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post #16 of 27
8/10/08 at 9:09pm
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Originally Posted by oman View Post
i'm going to go check out some of the porsche forums mentioned in the other thread. any other advice, duders?

You'll find lots of useful tips and info about the model year at www.rennlist.com.
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post #17 of 27
8/11/08 at 12:14am
Seems like a lot of people here don't know jack about cars so I'll help you out with some solid advice.

1) The Boxter gets good gas milage, its a very small 6 cylinder engine, non S versions are 2.7L if I remember correctly.
2) That year Boxter had a problem with the main seal and when this goes it costs a fortune to fix because of the baller mark-up on Porsche parts and service added to the fact that this is an expensive repair on any car.

If you can do the work yourself then go for it, but if you can't do much more then change oil I wouldn't get a 10 year old Boxter with 71K on it. It's a great car, don't get me wrong, but even I, with my extensive experience in working on cars, wouldn't buy a Porsche without a warranty or very low milage. This isn't like getting a 10 year old Toyota or GM where any local shop can fix it.
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post #18 of 27
8/11/08 at 3:27am
Thread Starter 
interesting. when does the warranty usually expire? do dealerships offer warranties? what's the earliest year you would recommend while still avoiding large issues such as that?
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post #19 of 27
8/11/08 at 4:24am
wow you are duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuumb!
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post #20 of 27
8/11/08 at 4:58am
Thread Starter 
thank you for that rustbucket of enlightenment i am not dumb, i'm merely a kid - a first-time car buyer with zero family to help me, so i get help where i can find it and you are certainly not where i'm finding it so shut your pisshole and go back to making never-ending-story-game threads, you miserable cocksucker
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post #21 of 27
8/11/08 at 4:59am
Thread Starter 
honestly people like you are the reason i tend to think of this forum as a cesspool and avoid it for months at a goddamn time get the fuck out of my thread
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post #22 of 27
8/11/08 at 5:09am
youre not a kid, youre in college. youre asking questions that can easily be answered with google. youre like a 5 year old asking his dad why after every sentence. there is a difference between asking for advice, and then asking questions like, do dealers give warranties, when do warranties expire? wtf kind of questions are those? im not trying to be an ass, but you come off sounding like an idiot. and in your first post you said you can get your family to get you a more expensive car, but now you have no family? you dont just sound like an idiot, you are an idiot.
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post #23 of 27
8/11/08 at 5:30am
Thread Starter 
right but the fam's not in the same hemisphere i was definitely a bit out of line though, sorry, im going through some rough shit at the moment and was definitely taking it out on you - and was fully aware of that while doing it and the reason i keep asking obvious questions is to keep the thread moving because you never know what gems you'll get
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post #24 of 27
8/11/08 at 5:38am
i can understand that, but there is a difference between asking questions like what you first posted which are legit, and then asking the questions you did. warranties are different and differ in different places. the only way youre going to get a warranty is with an after market warranty company. and thats if you buy it from a place which is certified by them. in toronto there are many car dealerships that sell different after market warranties, and really none of them are worth a shit except for lubrico. the rest are crap and make you pay first, and then will fight with you as to why they are not respondible for the payment because you didnt do this or that etc. they arent worth the paper you signed the warranty on. so look into that and make sure if you get a new warranty, its from a legit company. look their reputation up etc.
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post #25 of 27
8/11/08 at 5:45am
Thread Starter 
well im no longer in toronto but i imagine things are far worse in new orleans but yeah i'll take that into account - that the nature of the aftermarket warranty is almost as important as the car itself
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post #26 of 27
8/11/08 at 5:50am
lol i had no idea you were even from toronto, just using it as an example. many times you can get a feeling of the type of place by the warranty they are selling. the better after market warranty places wont be sold the shady dealers.
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post #27 of 27
8/11/08 at 11:12pm
You could possibly get a Lubrico (or Lubrico-type) warranty if you buy from a used dealer but on a Porsche, especially one with known major engine problems I think it would drive the price up and out of your range. I was tempted by the used Boxter's when I was buying my first real car, but I avoided them becasue I knew the costs and risks associated with them. If you want a good roadster thats good on gas get a Miata. It doesn't get you "chicks" like the Boxter does, but its much more reliable trasnportation and almost as much fun to drive.
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