Need Some Assist On Boxster Value

[Michael Jekot]

Before I list my car for sale anyone want to suggest an asking price?

2000 - Boxster
Artic Silver Metallic
Black top and interior.
Non smoker car.

Porsche Certified at 30,000 through 40,000
Recently replaced: MAF (dealer) and accessory belt (Auto Edge).
55,200+ miles (averages less than 8000 miles/year)

2.7-liter engine
5-speed manual gearbox
Convertible top
Porsche Plexiglas wind deflector
Porsche Sound System includes six speakers, in dash single CD player, AM/FM
Porsche script floor-mats
Dual airbags, three-point seatbelts

17-inch stock wheels with color crest caps.
Michelin Pilot summer tires mounted with good tread. 4 Pirelli winter tires
(3 seasons) included with purchase.

This car is as stock as the day it was produced. No modifications or speed
tuning. I am the 3rd owner. Need for larger car requires sale, no other
reason.

This Minnesota car has always been serviced by Maplewood, Carousel Porsche,
Auto Edge since new. Never on race track.
Car has been a great driver and has wanted for nothing.
Recently detailed.

[craig2148]

I suggest you look at your local Auto Trader or other publication to see what the asking prices are for cars comparible to yours. Asking prices vary by location, season, the whims of the sellers, etc. After getting an idea of a reasonable price range decide how quickly you need to sell it and price it accordingly. Remember that most Porsche owners are enthusiasts and take very good care of their cars so yours is not unique. You probably value it more than a potential buyer does and there are lots of Boxsters out there for sale competing with yours for a buyer.

[KevinH1990]

Michael,

I bought a very similar car in April 2006 for $21,250. It had 29,900 on it at the time I purchased it and had been garaged its entire life. I bought it from the first owner who lived in the Washington DC metro area.

Used Boxsters are fairly plentiful in the DC area so that might depress prices relative to those in Minneapolis.

At the time I bought the car, the private party sales values in the major pricing services were:

Edmunds: $21,545
Kelley: $23,835
NADA: $24,200
Consumer Reports: $24,500 (Average of trade in and dealer sale prices.)


So, I consider the Edmunds guide the most accurate - if I'm buying. If I were selling, I would use NADA and show that to a potential buyer. Edmunds says the car is now worth $19,524 with 42,000 miles. So, I think somewhere in the neighborhood of $19,000 is reasonable for your car.


The guy who sold me my car had obtained an estimate at Carmax. He accidentally left it with the paper work he gave me. They were offering him $20,500. So I might have overpaid a little.