Price to fix vs roller value

[BIGJake111]

Thank you guys for the replies.

I am surprised how valuable the complete car would be. My first boxster was bought at 6k (not the one listed.)

I am also surprised how surprisingly cheap a replacement engine may be… I would love to keep an analog car running and in fleet. In the short term I don’t have room for it or budget (if I want to buy a house in todays stupid market), but the car has space to sit for now and I expect to have plenty of “fun money” in the near future thanks to a recent switch to an employee owned company.


I’d hate to let it go if in tip top shape it could be a beautiful and quality car worth around 20k and inflating. Honestly makes me want to put a 3.4 in it… but priorities you know.

It’s a great car with litronics and the right rims from factory, given the right restoration it could be a great example of the legacy that has lead to 718 spyders and more today. (When I drove the car only the 981 had just come out.).

This is coming from someone that could walk away with a barely used 718 base in cash tomorrow but has different priorities. I would love to have a house first and a down payment is much more today than it was last year, much less 8 years ago.

[78F350]

So that's a "No" to my $2,000 offer?

[BIGJake111]

Originally Posted by 78F350

So that's a "No" to my $2,000 offer?

I heard engines are 3k which is such a temptation. But labor, that I myself can’t offer. Sounds very expensive independent of that.

This is coming from someone who packages and resales “labor” for a living. I can’t imagine that’s not the most expensive part these days.

[husker boxster]

Originally Posted by BIGJake111

I would love to have a house first and a down payment is much more today than it was last year, much less 8 years ago.

I'm certainly no expert, but you may want to wait 6 mo on buying a house. It sounds like interest rates are going up in next 2 mo. If they do, that will kill the housing mkt and the bubble will burst. Yeah, you may have to take a higher interest rate on your loan if you wait but you'll make up for it in a lower house price. And you can always refinance when rates come back down.

YMMV but worth considering. Ask some trusted experts.