I've just bought some poverty Pork…

I've just bought some poverty Pork…

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edc

9,231 posts

250 months

Tuesday 8th January 2013
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anonymous said:
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Horses for courses. I stll have all the original parts that have come off my car - full light set, silencer, exhaust manifolds etc etc.

craggers

2,496 posts

283 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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Looking to get one for myself, couldnh't be arsed to read all of it. In general gist that 2.7 is better on reliability than 2.5 ?

Which year / engine to avoid ?

woogie

3,313 posts

251 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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craggers said:
Looking to get one for myself, couldnh't be arsed to read all of it. In general gist that 2.7 is better on reliability than 2.5 ?

Which year / engine to avoid ?
Hi - I am putting mine up for sale this week, check page 40 on this thread for pics. I will post link once I do. It's a good car .
Had it in the family since July 2010,
109,000 miles
FSH
2.5 MY1999
17's
door speakers
all leather interior
Hard back sports seats
Last service 11 May 2012 by JMG Porsche
Both track rod ends and silencer clamps replaced at Autostrasse Porsche on 29 May 2012
Odometer bulb and offside front coffin arm replaced on 20 Dec 2012 by Autostrasse .

Check out the classified and see how much they go for , mine will be cheaper
Mail me if you want any info before I advertise.

jamesogt

371 posts

164 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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craggers said:
Looking to get one for myself, couldnh't be arsed to read all of it. In general gist that 2.7 is better on reliability than 2.5 ?

Which year / engine to avoid ?
Can't be arsed to tell you wink

craggers

2,496 posts

283 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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jamesogt said:
Can't be arsed to tell you wink
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jamesogt

371 posts

164 months

Monday 14th January 2013
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craggers said:
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2.5, look for a good heavy clutch, grinding under heavy breaking and a good pool of oil near the back. All the positive things you want to see, find all 3 and snap it up before someone else does....

dibblecorse

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6,872 posts

191 months

Thursday 17th January 2013
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OK, so its exactly a year ago today that I started this thread so thought I'd share an update.

Before i do though, just want to say thanks to the many people that have contributed to this thread, offers of assistance, advice etc and the thread has become a whole lot more than just about Bluebell, its become a real resource for people looking at the lower end of Boxster ownership and on the whole its all very positive.

Well, in the whole its been a great year, have put c8500 miles on her, she started out as an experiment to see if i could go back to a manual car and what I've learnt is that low slung cars I can do but hatchbacks I cant, the less bend in the knee the better, so sports cars can be manuals, hatches / saloons etc will need to be autos.

This does mean that my desire to go 911 can be fulfilled with a manual should I wish.

Truth is though, I have no real desire to currently as even my lowly 2.5 is so much fun in the lanes between home and work that i dont think I need anything quicker just yet, especially as for pure speed thrills I have the bikes smile

In the year Bluebell has cost me a little, but not too much, I managed to crack the rear screen, so rather than just replace I had Carhood Warehouse in Chessington supply and fit an upgraded roof with heated rear screen to the car, made a big difference to its usability as far less faffing and also freshened up the car as the old 13 year old hood was looking a little tired.

Also put new tyres on and after advice here went for the Falken 452's and they have proven great smile

The car had its last service at GTOne in Chertsey where it breezed through its MOT with no advisories and although they mentioned a few 'nice to do' jobs they found nothing that was a problem on the car and on the whole were quite complimentary of her.

Bluebell has been engaging, fun to drive, reasonably practical and all in all a great little buy smile

Onwards we go .....

woogie

3,313 posts

251 months

Thursday 17th January 2013
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dibblecorse said:
In the year Bluebell has cost me a little, but not too much, I managed to crack the rear screen, so rather than just replace I had Carhood Warehouse in Chessington supply and fit an upgraded roof with heated rear screen to the car, made a big difference to its usability as far less faffing and also freshened up the car as the old 13 year old hood was looking a little tired.
I think you mean 15 year old hood wink ( MY98 )


emayem

1 posts

134 months

Thursday 17th January 2013
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I've been reading this discussion over the last couple of days (whenever I get a few spare mins at work – I’m not that slow at reading!) and the advice and tips have been great. I had been keeping an eye on the boxster market for a little while before stumbling across this discussion and I will now be hunting in anger for an early 2.5 in the classifieds. Unbelievable value at the moment but I do need to shift my mk1 mx5 to make space and I'd better get an insurance quote first. Hopefully a classic policy won’t be too bad as a second car, 28yr old with clear licence, garaged and in an okay postcode.

I did have a quick look on German ebay last night and boxsters seem to have held their value a bit better over there, ~£2k more than a similar spec (as far as I can tell) uk car.

beeej

1,400 posts

192 months

Thursday 17th January 2013
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Am I the only one looking for a bargain basement 3.2 rather than a 2.5 or 2.7? Talk about bang for buck!

edc

9,231 posts

250 months

Thursday 17th January 2013
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beeej said:
Am I the only one looking for a bargain basement 3.2 rather than a 2.5 or 2.7? Talk about bang for buck!
Anywhere from £4.5k to £7.5k will get you a very tidy example.

Having said that I am just about to spend the thick end of £1k on new front and rear arms/bushes/balljoints all round, install and geo as well ... gulp! That's with bargain basement hunting on the parts too.

dibblecorse

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6,872 posts

191 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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beeej said:
Am I the only one looking for a bargain basement 3.2 rather than a 2.5 or 2.7? Talk about bang for buck!
All depends what you want it for, I'd have the tidiest example i could find regardless of engine size, if you're doing more A roads and long haul suff then the bigger engines may be better but on a B road blast once I have my 2.5 wound up it sticks like glue in the twisties....

edh

3,498 posts

268 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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The 3.2 is a bit different to the 2.5 but I'd agree that primarily you want to try and find a good one - one that drives well, and if possible has recent money spent on clutch, aircon, rads, hood, suspension arms etc..

3.2 sounded a lot nicer than the 2.5 and 2.7 I drove - more noise smile the 2.5 was very quiet unless really wound up

Not that I'm looking for another one, but this 3.2 is very cheap. Obviously it might be terrible..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221176651255

yajeed

4,888 posts

253 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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edh said:
The 3.2 is a bit different to the 2.5 but I'd agree that primarily you want to try and find a good one - one that drives well, and if possible has recent money spent on clutch, aircon, rads, hood, suspension arms etc..

3.2 sounded a lot nicer than the 2.5 and 2.7 I drove - more noise smile the 2.5 was very quiet unless really wound up

Not that I'm looking for another one, but this 3.2 is very cheap. Obviously it might be terrible..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221176651255
It's a very good price (if it's sound). The colour isn't great though.

If I can't get 2k more than that for mine then it's staying for another year. Mind you, if does have IMS, RMS, disks, tyres, air con rads, coil packs, windscreen and hood screen, paint, wheel refurb, front lower arms and lots of other stuff replaced recently.

tr7v8

7,186 posts

227 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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edh said:
The 3.2 is a bit different to the 2.5 but I'd agree that primarily you want to try and find a good one - one that drives well, and if possible has recent money spent on clutch, aircon, rads, hood, suspension arms etc..

3.2 sounded a lot nicer than the 2.5 and 2.7 I drove - more noise smile the 2.5 was very quiet unless really wound up

Not that I'm looking for another one, but this 3.2 is very cheap. Obviously it might be terrible..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/221176651255
Umm Rainforest Green tends to be a bit marmite hence why it is pretty rare. Fairly high miles will put some off as well.

cuz3003

48 posts

199 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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If you want to increase the noise, remove the snorkel from behind the passenger side air vent on the car. My 3.2 sounds much better after this - especially above 4k revs

edh

3,498 posts

268 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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Looks a lovely colour to me - and looks like a new (glass screen) hood. Mileage isn't that bad - but I am used to 944's which wear the miles well. Things seem to wear out on Boxsters around 80-100k it seems, so this might have had loads done, or might be needing £££ spending.

OlberJ

14,101 posts

232 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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Is there much room for a fancy induction kit setup under there?

Have seen some great results (aurally) with twin filters in the past. IIRC that's what they use on the GT3 4.0.

beeej

1,400 posts

192 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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I think when we're talking poverty pork <5k, we have to consider not ignore the marmite colours... even forest green and the "unusual" dark red smile

Coming from a 996C2, I've got an idea what costs on a 3.2 will be like winkbiggrin

edh

3,498 posts

268 months

Friday 18th January 2013
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Actually the other way round - roof down on the 2.5, up on the 3.2! I haven't investigated, maybe it has had the snorkel removed, maybe exhaust modded - although the tailpipes look standard & the PO thought it was a standard exhaust.

They all sound great - although I was pondering the Carnewal mod for the 2.5. I don't think it'll be needed on the 3.2 I'm getting.