981 Boxster GTS…am I going mad?
Discussion
squirdan said:
apologies for a self interested post, but my Guards Red 2015 BGTS as pictured earlier in this thread has just gone live on AT. Mega spec, 39k miles, FPSH
Including photo of a cheesy grinning Dan…! Not seen either PCCB or carbon buckets before.
You need better photos to make it stand out more mate.
TTmonkey said:
squirdan said:
apologies for a self interested post, but my Guards Red 2015 BGTS as pictured earlier in this thread has just gone live on AT. Mega spec, 39k miles, FPSH
Including photo of a cheesy grinning Dan…! Not seen either PCCB or carbon buckets before.
You need better photos to make it stand out more mate.
squirdan said:
Why selling Dan? Looks like the kind of car to keep forever…..?So I dont really know anything about living with pccbs. How often, compared to regular ion disks and normal pads, do they need replacing?
They don’t rust which is nice, but I heard they can crack? Anything else damage them?
Assuming still horrendously expensive to replace?
no rust and no brake dust either which is nice!
bigger and better but lighter = lower unsprung weight = better handling
can be damaged by too much hard track use, getting gravel caught in there, or using aggressive wheel cleaner (which you dont need as they dont get baked on brake dust). Or getting chipped by a bad tyre fitter.
lots of people suggest taking the discs off and replacing with surface transform (cheaper than porsche), or swapping for steels
personally i've had no issues
what is telltale is cracks but actually chips and "delamination" is the thing. they should be mirror smooth...any roughness is a red flag
selling to buy a 4 litre GTS. first time I've had a convertible for at least 10 years and I wasnt sure...but I've loved it. So having experimented a bit at this price point, I'm going all in
I've made the mistake in the past of thinking I needed a "drivers car". Cayman R a good example. 968 CS. Tuthill aircooled hotrod. I've enjoyed this GTS more than any of those...roofdown at any opportunity....surprisingly quick...with a little bit of edge but so so useable...and, with roofdown you dont need to be going at licence melting speed to put a big smile on your face
bigger and better but lighter = lower unsprung weight = better handling
can be damaged by too much hard track use, getting gravel caught in there, or using aggressive wheel cleaner (which you dont need as they dont get baked on brake dust). Or getting chipped by a bad tyre fitter.
lots of people suggest taking the discs off and replacing with surface transform (cheaper than porsche), or swapping for steels
personally i've had no issues
what is telltale is cracks but actually chips and "delamination" is the thing. they should be mirror smooth...any roughness is a red flag
selling to buy a 4 litre GTS. first time I've had a convertible for at least 10 years and I wasnt sure...but I've loved it. So having experimented a bit at this price point, I'm going all in
I've made the mistake in the past of thinking I needed a "drivers car". Cayman R a good example. 968 CS. Tuthill aircooled hotrod. I've enjoyed this GTS more than any of those...roofdown at any opportunity....surprisingly quick...with a little bit of edge but so so useable...and, with roofdown you dont need to be going at licence melting speed to put a big smile on your face
squirdan said:
no rust and no brake dust either which is nice!
bigger and better but lighter = lower unsprung weight = better handling
can be damaged by too much hard track use, getting gravel caught in there, or using aggressive wheel cleaner (which you dont need as they dont get baked on brake dust). Or getting chipped by a bad tyre fitter.
lots of people suggest taking the discs off and replacing with surface transform (cheaper than porsche), or swapping for steels
personally i've had no issues
what is telltale is cracks but actually chips and "delamination" is the thing. they should be mirror smooth...any roughness is a red flag
selling to buy a 4 litre GTS. first time I've had a convertible for at least 10 years and I wasnt sure...but I've loved it. So having experimented a bit at this price point, I'm going all in
I've made the mistake in the past of thinking I needed a "drivers car". Cayman R a good example. 968 CS. Tuthill aircooled hotrod. I've enjoyed this GTS more than any of those...roofdown at any opportunity....surprisingly quick...with a little bit of edge but so so useable...and, with roofdown you dont need to be going at licence melting speed to put a big smile on your face
Hi Dan - That is a really interesting summary of where you found yourself (and also considering Mr Vert's comments from a few pages back - belated thanks for the response).bigger and better but lighter = lower unsprung weight = better handling
can be damaged by too much hard track use, getting gravel caught in there, or using aggressive wheel cleaner (which you dont need as they dont get baked on brake dust). Or getting chipped by a bad tyre fitter.
lots of people suggest taking the discs off and replacing with surface transform (cheaper than porsche), or swapping for steels
personally i've had no issues
what is telltale is cracks but actually chips and "delamination" is the thing. they should be mirror smooth...any roughness is a red flag
selling to buy a 4 litre GTS. first time I've had a convertible for at least 10 years and I wasnt sure...but I've loved it. So having experimented a bit at this price point, I'm going all in
I've made the mistake in the past of thinking I needed a "drivers car". Cayman R a good example. 968 CS. Tuthill aircooled hotrod. I've enjoyed this GTS more than any of those...roofdown at any opportunity....surprisingly quick...with a little bit of edge but so so useable...and, with roofdown you dont need to be going at licence melting speed to put a big smile on your face
I've had my Cayman R for about 16 months now and absolutely love it and have put nearly 7k miles on it (some on the CR forum would be getting a cold sweat over that) . I've done 2 trips from home (Hertfordshire) up to and around the highlands plus some other jaunts, and a back-road detour this Sunday from the collecting cars meet at Biscester Heritage make me love it even more. They are stunning road cars.
BUT, I sometimes flirt with the thought of a BGTS and hearing what you've experienced and what you say about thinking you needed a 'driver's car' isn't helping. My wife might even vaguely like it. I might need to sample one soon and see for myself. After all its great to experience different cars despite how good the current one is.
I shouldn't worry about the pics on your AT advert, they look great and you seem to have found a stunning spec on that example which will sell it to anyone looking and understanding those options. Having PCCB, LSD and the buckets is superb. If it were manual too the temptation may have been too great!
Good luck with the new car hunt and interested to hear your thoughts on the difference.
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