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    Decision time...please help?

    Looking to pick up a 987S this weekend, here are the choices (both MT);

    Pros being the options I prefer and cons being what I would have to do to get the car the way that I want.


    1) 06 White/ Black/ 42M Miles
    Pros: I like color, Sport Chrono, Sport Seats and Steering Wheel.
    Cons: Blemishes on the paint, big scratch on quarter panel, though hard to see being white. No Xenons, not certified Warranty, only remaining 8M miles and 1 year. Missing tool kit and instruction manual.
    Price: ~32K

    2) 05 Silver/ terracota/ 26M
    Pros: Porsche Certified Warranty until 2011/ 100M, full leather, sport seat, Xenons, 19"s carrera s wheel
    Cons: prefer color config of #1, but can also like this color. does not have as many "sporty features" as #1
    Price: ~37K

    Do you think the ~5K is the options in #2... xenons, 19's and porsche extended warranty is what I would add to #1

    comments?

    Re: Decision time...please help?

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    From my perspective it's a no-brainer - option 2. Lower mileage, better looked after car. Bi Xenons almost essential (and should be standard) in a high performance sports car. Silver, at least here in the UK, would have a much higher residual value than white. I've not seen silver / terracotta combination but sounds an unusual and imaginative choice.

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    #2 no brainer

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    The number one rule for buying porsches or any car for that matter is to get the most well maintained, lowest mileage example you can afford.

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    i don't think they did anything much to the cars between 05 and 06.

    the wheels etc on the white are going to really add up and with IMS and RMS possible issues with these cars the #2 really makes sense.

    won't the dealer CPO the white one?

    you might look to an 07 when they dumped the Cayman engine and tranny into the Boxster.

    Re: Decision time...please help?

    Between these two, definately no.2. If one looses tool kit and instruction manual I would not dare to think how they looked after the car... However if you are not absolutely sure about the colour (combination) take a look around local Porsche dealers. Due to the upcoming Facelift in half a year the prices on used Boxsters should take a slight drop, on top of that for that amount of money I would only consider a well-specced car.

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    # 2 gets my vote..Would also look at the '08 as they close out the model year..Dealers where I live on the East Coast are offering significant discounts in anticipation of 987.2 facelift arriving early next year.

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    Good warranty is essential (mine's had to have a new engine) so #2 would be my choice

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    I was thinking about getting a CPO for the white one as well, anyone know how much this would run on boxster s?

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    Number 2.

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    Isn't 26 million miles a bit high for a MY05?

     
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