George, bleeding the coolant is no more complicated than any water cooled motor. Pelican has a write up on the topic here: Pelican Technical Article: Boxster Coolant Replacement / Boxster Coolant Flush - 986 / 987
I don't want to come across as bashing the air-cooled cars, hell I currently own an '88 Targa. I just think the water cooled ones get a bad rap by people that really know nothing of them. They are a different but still similar experience to the older cars, and are better in many ways. As for the issues I have taken that gamble five times without a second thought, frankly the odds are in your favor that you'll get a good one. As I said earlier, if you're worried about the IMS (the one M96 fatal flaw) that can be remedied with a $600 improved IMS bearing.
As for value, it wasn't long ago that a nice SC was $10k here in the USA. As with most cars, depreciation and subsequent appreciation takes the form of a curve. Every car needs to bottom out in value, and I doubt you'll ever see a nice 996 for less than $15k.
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Past: 911T, 911SC, Carrera, 951s, 955, 996s, 987s, 986s, 997s, BMW 5x, C36, C63, XJR, S8, Maserati Coupe, GT500, etc
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