Is this "car zero"...?

[blueovercream]

We've seen prices of many sports cars rising for years now, with air-cooled Porsche 911s being one of the most stand-out examples. "Investment potential" this, "future classic" that. I've never really understood how the price rises started - I guess it just took a few people who were happy to pay over the odds for nice examples, and prices crept from there.

Then I stumbled across this. A nice but otherwise unremarkable 20 year old Boxster S. It's done over 80k miles and the Porsche Centre advertising it want nearly 30 grand for it. The asking price is double the next most expensive examples, with far lower mileages.

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Maybe it will be on sale for ages, maybe it will go quickly. Who knows. But it's not much of a stretch to imagine other sellers seeing it and adding a few thousand onto theirs. And so the snowball starts. By 2022 you won't be able to find a 986 Boxster for less than £20k.

[TheOctaneAddict]

In a word no. This is one of the restored cars Porsche GB created, its to showcase that you can now buy Boxster parts through their heritage parts department.

[Dimebars]

These cars are full nut and bolt restorations done in-house by OPC's hence the price

"Normal" 20 year old Boxsters will still be £3/4/5k

[Tuggorn]

I think it’s a fairly significant car in its own right, looks like it’s one that Porsche themselves refurbished in 2018 as part of 70th anniversary celebrations

[blueovercream]

Well that's knocked the wind out of my sail a bit! I didn't know it was a complete restoration. Still seems like a lot of money to pay for a 986 Boxster.

[TREMAiNE]

That has to be priced wrong, surely?
You can get a 987.2 with half the mileage and top-spec for less than that!

I can't see the 986 Boxster ever reaching that sort of price.

[Om]

As mentioned above: https://mrsportscars.com/2019/04/11/porsche-gb-70-...

You would think the OPC would make more of that though - not one mention in the blurb, just a single pic of the 70th badge...

[bristolracer]

The Opc's did it a few years ago with the 924.
There are some knocking about at £25K.
Porsche Lovetts in Bristol had one in the showroom and it was probably as near to new condition as its possible to get.

[Speedgelb]

Dimebars said:

"Shagged" 20 year old Boxsters will still be £3/4k

FTFY

Good ones go for a bit more...

[supersport]

and some of these restored by OPC cars we dogs dinners

[m444ttb]

Strange advert. They've made nothing of the restoration work. I had a look around it as Bicester Heritage early last year and while it was fundamentally nice the final presentation was far from immaculate. It needed a thorough detailing at least to get rid of some dirt and fluff inside and remove polish the rotary polisher has flung everywhere.

[jonny996]

did they do a full restoration of a 996 as well? if so does anyone have any details?

[Dimebars]

Speedgelb said:

FTFY

Good ones go for a bit more...

As always. The cream rises. Well maintained, low mileage cars will fetch more

Those on average miles with "acceptable" history will stay around the prices I mentioned

"Shagged" cars with mega miles and history like Swiss cheese will be below

[turboman786]

Leeds OPC often have these "restored" cars displayed with fantasy price tags.....they dont look at all "as new" but rather clean examples of used Porsche

Fools and money...springs to mind

[cardigankid]

Yes, they are pushing it out a bit, but why not? They have seen what a few dealers did with Aston Martin, and the market swallowed that. And one day, they will only be able to sell electric stboxes, at which point, a really nice, warranted Boxster S at £30k won’t seem such a bad idea.

[cardigankid]

When all they have is variations of a Taycan, I’m out. I will have zero interest in visiting a Porsche showroom. You guys carry on without me.