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Please help a 10 yr RLer. A very close female friend (not SO) is looking for her first Porsche. She's in ChiTown area. Looking for an 02-04 tip cab, really wants black/black, but exterior more important than interior (told her she's nuts, heat wise on the interior). Yes, I've scoured Autotrader, Cars.com, etc., and she's following up on 1 or 2 possibilities. I've told her that she should "prefer" a private vs dealer deal and since I have had great success buying and selling P-cars from/to RLer's, thought I'd give it a shout out here. IMS/RMS work performed a plus. Up to 60k miles. Low 30ish budget. PM me with any leads--will provide finder's fee for the right car for her to buy. TIA. V. Larson
Did the exact same search last year ast year. Took patience, a lot of travel and about 9 months to find one I liked (see pic). Mine had 42,000 and cost $27K. A great deal to be sure, low/mid 30s was typical. But frankly, I probably spent a thousand dollars (and hours) or so on related travel. I looked at more than a dozen cabs 2001-04 in all parts of the country. Made it part of my business travel.
I will keep my eyes open -- but here are a few tips based on my experience. I'm sure others may disagree with some of these points. Just 1-man's experience.
* There are of course far more of these cars in the warm weather states -- no surprise there. But I found the Midwest was stronger overall from a cost standopint (-$2,500 ish) in terms of mileage v/model year. There seems to be a greater cost "penalty" on model year rather vs. mileage in the market overall. I wouldn't shy away from a car in the South by any means, but that's just my experience.
* For many in the Midwest, these cars tend to be summer drivers and somewhat more coddled as a result. That's a significant generalization, of course, but I found that they were typically fewer-owner cars and had more service records etc...
* The
big issue
-- the top. Early 2000ish cars that have been in the South/daily drivers or and/or not garaged or properly at this point often had tops that were starting to go -- or at least really fading. You may need to factor that $2,000+ cosmetic upgrade into the equation as well. Again, less an issue in the regions where the car is garaged for 6 months a year.
* Never saw an IMS upgraded car for sale.
Hope this helps!
