Boxster S owners - lend me your best pics
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Ive set my sights on a new car early next year and Ive long been erm...longing for a 2005-6 Boxster S. Pref in Black with black leather.
Sadly I struggle with self-discipline, but everytime I see one or peruse the classifieds, Im filled with enthusiasm to live like a mormon for 4 months to save up.
I thought by getting a large picture of an actual PHers motor and sticking it up at home, it might make it seem more tangible and therefore achievable and therefore I might stop wasting my cash on beer and chasing skirt long enough to buy one.
Number plates in or out, I dont mind but if you have a nice pic in high res that you dont mind me spaffing over in an attempt to shortly join your club, bang it up here and or pm me with it. Pref 2005 onward.
Cheers chaps.
These are all the pictures I have available right now of my P&J.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10694228@N08/sets/721...
PS. Mine is not an "S".
http://www.flickr.com/photos/10694228@N08/sets/721...
PS. Mine is not an "S".
Actus Reus said:
56 plate, Atlas Grey Boxster S with black sports seats and extended leather. 19" Classics. Dunno where she is these days, but I had a lot of fun in that car...
All cracking pics of your p&js chaps (Im far too polite to pick a favourite). Many thanks for your input.
Actus, got anymore like that?
Reardy Mister said:
THAT is just what I had in mind (and am likley to be able to afford!)
All cracking pics of your p&js chaps (Im far too polite to pick a favourite). Many thanks for your input.
Actus, got anymore like that?
I'll have a butchers on my laptop - pretty sure I took a series of shots at the same time as I took that one. Pretty poor location (outside my old house), but still...All cracking pics of your p&js chaps (Im far too polite to pick a favourite). Many thanks for your input.
Actus, got anymore like that?
All of that said, I have a Cayman S now - and I prefer the drive of the Cayman to the Box. Would you consider a similar age Cayman S? They should be coming into budget by now...
Edited to add:
Might be a good time to refer to the Cayman S engine probs thread?
Having a dig around here for the first time, I came across ot yesterday and it makes for some scary reading.
Are 987 Boxsters commonly affected? Should I factor in a pre-emptive visit to Hartech when setting my budget?
Got to say though, that white one of yours looks very nice.
Having a dig around here for the first time, I came across ot yesterday and it makes for some scary reading.
Are 987 Boxsters commonly affected? Should I factor in a pre-emptive visit to Hartech when setting my budget?
Got to say though, that white one of yours looks very nice.
Reardy Mister said:
Might be a good time to refer to the Cayman S engine probs thread?
Having a dig around here for the first time, I came across ot yesterday and it makes for some scary reading.
Are 987 Boxsters commonly affected? Should I factor in a pre-emptive visit to Hartech when setting my budget?
Got to say though, that white one of yours looks very nice.
Boxster S and Cayman S 3.4s are identical so replace the word 'Cayman' for 'Boxster' in any post in that thread. Same goes for the 2.7s. However, I've had the Cayman for 3 months, and had the Box for almost 18, driving a total of maybe 12,000 miles between the two and neither ever missed a beat - whatever the weather (and the Box lived outside), or however hard they were driven, neither has even used any oil. Having a dig around here for the first time, I came across ot yesterday and it makes for some scary reading.
Are 987 Boxsters commonly affected? Should I factor in a pre-emptive visit to Hartech when setting my budget?
Got to say though, that white one of yours looks very nice.
That said I bought from an OPC both times because I like the idea of a warranty - by the time you factor a Porsche warranty into indie prices I found there wasn't much in it, so went through an OPC (Hatfield for the Box and East London for the Cayman).
I was quite happy to get my 3.2 987, the last of the 3.2 engines before they changed to the 3.4.
I figured the last of anything will have had all the serious bugs ironed out by the end, and a brand new 3.4 engine could potentially have loads of problems.
Looks like I was right to follow my instincts.
It still very, very intermittently smokes on startup (white smoke), but once or twice a month or less I can forgive it.
I figured the last of anything will have had all the serious bugs ironed out by the end, and a brand new 3.4 engine could potentially have loads of problems.
Looks like I was right to follow my instincts.
It still very, very intermittently smokes on startup (white smoke), but once or twice a month or less I can forgive it.
fwaggie said:
I was quite happy to get my 3.2 987, the last of the 3.2 engines before they changed to the 3.4.
I figured the last of anything will have had all the serious bugs ironed out by the end, and a brand new 3.4 engine could potentially have loads of problems.
Looks like I was right to follow my instincts.
It still very, very intermittently smokes on startup (white smoke), but once or twice a month or less I can forgive it.
The 3.2 is the same engine and has the same issues.I figured the last of anything will have had all the serious bugs ironed out by the end, and a brand new 3.4 engine could potentially have loads of problems.
Looks like I was right to follow my instincts.
It still very, very intermittently smokes on startup (white smoke), but once or twice a month or less I can forgive it.
However, I believe that it has thicker bores and better cooling than the others, so could be slightly better. Could be.
MTR
anonymous said:
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Thanks for that info. It would be good to know how much of a problem it really is, per cars sold. These things can be overstated, especially on a premium brand amongst owners who (rightly) dont expect ANY problems. At the end of the day, I have owned an Alfa T.Spark. Which is "uncertain" motoring at its best.Yes, blew the engine on that too.
Such figures don't exist AFAIK, but below 5% seems a fair bet and I'd hazard a guess lower still - say 2-3% is a fair estimate. A big enough proportion be of concern, but not so big as to stop me buying one, having taken the appropriate precautions (PPIs, warranty - whatever you deem appropriate, in my case OPC warranty).
Actus Reus said:
Such figures don't exist AFAIK, but below 5% seems a fair bet and I'd hazard a guess lower still - say 2-3% is a fair estimate. A big enough proportion be of concern, but not so big as to stop me buying one, having taken the appropriate precautions (PPIs, warranty - whatever you deem appropriate, in my case OPC warranty).
What does OPC stand for? And can warrantys be bought for 7yr old cars?Yeah, you can buy a warranty on a car up to 9 years old, from Porsche, once an OPC has inspected it. You have to have owned a car for 90 days first I think, car must be entirely standard Porsche (so watch out for non-standard stereo, tracker etc and that is has N-rated tyres), cost about £800 + cost of 111 point check I think. OR buy straight from an OPC and all this is thrown in - cheapest Box S in the OPC network is likely about £20k I'd say. Call your local OPC and they'll advise, but if you have the budget don't rule out buying a dealer car. As I think I said, with warranty cost factored in I wasn't finding independents much, if at all, cheaper. Equally don't rule indie's out - 911virgin strike me as being very good people to deal with and they're very well though of on here.
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