How Much Should Damage History Affect Value?

[BoxMann]

Ben & Jmitro,

Guys, I've bought many used cars in my life, only bought 2 new cars in my life, never got a bad used car, only real good ones, I've checked them out myself, never had a shop do a PPI on them. I've always paid a fair price for the used cars I bought -- never rock bottom, never sky high. I know what's involved in buying a used car. But buying a 5 year old VW or a 2 year old CPO BMW is not the same thing as buying a 15 year old Boxster. I owned one Porsche before, about 30 years ago, and that was bought new. Wasn't at all familiar with the early Boxsters.

So I wanted to bone up on my knowledge about the early Boxsters, learn about the potential problem areas, know what to look out for, get a good sense of what's a fair price, and generally, be a smart buyer. Not obsessive compulsive, just trying to be careful, go into with my eyes wide open, rather than as a bumbling idiot.

I'm new on this Forum and I appreciate all of the great advice and info I received from everyone.