First Porsche?

[StephenG]

Hello, am new to all this but finally wanted to make my dream of owning a Porsche come true.

I am looking at a 03 Twin Turbo Coupe for $66,900. 19,000 miles. Seems to be in excellent condition and have done a CARFAX report that came back without any issues - except door window checked twice? The rest of the specs are: Polar Silver Metallic with Black full leather interior. Equipment includes: 6-speed transmission, aluminum look interior, heated seats, center console painted to match the exterior, Porsche headcrests in the front seats, footwell lighting, stainless steel exhaust pipes, aluminum dials, and a power sunroof.

So is this a good buy? What should I be looking out for on this car? Any ideas on maintainence cost/year? Are these the right rims for the car?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks very much.

Stephen

[gandrade1]

Hello, am new to all this but finally wanted to make my dream of owning a Porsche come true.

I am looking at a 03 Twin Turbo Coupe for $66,900. 19,000 miles. Seems to be in excellent condition and have done a CARFAX report that came back without any issues - except door window checked twice? The rest of the specs are: Polar Silver Metallic with Black full leather interior. Equipment includes: 6-speed transmission, aluminum look interior, heated seats, center console painted to match the exterior, Porsche headcrests in the front seats, footwell lighting, stainless steel exhaust pipes, aluminum dials, and a power sunroof.

So is this a good buy? What should I be looking out for on this car? Any ideas on maintainence cost/year? Are these the right rims for the car?

Any other suggestions?

Thanks very much.

Stephen

The car looks amazing and the history encouraging, however do not get any PCar, specially a turbo, without a Pre-Purchase Inspection... I was looking at a spotless 03 Carrera a couple of months ago, clean carfax, 22k miles. Got the PPI done, it turns out it had a leak (RMS).

If the PPI is done by a reputable shop, they can also provide you with an idea of what maintanence costs to expect.

My 2 cents....

I hope it works out with this baby.

Good luck,

Gus

Edited February 27, 2008 by gandrade1

[Loren]

:welcome:

[SA321]

welcome to the dark side... have fun...

p.s. kind of late to ask maintainence cost questions :)

[greenboxster]

Stephen -

Welcome! I picked up an '03 TT X50 in December and still can't get the smile off my face.

To answer your questions in no particular order:

- Sounds like the price is a little bit high, but within shouting distance (I don't think I stole mine (or overpaid) but I paid $70k for a Porsche CPO with 29k miles - original sticker was $141k).

- Those appear to be the stock turbo hollowspoke wheels

- Get a PPI

- Buy a Durametrics code reader and check for Type 2 ("mechanical") overrevs. Search the site for more info/debate on type 1 vs 2

- Maintenance costs? Depends on what you drove before. I've gotten used to P car costs with my 2001 Boxster S (owned since 2004), but the costs are high. If you remove the tire budget from "maintenance costs" it should be reasonable. :)

Buying this car is not going to be a rational decision. But, I would argue, it's the right decision! Oh yeah. Add about $4,000 to the price to account for a second set of wheels & tires for the track so you can explore its potential in a safer way!

Steve D.

[hooster]

Stephen -

Welcome! I picked up an '03 TT X50 in December and still can't get the smile off my face.

To answer your questions in no particular order:

- Sounds like the price is a little bit high, but within shouting distance (I don't think I stole mine (or overpaid) but I paid $70k for a Porsche CPO with 29k miles - original sticker was $141k).

- Those appear to be the stock turbo hollowspoke wheels

- Get a PPI

- Buy a Durametrics code reader and check for Type 2 ("mechanical") overrevs. Search the site for more info/debate on type 1 vs 2

- Maintenance costs? Depends on what you drove before. I've gotten used to P car costs with my 2001 Boxster S (owned since 2004), but the costs are high. If you remove the tire budget from "maintenance costs" it should be reasonable. :)

Buying this car is not going to be a rational decision. But, I would argue, it's the right decision! Oh yeah. Add about $4,000 to the price to account for a second set of wheels & tires for the track so you can explore its potential in a safer way!

Steve D.

Yeah...and don't even think about NOT going to the track.

Looks beautiful...I hope it works out for you.

-Alan

[StephenG]

Hello and thanks for all the comments.

Sorry, but what is a PPI?

Best,

S

Stephen -

Welcome! I picked up an '03 TT X50 in December and still can't get the smile off my face.

To answer your questions in no particular order:

- Sounds like the price is a little bit high, but within shouting distance (I don't think I stole mine (or overpaid) but I paid $70k for a Porsche CPO with 29k miles - original sticker was $141k).

- Those appear to be the stock turbo hollowspoke wheels

- Get a PPI

- Buy a Durametrics code reader and check for Type 2 ("mechanical") overrevs. Search the site for more info/debate on type 1 vs 2

- Maintenance costs? Depends on what you drove before. I've gotten used to P car costs with my 2001 Boxster S (owned since 2004), but the costs are high. If you remove the tire budget from "maintenance costs" it should be reasonable. :)

Buying this car is not going to be a rational decision. But, I would argue, it's the right decision! Oh yeah. Add about $4,000 to the price to account for a second set of wheels & tires for the track so you can explore its potential in a safer way!

Steve D.

Yeah...and don't even think about NOT going to the track.

Looks beautiful...I hope it works out for you.

-Alan

[soldonfm]

Hello and thanks for all the comments.

Sorry, but what is a PPI?

Best,

S

It stands for Pre-Purchase Inspection.

Regards

R