Is the 987 Spyder worth the money…

[renmure]

Only a sample of 1, but when I bought mine it was 18th December and I distinctly remember driving back north from Yorkshire over the A66 in a snow flurry.

[ATM]

james28 said:

ATM said:

If there are buyers waiting and no cars for sale then when one pops up it will sell even with a lofty price.

I guess that makes sense,
There does however always seem to be people wanting a spyder, more so with a desirable spec.
So I guess it doesn't matter what time of year it is if it's the wrong spec.It ia good for sellers though knowing only very limited numbers will ever be for sale.

So you believe this story - above

But it's impossible to know

[james28]

ATM said:

So you believe this story - above

But it's impossible to know

Yes because if there are no buyers for them if doesn't matter if you think your cars worth 60k or not it won't sell.There are buyers for them though thank god , I know 2 personally 😉

[LM240]

Has anyone fitted anything like these? I have found another company that says they lower the seat by 19mm.

It’s not a great difference, but I’d love to sit lower.

Also thought about getting thinner seat pads made.

[ATM]

LM240 said:

Has anyone fitted anything like these? I have found another company that says they lower the seat by 19mm.

It s not a great difference, but I d love to sit lower.

Also thought about getting thinner seat pads made.

I think 19mm is a lot

I went through various iterations of different buckets and different mounting hardware before I cracked the legroom problem in my 986

So if you need a bit of extra room and someone or something gives you 19mm you will definitely feel that

[ATM]

981 Spyder

Full fabspeed GT450 kit inc

Full s/s exhaust switchable on factory button
Full race headers with 200 cell cats , no codes
Carbon fiber race exhaust tips
IPD plenum
GT3 82mm throttle body
BMC air filters

Cobb custom 450bhp tune


60 grand


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202511208...

[Philvrs]

ATM said:

981 Spyder

Full fabspeed GT450 kit inc

Full s/s exhaust switchable on factory button
Full race headers with 200 cell cats , no codes
Carbon fiber race exhaust tips
IPD plenum
GT3 82mm throttle body
BMC air filters

Cobb custom 450bhp tune


60 grand


https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202511208...

Seen that a few months ago? Being in N.I. probably doesn’t help, but i’d expect it to find a new home in the spring.

[Armitage.Shanks]

I think that'll be a hard sell given it's been messed about with, especially in comfort guise. I don't get why you'd go to that extreme and expense in a Spyder. It'd certainly be on the list for a rev range check.

[TrevorHill]

Can’t see why being in the north of Ireland would be an issue? We have electricity, dial up internet and a ferry crossing once a week to Britain in the summer.
I’m not a fan of the modifications to the car, but there is a bum for every seat.

[PRO5T]

I always treat any collector/buyer as looking for any reason not to buy a car-could be anything whether it’s mods or history or indeed being on craggy island.

If something is the right car however, it wouldn’t matter where something was I’d be on it like a tramp on chips, you only need that one buyer.

[LM240]

ATM said:

LM240 said:

Has anyone fitted anything like these? I have found another company that says they lower the seat by 19mm.

It s not a great difference, but I d love to sit lower.

Also thought about getting thinner seat pads made.

I think 19mm is a lot

I went through various iterations of different buckets and different mounting hardware before I cracked the legroom problem in my 986

So if you need a bit of extra room and someone or something gives you 19mm you will definitely feel that

It isn’t so much needing the extra room, i’m 5’10, I just like to sit as low as possible in any car.

I think getting a little lower in the Spyder will make a big difference. I’ll then also restart getting a thinner pad.

[ATM]

LM240 said:

ATM said:

LM240 said:

Has anyone fitted anything like these? I have found another company that says they lower the seat by 19mm.

It s not a great difference, but I d love to sit lower.

Also thought about getting thinner seat pads made.

I think 19mm is a lot

I went through various iterations of different buckets and different mounting hardware before I cracked the legroom problem in my 986

So if you need a bit of extra room and someone or something gives you 19mm you will definitely feel that

It isn t so much needing the extra room, i m 5 10, I just like to sit as low as possible in any car.

I think getting a little lower in the Spyder will make a big difference. I ll then also restart getting a thinner pad.

I think you should notice a change of 19mm

I got my seat so low in my 986 the steering wheel felt too high - no up or down adjustment

I was using BBI mounts [and sliders] which give you lots of holes to choose from and simple recaro pole position buckets

If you can live without the BBI sliders you might gain a few more mm on top but I didn't need to

The other mounts I tried weren't as good and added a side mount type plate to the standard Porsche sliders which are quite chunky

The pay off is the Porsche sliders slide much better and the BBI are a bit clunky to operate

https://bbiautosport.com/products/bbi-seat-base-an...

[james28]

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

[jimmy p]

And 10 owners.
Don't get me wrong thru are good cars, I've owned 2, but 70k, not for me

[LemonTart]

Lovely indeed but that is optimistic in the extreme.

Bit like this one on AT



I think it’s been for sale for a while, might be a while longer too.

[phazed]

I drove a 718 Spyder the other day. Wasn’t impressed. Yes, it went well, the interior was average because it was black I guess. It had plenty of low down torque , more than a 3.4 flat six but certainly misses the point with the sound. In fact it sounded awful.

You really can’t beat the feel and sound of the flat six, especially at full chat! Hand on Heart, I wouldn’t swap it for my RS60.

As for the title, not really, it is only for their rarity value, not really what the car is which is only fractionally better, (or worse) than a well specced 3.4. Now a 4.0 GTS, that would be my choice.

[Billy_Whizzzz]

phazed said:

I drove a 718 Spyder the other day. Wasn t impressed. Yes, it went well, the interior was average because it was black I guess. It had plenty of low down torque , more than a 3.4 flat six but certainly misses the point with the sound. In fact it sounded awful.

You really can t beat the feel and sound of the flat six, especially at full chat! Hand on Heart, I wouldn t swap it for my RS60.

As for the title, not really, it is only for their rarity value, not really what the car is which is only fractionally better, (or worse) than a well specced 3.4. Now a 4.0 GTS, that would be my choice.

A 4.0 GTS has the same engine and same sound as a Spyder, which you just dismissed

[Jones the cat]

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 price

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202601239...

[phazed]

Billy_Whizzzz said:

phazed said:

I drove a 718 Spyder the other day. Wasn t impressed. Yes, it went well, the interior was average because it was black I guess. It had plenty of low down torque , more than a 3.4 flat six but certainly misses the point with the sound. In fact it sounded awful.

You really can t beat the feel and sound of the flat six, especially at full chat! Hand on Heart, I wouldn t swap it for my RS60.

As for the title, not really, it is only for their rarity value, not really what the car is which is only fractionally better, (or worse) than a well specced 3.4. Now a 4.0 GTS, that would be my choice.

A 4.0 GTS has the same engine and same sound as a Spyder, which you just dismissed

Ah, what do I know, I’ve only had about five Boxsters!

It was a client‘s wife’s car and she didn’t know anything about it, just let me take it for a spin. I assumed wrongly that it was the turbo model going by the awful noise. I wonder why that was? No wonder it felt quick with more torque!

I will give myself a good birching for not realising.

[80sMatchbox]

phazed said:

Billy_Whizzzz said:

phazed said:

I drove a 718 Spyder the other day. Wasn t impressed. Yes, it went well, the interior was average because it was black I guess. It had plenty of low down torque , more than a 3.4 flat six but certainly misses the point with the sound. In fact it sounded awful.

You really can t beat the feel and sound of the flat six, especially at full chat! Hand on Heart, I wouldn t swap it for my RS60.

As for the title, not really, it is only for their rarity value, not really what the car is which is only fractionally better, (or worse) than a well specced 3.4. Now a 4.0 GTS, that would be my choice.

A 4.0 GTS has the same engine and same sound as a Spyder, which you just dismissed

Ah, what do I know, I ve only had about five Boxsters!

It was a client s wife s car and she didn t know anything about it, just let me take it for a spin. I assumed wrongly that it was the turbo model going by the awful noise. I wonder why that was? No wonder it felt quick with more torque!

I will give myself a good birching for not realising.

From what you said, I wouldn't be surprised if it was a 718 Boxster with the 2.5. They have more low down torque than the 4.0.

I'd be more surprised if someone who doesn't know much about cars chose a manual convertible roof over a push button one.