Buying Boxster out of state. Transport or no?

[BruceH]

Originally Posted by kk2002s

Going to sound mean here Sorry!
Don't buy a 986 if your that scared to drive it

That was my thought too. Not trying to be mean either but the IMS is not the only possible failure. I drove my single row home from Atlanta to Fort Worth 5 years ago and it is still going on it’s original bearing. Buy it, drive it, enjoy it

[ddruker]

My new Boxster was about 100 miles away, so I rented a Uhaul car transporter, attached it to the back of my truck, drove the combo to meet the new car, did a test drive, liked what I saw, and took the Boxster home on the back of the transporter.
This was the easiest / cheapest way to get there, test it out, and get it back...

For a Boxster 300 miles away, I would do a ton of homework and then buy a one-way plane ticket and drive it home. If you are not so time sensitive you could also go the car transporter route - this just gives you more flexibility if you don't like the Boxster - you still have a way to get home if you decide you don't want it...