Low mileage boxster find

[Sundevil64]

All good points and some funny ones. Thanks for the reality check in the link “Gilles”.

To answer a few questions. Yes I have a 911. I have more than one all air cooled to include a 930, I have felt the wrath a Porsche can have on a budget. I do work on my own cars except engine rebuild albeit one co-rebuild with a friend. The majority of the stuff I can do on these so not too scary. I also have access to a diagnostic machine in the event I need one.

It does look like the car has sat. No indication of flooding which is one of the first things I looked for. It does bother me too about how low this mileage is. To answer another question that was asked, I would pick the horse with experience most times.

The car is exceptionally clean excluding the sun damage. All things considered, I may pass on this or perhaps a more motivating price as I know once the car starts driving again many repairs and attention will be needed.

Thank you all.

John

[itsnotanova]

The brakes not working is a red flag to me. That doesn't make since to me on a car with only 25k. The brake pads might be rusted onto the rotors is the only thing I can think of happening to a car that sits for long in a very humid climate. I don't see the master cylinder going bad from sitting or age. I can't say what's wrong with the braking system without looking at it in person,, but something's fishy there. The braking system would be the last thing I would think that would be bad on a 17 year old car with only 25K. My main concern would be anything rubber exposed to oil, fuel or sunlight. The green O-rings inside the vario-cam adjusters and the seals on the IMS would be my biggest concern. If it's manual then you're good to go but if it's a tip then you'll have more things to worry about.

Edit; maybe the one of the boots on the caliper pistons cracked? That should be easy to check with the wheel off

[BrantyB]

Cheap Porsches are the most expensive.

[Shawn Stanford]

Originally Posted by BrantyB

Cheap Porsches are the most expensive.

I hear that a lot, but it's not backed up my experience. OLD Porsches can be expensive, but old CARS can be expensive. Poorly maintained Porsches can be expensive, but poorly maintained CARS can be expensive.

Porsches are no more expensive or difficult to maintain than other cars of their era, mileage, and age, and are usually far less expensive to maintain than comparable niche cars of the same age.

Try to maintain an early 80s Ferrari with over 150k miles on it in your garage. It's impossible. But I have an '82 928 that I keep running, and I'm not a great wrench.

[nicecar]

There is no such thing as a cheap Porsche , In the end they always get you!