busted boxter

[zoltan53]

All of You Who offered Me $3000.00 for my 2000 Boxter,I suggest You go buy a Miata

[EJ-Fresno]

Originally Posted by zoltan53

All of You Who offered Me $3000.00 for my 2000 Boxter,I suggest You go buy a Miata

No reason to get offended, you can politely drop the offers... or buy a transmission and fix the car

[Mr.JonathanLanda]

Originally Posted by EJ-Fresno

No reason to get offended, you can politely drop the offers... or buy a transmission and fix the car

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[Gelbster]

"The reality is that a running Miata may very well be worth more than a broken Boxster."
As the owner of an extensively improved Miata SE and a broken Boxster S ,I reluctantly concur with Mr.Stone.

[thstone]

Originally Posted by zoltan53

All of You Who offered Me $3000.00 for my 2000 Boxter,I suggest You go buy a Miata

The reality is that a running Miata may very well be worth more than a broken Boxster.

A broken Porsche presents a large risk to the buyer. Many things can't be inspected or tested adequately in a non-driving car.

I bought my 97 Boxster with a failed engine. Seller swore 20 times that the engine was the only issue - everything else "perfect".

After replacing the engine, it still cost me $1,800 to fix everything else that was "perfect".

I'm not implying that you would mis-represent your car, but many others have. Therefore buyers have to be conservative and assume that there may very well be something else wrong that will require repair.

[Retroman1969]

Originally Posted by zoltan53

All of You Who offered Me $3000.00 for my 2000 Boxter,I suggest You go buy a Miata

You might rethink that. It takes but a few minutes on eBay or craigslist to see what bad-motor Boxsters are going for (and often still not selling very easily).

[Mr.JonathanLanda]

Originally Posted by Retroman1969

You might rethink that. It takes but a few minutes on eBay or craigslist to see what bad-motor Boxsters are going for (and often still not selling very easily).

That's why I offered him 3k because I was going to drive to AZ and have our toy hauler with us, we can tow it or I can send it home.

I swear I want a v8 986


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[78F350]

Originally Posted by Retroman1969

You might rethink that. It takes but a few minutes on eBay or craigslist to see what bad-motor Boxsters are going for (and often still not selling very easily).

...but this is not a "bad-motor". It's a bad Tiptronic.
IMO: The best option if you don't want to pay the $3k to repair it, buy a ZF 5HP19 FL from a 98-03 VW Passat, or Audi A4/A6 and swap the externals over. They are all over eBay for about $600.

If you want to sell it for $5K, sell the engine for $2200 to $2,500 and sell the Roller (otherwise complete) for $3,000+. If the transmission is already out. It is not much more work to remove the engine.

[zoltan53]

sorry for all the Miata owners.I've lost my cool.I really love my car,if it wasn't for the wife I would never sell it.

[78F350]

Originally Posted by zoltan53

sorry for all the Miata owners.I've lost my cool.I really love my car,if it wasn't for the wife I would never sell it.

Ha... You're not the only one: I saw this on an eBay listing for a salvage Boxster:

[Retroman1969]

Originally Posted by 78F350

...but this is not a "bad-motor". It's a bad Tiptronic.
IMO: The best option if you don't want to pay the $3k to repair it, buy a ZF 5HP19 FL from a 98-03 VW Passat, or Audi A4/A6 and swap the externals over. They are all over eBay for about $600.

If you want to sell it for $5K, sell the engine for $2200 to $2,500 and sell the Roller (otherwise complete) for $3,000+. If the transmission is already out. It is not much more work to remove the engine.

Sorry, what I get for "multitasking".
But it still applies. A little cheaper repair, but a roller is a roller. I've got a jeep wrangler with a bad head that I want to sell, but I'm going to fix it first so I can sell it properly and get full value for it. I think that's the logical choice here as well.