Is a £10K 987 Boxster a pipe dream?

[CanAm]

robemcdonald said:

Well. I picked up the car from AMS today. Cross over pipes, coil packs and 4 wheel alignment completed (not sure it really needed the alignment. Better safe than sorry and cheaper than new tyres I )

The £1600 bill is definitely the downside of Porsche ownership though.

Hopefully no bills until next year now…

A friend has just been quoted £1600 to replace the DPF in his Vauxhall (I suggested an Italian tune-up). I think you got a lot more value for money.

[SimonTheSailor]

paulguitar said:

I've sold mine, it goes to the new owner tomorrow.

£22,000 worth of bills in the file:

Well that's put me off !!

[paulguitar]

SimonTheSailor said:

paulguitar said:

I've sold mine, it goes to the new owner tomorrow.

£22,000 worth of bills in the file:

Well that's put me off !!

This is over the 19-year life of the car.

One of these that hasn't had that sort of spend on it has been neglected. Mine was a particularly cherished example, I think I let it go for too little at £8k.

[SimonTheSailor]

Oh ok, that sounds a lot better !!

[paulguitar]

SimonTheSailor said:

Oh ok, that sounds a lot better !!

Yeah, it sounds scary when it's added up, but it's not really, considering it's over such a long period. Servicing is every two years and is usually pushing (or slightly into) four figures, but a lot of the bills other than that have been for Michelin Pilot Sports. Those really add up!

[robemcdonald]

CanAm said:

robemcdonald said:

Well. I picked up the car from AMS today. Cross over pipes, coil packs and 4 wheel alignment completed (not sure it really needed the alignment. Better safe than sorry and cheaper than new tyres I )

The £1600 bill is definitely the downside of Porsche ownership though.

Hopefully no bills until next year now…

A friend has just been quoted £1600 to replace the DPF in his Vauxhall (I suggested an Italian tune-up). I think you got a lot more value for money.

So, I'm not suggesting i have been ripped off. Far from it. its just a bit more than I really wanted to spend on a car i just bought, but those are the breaks.
A bit of an issue today though as it seems to have lost a lot of coolant, so need to investigate after work. Maybe its an airlock maybe something wasn't put back or tightened properly....

We shall see.

[robemcdonald]

Here’s the alignment report. Looks like it did need doing I guess.

[robemcdonald]

The car took about another 3 litres of coolant. Went out for a quick drive everything seems okay, heater gets hot. Looks like it was probably an airlock.

[ATM]

robemcdonald said:

Here’s the alignment report. Looks like it did need doing I guess.

Quite common this. Everytime I get a Porsche and then get an alignment they're well out or all over the place.

[sc0tt]

robemcdonald said:

I took my first tentative step into paint correction today.

Snow-foam then wash followed by clay bar and then DA polish.

still a few scratches left, I will probably try again with a more aggressive compound in a few weeks when I get another chance.

The good news is there were no disasters and I got a bit of confidence.

Looks great.

I’ve had my 3.2s for 4.5 years now and paid £10.7k for it with 65k miles on the clock. Shamefully I have done about 3k miles in that time.

Tyres are expensive and I’ve had a couple of big bills but nothing largely scary.

Mine needs a few quid spending on it this year which I have started, just time needed now to tinker. Will update my readers car thread at some point.

Edit - nearly 5.5 years! Where has the time gone.

Edited by sc0tt on Tuesday 23 April 21:27

[SimonTheSailor]

Had a look around a 63 plate Boxster at a colleagues house - they're big aren't they ?!
Had an idea they were more of a smaller/sportier little number - this is not a derogatory remark - just an observation.
Explains why they are valued for their boot space/s - probably make a brilliant touring car ?
Are they heavy ? Do they feel nimble/sporty ? Or more of a solid/planted drive ?

[sc0tt]

SimonTheSailor said:

Had a look around a 63 plate Boxster at a colleagues house - they're big aren't they ?!
Had an idea they were more of a smaller/sportier little number - this is not a derogatory remark - just an observation.
Explains why they are valued for their boot space/s - probably make a brilliant touring car ?
Are they heavy ? Do they feel nimble/sporty ? Or more of a solid/planted drive ?

In my opinion very solid and planted.

I’ve had nimble (Fiesta ST / polo GTI) but the assisted steering on these probably made them feel lighter.

The boxster feels very analogue in comparison. A much better drive if you are going for a drive. If I am popping to the local supermarket though i’ll take the polo.

[robemcdonald]

SimonTheSailor said:

Had a look around a 63 plate Boxster at a colleagues house - they're big aren't they ?!
Had an idea they were more of a smaller/sportier little number - this is not a derogatory remark - just an observation.
Explains why they are valued for their boot space/s - probably make a brilliant touring car ?
Are they heavy ? Do they feel nimble/sporty ? Or more of a solid/planted drive ?

I suppose they’re big compared to a mini.. it depends what you’re comparing it to.
My 987 is 4.3m long and 1.8m wide and weighs 1300kg.

A BMW Z4 of a similar age is roughly the same width and around 20cm shorter and weighs a bit more.

An MX5 is about 4m long and 1.7m wide, but weighs a lot less (200kg)

They’re all in roughly the same ballpark though.

[paulguitar]

SimonTheSailor said:

Had a look around a 63 plate Boxster at a colleagues house - they're big aren't they ?!
Had an idea they were more of a smaller/sportier little number - this is not a derogatory remark - just an observation.
Explains why they are valued for their boot space/s - probably make a brilliant touring car ?
Are they heavy ? Do they feel nimble/sporty ? Or more of a solid/planted drive ?

I've just gone from a 2005 2.7 to a 2013 Boxster S.

The 981 does feel a bit bigger. It's a big step forward, much more modern inside and in my opinion much better to look at. The 987 was lovely but fairly anonymous, the 981 turns heads and has kids pointing and giving thumbs up, etc.

They are both brilliant to drive. The 987 has better steering, with its hydraulic system, while the 981 has an electric set-up. The 315BHP of the 981S is a big step from the 245 of the 2.7 987.


My 987:

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My 981S:




It's worth pointing out that the new one cost more than three times as much as the old one. The 987 is an outrageous bargain.

[SimonTheSailor]

Thanks for the feedback

Still looking......

[Steve H]

sc0tt said:

SimonTheSailor said:

Had a look around a 63 plate Boxster at a colleagues house - they're big aren't they ?!
Had an idea they were more of a smaller/sportier little number - this is not a derogatory remark - just an observation.
Explains why they are valued for their boot space/s - probably make a brilliant touring car ?
Are they heavy ? Do they feel nimble/sporty ? Or more of a solid/planted drive ?

In my opinion very solid and planted.

I’ve had nimble (Fiesta ST / polo GTI) but the assisted steering on these probably made them feel lighter.

The boxster feels very analogue in comparison. A much better drive if you are going for a drive. If I am popping to the local supermarket though i’ll take the polo.

I jumped from 987 to 718 recently (Cayman S in each case). I would say that while they are very stable, both feel plenty sporty and nimble enough, no issues with that and there are few cars that change direction as well.

But I agree with Scott about the 987 feeling analogue, the later car is a better overall package but slightly more detached and significantly more digital feeling to drive.

987s are a bargain car at around £10k but as has been highlighted, they can spit out four figure bills for fun which for me made the later cars stack up on a bit of man maths .

The old and the new -

[ATM]

996 is lowered a lot. 981 has the higher passive standard dampers. The 981 really is quite slab sided if you look at it. Possibly for pedestrian safety regs.

[Dave200]

I may be looking to get into a 987S in the coming month or so. I've owned a Range Rover, so big bills don't scare me too much.

Is the prevailing wisdom still that at lower budgets (£13-14k) the 3.2 is probably the better bet on account of bore scoring risk, albeit a small risk?

Anyone here fancy selling me a beautiful 3.2S that they've sunk a small fortune into over the past few years?

[robemcdonald]

Dave200 said:

I may be looking to get into a 987S in the coming month or so. I've owned a Range Rover, so big bills don't scare me too much.

Is the prevailing wisdom still that at lower budgets (£13-14k) the 3.2 is probably the better bet on account of bore scoring risk, albeit a small risk?

Anyone here fancy selling me a beautiful 3.2S that they've sunk a small fortune into over the past few years?

You shouldn’t struggle with that budget.

If you go for an S get one that has had the IMS done and you should be good.

[Dave200]

robemcdonald said:

Dave200 said:

I may be looking to get into a 987S in the coming month or so. I've owned a Range Rover, so big bills don't scare me too much.

Is the prevailing wisdom still that at lower budgets (£13-14k) the 3.2 is probably the better bet on account of bore scoring risk, albeit a small risk?

Anyone here fancy selling me a beautiful 3.2S that they've sunk a small fortune into over the past few years?

You shouldn’t struggle with that budget.

If you go for an S get one that has had the IMS done and you should be good.

The number I've seen without basics like heated seats and Bose at this price is very frustrating. Patience required.