Question: Wrecked my 99 and tryign to figure out if worth keeping

[thom4782]

IMS is much less than 10K to fix. All other IMS parts cost $750 or less. It takes about 10 hours labor. Many people also replace the clutch and rear main seal at the same time. Add another $700 plus to the parts price tag.

[BYprodriver]

Brian worst case scenario if you can start the car so someone can hear it run, your engine should sell for at least $3,500 so if you have somewhere to park your Box you should buy it back. 97-99s came with the 2.5 so that's the years you should look for. A roller in need of a engine should be around $3,000.

[Brian0icu812]

Originally Posted by thom4782

IMS is much less than 10K to fix. All other IMS parts cost $750 or less. It takes about 10 hours labor. Many people also replace the clutch and rear main seal at the same time. Add another $700 plus to the parts price tag.

I was talking about someone who had it fail and has to buy a new engine, I saw some saying from a dealer to have a new engine and put in was somewhere around 10k


But i think you guys answered my question, I think i'll keep the car, part it out and keep the 2.5 and tran for later use.

This was my daily driver and doing on site IT, i put 4k miles a month on it so it will be on the back burner for now. But i'll be posting in the parts section soon and im located in Columbus OH if anyone in the surrounding area needs anything lmk.

One other quick question when parting it out, what are the big ticket items? Seats, calipers, and engine, trans. Is the computer, ac controls or anything like that very valuable?

[fatmike]

Engine, trans, wheels, top, windscreens -- some big money in easy parts.

You didn't say it, but it sounds like you weren't hurt. Hopefully that is the case.

The car looks really torn up, but the passenger compartment looks solid. Did the airbags deploy? Can you talk more about the collision and the safety of the occupants?



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[southernstar]

To save headaches, you will need to find a 2.5 tiptronic roller and that may be difficult. Apart from the fact that the dual-row IMS bearings rarely failed, the fact that only a relatively small percentage were equipped with Tiptonics will make your search that much more difficult. I suspect that you may be better off buying it back and selling the engine (and other parts) and then look for an intact early Boxster.

Brad

[Brian0icu812]

Originally Posted by fatmike

Engine, trans, wheels, top, windscreens -- some big money in easy parts.

You didn't say it, but it sounds like you weren't hurt. Hopefully that is the case.

The car looks really torn up, but the passenger compartment looks solid. Did the airbags deploy? Can you talk more about the collision and the safety of the occupants?



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Yeah i was going about 85 when someone hit my right rear on wet pavement which caused the front to go right and into a kia armanti no seat belt but no injuries aside from small cut on my elbow and the left knee took the impact and was bruised. Other guy was ok, and the initial guy who hit me drove off.
Was just me in the car, both airbags went off, and some of the plastic covers inside flew off but other then that and airbags, the inside is intact and complete.

I was surprised the cars safety features work really well and the impact was absorbed in the front really well, while it doesnt look pretty it did its job. If the sheet metal was cut away and the towing company didnt break the control arms on the right wheels it would still drive although i doubt steering would be great.

And i thank you guys for your expertise, you've been a great wealth of information. I was on the fence if i should mess with it but i really loved the car and hate to see it crushed

[jb92563]

Yep, get a roller and move your engine/tranny into it.

At $1,500 I don't see how you can lose if you have the space to work on it, for either transfer into another car or just selling the parts and use the money towards another whole car.

There are so many parts to sell that I have recently read people are looking for; roof, wheels, mirrors, engine, trany, tail lights, side markers, interior dash parts, shifter console, side door pocket lids, seats, hood & trunk logos, etc

You'd probably make $5000+ selling all that stuff.

Glad your ok and that the car protected you even without seat belts.

I have read that the occupant safety record in crashes is very good for Boxsters and survivability is high. How much is that worth?!!!

[woodsman]

Originally Posted by Brian0icu812

Yeah i was going about 85 when someone hit my right rear on wet pavement which caused the front to go right and into a kia armanti no seat belt but no injuries aside from small cut on my elbow and the left knee took the impact and was bruised. Other guy was ok, and the initial guy who hit me drove off.
Was just me in the car, both airbags went off, and some of the plastic covers inside flew off but other then that and airbags, the inside is intact and complete.

I was surprised the cars safety features work really well and the impact was absorbed in the front really well, while it doesnt look pretty it did its job. If the sheet metal was cut away and the towing company didnt break the control arms on the right wheels it would still drive although i doubt steering would be great.

And i thank you guys for your expertise, you've been a great wealth of information. I was on the fence if i should mess with it but i really loved the car and hate to see it crushed

People who drive RACE cars LOVE their seatbelts and were talking 4 and 5 point belts pulled as tight as possible ! What do they know that you don't????
On a lighter note, I'd part your car out and use the money to pay off a newer S.