I've just bought some poverty Pork…

I've just bought some poverty Pork…

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woogie

3,313 posts

251 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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I am going to put my silver hard top up for sale if anyone is interested. There is one on classified for 720 at moment , I want 400 which is the cheapest you will ever find. Thought I would post on here before I put it up for sale

cheers

5678

6,146 posts

226 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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woogie said:
I am going to put my silver hard top up for sale if anyone is interested. There is one on classified for 720 at moment , I want 400 which is the cheapest you will ever find. Thought I would post on here before I put it up for sale

cheers
Ping me some details wink

woogie

3,313 posts

251 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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5678 said:
Ping me some details wink
mailed you mate

woogie

3,313 posts

251 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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woogie said:




Top 3 were after the local car wash guys had washed it.





These 3 were after I applied some autoglym polish and then some autoglym
deep shine after . In under an hour you can apply polish , rub it off, then
apply the deep shine and rub it off. Results are pretty good and its easy to remove
with no white residue.

Been out all day in her. Visited Hatfield house where the parking guy said to me I was
too late for the Ferrari show as it was yesterday !!! He should have gone to specsavers!

Just off out again as its such a lovely day its seems a shame to sit in when I could be
cruising biggrin



Edited by woogie on Sunday 12th August 17:05
Maybe selling mine soon, just going to have new coffin arms fitted, I wont sell unless its perfect.

edc

9,230 posts

250 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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My hardtop, wheelie stand and cover is also for sale in the classifieds. It's in a less common zenith blue though.

woogie

3,313 posts

251 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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edc said:
My hardtop, wheelie stand and cover is also for sale in the classifieds. It's in a less common zenith blue though.
Hi - whats the cover plate for the hood mechanism in your add?

I think thats the bit thats not on mine

edc

9,230 posts

250 months

Wednesday 17th October 2012
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woogie said:
Hi - whats the cover plate for the hood mechanism in your add?

I think thats the bit thats not on mine
It covers the hood release mechanism from memory. It's the shape of a silhouette of a snowman (hope that makes sense). You could end up with an ejector seat style hard top if somebody was careless I guess biggrin

pacificf1

92 posts

178 months

Monday 22nd October 2012
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thought i would ask some actual owners their thoughts, there is a 03 986 2.7 with 140k miles for less than five grand in the classifieds just up the road from me or a £7.5k 987 also highish miles @ 120k a little further away, which would you choose if at all?.

5678

6,146 posts

226 months

Monday 22nd October 2012
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Lots of people here talk of cars at £5k and less. Yet when I look, similar age/mileage cars are up at £6-7k? Are you really beating people down that much?!

kingston12

5,473 posts

156 months

Monday 22nd October 2012
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pacificf1 said:
thought i would ask some actual owners their thoughts, there is a 03 986 2.7 with 140k miles for less than five grand in the classifieds just up the road from me or a £7.5k 987 also highish miles @ 120k a little further away, which would you choose if at all?.
That 987 seems very cheap, even with those miles. Definitely worth a look, I'd think.

edc

9,230 posts

250 months

Monday 22nd October 2012
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5678 said:
Lots of people here talk of cars at £5k and less. Yet when I look, similar age/mileage cars are up at £6-7k? Are you really beating people down that much?!
My 2001 S was £7.7k back in early March this year. It was one of the cheapest dealer ones around. I don't have any special car friends or contacts and just used the usual websites to source. It came with hard top, a folder full of docmentation, solid specialist and OPC history and previous big bills lol. Aside from 'upgrades' I have only paid out so far on a service and a pair of rear tyres *touch wood*

5678

6,146 posts

226 months

Monday 22nd October 2012
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edc said:
5678 said:
Lots of people here talk of cars at £5k and less. Yet when I look, similar age/mileage cars are up at £6-7k? Are you really beating people down that much?!
My 2001 S was £7.7k back in early March this year. It was one of the cheapest dealer ones around. I don't have any special car friends or contacts and just used the usual websites to source. It came with hard top, a folder full of docmentation, solid specialist and OPC history and previous big bills lol. Aside from 'upgrades' I have only paid out so far on a service and a pair of rear tyres *touch wood*
What would you expect to pay for it if you were buying it now?

edc

9,230 posts

250 months

Monday 22nd October 2012
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5678 said:
What would you expect to pay for it if you were buying it now?
Having been 'shopping' earlier this year and still now 'window shopping' I have been watching prices for over a year now. The winter drop or summer price hike don't really exist IMO. I thought they did but perhaps it all nets out as you compound year on year depreciation. I watched a fair few cars have £1k added to their sticker price come March/April but still stick around. If I were buying my car again, and ignoring any upgrade extras, from a non-franchise dealer I would expect to pay perhaps 5% less. I have added 6k miles but aside from that the condition is almost the same if not better - it now has newly painted front bumper and a mini detail to take out a couple of minor paint blemishes at the rear.

bigee

1,485 posts

237 months

Monday 22nd October 2012
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5678 said:
Lots of people here talk of cars at £5k and less. Yet when I look, similar age/mileage cars are up at £6-7k? Are you really beating people down that much?!
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2000-PORSCHE-BOXSTER-S-3-2-BLACK-CLEAN-CAR-DRIVES-WELL-86000K-SERVICE-HISTORY-/261117466114?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item3ccbd05602

There you go...sub 5k,without a haggle. You are welcome.

custardkid

2,514 posts

223 months

Monday 22nd October 2012
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That looks nice!


falkster

4,258 posts

202 months

Tuesday 23rd October 2012
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My wife has had this over 5 years now, 65k later and just over 90k on the clock. I almost convinced her to swap for a newer one but she really loves guards and we found it hard to find a guards 987S.
We probably won't get rid of it but when we come to buying another we would probably go 993 for summer use.


raceboy

13,081 posts

279 months

Thursday 25th October 2012
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Got a feeling the Mrs's Poverty Pork is about to kick us in the teeth. frown
The Emissions Control Warning Light had come on, the owners manual is full of doom and gloom and drive straight to your nearest OPC, do not pass GO, and be prepared to give us way more than £200.....

Is it going to be that bad?....... confused

tr7v8

7,185 posts

227 months

Thursday 25th October 2012
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O2 sensor would be my thought, they're getting old enough that they are starting to fail these days.

NAS

2,543 posts

230 months

Thursday 25th October 2012
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Just signing in. I'm on the hunt for a early Boxster too, albiet in Germany. Prices of 8K euro are becoming normal for early ones that are not completely destroyed so it's a mighty tempting prospect.

Will report back smile

raceboy

13,081 posts

279 months

Thursday 25th October 2012
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Had it plugged into the OBD Computer at the garage up the road and it's recorded a few 'miss fires' on 4 out of 6 cylinders. frown
Cleared the errors and took it for a spin and it's running like a bag of nails, very similar to a Mk4 Golf GTi I used to have that had a similar coil pack set up, hopefully it's not all 6 but the last service from Porsche did advise that the packs were all cracked, might be time for new plugs as well. rotate