Should I buy? Would you buy?

[RandallNeighbour]

SJS, I would highly recommend you buy the newest Porsche you can stomach paying for, and buying the S model with the bigger motor.

Every year they made the Boxster, the better the build quality. The 99s were certainly better than the 97s (which I have) but the build quality is not very good if you compare it to a 2005 and up model.

I bought a cheaply priced boxster and thought I would just fix it up myself and then I'd have a nice, good looking, dependable weekend car... I ended up dumping 4x the car's current value into it to get it to drive straight (mine was wrecked by a PO too) and look good.

Along with a PPI, get a four wheel laser alignment. Best $100 you'll ever spend on a Porsche purchase. If they can't align the car, walk away. I sure wish I had done this... and I will pay for a PPI and alignment on every car I buy until I can no longer drive cars.

Will buying a $5500 boxster pay off? I'd bet my 401k balance that it will not.