Is the 987 Spyder worth the money…
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I think that could be my old 987 number plate starts YS although it has had private plates on.
I had it from new and sold to buy a GT4 at only 4k it then swapped hands a number of times.
If it is my old 987 I have seen it up for sale in the past for £50,55 and 60k. But over the last few years number of owners as escalated. My 987 was a rare 2012 model and one of the last to be built with good spec. It came with black wheels but some one along had them sprayed silver.
It s the only Porsche I regret selling.
But £70 k and 10 owners no way but if only 1 or 2 owners then maybe.
I had it from new and sold to buy a GT4 at only 4k it then swapped hands a number of times.
If it is my old 987 I have seen it up for sale in the past for £50,55 and 60k. But over the last few years number of owners as escalated. My 987 was a rare 2012 model and one of the last to be built with good spec. It came with black wheels but some one along had them sprayed silver.
It s the only Porsche I regret selling.
But £70 k and 10 owners no way but if only 1 or 2 owners then maybe.
GT4P said:
I think that could be my old 987 number plate starts YS although it has had private plates on.
I had it from new and sold to buy a GT4 at only 4k it then swapped hands a number of times.
If it is my old 987 I have seen it up for sale in the past for £50,55 and 60k. But over the last few years number of owners as escalated. My 987 was a rare 2012 model and one of the last to be built with good spec. It came with black wheels but some one along had them sprayed silver.
It s the only Porsche I regret selling.
But £70 k and 10 owners no way but if only 1 or 2 owners then maybe.
Did you sell to Ashgoods ? As this is the car with silver wheels now a bloody lovely car and in brilliant condition.I had it from new and sold to buy a GT4 at only 4k it then swapped hands a number of times.
If it is my old 987 I have seen it up for sale in the past for £50,55 and 60k. But over the last few years number of owners as escalated. My 987 was a rare 2012 model and one of the last to be built with good spec. It came with black wheels but some one along had them sprayed silver.
It s the only Porsche I regret selling.
But £70 k and 10 owners no way but if only 1 or 2 owners then maybe.
there are only 5 for sale on mobile.de at the moment - from 71k to 96k. Cheapest manual is in Italy for 83k. The price range has gradually moved up over the years.
I think they are still undervalued in the UK. To me this looks like it could eventually mirror the M3 CSL, where UK cars as far as I remember where much cheaper than cars on the continent and then shot up at some point. On the CSL that was (probably) partially driven by the high percentage of UK RHD cars built, not sure if that is also the case for the Spyder (sometimes it seems to me that UK buyers appreciate[d] track versions and convertibles of new models more than the rest of Europe.....).
I think they are still undervalued in the UK. To me this looks like it could eventually mirror the M3 CSL, where UK cars as far as I remember where much cheaper than cars on the continent and then shot up at some point. On the CSL that was (probably) partially driven by the high percentage of UK RHD cars built, not sure if that is also the case for the Spyder (sometimes it seems to me that UK buyers appreciate[d] track versions and convertibles of new models more than the rest of Europe.....).
james28 said:
Did you sell to Ashgoods ? As this is the car with silver wheels now a bloody lovely car and in brilliant condition.
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No I sold privately in 2015 to a lovely chap from pistonheads who then had for a couple of years then moved on he was the third owner, I was the second owner but purchased the car pre registered to OPC Sheffield who were the first owner with 4 miles on the clock December 2011 , it seemed to gain most of the owners over last 8 years with very little add to mileage.]
The only thing to make it absolutely perfect would have been the CR sports steering wheel as standard item pretty ugly and BiXenons as standard lights are crap.
Oh and list was approaching £60k but I paid £46k new albeit delivery miles pre registered.
Edited by GT4P on Friday 13th February 09:40
GT4P said:
No I sold privately in 2015 to a lovely chap from pistonheads who then had for a couple of years then moved on he was the third owner, I was the second owner but purchased the car pre registered to OPC Sheffield who were the first owner with 4 miles on the clock December 2011 , it seemed to gain most of the owners over last 8 years with very little add to mileage.
The only thing to make it absolutely perfect would have been the CR sports steering wheel as standard item pretty ugly and BiXenons as standard lights are crap.
Oh and list was approaching £60k but I paid £46k new albeit delivery miles pre registered.
Ohh I see well it's had a few keepers since then The only thing to make it absolutely perfect would have been the CR sports steering wheel as standard item pretty ugly and BiXenons as standard lights are crap.
Oh and list was approaching £60k but I paid £46k new albeit delivery miles pre registered.
Edited by GT4P on Friday 13th February 09:40
And perfect spec or dream spec would be PCCB to tick all the boxes
Edited by james28 on Saturday 14th February 07:35
I had a GR Spyder it had Chrono never used it .Mine was a Sept 2011 dealer specked (£56k )first owner bought it in March 2012 with 45miles I bought it in March 2013 with 1400 miles and cost me £40K
Sold in Jan 2025 with 15950 miles .at the time I got what was decent monies high 40s but recon prices now would be 10%more .Sadly the guy who bought it sold after only a few months ownership as could not get along with a manual having had PDK previously ,the car I believe now resides Newcastle area. Possible the longest I have owned a car for.
Sold in Jan 2025 with 15950 miles .at the time I got what was decent monies high 40s but recon prices now would be 10%more .Sadly the guy who bought it sold after only a few months ownership as could not get along with a manual having had PDK previously ,the car I believe now resides Newcastle area. Possible the longest I have owned a car for.
woodysnr said:
I had a GR Spyder it had Chrono never used it .Mine was a Sept 2011 dealer specked (£56k )first owner bought it in March 2012 with 45miles I bought it in March 2013 with 1400 miles and cost me £40K
Sold in Jan 2025 with 15950 miles .at the time I got what was decent monies high 40s but recon prices now would be 10%more .Sadly the guy who bought it sold after only a few months ownership as could not get along with a manual having had PDK previously ,the car I believe now resides Newcastle area. Possible the longest I have owned a car for.
Yours was a lovely car. Still remember meeting you when I picked mine up from Edinburgh back in early 2015. Kept her 2 years, did a nice trip to the ring, added 9k miles and sold back to them for £2k less. Didn't have to spend a penny on it (not even the service). Brilliant car.Sold in Jan 2025 with 15950 miles .at the time I got what was decent monies high 40s but recon prices now would be 10%more .Sadly the guy who bought it sold after only a few months ownership as could not get along with a manual having had PDK previously ,the car I believe now resides Newcastle area. Possible the longest I have owned a car for.
JAYXX83
Yes I remember you and your wife collected it in Edinburgh ,I showed you how to put the roof up and down as the salesman had no idea .Glad you enjoyed the time with the Spyder .At times I miss mine but had 12yrs of nice memories and was the most admired car along side the 981 Spyder I have owned .
Yes I remember you and your wife collected it in Edinburgh ,I showed you how to put the roof up and down as the salesman had no idea .Glad you enjoyed the time with the Spyder .At times I miss mine but had 12yrs of nice memories and was the most admired car along side the 981 Spyder I have owned .
Jones the cat said:
james28 said:
Is it me or is this a ridiculous price
The topic is is the 987 spyder worth the money
At which point do you say not at that bloody price
but if this is the benchmark, £50K non buckets and twice the miles then maybe it is a fair priceThe topic is is the 987 spyder worth the money
At which point do you say not at that bloody price
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