I've just bought some poverty Pork…

[Philvrs]

Bluedot said:

Finishes 21:00 tonight, currently on £16.7k with 41 bids

That's currently not making its "no reserve" (the £1 is usually the giveaway)

[ATM]

olv said:

Hopefully this will encourage anyone sitting on the fence to jump in as I can report no disasters so far.

Good effort

Well done

Car looks great and sounds like a good un too

The fence sitters will sit while we keep trying to encourage where ever possible

This doesn't need to just be about cars for sale does it. No harm in some inspiration from owner operators too.

[Escy]

The shift on the 5 speed is nice and direct from my experience. Maybe got some play on the linkage at the gearbox end?

[tomtom]

My 5 speed 987 has the vaguest gearbox I've ever had on a sports car. It's not terrible, it's just not what I'd expected from Porsche.

[RiccardoG]

olv said:

I thought I would provide a quick update on my 987 2.7 as I have had it for 7 months now and ticked off a few things on the to-do list. Hopefully this will encourage anyone sitting on the fence to jump in as I can report no disasters so far. I did have a 2009 2.9 PDK a few years ago now so knew largely what I was getting but this provides all of the fun of that car but for a third of the price.

Nice car. Is that Regents Park inner circle in the background by any chance?

[olv]

ATM said:

Good effort

Well done

Car looks great and sounds like a good un too

The fence sitters will sit while we keep trying to encourage where ever possible

This doesn't need to just be about cars for sale does it. No harm in some inspiration from owner operators too.

Thanks. I think initially I was too fixated on the "every old one will need a £2k suspension refresh" crowd and whilst I'm sure it could benefit from some new bits nothing about the way it drives detracts from the fun currently.

RiccardoG said:

Nice car. Is that Regents Park inner circle in the background by any chance?

Yep!

[ATM]

olv said:

ATM said:

Good effort

Well done

Car looks great and sounds like a good un too

The fence sitters will sit while we keep trying to encourage where ever possible

This doesn't need to just be about cars for sale does it. No harm in some inspiration from owner operators too.

Thanks. I think initially I was too fixated on the "every old one will need a £2k suspension refresh" crowd and whilst I'm sure it could benefit from some new bits nothing about the way it drives detracts from the fun currently.

Right

My mate bought a 996.2 about 2 years ago probably inspired by my 996.1 purchase. He has been spending on some bits here and there and keeps talking about a suspension refresh as his dampers look very very old. But he can still enjoy the car now without the newer bits. It might feel better when it gets the newer bits but it doesnt feel totally rubbish to him without.

[ATM]

anonymous said:

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Perhaps we need another one - 'Procrastinating about buying poverty Pork'

[anonymous-user]

anonymous said:

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Definitely, that would be one I would by posting on. Currently unsure if the best approach is an under £5K 986 or up the budget to £8/9K and go for an early 987. I did borrow a 987 S for a few weeks years ago and my worry is that I will hate the interior of the 986 compared to the 987.

There was an early silver 986 on eBay for £3295 last week which I inquired about, but everything was screaming wrong to me. Current owner had only owned it for two months and was claiming it was a mid life crisis purchase that was too impractical. Had an MOT with zero advisories, but it had been previously laid up for two years and the previous MOT highlighted rusty brake discs and brake pipes. I asked the seller if all these had been replaced but he claimed to know nothing as he was not mechanical (despite his purchase history showing he bought something from a Porsche breaker)

Plus I had to ask for the registration number, I think people are hiding something if they don't show it in the photos.

I was hoping someone on here had bought it as I was interested to hear what it was actually like

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Boxster-2-5-man...

[BillyB]

ATM said:

Right

My mate bought a 996.2 about 2 years ago probably inspired by my 996.1 purchase. He has been spending on some bits here and there and keeps talking about a suspension refresh as his dampers look very very old. But he can still enjoy the car now without the newer bits. It might feel better when it gets the newer bits but it doesnt feel totally rubbish to him without.

Ignorance is bliss

(I'm in the "£2k suspension crowd". I thought my (admittedly much older) 964 drove fine until I completely refreshed the suspension. It was night-and-day different. But in all seriousness, ignorance is bliss and if he is happy with how it drives now why change it)

[richardxjr]

Joey Deacon said:

Current owner had only owned it for two months and was claiming it was a mid life crisis purchase that was too impractical.

He was defo lying. Impractical?!

[ferrisbueller]

shalmaneser said:

snotrag said:

Everything OE porsche is cheaper from your local Porsche dealer than from design911.

Where do you think they but them from?!

(OPCs are actually in my experience really good for trim and bits and bobs like that).

Is there a way of getting parts online direct from porsche? I hate all the faffing around with phoning up and having to pick the parts up. As a millennial if I can avoid talking on the phone I would like to do that.

OPCs often do mail order, just double check their postage prices.

[RiccardoG]

Another one for the procrastinating lot here! Have been mulling an early 986 for 2 years now... situation is never quite right. I have good excuses though! Cars on sale generally in poor condition... or too expensive (or both!), current fleet needs work... already have enough cars... etc.

Just spending £2.5k on my other Pork's suspension refresh current excuse... I'll let you know how it feels afterwards - or not for those that prefer the ignorance is bliss approach.

richardxjr said:

He was defo lying. Impractical?!

More info on that setup please! Could you do skis as well?

[ATM]

RiccardoG said:

Another one for the procrastinating lot here! Have been mulling an early 986 for 2 years now... situation is never quite right. I have good excuses though! Cars on sale generally in poor condition... or too expensive (or both!), current fleet needs work... already have enough cars... etc.

Just spending £2.5k on my other Pork's suspension refresh current excuse... I'll let you know how it feels afterwards - or not for those that prefer the ignorance is bliss approach.

richardxjr said:

He was defo lying. Impractical?!

More info on that setup please! Could you do skis as well?

Google seasucker

[ATM]

Joey Deacon said:

Definitely, that would be one I would by posting on. Currently unsure if the best approach is an under £5K 986 or up the budget to £8/9K and go for an early 987. I did borrow a 987 S for a few weeks years ago and my worry is that I will hate the interior of the 986 compared to the 987.

Only you can decide if interior matters to you. My 996 has a basic interior. My 981 has a flash interior. The differences between the 986 and 987 are more than just the interior. But you can choose either car on its merits or for its interior. Perhaps buying one and driving it around will help you decide how important it is to you. So the solution is to just buy one. See what I dd there?

[richardxjr]

ATM said:

RiccardoG said:

Another one for the procrastinating lot here! Have been mulling an early 986 for 2 years now... situation is never quite right. I have good excuses though! Cars on sale generally in poor condition... or too expensive (or both!), current fleet needs work... already have enough cars... etc.

Just spending £2.5k on my other Pork's suspension refresh current excuse... I'll let you know how it feels afterwards - or not for those that prefer the ignorance is bliss approach.

richardxjr said:

He was defo lying. Impractical?!

More info on that setup please! Could you do skis as well?

Google seasucker

I sourced 4x Seasucker 6" mounts then added a fork mount, some fabricated ally bits and A4 stainless fixings. Handily a 29x2.6 inflated mtb front wheel fits in the frunk, after the spare car wheel has been relocated to the boot.

Skis might need some imagination/careful measuring/ raising a bit. The rack deck as shown is 125cm long; you'd get up to about 150cm before hanging out beyond the back. Don't forget to factor in missing the spoiler in it's raised position.

[ATM]

Longer stroke usually means less revvy but more lower end grunt. Shorter stroke is the opposite. Not sure how square or not the standard lumps are in these.

[shalmaneser]

ATM said:

Longer stroke usually means less revvy but more lower end grunt. Shorter stroke is the opposite. Not sure how square or not the standard lumps are in these.

Some guy on the Internet says 3.4 is 96mm bore and 78mm while 3.6 is 96mm bore and 82.2mm stroke. 3.9 presumably still safely oversquare.

[Speedgelb]

shalmaneser said:

Some guy on the Internet says 3.4 is 96mm bore and 78mm while 3.6 is 96mm bore and 82.2mm stroke. 3.9 presumably still safely oversquare.

3.7 and 3.9 use 100mm pistons, so 'more' oversquare than stock. In fact, pretty sure the pistons and conrod combo used is lighter than stock, so should be revvier...

anonymous said:

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Only if starting from a 3.4. If you want a 3.9, start with a 3.6 engine, which already has the 82.2mm stroke crank.

[RiccardoG]

olv said:

Yep!

I'll look out for your car if you're local. Not many 987s about anymore these days...

richardxjr said:

I sourced 4x Seasucker 6" mounts then added a fork mount, some fabricated ally bits and A4 stainless fixings. Handily a 29x2.6 inflated mtb front wheel fits in the frunk, after the spare car wheel has been relocated to the boot.

Skis might need some imagination/careful measuring/ raising a bit. The rack deck as shown is 125cm long; you'd get up to about 150cm before hanging out beyond the back. Don't forget to factor in missing the spoiler in it's raised position.

Thanks Richard, sounds like this would possibly require a bit more faffing than I am capable of. But, good to know, makes the Box that little bit more useful in my case (the period Porsche RTS is pure un-obtanium). Just need to sort the space for one extra passenger now, ah, wait...