Boxster Spyder
Discussion
Andrew911 said:
m33ufo said:
Did you also go with silver belts and door pulls? They do look good.
Ummmm. Couldn't quite make up my mind how they would go with the interior white paint. So have left them out (so far). Not a great pic but looked good in the flesh.
wdpor said:
Andrew911 said:
Ummmm. Couldn't quite make up my mind how they would go with the interior white paint. So have left them out (so far).
I have the standard pulls on mine. They look naff, with hindsight I would spec coloured pulls / belts
m33ufo said:
Andrew911 said:
I can feel an email going to OPC tomorrow
Well...you'll get the door pulls with the stitching so it'll just cost you for the silver belts. I definitely would 
m33ufo said:
I've never had red stitching (went with platinum on the GT4), so thought I'd try it on this Spyder. Red belts are a bit MG Metro but in for a penny! 
My first spec that went over to OPC was GR with red stitching, red seat belts - this will also work well with the white exterior you are having. For me it was a very close decision between the silver or red stitching - both work well.JeffC said:
dried up today so managed to get the roof down and had a quick ride round the block, exhaust didnt seem to be as loud with top down unless thats just me getting used to it . Anyway grabbed a couple of pics while I was out.
I dont think I would have chosen the red trim had I specced this car but must say I really like it and am pleased it has it rather than black, getting back in my other car is like jumping into a sea of darkness !
I have to say that looks epic - I love it 
I dont think I would have chosen the red trim had I specced this car but must say I really like it and am pleased it has it rather than black, getting back in my other car is like jumping into a sea of darkness !
Think the colour coded air intakes make a real difference - it's all in the details with these things - enjoy 
av185 said:
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M33 is correct on less than 100 Spyders....most are aware there are around 80 UK Spyders .
nice idea of only 80, but as I said my OPC had 7, even if all 34 only had 3 that's 102 but as many got 5 or more and some 7, 80 is dream number, but then you love it as you have one and did the same with the GT3 talking those up week on week early doors.M33 is correct on less than 100 Spyders....most are aware there are around 80 UK Spyders .
the org Porsche press release for the UK was 150 cars and as normal people seem to turn up with orders, upon orders.
Porsche are great at doing this and letting loads more cars out once the hype and build up has come, then every one ends up wit ha car and Porsche sell 100's.
Nice business model.
And of course we all paid RRP, who ever pays list on a car FFS, were we conned ? yes imo the whole GT3, GT4 , Spyder thing was a bit of a mess.
but the hype sold all the cars !!!!
Edited by Porsche911R on Wednesday 10th February 09:41
Porsche911R said:
Porsche are great at doing this and letting loads more cars out once the hype and build up has come, then every one ends up with a car and Porsche sell 100's.
Yes, I would think it works quite nicely! IMO some cars end up with low depreciation purely by luck of the draw. If people are clamouring to buy a car in the hope of rarity value that seems counter-intuitive to me. They ain't gonna remain rare when there's a factory which can churn them out, dealerships which like selling high margin cars and customers waving their money about.
"I'm sorry Sir, our strictly limited edition of 500 cars has sold out already. Would you like to place an order for our next strictly limited edition of 500 cars with the different colour brake calipers and revised exhaust trim?".
Numbers
Initially heard 3 Spyders per dealer. Then the larger dealerships 7-9 cars.
I know of many people who got their LOI in with a deposit who never got within in sniff of getting one.
Even in the early days there was a long que at my local dealership. My Guesstimate around 170 C16 cars.
With regard to numbers there is no answer its all speculation no one knows , there are loads that have not been registered yet so we cant possibly know the true figure ,we should however know later in the year once everyone has taken delivery and got them registered , one thing we know for sure there is considerably less Spyders than Gt4s , as said Opc's I spoke with said roughly for every 4 Gt4s there was only one Spyder sold . So even if you doubled that figure 2/4 its still half as many.
Anyway day off for me today, suns out, so Im off to put some miles on mine, just hope Mrs C's backside fits in the Buckets , we havnt had a trail fit yet
Anyway day off for me today, suns out, so Im off to put some miles on mine, just hope Mrs C's backside fits in the Buckets , we havnt had a trail fit yet
m33ufo said:
JeffC said:
Anyway day off for me today, suns out, so Im off to put some miles on mine, just hope Mrs C's backside fits in the Buckets , we havnt had a trail fit yet
The LWB's are a little broader in the beam than the folding buckets so you should be fine JeffC said:
m33ufo said:
JeffC said:
Anyway day off for me today, suns out, so Im off to put some miles on mine, just hope Mrs C's backside fits in the Buckets , we havnt had a trail fit yet
The LWB's are a little broader in the beam than the folding buckets so you should be fine Gassing Station | Boxster/Cayman | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff