981 Boxster GTS…am I going mad?

[Riskins]

Had my roof cleaned and sealed by my local detailer, obviously he gave the rest of the car a clean too which is also appreciated.

[TTmonkey]

Riskins said:

Had my roof cleaned and sealed by my local detailer, obviously he gave the rest of the car a clean too which is also appreciated.

Sweet.

[Christian P]

TTmonkey said:

Washed and polished mine Wednesday night. Thursday morning it looked like you could grow spuds on it, the rain was full of dust….!

Sadly I don’t have a garage

Dang. Beyond frustrating.

[Christian P]

Riskins said:

Had my roof cleaned and sealed by my local detailer, obviously he gave the rest of the car a clean too which is also appreciated.

Very tidy. Is that Guards Red or Carmine? (I’m finding that Carmine red photographs quite ‘brightly’, making it appear more like Guards Red.)

[Riskins]

Christian P said:

Very tidy. Is that Guards Red or Carmine? (I’m finding that Carmine red photographs quite ‘brightly’, making it appear more like Guards Red.)

It’s Guards Red, not a fan of Carmine looks dull in comparison.

[Christian P]

Thank you.

I think carmine’s relative dullness is a ‘feature’. It certainly doesn’t pop in the same way Guards Red does.

[TTmonkey]

Riskins said:

It’s Guards Red, not a fan of Carmine looks dull in comparison.

I like guards red but have always found that older GR cars tend to fade badly, especially in the sun.

Maybe a probably from the past.

Yours looks stunning. Would love to have mine properly cleaned up and photographed well.

[Riskins]

Christian P said:

Thank you.

I think carmine’s relative dullness is a ‘feature’. It certainly doesn’t pop in the same way Guards Red does.

It’s a very expensive feature on a new car

[Christian P]

Riskins said:

It’s a very expensive feature on a new car

I know! The irony…

[Christian P]

OK - so, finally, some 'new' car photos.

981 GTS in Carmine Red with satin black wheels. Standard interior and exterior, ie. no GTS packs.

[Christian P]

Here's the underside, for those who like these things. 50,000 miles; eight years old. Needs the nearside PSE valve dealing with - natch.

[Christian P]

And a final garage image, after the first wash and number plate update. (Personalised registration to taste!)

Loving the car - and the weather this week has been ideal for some roof-down motoring.

[TTmonkey]

Happy days mate. Enjoy.

[Christian P]

Thank you!

[JurassicGTS]

Just beautiful

[Christian P]

Thank you. The usual surface corrosion but yes, otherwise all seems to be in order.

[GT3Manthey]

Riskins said:

Had my roof cleaned and sealed by my local detailer, obviously he gave the rest of the car a clean too which is also appreciated.

Really like that . Sorry havnt read the previous posts about your car . May I ask what you paid and is it Manual ? Tks

[Riskins]

GT3Manthey said:

Really like that . Sorry havnt read the previous posts about your car . May I ask what you paid and is it Manual ? Tks

Yes manual and bought from Portsmouth OPC March 2022, rather not discuss price paid as not sure it has any relevance.

[GT3Manthey]

Riskins said:

Yes manual and bought from Portsmouth OPC March 2022, rather not discuss price paid as not sure it has any relevance.

That’s fair enough enjoy the car it’s a corker.

I’ve been looking at the 718 GTS and wondering if it’s worth the extra over the older model .

[Riskins]

Thank you, I love it.

I actually went to buy a 2018 2.5 GTS, didn’t get on with it. Salesman offered me test drive off a 4.0 GTS, loved it and left holding deposit on new car order. Ukraine kicked off and I thought I’m not sure how long I’m waiting for that, test drove my 981 and thought this is 80% of the new car and here we are 18 months later.

Other than the lack of CarPlay (which I know is an easy retrofit) it’s everything I could want from a weekend use convertible sports car.