How close is KBB for REAL Porsche Value?

[dghii]

All I can tell you is I find KBB to be a little high for Boxsters. Take your same car and get the numbers from Edmunds or NADA. They results will all be differnet. Really just have to look at what the asking prices are for cars in your area.

You might want to check completed autions on ebay as another reference, looking at the auctions that actually closed, or cars that received lots of bids. Its not perfect but does give you another data point.

[RaisedOnPorsches]

KBB rarely reflects the market price for Porsches accurately. That said there are a lot of Boxsters out there and the difference in price between an early 986 and a late ('03-'04) isn't that much considering what more you're getting (especially comparing an early 2.5l to an S 3.2l). As I'm sure you've seen I'm working on selling my '99 and the market is slow. I've had a couple local lookers, but most of them then realize they really need more than 2-seats.

You're '99 is very low mileage and usually that is a good thing, but Boxsters are drivers' cars not collectors' cars. Unless you've retrofitted the IMS bearing and other known problem parts, a more informed buyer might be leery. That said any 986 Boxster is a hell-of-a-lot of car for $10-12k!

FWIW, I bought my 993 at approximately double the KBB value. In fact I had to get it appraised for lender/insurance reasons, so that a real market price was known for the vehicle. The appraisal came in above my purchasing price, so well more than double KBB.