I bought a 1998 Boxster 2.5, did I make a huge mistake???

[Perfectlap]

Actually you were the first to bring up the perceived market value of the car. After that people are going to offer their take on your take. Nothing unusual or rude about it. Par for the forum course.

[Meat Head]

My bad, I guess......I really didn't think anything about it. Everybody has been great with all the info that they have given thus far. Attitude was not intended lol.


Hey guys, keep all the info on the 1998 2.5 Boxster coming! It is a learning experience for me. I like to get as many opinions as possible.

[desert_porsche]

If it makes you feel better, I will air out my dirty laundry.

I joined this forum a couple of weeks ago because that's when I bought my '01 Boxster S with 30k miles for $19,500. Why so much? I'm the third owner, and I know both of the previous owners. I have full maintenance records showing oil changes every 5,000 miles. Spotless carfax. Brand new tires. To say it was well taken care of is an understatement; it looks MINT. The 12 year old flat black paint is flawless; you have to try hard to see a single swirl mark. I know the previous owner only washed it by hand with distilled water. It also has the must-have sport touring and design packages as well as the rare factory aerokit (that the original owner paid almost 7 grand for )

I probably should have researched more, but I don't care. It was a good value to me because I would argue there is not an '01 Boxster S in better condition within a thousand miles. It makes me happy and that's all that matters.

Now replace that IMS bearing and drive the crap out of it

[Topless]

Lets see,
You bought a nearly mint $40k car for $10k and you are quivering and quaking about your purchase??

Grow a pair and drive the car... or not.

[Meat Head]

You are right. I need to quit worrying and just drive the car! I just wanted as many opinions as possible about the IMS and other issues. The more input the better the statistical accuracy.

Thanks for all your expertise everyone. For the most part I feel pretty safe that my car isn't a ticking time bomb. I'm going to have the oil analyzed in the very near future.

I think I will wait for about a year before I do the IMSB replacement. This will allow the initial shock to my finances subside from the purchase of the car.

Thanks again everyone!

[patssle]

Originally Posted by desert_porsche

I joined this forum a couple of weeks ago because that's when I bought my '01 Boxster S with 30k miles for $19,500. Why so much? I'm the third owner, and I know both of the previous owners. I have full maintenance records showing oil changes every 5,000 miles. Spotless carfax. Brand new tires. To say it was well taken care of is an understatement; it looks MINT.

Same thing here. I bought a 01 S too for 18k. A bit more than I was planning (had some leads around 14k for similar cars). But this thing was PERFECT condition by an owner that probably cleaned the tire treads with a q-tip after every drive. I could probably search for months and not find one as well taken care of.

I basically got a new car with 48k miles. Doesn't get much better than that. Money isn't everything.