About to check out a '99 Boxter...

[Marc Gelefsky]

Originally Posted by red_wagen

Yes :dance:
BTW where are you from Marc? I'm in Bergen county

Well, a least the service department will have a clue, I still would do a PPI for sure, could be a great deal!

I'm in Park Ridge, Bergen county as well.

[red_wagen]

Originally Posted by Marc Gelefsky

Well, a least the service department will have a clue, I still would do a PPI for sure, could be a great deal!

I'm in Park Ridge, Bergen county as well.

If I decide to go ahead with this and get a PPI, do you have anyone you can recommend? Thanks and perhaps I'll be seeing you around the area in a Boxter as well :dance:

[Marc Gelefsky]

Originally Posted by red_wagen

If I decide to go ahead with this and get a PPI, do you have anyone you can recommend? Thanks and perhaps I'll be seeing you around the area in a Boxter as well :dance:

I have an Indy I use down in Essex county, if you want to use a dealer Prestige in Nanuet has been really great to work with.

If you get the 986 come join us at the Porsche meets, drives, AutoX's...etc.
I plan to hit the AutoX at the Meadowlands tomorrow if it stops raining.
Gonna dust off the old 911 and head down

[Brucelee]

Strongly suggest a full PPI from a Porsche dealer (not the selling dealer). This should cost you about $250 and must include a leak down compression test. Also ask the selling dealer to print out all the warranty and service work in their data base.


Also, run the VIN against the Katrina data base. This will ensure you are not buying a floater!

Good luck.

[red_wagen]

Originally Posted by Brucelee

Strongly suggest a full PPI from a Porsche dealer (not the selling dealer). This should cost you about $250 and must include a leak down compression test. Also ask the selling dealer to print out all the warranty and service work in their data base.


Also, run the VIN against the Katrina data base. This will ensure you are not buying a floater!

Good luck.

Thanks, I'll certainly run the VIN. The dealer said it was owned by one person. Can a competent indy shop perform a PPI and a leak down test you mentioned? I'm thinking another dealer will say, "the car has multiple problems but we happen to have this gorgeous '98 Boxter...".You know what I mean?

[Marc Gelefsky]

Originally Posted by red_wagen

Thanks, I'll certainly run the VIN. The dealer said it was owned by one person. Can a competent indy shop perform a PPI and a leak down test you mentioned? I'm thinking another dealer will say, "the car has multiple problems but we happen to have this gorgeous '98 Boxter...".You know what I mean?

Sure, call a few of the shops on the NNJR-PCA site.
NNJR LINKS

Powertech has a great rep

[red_wagen]

No, I have not checked out the car yet but there is a fly in the ointment.
A lady in my building (work) is about to trade in her '03 Boxter. I mentioned to her that I was checking out this '99 yada yada. So she says if I were interested in buying her Boxter with only 15k miles. Now I'm really thinking. She says she'll just sell it to me for whatever the dealer is willing to give her. I dunno, what would that be? $25k? Are warranties transferable? I should be able to buy extended warranty, right? She and her husband are taking it to the dealer tomorrow to get appraised. Then she'll let me know.
Thanks for following my odyssey...