The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVI)

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Patrick Bateman said:

I meant painless as in not finding the rust return within a year, not actually the physical aspect of carrying it out.

Easily avoided by using someone competent!

[braddo]

anonymous said:

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Got any pics? Are you giving any thought to using wheelspacers to fill the arches a bit? I think that is usually the problem is using smaller diameter wheels - it's not the diameter that's the problem, but the offset. My assumption is that manufacturers intentionally make the small wheels look a bit weedy to enourage buyers to spec the larger wheels.

There is a 986 Boxster near me on the standard 16 inch wheels that is a case in point - the 17 inch wheels look so much better, but only because the 16s are sitting so far inside the arches, E-type style.

[Patrick Bateman]

I thought 17's were the smallest on a 986?

[Patrick Bateman]

Ah, I never bothered looking at the poxy non-S cars.

[Patrick Bateman]

Patrick Bateman said:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/p...

No service history prior to 98k miles but cheap and maintenance hasn't exactly been ignored since.

Now £2500.

What's going on here?

[GraemeP]

All this talk of 996s - this floats my boat:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/lightbox?ad...

[benjj]

olly22n said:

Quite.

I see our girl has moved on. Not that I looked at the advert, much.

Yep. Expecting cash today, he's collecting it tomorrow. Good bloke, going to use it as a daily in Zone 1. Big balls.

Got asking price. Think its worth more.

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GraemeP said:

All this talk of 996s - this floats my boat:

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/lightbox?ad...

Would prefer a blick interior and clear indies, but otherwise I like.

[Patrick Bateman]

I've never understood why the grey leather and dash is so common on the 986/996, it's bloody awful.

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anonymous said:

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Phone number short of a digit and a photo with an email address.

Scam scam scam scam
Scam scam scam scam
Scammedy scam! Scammedy scam.

[Patrick Bateman]

I've never seen a scam advert read like an enthusiast has written it, or have the part exchange considerations.

He's chopped £2k off the price though, wanting it gone or not, that's not right.

[jonnydm]

Patrick Bateman said:

I've never seen a scam advert read like an enthusiast has written it, or have the part exchange considerations.

He's chopped £2k off the price though, wanting it gone or not, that's not right.

100% scam
The ad has either been hacked or content copied to a new one.

[Patrick Bateman]

jonnydm said:

100% scam
The ad has either been hacked or content copied to a new one.

I can never remember the photo with an email address in it before, never knew ads could get hacked as such.

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Patrick Bateman said:

I can never remember the photo with an email address in it before, never knew ads could get hacked as such.

It's a copy of a genuine one, including pictures, with the email address photo added. Not an original that's been hacked.

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olly22n said:

I want a boxster today. This one.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

I'd love to see you drop £13k on that

[Redbaron1973]

olly22n said:

I want a boxster today. This one.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2014...

No leather dash, and big wheels? It's practically a write off!

[braddo]

anonymous said:

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Looks good. Will look really good with a lower ride height. Are they factory Cayman wheels? I've seen a similar style on late 997 Targas but not Box/Cayman.

For comparison the weedy little 16s on a Boxster. I think they would look fine with some spacers and slightly lower ride height.

[barchetta_boy]

anonymous said:

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Dare I say it....

needs stance

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Have you given us a review of the Cayman, other than the chocolate bits?

[NomduJour]

1/2" of sidewall make all that difference?

Anyway, China has a lot to answer for: