I've just bought some poverty Pork…
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How about this one. Not sure about the extra little spoilers. Seems good value for a 2008 3.4 even though it does have 96000 miles under its belt.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172008367863
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/172008367863
ATM said:
Love that. I had a polar silver 986 many moons ago and this reminds me of it.
RPTIME00 said:
ATM said:
Love that. I had a polar silver 986 many moons ago and this reminds me of it.Nice. Sounds like a nice example and you'd shirley sleep easier as well. Its that or keep le croc I guess. Good hunting either way.
Still fondly remember my 986 experience in summer 2000 - old man (RIP) had a mid-life spasm and acquired a demo S from the local OPC and came straight over like a big kid. Looked good in the sunshine, went pretty damned well (I was rocking a Mk2 Golf - not a GTi either so ~250bhp and ~220lbft felt more than sufficient two up!). More importantly it cornered like it enjoyed so doing and sounded majestic (no PSE either). Proper usable sports car with a soupçon of baby exotic, naysayers be damned. Got a go in a 2.7 one on the subsequent the OPC driving day as well. Bonus.
Currently bargain of the century assuming you're willing to invest in the parts and labour to optimise / maintain / self-insure one against failure (Ohlins, uprated fluids / filters, pads, possibly slim-line seats and more modest tyre stagger, naughty-but-not-idiotic exhaust... and enjoy).
Not a vert man or I'd already have two. Well, that excuse and some residual concern regarding running cost / straight-line stomp (hard to go backwards!) / latent "w*nker-tax"... I know I shouldn't care and it's getting better as the car gets older but... nowt to do with it being a poor substitute - the opposite if anything as I prefer ubiquity / under the radar in terms of perceived image, rather than "slightly flash larry" or "bachelor hoping for poontang" (I'm sadly getting to the age where I have to justify my purchases to myself more and more, through some sort of misguided guilt about enjoying cars for what they are(enjoyable tools / pursuits). Trying to work out if its a 986, 996 or a Lotus of some sort. Can't live with less than 6 cylinders myself. Hmmm. More test drives / saving up needed.
(P.S. If I'm honest, I'm nearly all set on the Stuttgart option unless I miraculously come into enough cash to get a Honda'd Elise or an Exige S - the latter might involve doing some ferrying for the balaclava brigade though).
Still fondly remember my 986 experience in summer 2000 - old man (RIP) had a mid-life spasm and acquired a demo S from the local OPC and came straight over like a big kid. Looked good in the sunshine, went pretty damned well (I was rocking a Mk2 Golf - not a GTi either so ~250bhp and ~220lbft felt more than sufficient two up!). More importantly it cornered like it enjoyed so doing and sounded majestic (no PSE either). Proper usable sports car with a soupçon of baby exotic, naysayers be damned. Got a go in a 2.7 one on the subsequent the OPC driving day as well. Bonus.
Currently bargain of the century assuming you're willing to invest in the parts and labour to optimise / maintain / self-insure one against failure (Ohlins, uprated fluids / filters, pads, possibly slim-line seats and more modest tyre stagger, naughty-but-not-idiotic exhaust... and enjoy).
Not a vert man or I'd already have two. Well, that excuse and some residual concern regarding running cost / straight-line stomp (hard to go backwards!) / latent "w*nker-tax"... I know I shouldn't care and it's getting better as the car gets older but... nowt to do with it being a poor substitute - the opposite if anything as I prefer ubiquity / under the radar in terms of perceived image, rather than "slightly flash larry" or "bachelor hoping for poontang" (I'm sadly getting to the age where I have to justify my purchases to myself more and more, through some sort of misguided guilt about enjoying cars for what they are(enjoyable tools / pursuits). Trying to work out if its a 986, 996 or a Lotus of some sort. Can't live with less than 6 cylinders myself. Hmmm. More test drives / saving up needed.
(P.S. If I'm honest, I'm nearly all set on the Stuttgart option unless I miraculously come into enough cash to get a Honda'd Elise or an Exige S - the latter might involve doing some ferrying for the balaclava brigade though).
29k miles...! Very distracting given that I'm on the hunt for an early Cayman or 996, but certainly very enlightening all the same...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2015...
Returning to DM'S excellent post and Cmoose's thoughts , I think you might be viewing this in the wrong light chaps.
These 986s require no justification, they are perfectly acceptable on their own merits.
The beauty of the male menopause label is that it is all perfectly justifiable to the outside world why we drive a Porsche whilst we we all know the true merits of these fine cars and can enjoy them for what they are.
I wish I had not sold my 3.2s , it was a revelation and a joy to drive and ludicrously good value.
I think low mileage, original cars will be the most sought after in the future and we might be on the cusp of realising how these will escalate In times to come.
Best wishes all
These 986s require no justification, they are perfectly acceptable on their own merits.
The beauty of the male menopause label is that it is all perfectly justifiable to the outside world why we drive a Porsche whilst we we all know the true merits of these fine cars and can enjoy them for what they are.
I wish I had not sold my 3.2s , it was a revelation and a joy to drive and ludicrously good value.
I think low mileage, original cars will be the most sought after in the future and we might be on the cusp of realising how these will escalate In times to come.
Best wishes all
Back to some real poverty pork 
Silver 986, red leather interior, apparently had a rebuild. £3k
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=1...
Silver 986, red leather interior, apparently had a rebuild. £3k
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item.view&id=1...
wjb - nice but I struggle with the idea of a slusher in one of these. I'm all for freedom of choice / personal preference (and sympathise with those who might otherwise want a three-pedal option but can't for whatever reason) but in my opinion, it seems daft to forego one of the best bits about a decent steer - the quasi-symphonic interplay between acceleration, braking, steering, cog-stirring, all with a nice soundtrack (if you're doing it right 
). Just my opinion though.
either way, £3k for one of these is potentially insane value, even if I'd personally be inclined to spend a bit more a for a clean car with Spanish 'box.
). Just my opinion though.either way, £3k for one of these is potentially insane value, even if I'd personally be inclined to spend a bit more a for a clean car with Spanish 'box.
Diesel Meister said:
wjb - nice but I struggle with the idea of a slusher in one of these. I'm all for freedom of choice / personal preference (and sympathise with those who might otherwise want a three-pedal option but can't for whatever reason) but in my opinion, it seems daft to forego one of the best bits about a decent steer - the quasi-symphonic interplay between acceleration, braking, steering, cog-stirring, all with a nice soundtrack (if you're doing it right ). Just my opinion though.
either way, £3k for one of these is potentially insane value, even if I'd personally be inclined to spend a bit more a for a clean car with Spanish 'box.
I agree in a way, we have an auto in the family, but that's an X5. ). Just my opinion though.either way, £3k for one of these is potentially insane value, even if I'd personally be inclined to spend a bit more a for a clean car with Spanish 'box.
I'd only use it for pottering back and forth about 10 miles to work, I'd prefer a manual in black myself, but not seen one up for sale at a price I can't refuse yet.
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