Do I Walk Away or Buy It & Fix It?

[V-Rod]

I am supposed to be picking up my 1999 Boxster early next week. After looking at the CarFax report and noticing that most of all its service was done at a Porsche dealer, I decided to call them and see what service information they would share with me. The service manager was great and he new the car well. He said it did not have the IMS done yet but it had been in for two air conditioning recharges this past summer and fall. In Sept. a dye test was performed and the pair of front condensers had small leaks. In September it was in their shop for a rough idle and they recommended all new coils (they had cracks) and plugs, the owner opted to do only the one failed coil and he also opted for new front rotors and pads and an oil change as he had stated that he was going to be trading it in and did not want to sink a bunch of money into it. The service manager said that if I attempted to change any of the five plugs, the coils would most likely fall apart during the process.

So for peace of mind it appears that If I did go forward I would need to do this hit list early on in this order.

1 - 5 Coils & Plugs
2 - IMS & Clutch or IMS Guardian
3 - Serpentine Belt
4 - AC Condensers

I do not mind wrenching and at times really enjoy it. How easy is it to replace the condensers? I have watched the IMS replacement and while the bearing is not to much of a job, how much of a job is dropping the transmission to get to that point? The plugs seem to be a job I would dig into. How hard is it to replace the coils?

Thanks in advance for everyone's input and advice.