Why is this '97 Boxster unsellable at $6900 ?

[MARTHA]

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I like it!
I like the white and I like the red!
I always wanted a white with red convertible.
And yes, lose the bra!
The one good thing about a bra is you know the car has been loved. They are trying to protect it. Few people would spend money on a bra thinking it makes the car look better.
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[MARTHA]

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I think everyone is wrong about the maintenance list, anyone who knows Boxsters knows these are maintenance items that are required at some point and I’d think a buyer would (or at least should) appreciate knowing this work has already been performed, that it would be reassuring to a buyer. Just my take.
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[BruceH]

Originally Posted by MARTHA

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I think everyone is wrong about the maintenance list, anyone who knows Boxsters knows these are maintenance items that are required at some point and I’d think a buyer would (or at least should) appreciate knowing this work has already been performed, that it would be reassuring to a buyer. Just my take.
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I don't have a problem with listing what has been done, but the dollar amounts can be shown when the buyer shows up. It's always good to keep receipts, but listing the dollar amounts only highlights the cost of ownership and not the fun part

[MARTHA]

Originally Posted by BruceH

I don't have a problem with listing what has been done, but the dollar amounts can be shown when the buyer shows up. It's always good to keep receipts, but listing the dollar amounts only highlights the cost of ownership and not the fun part

Yes, I see what you're saying.
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[alm001]

Originally Posted by MARTHA

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The one good thing about a bra is you know the car has been loved. They are trying to protect it. Few people would spend money on a bra thinking it makes the car look better.
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I feel the opposite about a car bra. Most applications I've seen end up TRASHING the paint underneath. I always pegged the owners as careless.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by alm001

I feel the opposite about a car bra. Most applications I've seen end up TRASHING the paint underneath. I always pegged the owners as careless.

Agreed.
In my experience, a bra is often used to hide some defect(s). If it was genuinely used as a protectant, the owner did not research as the downsides often outweigh any perceived benefits (paint will be marred and scarred from rubbing).

[MARTHA]

Originally Posted by alm001

I feel the opposite about a car bra. Most applications I've seen end up TRASHING the paint underneath. I always pegged the owners as careless.

Oh I agree that a bra does more harm than good. There are only two reasons I can think of to purchase a bra, one the owner loves the car and is trying to protect it from rocks, or two the nose is trashed and the bra is a easy camouflage of the fact. I believe most owners that purchase bras do so out of love.

I’ve driven to Alaska a couple of times and I see all these $100,000+ motor homes where people have installed chicken wire over the front to protect the headlights and windshield, what do you think the wire does to the motor home, but the owner didn’t really know what the heck he was doing, odds of a busted headlight or cracked windshield are small, chances of damage from chicken wire 100%. And same with people who put bras on their Boxster, their motives are in the right place but the results can be disastrous.
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