Boxster S with accident damage

[phantom]

Would you buy a Boxster S that had been in a accident but had been totally fixed by a OPC?

Reason i ask is that i'm seeing one tonight but have since found out that it had been in a accident but had been sorted by cambridge OPC

Should i carry on going to see this car or shouldn't i touch it with a barge pole?

Comments welcome.

Thanks
Jeff

 

[GreigM]

Should be OK if it was fixed by an OPC, but the fact that it had had this experience should be reflected in the price. There will be many cars out there which are damaged/repaired with their owner blissfully unaware.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

Something worth bearing in mind is that Porsche Approved body repairs are guaranteed for life (as long as a free annual check is done).

So if the car has been correctly repaired, I see no reason it should be a problem.

 

[phantom]

thx for the input
It always casts a shadow of doubt and my heart sunk when i found out, i suppose a 2000 3.2 in black with 54k on the clock with full opc history is not a bad price @ £22,500
Anyone agree?

Ta
Jeff

 

[Helen Goff]

depends on what the damage was.

if it was fixed via the OPC then it should be 100% ok.

 

[Andy Tims]

ORIGINAL: phantom

thx for the input
It always casts a shadow of doubt and my heart sunk when i found out, i suppose a 2000 3.2 in black with 54k on the clock with full opc history is not a bad price @ £22,500
Anyone agree?

Ta
Jeff

Give em some stick & play hard ball.
I would offer £19,500 & threaten to walk away @ anything over £20K. Boxster prices are on the floor this time of year. The milleage isn't exactly low & it has been crashed - which if you were trying to sell them the car would be rammed down your throat.

 

[kitchens]

Sorry have to disagree..walk away there are hundreds of car's out there that have not been repaired.It may prove to be difficult to sell on ,as another buyer may have the same doubt you have .I agree it should be ok if it has been done at a official centre ,but is it not listed as a repaired car on HPI...Good luck .

Brian

 

[Mark_Bennett]

I thought only cars that have been written off, and then repaired and put back on the road are listed on HPI (i.e. Category C and D - which are value write-offs anyway, so are still perfectly repairable).

 

[phantom]

Not sure if the price is negotiable as it has been reduced several times but hey no harm in asking.

I have seen pics and it does look in good condition, i hope it drives well, if so i just need to get rid of mi VX220 turbo and i will a boxster owner (well thats the thinking) ha ha

J

 

[Mark_Bennett]

I take it this is a private sale?

If it has been repaired by an OPC, ask to see the repair guarantee booklet - this should be stamped once a year to say the repair is still good. If it is not stamped then the lifetime repair warranty is invalid...

 

[oliver]

Although there is a stigma attached to accident repairs, if it is clear on an HPI check and the work was carried out by an OPC then it should be OK. However, it would be worth less than a mint car.

I'd be a bit more concerned about the mileage. Although 54k isn't that high, there are plenty of examples around with a lot less miles for not a lot more money.

 

[Guest]

There will be other cars...I wouldn't risk it.

(Obviously dependant on the nature of the repair)

 

[Dapster]

Jeff - last year I did this to my baby:

The car was repaired by the OPC (Cambridge by co-incidence) and the car is absolutly perfect. I would have no hesitation buying a car with a full OPC repair job on it - remember that often its insurance money that pays for the repair so there are never any corners cut.

Having said that, their is a perceived loss of value so make sure you haggle hard. That car will not perform any less well than a non banged car, but the vendor has given you a window to negotiate. Similarly, if it was an unusual colour, you could have used that as a bargaining point even if you love the colour.

If the car is being sold by an OPC and they wont drop the price any further, get them to add goodies on rather than take money off - eg upgrade the wheels to 18" sport designes, fit a Porsche 6 disk autochanger, take 50% off the next service - whatever. These goodies will cost them very little and deliver you huge relative value.

 

[JCB..]

Would you buy a Boxster S that had been in a accident but had been totally fixed by a OPC?

Yes..

JCB..

 

[NicD]

me too, ... I did - the GT3 had small front end damage which was repaired to as good as new

 

[Guest]

Wouldn't it depend on the extent of the damage done in the accident?

My wife scraped the side of my S and had it repaired by an official Porsche bodyshop.
I would be reuctant to buy a car that had been severely damaged no matter how good the repair. My previous car was hit in the side and the new door never fitted properly, something which was not apparant except at high speed.

I didn't know repairs had to be checked andthe guarantee stamped every year. Surely another reason not to buy a repaired car. If you forget or didn't know, your warranty becomes invalid.

Who needs the hassle of getting the repair checked every year.

 

[phantom]

Hi All

Went to see the S last night, it looked really well, no bodywork out of alignment bodywork looked like gloss black apart from a few stone chips and a couple of scuff around the boot area where the top folds in it looks good.
Checked the service book all looks stamped
Wheel looks great for the age
Drives and sounds as good as ever.

Going to go back at the weekend to take a look in daylight and make up my mind.

Jeff

 

[JCB..]

Who needs the hassle of getting the repair checked every year.

This for rust - it's the same for cars that haven't been in an accident. If you don't service at an OPC and don't get your car inspected periodically you are on your own should you car turn brown!

JCB..

 

[huw dolphin]

speak to mark at ninemeister in warrington about write offs which are rebuilt - he can give you chapter and verse on why they get written off and why you should buy one. the price of the one you've been offered seems high though. worth a look definitely though as long as you appreciate it will always have that history - no prob when you buy cheap though.

 

[phantom]

The car i went to see was not classed as a writeoff, thank god
still deciding whether to switch from my VX220 turbo though [&:] just mainly from a cost to run, the vx hardly costs my anything, can't say the same about a boxster s.

Jeff