Title: 2001 porsche boxster - $5,000 (Holly Springs)
Salvage title, has Boxster S exhaust.
Purchased from IAAI auctions Sept. 2, 2022 with 118,578 miles. Currently
has 119,994 miles.
Inspected, daily driven, top works, windows roll up and down.
Replaced front left radiator, headlight assembly, turn signal, new
battery. Painted over damaged body panels, poorly.
Appears to have IMS bearing replacement if you believe the tiny sticker
in the picture.
Has many things wrong with it:
- Obvious scratches, body damage.
- Hood has weird permanent paint damage that looks like it's just dirty.
- The remote key does not work, center window switches do not work.
This is probably because the window was left open during delivery and
the alarm module was fried. The module sat in water for a few days and
appears toast. This in turn makes the center window switches not work, I
believe. What I ended up doing was disconnecting the motor harness
in-door, and directly wired to the window regulator motor terminals.
Then ran some wires out through the door panel and wired up some custom
switches. The passenger side is straightforward in the door up/down,
which you need to do before operating the top. The windows used to
have comfort access open a little when the door is open so it won't
pull on the top when the door is opened. In order to get around this I
made a custom switch under the driver door handle that moves the window up
and down manually before the door is opened. Window can only be
operated by this switch. If the window switches fail just pull the door
open and it will open fine, just pull on the side of the cover till it
pops.
The carpet on the drivers side was ripped out and the floor panel
replaced by a racing metal plate from pelican parts with the old floor
mat bolted to the plate. The good news is there is no rust and no mold.
Rear cv joints are starting to clunk under heavy load and cornering.
Smells wet-doggish on the inside sometimes from previous dog owner.
Stereo was removed prior, head unit disabled.
Check engine light on occasionally for a evap sensor, or some other
emissions issue that is moot because it's more than 20 years old and
doesn't need to pass emissions. Has the 'hard to start' issue if you
fill it up all the way. Fill it up to 3/4s and it will start after a few
extra seconds.
Do you really want a 23-year potential money pit? One that was worked on
by a novice, ignorant software engineer for fun? My preference is to
sell this to someone who knows the potential issues, so please respond
with some indicator that you're ready for problems as soon as you drive
it away.
With that said, I daily drive it in Holly Springs and it is ridiculously
fun to cruise around in a slow-fast car that I literally do not care if
it gets damaged.
Price Context:
- Carmax will give 300$
- LKQ ~ 900$
- Paid IAAI ~3000$, +~1500$ in parts.
Please consider the above when making an offer.