987 S Porsche Design Edition 1

[julian987R]

anonymous said:

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Hi. But we have been through this so many times. A few extra K over, what you deem to be the price, is that really that big of a deal. You can't expect the car of your dreams to come available at the price of your dreams. Its just never going to happen.

[Jack-o3j25]

anonymous said:

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Yep, that’s the one I referenced in my original post that was over budget. It’s been on auto trader for a while now and the price hasn’t dropped once. It’s a fairly underwhelming car for that price too, there really aren’t many optional extras on the car. No heated seats, no PCM, no Bose sound system, no PASM. The mikes are fairly low but it’s not worth the asking price, hence why it’s still for sale.

I saw a few go earlier in the year for around the £15k mark, i just didn’t have the funds at the time as my previous car hadn’t yet sold.

Those posting about getting a well equipped ‘regular’ S for less money, that’s true, you probably can. But I much prefer the looks of the PDE1. Plus, any limited run Porsche with a numbered plaque (regardless of how ‘special’ it really is!) is going to hold value better compared to a bog standard one.

[julian987R]

Jack-o3j25 said:

Those posting about getting a well equipped ‘regular’ S for less money, that’s true, you probably can. But I much prefer the looks of the PDE1. Plus, any limited run Porsche with a numbered plaque (regardless of how ‘special’ it really is!) is going to hold value better compared to a bog standard one.

I still think this is a better proposition than the Design Edition

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2009-porsche-9...

...but good luck with your search. I'll keep an eye out for you.

[LaurasOtherHalf]

What was the special editions that came in GT3RS orange and green from a similar period? Same chocolate engine but a nice colour

[julian987R]

anonymous said:

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Here is an ideal S for you, as I know you are after an S, manual with full leather dash, doors etc
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202008232...


including Ceramics. Bar that Unicorn we discussed, this is the best specced S you will find.

Edited by julian987R on Sunday 23 August 22:11

[julian987R]

anonymous said:

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I feel you will regret not going for it. Regardless of it being leggy, that is as good as it gets. An S with all those options, at 30K miles, will be an awful lot more money....and then you are back to the dilemma of the price not far off an R. Its got your name on it.

[Leftfootwonder]

10 years old and 61k miles is "leggy"!? Ridiculous. I'd agree that the suspension etc is probably due a refresh but, news flash, cars cost money to run!.

All horses for courses but I personally don't value the extended leather option. Not many Cayman's left the factory with high-spec as they were purchased by people more interested in driving than posing.

[olv]

Turbo wheels and standard seats is enough to put anyone off.

Bar nav (which is rubbish), ceramics (which are overkill and an expensive liability) and xenon lights, what's good about it?

If it had an LSD, sports exhaust and PASM then yeah, great. God those wheels are awful.

[mr pg]

olv said:

Turbo wheels and standard seats is enough to put anyone off.

If it had an LSD, sports exhaust and PASM then yeah, great. God those wheels are awful.

Yep, agreed. Not their finest hour those wheels.

[Jack-o3j25]

This thread has veered rather far off topic...but to just summarise an overall reply to the debate about 'which car is right' that seems to be raging here. We all have different tastes and different priorities when looking for a new car. Whilst we all do appreciate people opinions (why else would we be here), I think sometimes people need to remember that their favoured options list may not be relevant to someone else. If someone thinks 60k miles is too much for them, or that extended leather is pointless, or that Turbo wheels look nice then I am sure they have their reasons. This is the reason I have avoided forums for the past 6-7 years, as it always descends into the same 'debates'. Lets just appreciate the wide variety of choices and options out there and be thankful that we are all different!

Now, does anyone have a PDE1 for sale or not?!

[Broccers]

LennyM1984 said:

Leftfootwonder said:

Well if that's what you've got your heart set on, then go for it! You might need to be patient to find the right one though.

The all red lights can be had from Design911 or PorscheShop for around £300. I was going to get those as agree they look great, but ended up buying red transparent wrap on an auction site beginning with e and ending in bay and doing it myself as an experiment before I shelled out 300 smackers. 6 months in they are still looking alright so I might have saved myself some money

Have you wrapped lights thrown up any issues at MOT time (ie. reversing lights not being white enough, indivators not being orange enough etc etc)?

I've a boxster sports edition and one of the problems with these oem lights is the red bits flake off. Something to look for when buying a Cayman or Boxster as they are are about 180 inc vat each.

[julian987R]

anonymous said:

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How did todays purchase go? What have you ended up with?

[julian987R]

anonymous said:

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Oh very nice. Congratulations. would love to see some day time shots, is it black? dark green or dark blue? or the macademia brown (which is lovely i should add) - hard to tell in the night time shot.
So after all the debate, what spec did you go with in the end?!

[Leftfootwonder]

OP.....Did you get one in the end? Looks likes this is soon to be on Collecting Cars...

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2008-porsche-9...

[Broccers]

Leftfootwonder said:

OP.....Did you get one in the end? Looks likes this is soon to be on Collecting Cars...

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2008-porsche-9...

Thats got the rear light issue I mentioned above.

[julian987R]

That looks so nice!

[Jack-o3j25]

Leftfootwonder said:

OP.....Did you get one in the end? Looks likes this is soon to be on Collecting Cars...

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2008-porsche-9...

Looks lovely, and in the spec I was after too. Unfortunately the search took so long my mrs convinved me to buy cheaper car and put the rest towards a house deposit instead. So thats the current plan, I'm after a cheaper car for the time being and once the house is sorted I'll be back on the lookout for one of these. I appreciate the comment though, it would have been perfect 2 months ago!

[tjstacey]

I have a Design Edition One, right had drive manual just 59k miles genuine, fully serviced and original. Number 607 or 777. Drives beautifully no problems so far.