. $600 in repairs paid so far with another $4k pending when I get the car back from the mechanic hopefully by the end of the week. I am not surprised or upset about the repair costs, at least up to the total so far, but I really miss my car.

[Highlow]

Originally Posted by Surfncpa

Similar story here. Spent 12.5k for the Boxster. $600 in repairs paid so far with another $4k pending when I get the car back from the mechanic hopefully by the end of the week. I am not surprised or upset about the repair costs, at least up to the total so far, but I really miss my car.

+1

The pain is 30% money and 70% not being able to drive it!

[Chuck W.]

All part of life; the hard part. PPIs are so important when buying these type of cars. It is a little money and hassle, but in the end well worth it.

Now that that part is over, if this is the worst thing that happens with the Boxster, it will be a great car. I can’t agree more with the above advice on DIY on the small things. Even if you don’t want to tackle the bigger thing, go for the filters. These type of things are easy to do and will save you a lot of money.

Good luck and keep us posted.

[Topless]

Whenever I buy a used vehicle I change all the fluids and filters unless I can confirm it was done recently. This is normal preventative maintenance and establishes a baseline moving forward. If the brakes are pretty far along I would also change the pads and rotors. Other maintenance items such as belts, tires, spark plugs will be inspected and changed as needed. All of this can be done DIY with simple mechanical knowledge, basic tools, and a Bentley manual. This method has served me well in owning nearly 100 vehicles in my lifetime.