I bought the highest mileage Porsche 987.2 I could find

[Gustavo7]

So last weekend I decided to buy the highest mileage Gen 2 987 in the country and run it as a daily.

Here it is, my 2009 987.2 Porsche Boxster S, registering 126500 miles on the clock!





I do 125 miles on my daily commute. That means this car will be doing just short of 30.000 miles this year!

....will it?

My previous car was a E86 Z4M which I have taken from 89.000 to 131.000mls (with no rod bearing replacement).

Watch this space!

[Richard-390a0]

TBH I find low miles / usage does more damage to vehicle than high miles / usage. Enjoy!

[Mark-ri571]

Looks good. I had a base 2.9 Gen2 Cayman with the same wheels and found that the car was very sensitive to minor tyre pressure variations. It’s worth playing around with different tyre pressures to find your optimal set up.

[mcbook]

That looks lovely!

Did you set out trying to find the highest mileage one, or did it turn out like that? Does it have a reasonable history and service record?

In general I think older boxters are great value. If only I didn't rear seats for the school run!

[trails]

Good luck

[Jhonno]

Well done for buying a car to enjoy and not worry about the value..

[Trustmeimadoctor]

Richard-390a0 said:

TBH I find low miles / usage does more damage to vehicle than high miles / usage. Enjoy!

does seem to be the way especially on porsches if it gets used bits get fixed if it doesnt they err dont

like with the bore score and ims failures if its done loads of mile chances are it fine or been fixed its those garage queens that are the unkown

[Gustavo7]

mcbook said:

Did you set out trying to find the highest mileage one, or did it turn out like that? Does it have a reasonable history and service record?

I wasn't actively looking for a 987 when I came across the ad for this car, but as it was only 1h from me I decided to go and have a look.

When comparing with others I realised it was the leggiest Gen 2 for sale in the UK.

It pretty much has a full service history with Porsche stamps up to 107k, then Porscheworkx.

New Brakes all around in 2021.
Last full service in 2022. (@121k miles)
New Pirelli N2 rated tyres in May 2023.
Ceramic coated 2 years ago.

It needs a front cooling pipe (40 quid new OEM) as its weeping slightly, and new Tie Rods in the front as highlighted in the last MOT. (These were free-issued to me by the Previous Owner.)

It took the mileage remarkably well! Hopefully stays like that!

[Zarco]

Nice one.

How much was it?

[carinaman]

Indeed. How affordable was it?

What's the 125 mile commute like? How much is M-Way and dual carriageways?

[v8ben]

Aha, I'm about to collect a 90k gen 2, will be interested to follow this

[sdh2903]

Richard-390a0 said:

TBH I find low miles / usage does more damage to vehicle than high miles / usage. Enjoy!

Agree. I've just bought a 55k gen 2 that still needs coolant and brake pipes doing.

OP if it's not got history of the full set of front coolant pipes being done in the past then expect to change more than just one.

[Court_S]

Looks good.

We’re very hung up on mileage in this country. If it’s been looked after, it’s just a number.

These are on my radar as a reply for my 335i. Will be interested to see how you get on with it.

[Gustavo7]

I paid £11,800 for it. I couldn’t find any other 987.2 for less than £15995! Interested to know what you guys think of the deal!

[carinaman]

I can't offer an opinion. I was mildly interested in a resprayed original 2.5 one at around £6K but have gone off of the idea.

I've not been looking at these so don't know how much they go for or what's a good price.

Do you have a nice route for the commute?

Edited by carinaman on Wednesday 25th October 19:15

[Heathwood]

Gustavo7 said:

I paid £11,800 for it. I couldn’t find any other 987.2 for less than £15995! Interested to know what you guys think of the deal!

Sounds like an absolute steal! Haven’t seen many below £15k and most are closer to 20.

[Gustavo7]

carinaman said:

Do you have a nice route for the commute?

33mi of Motorway (M20/M25 inc Dartford crossing)
15mi of A13
7 miles of Town/City driving

Each way.

[e46m3c]

I would be interested to hear how you compare the boxster to the z4m. Just sold my z4m and considering a 987 box s.

[Zarco]

Gustavo7 said:

carinaman said:

Do you have a nice route for the commute?

33mi of Motorway (M20/M25 inc Dartford crossing)
15mi of A13
7 miles of Town/City driving

Each way.

Not nice then.

Car seems like a good deal providing it doesn't throw up any big bills. Looks great in the photos.

[carinaman]

Gustavo7 said:

33mi of Motorway (M20/M25 inc Dartford crossing)
15mi of A13
7 miles of Town/City driving

Each way.

I don't commute so wondering how much was M-way/dual carriageway slog. I've not used those roads for years. Sometimes to shake it up a bit I used to drive through London and over Tower Bridge when travelling from The Chilterns to Thanet.

As it's twice the price of the £6K 2.5 original I was looking at I'll be interested to know how it goes.