Freddie

1 minute ago, edc said:

If you have a facelift car it should have cupholder at the top of the frame section. I'm not aware of any cupholders that fit the cubby holes. The lower one for a start is angled. 

Thanks bud, it's not a facelift (MY2000) but my previous 98 2.5 had OEM cup holders above the stereo, perfect fit. Heater controls are already down below in the console bit so (fingers crossed, how hard can it be 🤣, should be an easy job...)

I think the motor is at the back, two cables come out to each gearbox on the sides. All looks intact. My previous cars' roofs have all been smoother running

3 minutes ago, iborguk said:

Maybe post a video link demoing the issue.

Thanks, I will.

4 minutes ago, Menoporsche said:

Much nicer to get a set of three clocks eg volts, oil temp, oil pressure or similar. I appreciate they'd need wiring in.

Thanks, I appreciate the idea. I was actually thinking of the 996 instrument cluster for the extra gauges, one day...

Hi all,

I have noticed that when lowering the roof (after it's been closed a while) the mechanism is pretty groany, sounds a bit laboured, it goes all the way up and down but it doesn't sound right so am doing some preemptive maintenance. I have greased the two rails/tracks, and the balljoint bits, working my way along.

I thought I'd ask in case anyone had the same issue so can point me in a particular direction. I am up for pulling things apart but also leaving things well alone and ballsing it up unnecessarily! 

Many thanks!

4 minutes ago, edc said:

Once you remove the stereo you will see a frame. You need the single DIN version or non PCM version of that plus any cubby holes and fascia trims you might be missing. 

Thanks bud, may get some cup holders to fill the gap

Morning all,

I wonder if anyone has done this: my car came with a Pioneer double din head unit (I am an old f@rt so can't be doing with touch-screens and menus in cars) and am interested in the simpler Continental unit which as we know is a single din.

So, does anyone know what bits need to be put back in that the PO would have chopped out, please? I've not pulled the unit far out yet so don't know what electrical horrors await...

Thank you in advance, the Pioneer one will be on eBay soon.

M

I removed the non-factory PORSCHE badge from the boot lid of my new (to me) 986 S earlier, one had been secured with superglue. Came off the plastic letter C quite easily but the unslightly blobby glue has welded itself to the paint! 5 minute job I thought 🤔

Have ordered some unbonder to carefully try and remove it tomorrow...

I used BCS for the brush-on paint for an easy, very high quality finish and Uber9 for decals as @½cwt said above, great results

There’s Williams Crawford in Plymouth, might be a hike but hope it helps

1 hour ago, Mattman42 said:

@Freddie - this one has just been posted on FB marketplace for £7k so looks like he chanced his arm and didn't get his higher price

Thanks for the heads up mate, something else is on the radar at the moment which I’ll know more about at the weekend. If it’s not right then I’ll hold out for the Red S once my 928 goes - listing that on C&C next week hopefully.

Walked away from the red 2.5 in the end, just updating🚶‍♂️

3 minutes ago, Paul P said:

Painting the bumper of boxsters is a bit like a suspension refresh - it's not if its when - they pick up stone chips - and vans have. habit of not seeing them and "touching" them when reversing - it's possible that a previous owner has decided to get it fixed and has not chosen well - totally get that if it looks bad then its a negative thing - and would make me walk, but the fact that its been painted might be nothing to worry about.

Yep you could be right, I have seen the same on all my P cars, front bumper always been painted, but there's other areas which make me think it may have been done all over. May still go and see it next week, seller is away at the moment, am still undecided...

On closer inspection of photos of the original car I posted about (haven't been able to see the car yet) it looks like it's been painted and possibly not very well - odd because it's supposedly been garaged most of its life so why would it need painting unless it's been tw@tted? This puts me off, unless I can get it for a lot less but seller seemed adamant about his price. So, probably gonna save up a bit more and get a better example, the continuing search continues to continue... Will update at some point!

Cheer though all for input and insights

1 minute ago, Mattman42 said:

@Freddie - how about this one? Price creep is acceptable when using man maths… 😂 but there aren’t many red ones around.

the dials are a bit red for me personally

https://www.cargurus.co.uk/Cars/inventorylisting/viewDetailsFilterViewInventoryListing.action?sourceContext=carGurusHomePageModel&entitySelectingHelper.selectedEntity=d3715&zip=RG22+5LS#listing=146548755

Thanks mate, I have spoken to them last week, it was on for 6750 then, now gone up to 7295! Nice car, strong money mind. Yep, dials are full on! My eyes would suffer! :0)

15 hours ago, Mattman42 said:

@Freddie - another guards red one, higher price but lower miles

https://www.gumtree.com/p/porsche/porsche-boxter-2001-/1403099863

Spoke to the guy and confirmed that the wings are faded, also hasn't had to spend much on it over the years ... 🤦‍♂️ 🚶‍♂️

7 hours ago, Mattman42 said:

@Freddie - another guards red one, higher price but lower miles

https://www.gumtree.com/p/porsche/porsche-boxter-2001-/1403099863

Thanks bud, I did see this ad and although low miles the paint looks very orange on the bonnet, to me, could just be the photo but hard to tell without being in front of it. Might give him a ring

Minefield car hunting innit!

4 hours ago, Menoporsche said:

Have you met some of the people on this forum?!

I tell a lie, I have met @TROOPER88 and bought a good car from him in the past, top bloke

10 minutes ago, Menoporsche said:

Have you met some of the people on this forum?!

No....

3 minutes ago, iborguk said:

Apart from tyres this has had a good MOT track record 

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324678075631?hash=item4b985244ef:g:58gAAOSw1jFgoXft

 

Thank you. Good history!

22 minutes ago, iborguk said:

@Freddie If you're looking at other cars , what's your budget and what are you looking for (car in ace condition or a project) ? Might help others help you 🙃

 

Thanks, my ideal is Guards Red, manual, will consider any engine as have enjoyed the nimbleness of the 2.5 and the grunt of the 3.2. I had a very good speed yellow s and ultimately the colour was not for me in the end! Takes all sorts, I know!

Definitely don't want a project as I have a 928 that is a project and a half. I don't mind a few niggles but needs good reliability. I don't want a show car either as I'd be frightened to use it and would be out of my price range anyway. Am thinking 6-7k or so might get me something decent? 

There's a 2.7 on gumtree that has 55K miles on it - doesn't look brilliantly well kept though as the interior has a few marks, say dealer fsh but MOT history not great. WOuld always prefer a forum car if I can. 

1 minute ago, ½cwt said:

Non standard cup holders in the dash (from a VW group car?) and it also has titanium finish grilles in the front bumper from an S modes, so check out front end damage!!!  Not sure that gear nob is standard ether.  Rear vinyl window looks good though.  Looks like S or after market tail pipes so look out for exhaust drone.

Thanks, yes I have heard about the drone, standard one comes with the car. Just had a call from the seller, may not be on after all!

37 minutes ago, Mattman42 said:

good luck - the gap is annoying but at least the MOT backs up the mileage so unlikely its had anything too dodgy done to it.

End of the day, try and ignore the badge and treat it like any other 20 year old used car and do the usual checks 

if its looking good, try not to grin too much and keep a poker face with lots of air being sucked through the teeth about how much you'll need to spend on it to "get it right" - personally i'd start hard at £4k cash and see what sort of reaction you get - you can always go up

Cheers bud,

He's playing hard ball, he said he'd turned an offer of 4500 down already but will negotiate to some extent - fine with me at near full asking price if it is what I want. He's not desperate to sell either.

Wheels are Dyno - OEM Porsche:

http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/64735-mystery-wheels.html

The mystery gap is that the 17 year owner had leukemia, was in his mid 70s, mystery solved, explains decreasing use of the car.

2 minutes ago, Mattman42 said:

to be fair, for that price it looks pretty good for its age.

Not seen that wheel design before - are they even Boxster wheels?  May just be the photos but the front tyres seem to be a taller side profile than the rears?  Check them out and factor into the price - check the tyre ages as well as if its sat for a while there is a good chance they will need changing, especially as the MOT highlights them

I would be tempted to go back to full gingers on the rear, you could probably sell those aftermarket units for more.

Looks like the wing back sports seats as well?

MPT History not too bad for a car of the age, all consumable stuff - the only one to look for is the oil leak - you don't really want a big seal job at that price

Suspect you could get a few quid for the number plate as well - as long as the condition stacks up on inspection and you can get for £4,500 or less in the current market, i'd say thats a nice deal

Thank you, yep, they are sports seats, and the lights would defo go back to original if I buy, same on side repeaters. Wheels I have seen in brochures before but not on a car, I'd get turbo twists myself. 

Continentals on the front, date code indicates 2015 and that tallies with the MOT history, showed all 4 needing doing up to 2016 then there the MOT gap and only rears needing doing soon. I'll see what it looks like, I;ve seen loads of pics and videos, starts clean from cold, no AOS smoke and idles fine. Has a 'sports' exhaust of some sport but the original is included with the car. 

Oil leak is apparently almost nothing, staining, doesn't leave any driveway spots - I'll see tomorrow.

It and the owner sounds very genuine but the gap is bothering me more than anything, will see what I can find out.

Thank you Matt and everyone for chipping in, I really appreciate your insights.

11 minutes ago, bagss2 said:

Aye, it's not exactly one to eat your dinner off.

I wonder what the story with the last 5 years was?

 

 

Cheers, Baggers.

19 minutes ago, iborguk said:

I'd suggest the OP review the MOT History.

 

Thanks guys, I did check and no, it's not a full clean bill of health so I'll be looking carefully, will take a paint depth gauge as well to get an idea of any differences across the panels.

Previous, previous owner had it for 17 years, kept in a garage apparently and during their time it had full dealer SH till 2008 at 85000 miles, then it seems usage dropped off till 2016 when it hardly moved - I can't seem to find out why. I have the PPO home address on the logbook and thought I might try and track him down, maybe that's a bit creepy?