July 2005 Boxster S Cost ???

[MYSTIC]

Anyone have any idea what is the "used car price" for a July 2005 Boxster S ?

Ball park $$ as I cannot advise what are the options.

Standard 18 OEM rims and average miles (30K) and single owner

Thanks !!

[opulentgroup]

say about $160?

[MYSTIC]

Thanks

there is a non-S June 2005 on sgcarmart asking for $190k

[opulentgroup]

a little steep right?

[opulentgroup]

a little steep right? maybe 170k.

[joshdway]

Originally Posted by MYSTIC

Anyone have any idea what is the "used car price" for a July 2005 Boxster S ?

Ball park $$ as I cannot advise what are the options.

Standard 18 OEM rims and average miles (30K) and single owner

Thanks !!

boxster S comes with 18 inchers
so that's not an added option
mileage's so so for such cars
number of owners doesnt affect the resale value
only mileage, color and option does

a brand new boxster S tip from stuttgart will cost u ard 290k.
and thats bare
showroom specs meaning electric seats, leathers, PDCs, xenons, cd changer will add another 15k to it
coming to 305k

imho, a 3 year old unit, 10,000km done a year will prob fetch anyway from 190k to 210k
depending on color, condition, how keen the buyer or desperate the seller etc
chances are 200k and above

if its a PI unit with similar specs n mileage, knock abt 30k off

took a look at the unit u mentioned
likely to be a stuttgart unit, however very bare specs, as reflected by the 66k omv
showroom spec boxsters will be ard 70 to 75k for omv
this unit is also a stick drive, no tippy. tip alone is 10k
mileage is not listed, meaning it might be on the high side...
think it should be priced at 180k tops
but then again, its just my opinion


however, if you decide that you aren't keen on the box S, drop me a pm. i might be interested, thks

[Valor]

A few Boxster S 2000-2002 going for around 140K currently.

[joshdway]

Originally Posted by Valor

A few Boxster S 2000-2002 going for around 140K currently.

those will be the 986s, not 987s
and pre-facelifted 986

quite different

[DoggieHowser]

Is 2005 model still using the older 3.2 engine? It's still the egg-yolk headlights right? Not the more retro headlights of the 987. FWIW, I think the egg-yolk look dates very badly (same for 996s as well).

Not sure if those factors affect the resale value.

When I was shopping ard last year, my config for a Box S (3.4S) would have been ard 270k (PASM, Sports Chrono, manual, xenon). That would have been the spec that made the most sense to me. I know you can get 300k configured with all the loaded options, but to me, that just adds extra weight and frills that I don't need. Stuttgart SE was also nice enough to tell me I might have trouble selling a manual Box in future.

I always think it is sad when you have to buy what the next buyer wants, but I guess there's some truth in it.

Anyway, the other issue with the Boxster (great handling car and engine in the right place, that it is) suffers from the baby sibling problem. When my friend was considering one, EVERYONE kept asking him why he just didn't bite the bullet to buy the REAL Porsche (911)

(ps sorry for the meandering discussion.. just penning down some of my thoughts when I was in the market for one last year)

[MYSTIC]

Thanks everyone - for all your comments.

I have been bugging the owner to sell this particular unit for the past 2 years (friend's car)...its a 987 unit and it is well taken care of and never tracked or thrashed.

DH - I know no offense intended about yr comments (about getting a real 911) and none taken........ I am an old uncle and no longer bothered about what others think about the car I drive.

It's MY Boxster S and its fully paid up !!

Regards