New owner with sudden remorse

[01SBox]

jeepdad, try not to worry. Drive it like you stole it, and put aside a 5 or 6 hundred bucks a month if the engine goes. Once it does, hopefully you'll have the 4-5 thousand saved up to do your first Boxster engine swap. I vote a DIY swap, because the dealer quoted me 16k to replace my engine.

Voiding the deal because you did research after the fact doesn't strike me a fair, but that's between you and your conscience. Maybe ask the dealer to trade it for something else you like?

[Luv2Box]

I bought my '99 five years ago with 74K miles in a similar fashion as you except it was a Ford dealer. I knew nothing about Porsches except I wanted to own one (I was 62) and the test drive sold me.
The first mechanic I took it to, after driving it for a couple of months, started ranting about how terrible the Boxsters are and advised me to take the car back and void the deal.
Happily I ignored his warning and drove the piss out of it in DE's, AX's and spirited back road forays for another 10K miles. At that point I decided to invest in the LN ceramic IMS because I decided I wanted to keep it for a long while, so at 84K I had one installed and a new updated RMS. My Box is a Tip so more labor was involved but Alden at Flintworks in Campbell did the job for $1,800 four years ago.
My Box now has 116K fun filled miles and I'm expecting to go to 250K before anything major needs to be done.
Get an inspection done, have the 60K service done if there is no record of it, have the oil checked and consider having the bearing replaced when it's time for a new clutch.
Drive it and have fun it is what the car was made for.

[Jamesp]

Enjoy your car. IMS bearing failures make great press. Few report their IMS bearing is still doing fine. and +1 on the WOO HOO!

[mikefocke]

A Boxster is a lifestyle car, sometimes your lifestyle does and, when it doesn't, you sell it. The dual row your '99 probably has (I say probably because all '99s were built with a dual but it could have a replacement engine) have a low failure rate. We know lots of cars that have double your miles. Assuming you paid a reasonable price for it (and this season, it should be a low one) just assume it is like any other 100k mile car that is 15 years old. A risk to be sure and a bit more expensive if it does fail but no more likely to fail than many other brands. Do be fanatic about doing the services and oil changes at 5k and 1 year whichever is less with the proper oil.

Loved my '99. Replaced when I totaled it with an '01S. Sold only because at 70 I wasn't using it enough. Both cheap to maintain and dead on reliable.

[woodsman]

You just bought a special car for about 12% of what it cost new. The chassis is almost completely made of aluminum and great lengths were taken in order to keep the center of gravity as low as possible. The engine is a marvel of complexity compared to those in more mundane vehicles. It's a 2- seater sports car with a convertible roof. It's an icon and the mfg has a long history rich in motorsport victories. The running costs will probably be higher than a camry or focus but the car offers much that 'rational' vehicles don't. You have the weekend to decide if you want to give it a shot or not. The people at this forum said 'ye'. Is there any history with the car?

[jeepdad]

Thank you, all of you. I am breathing much easier now.

I'll get the 60,000 mile service done (there are no records with the car) and just enjoy it. And I'll do as suggested and set aside a "maintenance" fund for my silver buddy.

Pics to come soon.

-Barry