porsche virgin

[jimmyone]

hi
i am thinking of buying A BOXTER, opefully a 2003/ manual
and around the 70,000 mile mark
what should i definately be looking for in the way of services etc, and is there anything i should be aware of
any help will be grately appreciated
thank you

[RatBoy M3CSL]

..I'm sure some Boxter experts will be along shortly, but make sure it's got a FSH, FPSH is even betterer, make sure it's had a clutch, and a set of brakes on it to save you the job of doing them at your own cost, or knock these costs off when buying 1..

[jimmyone]

thank you
just so i know, what would a clutch cost ?

[paulmoonraker]

IMS failure. Google it.

Clutch is probably around the £500 mark at an Indie.

[peterg1955]

is there anything i should be aware of?


That it's spelt Boxster ?;)

[monthefish]

peterg1955 said:

is there anything i should be aware of?


That it's spelt Boxster ?;)

Is that really the most help you can offer?

[Actus Reus]

As above - IMS and RMS are the big worries on these cars (search the web for details). I'd want a full history, early on with Porsche dealers, and then be satisfied with more recent work being done at an indie.

Check the footwell and floor of the front boot for damp carpet too, otherwise the usual stuff when buying a car. Cracking cars, but not the cheapest to run.

[madala]

monthefish said:

peterg1955 said:

is there anything i should be aware of?


That it's spelt Boxster ?;)

Is that really the most help you can offer?

...well personally I thought it was a damn good start for the guy to know how to how spell the name of the car "of his dreams".....

[Magic919]

monthefish said:

peterg1955 said:

is there anything i should be aware of?


That it's spelt Boxster ?;)

Is that really the most help you can offer?

Add hopefully, definitely and greatly to complete the job.

[Trev450]

Magic919 said:

monthefish said:

peterg1955 said:

is there anything i should be aware of?


That it's spelt Boxster ?;)

Is that really the most help you can offer?

Add hopefully, definitely and greatly to complete the job.

Give the guy a break. He's come on here for some advice not a spelling lesson!

[Magic919]

It is Pistonheads, so he might was well get used to it.

[khushy]

peterg1955 said:

is there anything i should be aware of?


That it's spelt Boxster ?;)

if its not the PAP its the fking SP!!!

goodness - get a life!

[khushy]

madala said:

...well personally I thought it was a damn good start for the guy to know how to how spell the name of the car "of his dreams".....

can you read his dreams now?

[FarQue]

Lots of advice, of sorts, available on here. Consider also boxa.net which is a Boxster specific site.

[jimmyone]

thank you to everyone for the help
didnt realise you had to be a spelling expert to own a porsche !!!!
So what if you cant spell "armageddon "
its not the end of the world !!!!!

[dadofbud]

Christ, sometimes this place reminds me of M-Torque.

[yajeed]

anonymous said:

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True, especially with a car around the 70k mark; it'll be due a clutch (probably) and it'd be prudent to change the RMS at the same time.

Mine's just above 70k and has had new discs/pads, tyres, RMS, clutch and precautionary IMS at the last service. Without them, I'd assume such a car would need most of that relatively soon.

[dadofbud]

Jimmyone, head over to BoXa.net, there's a buyers guide there also check out at a very helpful book called " ultimate buyers guide Porsche Boxster and Cayman" this covers all models from 1996 to 2007, its by Peter Morgan you can get one on Amazon, at least this will get you started.

very underated car the Boxster.

[David911RSR]

Actus Reus said:

IMS and RMS are the big worries on these cars (search the web for details). .

I would not bother searching the web as you will find a lot of mis-informed information. Instead, goto http://www.hartech.org/buyers.html and read their buyers guide which is based on fact.

[Henry-F]

jimmyone said:

So what if you cant spell "armageddon "
its not the end of the world !!!!!

Henry