Tell me about the boxster 3.2s

Ok understand the risks with warranty so will consider this carefully. From where I am sitting at the moment 1k for piece of mind is fair, if the car performs without fault ive wasted 1k if it doesn't and the engine goes pop i've saved 3k.

Swings and roundabouts I guess. Either way its looking like the normal prestige car issues, expensive parts and labour but by the sounds of things these cars are pretty reliable.
 
VinceB1 said:
Ok understand the risks with warranty so will consider this carefully. From where I am sitting at the moment 1k for piece of mind is fair, if the car performs without fault ive wasted 1k if it doesn't and the engine goes pop i've saved 3k.

Swings and roundabouts I guess. Either way its looking like the normal prestige car issues, expensive parts and labour but by the sounds of things these cars are pretty reliable.
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No you've saved 6 or 7k if the engine goes pop :)
 
There's no way I'd take an 02-05 car to an OPC for servicing - can you even get an OPC warranty on a 6 year old car?

The £400 is the price for the OEM parts, but what an OPC would charge on top I don't know.

Personally I'd spend a couple of hundred on a specialist inspection then use the same place for servicing and gamble on the IMS.
 
Sagalout said:
There's no way I'd take an 02-05 car to an OPC for servicing - can you even get an OPC warranty on a 6 year old car?

The £400 is the price for the OEM parts, but what an OPC would charge on top I don't know.

Personally I'd spend a couple of hundred on a specialist inspection then use the same place for servicing and gamble on the IMS.
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9 years or 125k miles.

Me too, i wouldnt bother with an OPC warranty, my wifes Cayenne wont be getting it renewed but then im a he who dares wins sort of bloke, if i was on any sort of budget though i just wouldnt even contemplate a Porsche without that warranty.
 
Sagalout said:
There's no way I'd take an 02-05 car to an OPC for servicing - can you even get an OPC warranty on a 6 year old car?

The £400 is the price for the OEM parts, but what an OPC would charge on top I don't know.

Personally I'd spend a couple of hundred on a specialist inspection then use the same place for servicing and gamble on the IMS.
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Think this is what my plan is going to be... he who dares wins and all that! :p - Like yourself I have no fixed budget but have wanted one for a while. I have therefore set an upper end budget of 15 - 18k including the trade in of my 08 car.

Edit: Contradicted myself massively there after re-reading... you get what I mean though.
 
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I'd say with a 6-9 year old Porsche Boxster S with no warranty you may well lose, unless you aim to get one that's already had everything already done instead of going for less than XX miles or something.

What's that thing I read about getting a stone in the wheel/brakes and it costing thousands?
 
Peerzy said:
I'd say with a 6-9 year old Porsche Boxster S with no warranty you may well lose, unless you aim to get one that's already had everything already done instead of going for less than XX miles or something.

What's that thing I read about getting a stone in the wheel/brakes and it costing thousands?
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Just mashes up your discs, nothings cheap on these cars but they are superb cars, you get what you pay for, thats why i have suits made and dont buy them in Burton :D
 
Peerzy said:
/Looks down at his Burton suit

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Now you made me feel bad :(

Anyway it alright for you your young, when you get to my age you need all the help you can get looking good, obviously my huge charm and whit usually wins the ladies over but a good suit never hurt anyone :D
 
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haha its ok peerzy... I have never had a suit made in my life. In fact it made me look down and think damn my guts getting a bit big for this jacket.
 
Sagalout said:
18K should get a 987, which seems to reduce the chances of IMS failure
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I hear you... the only problem here is that I cant find one nationally that meets my requirements. The one I have found is a fair bit cheaper and has more miles. I am going to see three of them at the weekend.

1 is black with tan interior - bose stereo, 02 plate with what appears to be all the toys (not sure i like the 18" wheels though).

1 is silver with the red trim on an 05 - wont get all the toys in this one but does come with the 17's as opposed to 18's.

the other is the dark horse, its a dark blue colour with black interior, unfortunatly it has a blue dash :rolleyes: - has more toys and the right wheels though.

My ideal would be black with the tan <40k mileage, 17" wheels and all the toys.
 
Seriously forget the 02 car, get a later one. Also try a tiptronic before discounting them, they drive great.

If you have 16k and want a Porsche spend it all, dont think a 12k will be a bargain.
 
DM said:
Seriously forget the 02 car, get a later one. Also try a tiptronic before discounting them, they drive great.

If you have 16k and want a Porsche spend it all, dont think a 12k will be a bargain.
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I will be taking it on the track so want a manual. Drove the cayman s on the track last week in a manual and loved it :)
 
Won't tracking it mean having a decent warranty would be ideal, considering you are potentially going to be giving it a bit of a trashing?
 
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