Boxter on a budget?

"Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom" (will-alib) 07/09/2017 at 14:33 • Filed to: None

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Nick Has an Exocet > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/09/2017 at 14:40

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Depends what you’re looking for. A cheap porsche is rarely cheap.

404 - User No Longer Available > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/09/2017 at 14:51

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Make sure IMS is done.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > 404 - User No Longer Available 07/09/2017 at 14:55

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I thought the IMS issue only affected the 911?

Steve in Manhattan > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/09/2017 at 14:56

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Saw this on the way to get bagels this morning - I’ll leave a note on it for you if you want.

Suppose this goes to show that it could be a whole lot worse.

MossInTheUSA > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/09/2017 at 14:57

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Unless things have changed recently, the inventory at that dealer is rarely as good as it may seem in photographs.

itranthelasttimeiparkedit > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/09/2017 at 15:07

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Nope, 986 too. That being said the failures usually happened at lower mileage. Do some reading, its not near as bad as general car culture makes it out to be. I had 2 so did a lot of reading going into it. I loved the cars, minus the headlights and interior is ugly as shit (but well made and very functional). We may buy another soon, I miss mine

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Nick Has an Exocet 07/09/2017 at 15:14

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No greater truth than that.

JasonStern911 > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/09/2017 at 15:19

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Not that great of a price, especially for a single row IMS. Would probably be much better off getting a private party car (pre-purchase inspected, of course) and then dropping an extra $3k into preventative maintenance (IMS bearing, A/O separator, RMS, etc.).

Nick Has an Exocet > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/09/2017 at 15:28

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Yeah, I would argue that at that price you’re better off getting a really nice Miata. It’s a similar experience (with less power) and better reliability / cheap to fix.

LongbowMkII > Steve in Manhattan 07/09/2017 at 16:51

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Beater porsches are best porsches

404 - User No Longer Available > itranthelasttimeiparkedit 07/09/2017 at 19:14

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My friend in Hong Kong got a 987, his records show he had it done as well.

Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom > Nick Has an Exocet 07/09/2017 at 19:39

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I would argue it’s not quite a similar experience because of the power, but the cost of ownership argument wins every time.

Nick Has an Exocet > Turbineguy: Nom de Zoom 07/09/2017 at 19:44

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Yeah and the engine is in a different spot but a 986 boxster isn’t exactly blowing anyone’s doors off.

thatsmr > Nick Has an Exocet 07/09/2017 at 20:21

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Oh yeah, a gift that keeps on taking