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Bringing this backup...
Had wife approval to go for some poverty pork (
) so trying to do my research. SWMBO has even said I don't need to sell the 182 to pay for it!
The 3.2S would obvioulsy be nice, but on reading this I'm happy that a clean 2.5 or 2.7 would be fine. Does £5-6k sound like it will get me into what I'm after? Black with Black or Red with Black would be my preference.
Is there much to worry about on a 2.7 with 100k on it if it's got the history to prove it's been looked after?
What would you expect to have been done on a car with 80/90/100k on, bushes? dampers? etc...
Are heated seats a common option? I've not seen many cars with them listed.
Cheers!
Had wife approval to go for some poverty pork (
) so trying to do my research. SWMBO has even said I don't need to sell the 182 to pay for it!The 3.2S would obvioulsy be nice, but on reading this I'm happy that a clean 2.5 or 2.7 would be fine. Does £5-6k sound like it will get me into what I'm after? Black with Black or Red with Black would be my preference.
Is there much to worry about on a 2.7 with 100k on it if it's got the history to prove it's been looked after?
What would you expect to have been done on a car with 80/90/100k on, bushes? dampers? etc...
Are heated seats a common option? I've not seen many cars with them listed.
Cheers!
I'd say it's do-able, but good cars are rare. 
We looked at a few £5-6k boxsters and a lot had fallen into 'dodgy' hands, a lot had little or no history, just the 1 key, bad condition, or just 'dodgy' sellers.
We found the one below which had a good spec (it has heated seats) a fully stamped up, mainly OPC service history, 3 keys, and a folder full of bills, although even at north of 115k the only 'non service' bills are a rear main oil seal and a rear window, and to round it off the seller came across as a nice genuine bloke.
The Mrs's car is due a service/MOT in a couple of months and could do with a set of tyres but we factored that into the price we paid.
Obviously it might bite us in the arse when it goes for a service but it seems solid to me.....
We looked at a few £5-6k boxsters and a lot had fallen into 'dodgy' hands, a lot had little or no history, just the 1 key, bad condition, or just 'dodgy' sellers.
We found the one below which had a good spec (it has heated seats
) a fully stamped up, mainly OPC service history, 3 keys, and a folder full of bills, although even at north of 115k the only 'non service' bills are a rear main oil seal and a rear window, and to round it off the seller came across as a nice genuine bloke.The Mrs's car is due a service/MOT in a couple of months and could do with a set of tyres but we factored that into the price we paid.
Obviously it might bite us in the arse when it goes for a service but it seems solid to me.....
I don't want to put anyone off, they are a great driving experience, but the verdict is in on my (mild) IMS bearing failure and the rebuild cost is more than your anticipated purchase price. I may have been unlucky, but then again there are a queue of knackered boxsters at hartech which have suffered the same. It is something to bear in mind. These aren't cheap cars, they are expensive cars which can be very expensive to maintain being sold at low prices as they get older. What I'm saying is don't expect shopping car running costs and you won't get a shock.
James, I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way, as it is certainly not intended to, but, when you purchased your car, did you do the usual checks regarding history etc and was this bloody bad news you've had down to pure bad luck?
As you say, the cars are expensive, and need to be regularly maintained, but what would be interesting to know is whether, even if one perfoms a thorough check of its history, that its still a case of "it might happen" with regards the engine going pop.
As I say, genuinely interested really - got a viewing lined up for a 2.7 boxster (MY00) with 60k miles and what sounds like a thorough history. But is that enough...who knows...
Hope you manage to get your car sorted.
As you say, the cars are expensive, and need to be regularly maintained, but what would be interesting to know is whether, even if one perfoms a thorough check of its history, that its still a case of "it might happen" with regards the engine going pop.
As I say, genuinely interested really - got a viewing lined up for a 2.7 boxster (MY00) with 60k miles and what sounds like a thorough history. But is that enough...who knows...
Hope you manage to get your car sorted.
snorkel sucker said:
James, I hope this doesn't come across the wrong way, as it is certainly not intended to, but, when you purchased your car, did you do the usual checks regarding history etc and was this bloody bad news you've had down to pure bad luck?.
The issues with the M96/M97 series of engines are well documented by Hartech on other threads.The are unrelated to how well looked after the car is, and only have a marginal (and non-intuitive) relation to mileage.
It is a throw of the dice on all of them, except ones _already_ repaired by Hartech.
My morning has been consumed by reading the Hartech buyers information and searching here and other forums about the IMS and other problems.
Am I correct in thinking this affects 00-05 cars only? So if I went for a 99 or earlier 2.5/2.7/3.2 I would be a little "safer". Maintaining it and the costs it brings are acceptable. Potentially having a £4-5k bill on a £6-7k car is a different story...
Am I correct in thinking this affects 00-05 cars only? So if I went for a 99 or earlier 2.5/2.7/3.2 I would be a little "safer". Maintaining it and the costs it brings are acceptable. Potentially having a £4-5k bill on a £6-7k car is a different story...
jamesG20V6 said:
I don't want to put anyone off, they are a great driving experience, but the verdict is in on my (mild) IMS bearing failure and the rebuild cost is more than your anticipated purchase price. I may have been unlucky, but then again there are a queue of knackered boxsters at hartech which have suffered the same. It is something to bear in mind. These aren't cheap cars, they are expensive cars which can be very expensive to maintain being sold at low prices as they get older. What I'm saying is don't expect shopping car running costs and you won't get a shock.
Been following this thread, sorry to hear it wasn't better news on the repair front.5678 said:
Globs said:
5678 said:
2.5/2.7/3.2 I would be a little "safer".
Not sure about the 2.7 but they are safer from cylinder wall failure but the IMS can still go.I know the 2.5 and 3.2 have good cylinder wall thickness.
Globs said:
Not sure about the 2.7, Hartech says it on a thread here but I can't be arsed looking it up right now.
I know the 2.5 and 3.2 have good cylinder wall thickness.
Sorry, with you now... I know the 2.5 and 3.2 have good cylinder wall thickness.
I'll have a search for the Hartech threads. I've realised he's about 15 mins from where I live too so may try and pop over there tomorrow.
jamesG20V6 said:
What I'm saying is don't expect shopping car running costs and you won't get a shock.
This is exactly what I spent quite some time telling the Mrs before she bought hers, and one of the reasons why we looked at cars well below her budget to allow a large slush fund for maintainance, repairs, upgrades, etc. 
raceboy said:
jamesG20V6 said:
What I'm saying is don't expect shopping car running costs and you won't get a shock.
This is exactly what I spent quite some time telling the Mrs before she bought hers, and one of the reasons why we looked at cars well below her budget to allow a large slush fund for maintainance, repairs, upgrades, etc. I used to budget on £1kpa additional costs over an above the usual tyres/servicing for odds and sods.
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