Porsche Owners Thread - If you own one or just like or hate them! :)

Housey · 29 Jul 2013 at 00:15

Tom|Nbk · 29 Jul 2013 at 00:19

4k Boxster silly idea? Keep finding myself looking on auto trader lovingly at them.

pepsilol · 29 Jul 2013 at 00:58

Tom|Nbk said:
4k Boxster silly idea? Keep finding myself looking on auto trader lovingly at them.

Buy it if you can easily afford to pay to rebuild the engine or lob away 4k.

Tom|Nbk · 29 Jul 2013 at 01:04

I just remembered the fifth gear piece of them at this price, point taken though

dangermouse425 · 29 Jul 2013 at 08:33

Talking of prices, when does it get to "silly money" to buy a 911? I remember reading a PH article about sub-£10k 911s, but if you were trying to avoid sheds, but keep to a low pricetag, what's the lowest you would consider?

Article here for reference: http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=240779

Sam · 29 Jul 2013 at 09:11

[ui]ICEMAN;24665136 said:
Just get a set of Lloyd mats, they're vastly superior to the Porsche OEM ones and cheaper too.

Cheers dave i shall look into it

pepsilol · 29 Jul 2013 at 09:17

dangermouse425 said:
Talking of prices, when does it get to "silly money" to buy a 911? I remember reading a PH article about sub-£10k 911s, but if you were trying to avoid sheds, but keep to a low pricetag, what's the lowest you would consider?

Article here for reference: http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=52&i=240779

I would avoid the 3.4 engine like anything.They're not throwaway money yet.

3.6 is the best bet at get the best priced one you can.

I paid £13.5k for a 2004 996 3.6 with the last owner having it for 9 years.

Uncle_Gravy · 30 Jul 2013 at 13:40

Tom|Nbk said:
4k Boxster silly idea? Keep finding myself looking on auto trader lovingly at them.

I've got a Dealer buddy that has had a few 2001ish 2.7 boxsters in, price between 4-5k, not bad nick either, Its surprising how cheap these things are going, even so i'm tempted to get one.

Tom|Nbk · 30 Jul 2013 at 17:04

Just how risky would it be though? I'm only driving about 4 miles a day anyway

Clarkey · 30 Jul 2013 at 17:07

Hmm, running an engine cold all the time is a pretty good way to shorten its life without any additional reliability issues. Doesn't sound great to me, what enjoyment can you get out of a sports car doing that mileage anyway?

Tom|Nbk · 30 Jul 2013 at 17:13

I guess, it's just the price of them and for something a bit more fun at weekends

Gibbo · 30 Jul 2013 at 17:47

Tom|Nbk said:
I guess, it's just the price of them and for something a bit more fun at weekends

The older none DFI engines have a lot of issues as it is, such short journeys would be a recipe for oil dilution, amongst other things. It would be OK as long as every weekend it got a good warming up and a true good blasting afterwards.

Porsches hate short journeys, they really do, drive them as intended and then they are happy.

A 4-5k Boxster a good one will exist and be a true bargain but for every one good one at this price range there will be 99 dogs. So buy very carefully as these cars can throw huge bills!

Tom|Nbk · 30 Jul 2013 at 18:37

I can't help but be tempted just to give one a go

MonkeykingZX · 30 Jul 2013 at 19:11

Tom|Nbk said:
I can't help but be tempted just to give one a go

This thread on pistonheads might provide some insight into cheap boxsters.

Might take a bit of sifting to get to anything useful as it starts as one bloke buying a cheap boxster but soon evolves into other peoples experiences with that end of the market.

Dr House · 30 Jul 2013 at 20:08

So I LOVE my C2S PDK, its the best car I have ever owned.

When do you guys think a 991 PDK will drop to low 50's? I was hoping in about a year to upgrade to a 991

Tom|Nbk · 30 Jul 2013 at 23:07

MonkeykingZX said:
This thread on pistonheads might provide some insight into cheap boxsters.

Might take a bit of sifting to get to anything useful as it starts as one bloke buying a cheap boxster but soon evolves into other peoples experiences with that end of the market.

Gosh, long thread.

Uncle_Gravy · 31 Jul 2013 at 10:23

60mile trip everyday (Mostly M4/Dual) Would be a nice car for work, All of a sudden i've completely lost interest in an MX-5

Dr House · 6 Aug 2013 at 23:32

This is a lot of car for very little money

http://911uk.com/ads_item.php?id=4546

Housey · 9 Aug 2013 at 15:38

So then.....

991 GT3 is quicker around Bedford than the new Macca MP4-12C by a tenth I believe according to this months Evo magazine, just behind the Superlight R500 and not far off GT2 RS pace. **** knows what the RS will go like.

Dr House · 11 Aug 2013 at 03:19

The new E-Hybrid sees its air-cooled NiMH batteries replaced with a water-cooled Li-Ion setup and power up to 95hp at 2,200-2,600rpm and torque at 229lb ft from 0-1,700rpm from the E-motor. That is teamed with a 333hp 3.0-litre supercharged petrol engine of Audi parentage. The result is the kind of spec sheet that looks like a mistake: 167mph, 0-62mph in 5.5 seconds, 91mpg and just 71g/km of CO2.

http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=105&i=27948

ow BIK (just five per cent) and the ability to dodge the congestion charge might also attract business users

Now its looking like a good idea to buy a new one via our VAT registered limited company