Please help me in making an educated choice

[jcb986]

Personally I haven't driven one with a PDK, but I own one with a TIP. I drove several preowned with sticks from 99 to 05 and they all seemed very stiff with the clutches engaging high up on the peddle. When I drove the TIP I found both worlds, auto and manual, and I do love the thumb switches on the steering wheel. Plus I can still shift using them while in auto mode. Go for the PDK.

[AJR]

Originally Posted by jcb986

Personally I haven't driven one with a PDK, but I own one with a TIP. I drove several preowned with sticks from 99 to 05 and they all seemed very stiff with the clutches engaging high up on the peddle. When I drove the TIP I found both worlds, auto and manual, and I do love the thumb switches on the steering wheel. Plus I can still shift using them while in auto mode. Go for the PDK.

Thank JCB! I hope I don't chicken out this time around. :>) I have a little regret about letting go the car I had test driven back in July.

~AJR

[jcb986]

Here is something you can look at.

http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/49535-2000-boxster-s-first-car.html

I posted some Boxsters in Orlando for sale.

[AJR]

Originally Posted by jcb986

Here is something you can look at.

http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/49535-2000-boxster-s-first-car.html

I posted some Boxsters in Orlando for sale.

Thanks JCB! I'm in Seattle. Maybe you want me to fly down to Florida to buy a car and drive it all the way back to Washington! :>) I actually like the idea.

When I first started looking at boxsters a few months ago, I was thinking about getting a low mileage well maintained car between 2000 and 2005. But after pricing a few of the good ones and taking into account the IMS solution, possibly a new water pump, Oxygen sensors etc., the better cars were coming to around 20,000 to 30,000. Spending a little more and avoiding those expenses for a much newer car seems to be making sense, even if I have to wait a little longer. :>)

[jcb986]

Originally Posted by AJR

Thanks JCB! I'm in Seattle. Maybe you want me to fly down to Florida to buy a car and drive it all the way back to Washington! :>) I actually like the idea.

When I first started looking at boxsters a few months ago, I was thinking about getting a low mileage well maintained car between 2000 and 2005. But after pricing a few of the good ones and taking into account the IMS solution, possibly a new water pump, Oxygen sensors etc., the better cars were coming to around 20,000 to 30,000. Spending a little more and avoiding those expenses for a much newer car seems to be making sense, even if I have to wait a little longer. :>)

Look, I personally think the IMS is way over stated. Look, my ride has 76k on it and the only thing that I personally did do myself was an axle seal on the final drive side. The rest is fairly easy stuff. I know when it hits 100k, I will need to put a chunk of change in it, most likely I will buy another one though. If you can get a good buy on a fairly new model, I would do it. Good luck.

[AJR]

Originally Posted by jcb986

Look, I personally think the IMS is way over stated. Look, my ride has 76k on it and the only thing that I personally did do myself was an axle seal on the final drive side. The rest is fairly easy stuff. I know when it hits 100k, I will need to put a chunk of change in it, most likely I will buy another one though. If you can get a good buy on a fairly new model, I would do it. Good luck.

Thanks JCB. I hear you about the IMS issue not being as big statistically as it is made out to be. If you look at my original post, I did not take it into my grading of the two cars at first. But I respect and appreciate the input of people who think otherwise - I've never owned one of these and will value input even if its contradictory to my understanding. Please keep up the good job of giving honest opinions. It's appreciated.

~AJR