NEW 981 BOXSTER OWNERS - PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS FORUM

NEW 981 BOXSTER OWNERS - PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS FORUM

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Mutt

1,115 posts

192 months

Monday 30th April 2012
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535dBoy said:
Isn't that GT silver ie£1k premium over metallic?

Saw a couple in the flesh and didn't think it was worth the extra.

The picture looks stunning(as do the rest in the brochure) but I think it is not a true representation.
£1k is a lot of wodge, but GT Silver is definitely a lovely colour.

Mutt

1,115 posts

192 months

Monday 30th April 2012
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Edited by Mutt on Monday 30th April 14:07

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Monday 30th April 2012
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Mutt said:
£1k is a lot of wodge, but GT Silver is definitely a lovely colour.
I agree the pictures look stunning and we were all set to order it and then when we went to the dealer in bright sunlight they had all of the silvers parked outside and it didn't look different enough to warrant the extra.

This is why we swerved to aygate and then the saving on the paint went on the electric seats

anonymous-user

55 months

Monday 30th April 2012
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Mmmmmmmm......




nsm3

2,831 posts

197 months

Monday 30th April 2012
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I'll look forward to picking one of these up second hand in 12/13, assuming they drive ok of course.

asplandg

112 posts

145 months

Thursday 3rd May 2012
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Anyone got any thoughts on wheel size versus ride quality?

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Thursday 3rd May 2012
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Not yet as no drives

Have splashed out on PASM just in case as we have the 20s coming

asplandg

112 posts

145 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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535dBoy said:
Have splashed out on PASM just in case as we have the 20s coming
Seems a sensible precaution, but it makes the 20" wheels a £3k option on the 2.7 rather than £2k.

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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asplandg said:
Seems a sensible precaution, but it makes the 20" wheels a £3k option on the 2.7 rather than £2k.
It all adds up!

I was going for a non - S and will end up with an S with £18k of options on it now!

gbrownzen

136 posts

147 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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535dBoy said:
I was going for a non - S and will end up with an S with £18k of options on it now!
Crikey, that's a lot. Full natural leather and tick everything else? wink

Have you got a build completion date yet?

Geoff

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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gbrownzen said:
Crikey, that's a lot. Full natural leather and tick everything else? wink

Have you got a build completion date yet?

Geoff
Yes pretty much everything ticked but not leather on dashboard. The mrs would go nuts if she knew how much, and it is her car!

10th may completion.

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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gbrownzen said:
Crikey, that's a lot. Full natural leather and tick everything else? wink

Have you got a build completion date yet?

Geoff
See P2 of this thread for spec

SFO

5,169 posts

184 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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535dBoy said:
10th may completion.
that's my completion date too smile

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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SFO said:
that's my completion date too smile
Did they give you est del date too?

They are saying 7-10 days after to me which sounds a touch optimistic no?

SFO

5,169 posts

184 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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535dBoy said:
SFO said:
that's my completion date too smile
Did they give you est del date too?

They are saying 7-10 days after to me which sounds a touch optimistic no?
they said anything from 1 to 4 weeks!

apparently, they get told that the lorry is coming with the car the day before the lorry turns up.

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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Brilliantly helpful!

I've just Mrs car up for sale so we will have to see what happens if I sell it before new one turns up!

gbrownzen

136 posts

147 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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535dBoy said:
Yes pretty much everything ticked but not leather on dashboard. The mrs would go nuts if she knew how much, and it is her car!

10th may completion.
What no PTV? You're not really trying to get the price up ... biggrin

Not many people seem to have gone with the PTV/LSD!

I must confess I had a spec panic earlier in the week wondereding if I should have gone with full leather rather than the LSD, but the car was in production and it was far too late! So many options and such a long time to wait for the car means lots of time to worry about what you have specced and especially what you haven't!

I set myself a limit of £60K (after dropping the 3rd year warranty) and in the end I got to within a few pounds, so the choice was full leather and drop LSD and Auto aircon or PDLS. As I'm keen on a straight black interior I felt the dash would be fine.

GT Silver and full leather would have been the nicest, but that would have added another £2.5K ...

Looks like a bunch of us have cars completing within a few days and probably sharing a boat across. I'm expecting 2-3 weeks for delivery, unless some unusual delay, so I'll be happy if I can collect on or before 1st June. smile

Let's just hope it's stopped raining by then!

Cheers,

Geoff

Wivelrod

52 posts

145 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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Getting PTV...didn't order it at first, but then I thought I might regret it and changed the order. No full leather though :P

Was also told in the region of 9 days for delivery (completes 21st, told approx the 30th for handover). So will be following you guys with early May completion dates with interest, I also thought it was rather optimistic!

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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I've already been told that I won't be taking this near the track (I have a dedicated track car for that I was told) but I may sneak in a cheeky Bedford evening one day!

The options were getting out of hand. Would have loved full leather. PTV I don't think I would have got full benefit from on the road and was quite expensive

I have a new everyday car coming in Sept/oct. I have a place booked but not specced. Where I think it will be c£65k others are suggesting it will be more like £70k so I need to save some for that ! It has a form of ptv as std though so won't have that problem!

535dBoy

474 posts

199 months

Friday 4th May 2012
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I've already been told that I won't be taking this near the track (I have a dedicated track car for that I was told) but I may sneak in a cheeky Bedford evening one day!

The options were getting out of hand. Would have loved full leather. PTV I don't think I would have got full benefit from on the road and was quite expensive

I have a new everyday car coming in Sept/oct. I have a place booked but not specced. Where I think it will be c£65k others are suggesting it will be more like £70k so I need to save some for that ! It has a form of ptv as std though so won't have that problem!