Boxter 986 or 987 for max £10k

[anonymous-user]

Hi, I'm looks my my first Porsche. It'll be us d as a daily for either the 3 mile trip to the station or the 100 mile round trip to the office. For cost efficiency it's normally the trip to the station!

My budget seems to put me bang in the middle of the models. Do both models suffer the same issues and given the budget, which model would you go for?

[griffter]

You'd get good example of either, but my preference would be a 986 S for £8k, £2k in the bank, and do that 100 mile drive at least once a week or you'll kill it.

[anonymous-user]

Thanks

Why the £2k in the bank? Is it that likely to be buggered?

[griffter]

My thinking was based on my having looked at 10k boxsters over summer. I 'watched' a £10k 77k mile 987 3.2 S for months, which had started at £12k. It seemed like tremendous value, but I'm a perfectionist and I quickly put together a list of preventative maintenance and upgrades which made it much more expensive.
Then I started looking at 986s and realised £8k is enough for a good one. It would seem a shame to turn down the 'right' car because it needs tyres, brakes or a service, so I think if you limit the budget and keep something back you'll increase the range of good 986s.

[fridaypassion]

I have a really tidy 987 S Boxster I'm selling if you get slight budget creep

[bandit pete]

In reply to fridaypassion - could you please give me details of your Boxster? Price, Model, year, mileage, history, colour, etc. Many thanks.