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Trader says there "could" be a little wriggle room in the price.
http://www.classic-chrome.co.uk/cars/porsche-boxst...
As a complete newbie porker.....would really appreciatte any advice.
http://www.classic-chrome.co.uk/cars/porsche-boxst...
As a complete newbie porker.....would really appreciatte any advice.
Orangecurry said:
Didn't they get a glass rear screen from 2001 onwards?
There's quite a few on autotrader - with a few more miles, but IMO these cars need driving.
Obviously no matter which one you buy, a borescope-included inspection would be a worthwhile spend.
"The model received a minor facelift in 2003. The plastic rear window was replaced by a smaller glass window"There's quite a few on autotrader - with a few more miles, but IMO these cars need driving.
Obviously no matter which one you buy, a borescope-included inspection would be a worthwhile spend.
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anonymous said:
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Cmoose, that car actually has the pretty rare (and very expensive at the time) Sport Design seats and dash. It's actually a very cool, slightly squishy carbon/chequer plate effect, with the seat backs and centre console in a textured metallic paint. I really like it...and I'm used to staring at mine!
OP, car does seem a tad dear, the colour and ambers dates it a bit IMHO.
Leather is neither here nor there for me either I have to say, but each to their own and if you like that kind of thing then who are we to argue. But it's certainly quite low down the priority list when considering a 12-15 year old car i'd have thought for anybody.
I do think that's a pretty good price for a well looked after 986, I know my dad paid more like £8k quite recently for a very well looked after 986 facelift 2.7 with 45k miles although in a slightly more desirable colour (green Porsches generally don't sell very well) - but again if green is your colour then you're in luck.
On the face of it without having seen the car in the flesh £6k is a pretty good price for a good fun car.
986s didn't generally suffer with scored bores, save the money from a boroscopy and put it toward fitting an uprated IMS bearing would be my advice, although to be fair that also is a fairly rare issue but peace of mind helps people who suffer with Porsche Paranoia - which is a far more common issue than either IMS failure or scored bores.
I do think that's a pretty good price for a well looked after 986, I know my dad paid more like £8k quite recently for a very well looked after 986 facelift 2.7 with 45k miles although in a slightly more desirable colour (green Porsches generally don't sell very well) - but again if green is your colour then you're in luck.
On the face of it without having seen the car in the flesh £6k is a pretty good price for a good fun car.
986s didn't generally suffer with scored bores, save the money from a boroscopy and put it toward fitting an uprated IMS bearing would be my advice, although to be fair that also is a fairly rare issue but peace of mind helps people who suffer with Porsche Paranoia - which is a far more common issue than either IMS failure or scored bores.
Leather is more of a concern on older cars for me as it can look terribly tired, but most concerning, it can make the interior smell horrible .... like...well...a dead animal! (had a 997 with full leather for 3 months...much preferred my 987 without).
If I were buying a second hand Cayman, a 2.7 without any worries of bore scoring would be a deal breaker...not a 3.4 with the constant worry of bore scoring and a layer of leather glued to the dash.
Back on topic....car looks great...but get it inspected.
If I were buying a second hand Cayman, a 2.7 without any worries of bore scoring would be a deal breaker...not a 3.4 with the constant worry of bore scoring and a layer of leather glued to the dash.
Back on topic....car looks great...but get it inspected.
Edited by FrankCayman on Friday 27th February 07:12
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