1997 Porsche Boxster Base

Listed by an independent dealer in Indio, CA · On lot for 130 days · VIN verifiable at NHTSA

This used 1997 Porsche Boxster Base is listed at $5,900 by desert private collection in Indio, CA 92201. It has 123,000 miles on the odometer (dealer-reported, not independently verified by OAV). It features a RWD drivetrain with a 2.5L H6 engine and Automatic transmission.

OAV's AI-powered Price-to-Market analysis rates this vehicle as Unscored due to insufficient comparable data. OAV has not assigned a reliable comparable market range for this vehicle yet — the comparable set is too limited.

This vehicle has been on the lot for 130 days.

Analysis powered by OAV's patented inventory standardization technology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477).

Market context

This listing is part of OAV's broader Indio, CA convertibles market analysis. OAV compares vehicles using local and regional price-to-market ranges, days-on-lot, comparable count, and demand signals where available.

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How this deal is rated

OAV compares this 1997 Porsche Boxster against similar vehicles currently available in the local and regional market — same make, model, and year range (currently across available trims and configurations; trim-level matching is rolling out), filtered for comparable mileage. Based on where this listing falls in that comparable set, it is rated:

• Great Deal — priced below the typical range for comparable vehicles.
• Fair Price — priced within the expected range for comparable vehicles.
• Overpriced — priced above the typical range for comparable vehicles.

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How this listing is verified

This vehicle listing was aggregated from an independent dealer in Indio, CA, one of 57,000+ U.S. dealerships in OAV's nationwide inventory network.The VIN WP0CA2986VS621964 can be independently verified via the U.S. Department of Transportation's NHTSA VIN decoder, and safety recalls at NHTSA's recall database.

Vehicle attributes (year, make, model, trim, mileage, location) are standardized using OAV's patented methodology (U.S. Patent No. 12,236,477), which normalizes naming conventions and deduplicates cross-listed inventory across the dealership network. Listing data is processed daily; Price-to-Market analysis uses comparable vehicles within the same geographic market.

1997 Porsche Boxster Market in CA

Based on all 11 1995-1999 Porsche Boxster listings in the CA market, the average asking price is $9,899. Because OAV has not assigned a reliable price verdict to this listing, it does not state how it compares to this broader average. Comparable prices in CA range from $5,900 to $13,500. Similar vehicles spend an average of 165 days on dealer lots in this market.

Similar Porsche Boxster Listings in CA

5 similar listings shown (closest matches within ±2 model years) and ±30,000 miles (subject trim: Base — compare trims below)