Boxster 986 Anniversary's.....what's the thought?
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Been sniffing around the classifieds for a while now and what looks like a very nice one with 34K on the clock, spanish, etc has come up for appx. £12K.
Would the respected beards on here reckon that is decent long term prospect for not too much further depreciation?
...or would one pay the extra £3K and go for a leggier 987 3.2?
Cheers!
Would the respected beards on here reckon that is decent long term prospect for not too much further depreciation?
...or would one pay the extra £3K and go for a leggier 987 3.2?
Cheers!
If you like the colour scheme and heavily optioned spec., it's a very nice car.
I can't see them ever becomming particularly collectible though as they were 'just' a run-out special after all. Safer money might be 'invested' in a mint early Boxster, if you could find one.
P.S. Most 550 Spyders will have the brown top and interior but there are a few out there with black. Again, most will have the Seal Grey painted wheel centres but if you don't like that look, a decent refurb would sort it out.
P.P.S. A little known fact is that they came with perforated leather sections on the steering wheel and I beleive that was unique to the Anniversary models (986 and 996). An example can be seen on a popular auction website [item number 260933365205].
I can't see them ever becomming particularly collectible though as they were 'just' a run-out special after all. Safer money might be 'invested' in a mint early Boxster, if you could find one.
P.S. Most 550 Spyders will have the brown top and interior but there are a few out there with black. Again, most will have the Seal Grey painted wheel centres but if you don't like that look, a decent refurb would sort it out.
P.P.S. A little known fact is that they came with perforated leather sections on the steering wheel and I beleive that was unique to the Anniversary models (986 and 996). An example can be seen on a popular auction website [item number 260933365205].
Cridfords have a slightly leggier example for 12k.
Personally I'd agree with some of the comments above - not a particularly collectible model, and still has a little way to drop yet as a result.
That said, it's one of the nicer 986s I'd say. Personally I'd try and go that bit further and get a 987, but that's just me.
Personally I'd agree with some of the comments above - not a particularly collectible model, and still has a little way to drop yet as a result.
That said, it's one of the nicer 986s I'd say. Personally I'd try and go that bit further and get a 987, but that's just me.
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Agreed - hard to find a standard S with this level of spec and a lot of car for the money and miles in this case. Some independents are asking over 16k for similar cars!
Personally think that the wheels / colour / suspension drop / interior of the Anniversary / 550 make it a a subtly but meaningfully better looking car than the stocker in the flesh.
Certainly it would be my choice over a 987 2.7 which might cost a similar amount but has a less satisfying engine IMHO.
I think the comments re collectibility apply to pretty much all 986 / 996 / 987 / 997 cars - even gt3's are shedding money unless you're putting 60k into a 996 GT3 RS and plan to not really drive it. However, given the absolute cost of this car, are you going to get into a recent and low miles Porker for less in annual depreciation?
And no it's not my car, :-)
Personally think that the wheels / colour / suspension drop / interior of the Anniversary / 550 make it a a subtly but meaningfully better looking car than the stocker in the flesh.
Certainly it would be my choice over a 987 2.7 which might cost a similar amount but has a less satisfying engine IMHO.
I think the comments re collectibility apply to pretty much all 986 / 996 / 987 / 997 cars - even gt3's are shedding money unless you're putting 60k into a 996 GT3 RS and plan to not really drive it. However, given the absolute cost of this car, are you going to get into a recent and low miles Porker for less in annual depreciation?
And no it's not my car, :-)
IMO an extra 3k to be in a decent 987 S is worth it over the Anniversary, however i think the 7k you need to go from a decent normal 986 S to an early 987 S is too big a price gap
If you keep looking around decent Anniversaries do come up cheaper, a guy on boxa.net picked up a nice one for 9k, they're great value at that price
If you keep looking around decent Anniversaries do come up cheaper, a guy on boxa.net picked up a nice one for 9k, they're great value at that price
threespins said:
I've had my 04 Boxster S now for two years and although I love it I do feel it is looking dated. If I were you I would buy the youngest car you can for the money. It will not date as fast and likely to have less issues.
It's a very peculiar fear of the 'dating' process 
. I would buy the cheapest car with least depreciation potential, they don't differ that much maybe except for the engines.Gassing Station | Porsche General | Top of Page | What's New | My Stuff