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Old 06-15-2014, 11:24 AM   #1
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Most Porsche pundits, and even Excellence magazine recommends that you purchase the newest Porsche you can afford.

Your cost cap gives you a lot of choices; and an affordable, low mileage 987 is one of them.

If you're that stressed about the IMS issue, you may want to consider one with a Certified Porsche warranty. Here's a very clean one below your cost cap:

Porsche Boxster Base Convertible 2 Door | eBay

Please note that this Boxster is being offered by a Porsche dealer, has less than 40K miles, and comes with a Certified Porsche warranty for two years or 50K miles. I believe this is different than a CPO, as my understanding is that Porsches more than 6 years old do not qualify for CPO status. If you pursue this, you may want to clarify with the dealer that the warranty covers an IMS failure.

Just a thought...........

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Old 06-15-2014, 11:48 AM   #2
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If you really have your heart set on a 2007 model, the same dealer has one of those also:

2007 Porsche Boxster, $30,993 - Cars.com

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Old 06-15-2014, 12:12 PM   #3
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Thanks for the links, but I really have my heart set on an S :-)
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Old 06-15-2014, 12:32 PM   #4
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'07S, less than 40K miles. Gonna be tough to find at ~ $30K.

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Old 06-15-2014, 05:19 PM   #5
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They are out there (don't want a tiptronic though): Porsche Boxster S | eBay
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Old 06-16-2014, 04:46 PM   #6
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If you want a bullet proof motor and high resale value in 10 years:



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