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Post from Allen Hatch

Boxster Owners HELP...

I am about to buy a used Boxster in Los Angeles. I've called to all the Porsche dealers but no one will do a mechanical check up before I buy. THey say it's a liability. The car seems well cared for and the seller has been helpful, but even his mechanic will not give me any details about the car. Car is a 1997 Boxster with 115,000 miles.

Does anyone out there have any ideas or suggestions for me? Are there any Clubs in Los Angeles to join, if I buy the car?

allenhatch@yahoo.com

You can join our family here and there are couple Boxster owners in here.

How much is he selling it for. 115k miles, that is a LOT of miles. I wouldn't pay over 10k for that many miles. Though I wouldn't buy a car with more than 50k miles anyways.

Thanks for the message. (Did I do this reply right?)
He's asking $12,000. But the nervewracking thing is that the mechanics won't talk about the car.
I actually just wrote an email passing on the car. -snif,snif- it's so sad!
Know any good ones out there with reasonable prices? I'm in California.
allenhatch@yahoo.com

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Thanks for the message. (Did I do this reply right?)
He's asking $12,000. But the nervewracking thing is that the mechanics won't talk about the car.
I actually just wrote an email passing on the car. -snif,snif- it's so sad!
Know any good ones out there with reasonable prices? I'm in California.
allenhatch@yahoo.com

Allen, I personally think it was wise to pass up on that deal. That was way too many miles, and after 100k ya never know when things start to go wrong. For a little more you can get a much, MUCH better deal with less miles. I would DEFINATELY recommend picking a Boxster up, they are great cars and a blast to drive. I will definately keep an eye out for some good deals for you though.

Here are two just to give an idea (not sure what your price range is)

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1997-POR ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/HOT-RARE ... dZViewItem

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has only 21K miles so I guess I'm still at "high" risk. Love he car and recomend you buy when you find the right one! Sad to think I can only get mid teens for such a beautiful car.

You have pretty low miles for the first year of the Boxster... Any photos to share?

-Eli