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Ive been lurking here for a year or so now watching this thread with great interest.
Fast approaching 40 and a good excuse for a present to myself.
I can see prices seem to have gone up a few K for a Boxster.
If you had around £8-10k to spend, what would be the best, most reliable Porsche to go for and which engine/year.
Im no car expert at all, but 2.7 Boxster 2003/2004 with a few k ready for anything to go bang? Is that the safest bet if there is one
Fast approaching 40 and a good excuse for a present to myself.
I can see prices seem to have gone up a few K for a Boxster.
If you had around £8-10k to spend, what would be the best, most reliable Porsche to go for and which engine/year.
Im no car expert at all, but 2.7 Boxster 2003/2004 with a few k ready for anything to go bang? Is that the safest bet if there is one
Kingdom35 said:
Im no car expert at all, but 2.7 Boxster 2003/2004 with a few k ready for anything to go bang? Is that the safest bet if there is one
There is a 2003 2.7 on sale on Boxa.net for £5k right now. Seller is keen to shift as new car arrived. Has dubious Martini stripes but apart from that worth a look I think. With 8-10k available, I'd buy a Gen 1 2.7 987. I believe that the later ones (2007?) had the bigger IMS bearing (this could be nonsense - I've never been too concerned about IMS bearings myself and have never really paid much attention to the changes), the engine is a little more powerful, and then interior etc is nicer.
I think that the 986 is a fantastic car (I had an early 2.5) but the 987 is probably the better all rounder
I think that the 986 is a fantastic car (I had an early 2.5) but the 987 is probably the better all rounder
For reference this immaculate 62K mile '05 big-bearing 2.7 with a great spec and full OPC/specialist history was a little over £9K, private. That's probably all the money mind. Specialist dealers are asking £10-11K for something similar from what I can see. You might get an 06 or 07 in that range EDIT or even an 08 
Edited by minimoog on Thursday 2nd July 14:59
RiccardoG said:
Kingdom35 said:
Im no car expert at all, but 2.7 Boxster 2003/2004 with a few k ready for anything to go bang? Is that the safest bet if there is one
There is a 2003 2.7 on sale on Boxa.net for £5k right now. Seller is keen to shift as new car arrived. Has dubious Martini stripes but apart from that worth a look I think. Kingdom35 said:
Thank you plenty of food for thought I do prefer the 987, but I feel that budget wise id be left with very little if anything goes wrong. But then im assuming the Cayman are more reliable than the Boxsters
I posted a £5.5k 987 above. Plenty left in the wallet to tidy it up. Kingdom35 said:
RiccardoG said:
Kingdom35 said:
Im no car expert at all, but 2.7 Boxster 2003/2004 with a few k ready for anything to go bang? Is that the safest bet if there is one
There is a 2003 2.7 on sale on Boxa.net for £5k right now. Seller is keen to shift as new car arrived. Has dubious Martini stripes but apart from that worth a look I think. I gave the owner of the Boxa.net 986 a cover for his car back in January and the stripes weren't on it then.
It was a drizzly day when we met up (at Bicester Heritage) but the car looked in good nick and the guy seemed like a genuine, decent guy (ie. if I had met him to be buying a car off him, I would have had no concerns).
He's just reduced the price to 4750 so sign up and ask him about it.
It was a drizzly day when we met up (at Bicester Heritage) but the car looked in good nick and the guy seemed like a genuine, decent guy (ie. if I had met him to be buying a car off him, I would have had no concerns).
He's just reduced the price to 4750 so sign up and ask him about it.
Not my car so not strictly an advert but a friend is going to sell his very nice Boxster S and thought it fit the bill on this thread as it's cheap yet a really nice example.
I won't put prices up ect as i know you're not really aloud to advertise. As I say it's not my car but thought it fit the bill.
I won't put prices up ect as i know you're not really aloud to advertise. As I say it's not my car but thought it fit the bill.
Mogul said:
Agree looks nice - I see a leather airbag cover on that steering wheel and I can’t recall what the option code for that was - but a quick check on the MOT history doesn’t paint quite such rosy picture...
Didn't realise that was a thing until you mentioned. Now I see the stitching and recognise it is similar to the anniversary wheel. This also has the upgraded gear knob and handbrake. Could this have been a little package of options?-Ad- said:
Mogul said:
but a quick check on the MOT history doesn’t paint quite such rosy picture...
Ouch, seems like the car was stored in a small fishing cove. At some of the suspension parts might have been replaced.
anonymous said:
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Mine was on original suspension (20 yrs old) until recently. I had CoG look at it on one of their suspension clinics & at 82k miles the shocks were in good health with no advisories on the MOT...it was just the top mounts & coffin arms they highlighted in their usual thorough manner, but once you start replacing things it becomes like contagion & you suddenly realise it’s cheaper to just do it all together especially if it’s become clear it’s “a keeper” 
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