What to do?

[recycledsixtie]

Originally Posted by pony13ca

It has 93000 miles. 150 km. But it is kind of sounding like a used Boxster may be a crap shoot no matter what the milage. For $12000 I could by this one, put an IMS and a clutch in it for $3000 and still be below what most of the ones on the Toronto market are selling for. The seller has fallen on hard times and now needs the money.
What is the significance of all the lights on at start up?

The lights should all light up because each symbol represents something. The dishonest owner might remove the bulb to the CEL symbol and then you could drive away thinking everything is fine. A few days later you could have a complete engine failure.

In the case of my Boxster it had a cel light on steady. The system has been reset and the light is out. I have been assured that the CEL will come on again if I keep driving it.
That is why I have trouble selling a car with this situation. I am honest to a fault and will get my Box professionally fixed.

In your case I can think of nothing worse than buying a Boxster and a week later you have an engine failure. Like I said knowledge is very important.
Cheers, Guy

[pony13ca]

Originally Posted by recycledsixtie

The lights should all light up because each symbol represents something. The dishonest owner might remove the bulb to the CEL symbol and then you could drive away thinking everything is fine. A few days later you could have a complete engine failure.

In the case of my Boxster it had a cel light on steady. The system has been reset and the light is out. I have been assured that the CEL will come on again if I keep driving it.
That is why I have trouble selling a car with this situation. I am honest to a fault and will get my Box professionally fixed.

In your case I can think of nothing worse than buying a Boxster and a week later you have an engine failure. Like I said knowledge is very important.
Cheers, Guy

So I went to see the car this morning, and when I turn the key, the Check light does not come on? Seller says that he never noticed that before!! Should I now be running for the hills?

[sixpack4spd]

Originally Posted by pony13ca

So I went to see the car this morning, and when I turn the key, the Check light does not come on? Seller says that he never noticed that before!! Should I now be running for the hills?

Sounds like it. If you have a cheap code scanner, you can plug it into the OBDII port and see if it has any error codes.