Prospective first Porsche purchase (Boxster) advice please
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Afternoon All,
New to the forums and here goes with my first post so be gentle!
Looking into purchasing a Boxster as my first forray into Porsche ownership.
Budget up to £6,500 (I know not a huge ammount) and looking for some advice.
Car will need to be an every other day drive, mileage circa 10,000 a year.
£6,500 seems to get something in the region of a 60,000 mile car.
What do I need to look out for (I'm not mechanically minded)
Mileage and reliability, there are a lot more 80,000 mile cars out there as opposed to 60,0000 within my budget
Age and bodywork wise?
I don't want to go and bankrupt myself with the purchase but want to have some motoring fun (36 years old and recently divorced!)
Fuel wise, regular unleaded or super?
Many thanks in advance for any advice you can offer, all gratefully received.
Reagards
Simon
New to the forums and here goes with my first post so be gentle!
Looking into purchasing a Boxster as my first forray into Porsche ownership.
Budget up to £6,500 (I know not a huge ammount) and looking for some advice.
Car will need to be an every other day drive, mileage circa 10,000 a year.
£6,500 seems to get something in the region of a 60,000 mile car.
What do I need to look out for (I'm not mechanically minded)
Mileage and reliability, there are a lot more 80,000 mile cars out there as opposed to 60,0000 within my budget
Age and bodywork wise?
I don't want to go and bankrupt myself with the purchase but want to have some motoring fun (36 years old and recently divorced!)
Fuel wise, regular unleaded or super?
Many thanks in advance for any advice you can offer, all gratefully received.
Reagards
Simon
The Boxster 986 and 987 (2nd generation) are both superb cars. The main advice would be to buy the best you can afford (stretch your budget to the max). Get the car checked out by an independant Porsche specialist if you are buying privately. Make sure it has full service history and isn't a cat D (wright off. Don't take any notice of `hair dresser` jokes.
We recently went on a four day break to Cornwall and although I have a 997 GT2 in the garage we took her ladyships 987 Boxster S. The perfect car for the job. Boot space front and rear. Comfortable for the long slog down to Cornwall and great on the local twisty bits. Oh and we got a sun tan as the weather was so nice and the roof was down most of the time.
Go for it but be warned once you've owned a Porsche it is highly likely you'll always want the next model.
We recently went on a four day break to Cornwall and although I have a 997 GT2 in the garage we took her ladyships 987 Boxster S. The perfect car for the job. Boot space front and rear. Comfortable for the long slog down to Cornwall and great on the local twisty bits. Oh and we got a sun tan as the weather was so nice and the roof was down most of the time.
Go for it but be warned once you've owned a Porsche it is highly likely you'll always want the next model.
Great choice of car.
I would say be flexible on spec for that budget, ensure that it has a good history lots of receipts and stamps in the service book from reputable specialists and OPC. I agree with GJB - get an inspection done and buy the best example you can afford. If a car is still under warranty, I'd value it higher as if something expensive does go, it will be worth the outlay (extended warranty can be passed on in a private sale).
Other than that happy hunting!
I would say be flexible on spec for that budget, ensure that it has a good history lots of receipts and stamps in the service book from reputable specialists and OPC. I agree with GJB - get an inspection done and buy the best example you can afford. If a car is still under warranty, I'd value it higher as if something expensive does go, it will be worth the outlay (extended warranty can be passed on in a private sale).
Other than that happy hunting!
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