How/Where to find a 986

[Norminhouston]

Originally Posted by RandallNeighbour

I've thought of getting a dealer's license myself. It's $1500 a year here in Texas and you have to prove you have 10 car lot spaces available for inventory or they won't issue the license. This isn't too hard if you pay a local dealer a small sum annually to vouch for you.

To make the $1500 a year worthwhile though, I'd have to get into the business of buying a couple of cars a year and selling them. It's lucrative though—I know guys who go to the auctions each week to buy cars for people who have approached them, selling them the cars for just blue book wholesale and pocketing the difference.

Best of luck finding a boxster for cheap! The last two years have been rough on my personal financial situation as well. I can't imagine others with older boxsters are thinking, "I can't afford to keep this car. I should sell it for whatever I can get out of it as soon as possible."

And that's where you come in, eh?

Randall, have you looked into getting a Wholesale Dealers Lic? Last time I looked, the requirements were not as stringent.

Norm

[urban_legend]

Bought the original urban legend for one crisp dollar at a sheriff auction. Under 8 inches of snow and a tarp. All I knew was it was a 2001 and there were four wheels.

Son of UL was bought on craigslist. Not quite so good a deal - but a familiar story. No need for the car, didn't want to store it, saw the 60K maintenance bills coming, would need new tires in the spring, etc., etc.,

Best deals I have seen are in Oct from personal owners before they put the car in storage.

For reference I looked at a nice 2001S that sold for 13.5K. 40K miles - but like most of this model year add in a new rear window.

[SeanZ4]

Yelojkt, this is Sean (from Abilene with the '00 blue S)

Do you know about the one at Briggs in Manhattan? It's a '00S w/78k or so miles. It's probably not the right color for you but I know they've had it awhile. I've seen it going by through the store front window and it looks fairly clean.... I don't know... just a thought..

good luck
sean

[SeanZ4]

Just went and checked to see if it was still there.... I think it sold! Sorry...

sean

[Deserion]

I found mine on eBay, actually, but they also had a Craigslist listing for it. Did the deal all in person though, so no online services involved in the transaction.