Advise on this 03 S that has had a couple incidents

BMX672 · 02-05-2007, 04:37 AM

It's an 03 Boxster S that I was looking at. The car fax said it had a wreck two years ago as well. It's a one owner car that was sold at auction to a Chicago area dealer. There is no salvage title or anything. It said the car hit a guard rail on the front right. The asking price is 28k, which was the first indicator of the wreck I guess.
Should I stay clear? It worries me that it has had the balance shaft replaced twice recently. It's still under warranty though for another 13k.
I'm new to the Boxster so I would appreciate any help or advise.
Thanks.

JMatta · 02-05-2007, 05:48 AM

My opinion is that there are many nice Boxsters out there; why buy someone elses problem? I bought a mint '02 S a year ago with 8k miles for $32.9...the car you're looking at would need to be deeply discounted for the deal to be attractive. I'm also in the northern suburbs of Chicago. I found my car in Dallas; lease return with complete records from day one.

BMX672 · 02-05-2007, 08:50 AM

I thought there might be something up with the car since it seemed a little on the "discounted" side. I'm trying to decide if it's worth persuing at a much lower price. Maybe I offer them 24-25k? I'm not sure. At this point I'd really like the S model... There are not too many out there right now that I can find... in the price range I'm looking for.
Thanks for your imput...

FrayAdjacent911 · 02-05-2007, 05:54 PM

YOu'd definitely want to have a PPI done on it, make sure there was no frame/suspension damage. If it were just body damage, and no problem with the chassis and suspension, it might not be a bad deal.