Boxster Spyder

[Fizzbomb]

SWGT3 said:

After posting on here a little while ago that I had decided to get back in to a Spyder after chopping my last one in for the GT3, I finally picked the car up and took it for a proper drive last week. If I’m honest I was a little subdued on collection day - I wondered if I was being a little frivolous buying a second ‘fun’ car and began to doubt whether this was really necessary or the best use of funds. That feeling stayed with me until I drove it. It all came flooding back and I remembered how much I love the 981 Spyder. I’m not ashamed to say I think I love it more than my 991.2 GT3, in an everyday smiles per mile sense. Possibly not a great time of year to collect such a car.... but hey ho. I’m very happy to have this beauty (and the incredible sound it makes) back in my life.

This is an amazing looking can in white, I recently bought a 987 Spyder on impulse, and was going to buy another 987 Spyder in black, but not now....

[jimmy p]

Im in the process of autumn (spring) cleaning my white 987 spyder.
I polished it all up last week and now im in the process of taking the wheels off and giving everything a good clean inside the arches.
It's just difficult that its so low I have to drive onto several planks of wood first to get trolley jack under it!!

[Fizzbomb]

jimmy p said:

Im in the process of autumn (spring) cleaning my white 987 spyder.
I polished it all up last week and now im in the process of taking the wheels off and giving everything a good clean inside the arches.
It's just difficult that its so low I have to drive onto several planks of wood first to get trolley jack under it!!

Hi, do you take your wheels off once a year to clean the insides?

[Porsche911R]

no planks needed to drive on, it's not that low ! , just trolley jack, wheel off and give it a clean :-), very straight forward.
I tend to use Vira-Sol Citrus Based Cleaner/Degreaser , great product for arches.

[jimmy p]

Porsche911R said:

no planks needed to drive on, it's not that low ! , just trolley jack, wheel off and give it a clean :-), very straight forward.
I tend to use Vira-Sol Citrus Based Cleaner/Degreaser , great product for arches.

That's fine if you have a low profile trolley jack

[Porsche911R]

jimmy p said:

That's fine if you have a low profile trolley jack

Pretty much part and parcel of owning sports cars :-) great investments are tools in time and ease of life.

[Taffy66]

SWGT3 said:

After posting on here a little while ago that I had decided to get back in to a Spyder after chopping my last one in for the GT3, I finally picked the car up and took it for a proper drive last week. If I’m honest I was a little subdued on collection day - I wondered if I was being a little frivolous buying a second ‘fun’ car and began to doubt whether this was really necessary or the best use of funds. That feeling stayed with me until I drove it. It all came flooding back and I remembered how much I love the 981 Spyder. I’m not ashamed to say I think I love it more than my 991.2 GT3, in an everyday smiles per mile sense. Possibly not a great time of year to collect such a car.... but hey ho. I’m very happy to have this beauty (and the incredible sound it makes) back in my life.

And there was i thinking you were only joking when you said you missed it when i bought your old one.I took my wife out Saturday in mine for lunch and we agreed one of the most enjoyable fun car i've owned..I told her that i think i preferred it to my GT3, then took my GT3 out yesterday and i enjoyed it equally albeit different reasons.
It looks just like mine except from the white roll hoops which is a nice touch..We'll have to meet up sometime for a Spyder reunion..Depending on what comes next i think these will hold on to their values, when you take into account that only 229 were registered in the UK.

[Taffy66]

footsoldier said:

thanks. Is it the same every time (same number of pops, bangs etc)? RS6 did this and it drove me mad..

It sounds absolutely amazing especially if you leave the PSE off which has too much pops and bangs for my liking.

[Fizzbomb]

Porsche911R said:

no planks needed to drive on, it's not that low ! , just trolley jack, wheel off and give it a clean :-), very straight forward.
I tend to use Vira-Sol Citrus Based Cleaner/Degreaser , great product for arches.

WOW!!!! That is so pristine, just like new....

[jimmy p]

Porsche911R said:

jimmy p said:

That's fine if you have a low profile trolley jack

Pretty much part and parcel of owning sports cars :-) great investments are tools in time and ease of life.

You are right, looking for a new one now!!

[Boxster_racer]

Porsche911R said:

no planks needed to drive on, it's not that low ! , just trolley jack, wheel off and give it a clean :-), very straight forward.
I tend to use Vira-Sol Citrus Based Cleaner/Degreaser , great product for arches.

Wow ! Did you take any course you could recommend? I want to start dyi’ing my car maintenance when hopefully I get myself a garage next year !

[Porsche911R]

Fizzbomb said:

WOW!!!! That is so pristine, just like new....

my MOT man was a bit amazed lol


One of the very 1st ones made also, not bad for a soon to be 9 year old car and it's been well used :-)

Edited by Porsche911R on Monday 8th October 19:20

[Fizzbomb]

Porsche911R said:

my MOT man was a bit amazed lol


One of the very 1st ones made also, not bad for a soon to be 9 year old car and it's been well used :-)

Edited by Porsche911R on Monday 8th October 19:20

I’m simply taken back by your cleaning skills, I will try and attempt to do something similar!

[Fizzbomb]

I've taken that final decision and placed it for sale on PH. Lastly, the pictures are not so good, I need a better camera.

[jimmy p]

Fizzbomb said:

I've taken that final decision and placed it for sale on PH. Lastly, the pictures are not so good, I need a better camera.

Good luck with the sale, Im off finishing my deep clean on mine today

[Fizzbomb]

jimmy p said:

Good luck with the sale, Im off finishing my deep clean on mine today

Thanks, please post some pictures if possible.

Edited by Fizzbomb on Tuesday 9th October 10:01

[WG]

Boxster_racer said:

Porsche911R said:

no planks needed to drive on, it's not that low ! , just trolley jack, wheel off and give it a clean :-), very straight forward.
I tend to use Vira-Sol Citrus Based Cleaner/Degreaser , great product for arches.

Wow ! Did you take any course you could recommend? I want to start dyi’ing my car maintenance when hopefully I get myself a garage next year !

Dont be too impressed that is an old photo taken when car was new!

[Porsche911R]

WG said:

Dont be too impressed that is an old photo taken when car was new!

I wish that's 2 days work to do all 4 corners.

[chrisABP]

Porsche911R said:

I wish that's 2 days work to do all 4 corners.

That looks fantastic David - when are you free to do my R arches ;-)

Presume you just use the viro-sol and agitate with a stiff brush?

[jimmy p]

Fizzbomb said:

jimmy p said:

Good luck with the sale, Im off finishing my deep clean on mine today

Thanks, please post some pictures if possible.

Edited by Fizzbomb on Tuesday 9th October 10:01

Only just seen this and finished now sorry.
To be honest mine is loads better than it was and ive polished wheels and cleaned all wheel bolts but I only had hot soapy water for arches so I've not got it as perfect as MrD's yet. I will buy some Degreaser for the spring and get it perfect then. Will get some pics done at that point. I quite enjoyed doing it even if it was 8 hrs work spread over 2 days.
Im going to start collecting fresh valeting stuff now over the winter along with a new low profile trolley jack ready to really go to town on it in the spring.
The more I get it looking perfect the more attached Im getting to it.

Edited by jimmy p on Tuesday 9th October 17:12