the baron

Just now, edc said:

Isn't this the point? Of course the newer car is better by score when talking to their focus groups and market sales projections. But, people value and weight different things and aspects of the respective cars differently. 

Absolutely 👍

Mine finally arrived last week after waiting 5yrs 😂

I’m in agreement with the OP, love the purity and now classic looks of the early 986 with ambers, the rest of the Boxster line doesn’t really interest me. Yes I have driven all the subsequent Boxsters and yes they have each improved on the previous model, but as far as looks and raw analogue driving it’s the early and original 986 for me.

On 1/10/2022 at 4:26 PM, jcbaldock said:

Here's the current interior
 

Love the retro checked seats, nice.

Welcome, this is a great place to get advice and when your a regular get the p1ss taken out of you 😂
 

Or a newbie for that matter 🤔

If your going to worry about the longevity of an engine then maybe the car is not for you.,  Mines done 211,000 and the oil is changed every 3000-5000 miles, if it breaks I will fix it, no worries.

Buy - drive - enjoy

3 hours ago, Nobbie said:

I think as long as they get regular oil changes, the engines are good for high mileages. Mines done almost 160k without any major work, but expect the first thing to go will be something in the valve timing area such as chain guides/variocam.

Didn’t yours have some major work done in this area?

No, I thought it did and that was the remote diagnostic I got from Lee at CPS but when I got the car to him it turned out to be a sensor, so relatively cheap fix compared to what it could have been 

Don’t be scared of high milers or lots of owners, these engines are robust and lots of owners means it’s been spoilt during the honeymoon period

I bought a 996 C4 to join my Boxster a few months ago and yes there are some real skips out there advertised as minters, the only way really is to look at the car and speak to the seller and go from your gut, history and receipts along with condition is the best way to then judge the car.

35 minutes ago, ½cwt said:

@the baron who is at 210k + miles on his 986 swears by annual changes, which for him is no more than about 3k miles (Steve?) and the main thing is to use Porsche A40 standard oil. I get mine done annually which is about 5k miles.  Mobil 1 is the factory spec but is expensive for a low mileage car, Mobil Super 3000 also for frequent/low mileage changes gets a good review.  I'm sure others will add their thoughts very soon.

The newer the oil and the fewer heat cycles it has been through the better it will protect the moving parts.  Oil degradation is time, use and temperature related.

I use Mobile Super 3000 which Lee at CPS also uses.

i try to change my oil every 3000-5000, or if mileage is less then once a year.

im also adopting the same service routine on my recently purchased 996 C4 and did my first one over the Christmas holidays

i bought the Mobile 3000 oil (5-40) 10L, Mann oil filter and new sump washer and Mann air filter from Eurocarparts all for circa £100, took about an hour to do.

It’s dead easy to fix that, you can buy a tool off Amazon for a few quid or call into any upholsterer and they will sort for a few quid, it’s a 5min job

If you at least remove the passenger seat you can check the ECU unit for water damage, these are expensive to replace and can write a car off if you use your insurance to make a claim

tgis will also allow you further access under the carpet to stuff more towels etc to help dry the foam out.

11 hours ago, pacificjuha said:

Next is the turn for the seat covers. Plan is to have the center parts upholstered in alcantara. Maybe it is time to learn how to use the sewing machine and the needle with thread...😅

Did you unstitch these or is that how they when you take off the seat?

On 12/27/2021 at 11:37 AM, CRC said:

Not Boxster specific, but the other day I bought a tube of Wurth Gummi Pflege to condition all the rubber seals on our menagerie of cars, and it does work very well on all of them.

It occurred to me that the softening effect might be useful on the windscreen wiper blades to overcome those "skipping, scraping, noise" issues that I seem to get when the wipers have been on for a while or if the screen has recently been "deep cleaned".

Was a bit concerned that it might put a layer on the windscreen causing smearing problems, but it doesn't and the softened rubber blades are now as quiet and efficient as they were when new.

Good stuff that Gummi Pflege ...

Bugger I’ve literally just bought new wipers for the Mercedes as it was doing exactly that, I’ve just used Gummifledge on my daughters hardtop. So it’s not like I’d have to order it….🙁

15 minutes ago, CRC said:

Did you ever manage to get the car for another emmissions test after replacing the MAF?

Would be interested to know if that solved the problem if you did.

Thanks

He think he gave up on the car and is trying to sell if hasn’t already, however I maybe completely wrong 😑 

Sounds like a swarm of flies to me, so I’m absolutely no help at all.

Brotherhood AKA Porschehood, welcome and enjoy the best kept secret in the Porsche world, the Boxster is the best handling car

Hopefully all good, love simple fixes but you have to know what your doing🤔

Indeed my car is booked in to a have a new Dansk exhaust fitted to the 996 looking forward to my hears NoT bleeding.

Your Boxster looks like it should, awesome 

When the engine dies does the revs fluctuate? Could be a MAF issue, could be cr*p from the petrol tank sucked up into the injectors, did the fuel gauge not tell you it was low or running on fumes?, could be ignition barrel, I would suggest taking it to a specialist who can diagnose for you.

Not a good first post to read 🙁

Just sold mine, I had the interior of the roof completely covered in alcantara, it was a beautiful thing.

if you can get one you will love the way it changes the dynamics of the car for the winter, however not everyone is of the same opinion.

9 minutes ago, Andy Mac said:

@Pordave I did my 996 ones a few weeks back (were really yellow). The 3M kit worked really well for me.

I took a deep breath and went all out on them (removed / removed seals / cleaned - then used the kit on the lenses). Lights went from horrible yellowed mank to clear and looking like new! 

Depends on your diy skills though - not for the faint hearted half way through and you could damage the lenses with careless application. Saying that if you follow the instructions I found it went really well.

Thread here:
 

 

That looks awesome, I’ve tried on my 986 and more recently with my 996 neither result looked like that, I might give it another go 

I’ve tried a few times using the 3m kit, I just don’t get the results, probably not brave enough to really scrub off the top surface of plastic. I might look into getting it done professionally, let me know what you decide

27 minutes ago, ½cwt said:

Take a look a the VDO/Continental head units.  They look more Becker like than most options out there and come with all the modern toys DAB, Bluetooth & phone.

986 silver with red roof - calling @the baron

Quite like mine with blue over silver, not so many around...

Somebody order a silver Boxster with red roof?

12 hours ago, TV8 said:

Going back to cycling after 30 years has proven that if you crash when you are older you roll less, bruise more and have a lot of pain for longer! 

@rowboscan attest to that 😂😂😂