boxster S vs Anniversary edition spyder

[boxster9]

Hi, I m thinking of buying a boxster S and have come across the andniversary edition. wanted to know from any owners out there, whether there is any significant difference between the satndard S and the anniversary edition. i know the power is slightly higher but is this noticable when driving and is it worth the extra expense..any thoughts?
cheers

[IMI A]

I ran a standard Boxster S for three years and then a anniversary 550 for another 3 years. No discernable difference although the 550 is the one to go for as it comes with about £12k's worth of optional extras. 550 handles a bit better than a standard Boxter S and looks the business too.

[Mosman]

I have one of these, the previous post summed things up pretty well. There is a little extra power but only a few BHP. It is also lower than the standard Boxster S and has a wider track. It's the optional extras and colour that really make it. I'd certainly get one over the standard S (in fact I did )

[ChrisW.]

And on the very next topic --- all I can say is that my Facelift 3.2 was an enjoyably edgier car that it's predecessor.

If the anniversary car maintains the trend, then it will be very very good.

I have not driven one, but fancy one.

[Adam B]

IMHO:

you will not notice the 6bhp extra.

the anniversary was a good deal as it added £6k of the popular options for a slight discount

the £12k of options is a nice bit of Porsche spin as half of that was the cost of the exclusive anniversary bits and pieces that add very little eg perforated leather

if you like the GT silver / cocoa combination and don't mind the seal grey painted alloys then the 550 anniversary is the car for you.

personally I would rather have a same spec S in a colour I prefer with std 18" turbo alloys

[erics]

got a manual 550 spyder. I had a regular 986 boxster s before hand. I was going to buy the newer 987 s version, but nothing came in the colour and spec i wanted at reasonable price. I am always buying lhd so things a little different for me, but i ended buying a 550 spyder with 15000km on the clock, manual, sat-nav and everything from a main porsche dealer in germany.
was 25k gbp versus 35k gbp for a similar 987s full options.

I bought the 550 and saved myself a good amount of money.

I am well happy i did that. I have a slightly special car at extremely good value. Depends what you want really, but 986s give you huge value for your money these days. 987' s still have huge depreciation ahead of them.

Only thing i added is a sport exhaust frmo oettle. I am extremely happy with it (bearing in mind i was driving 964 rs before hand etc....

[boxster9]

what's the average cost of the spyder edition. 996 proces seem to fluctuate a bit at the moment..what do people think...is it worth waiting till the winter when prices would fall even more.