RBD914 v2

Yep, no problems whatsoever!

5 hours ago, Lonewolfgjp said:

I have got a pair going cheap if you’re interested?

PM'd you...

3 hours ago, GTSMarky said:

Is that the bride over the A74M?  Ridden it a fair few times as the road towards Dumfries from there is superb!

That's the one, en route from the Devil's Beef Tub to the Dalveen Pass, a sublime stretch of road!

2 hours ago, scaramanga said:

Drop me a pm ?
 

the ones I have are in the pic below.
 

 

See for sale section...

12 hours ago, scaramanga said:

Also… wish mine had your wheels.  I have the diamond cut multi spoke wheels which I don’t really like!

Wish I had seen this earlier....just bought a set of Turbo 3 alloys to replace my Carrera S ones - we could have done a swop!

My Carrera S wheels are for sale if you are interested?

Turbo wheels fitted....

5 hours ago, Nobbie said:

Just seen one of these parked down my street in silver and I can’t believe how ugly it is at the front😱. That huge wide opening beneath the number plate looks odd. Much prefer the muscular look of the 981 GTS. I’ve told the wife to take it off my Christmas list😀

Always happy to oblige....

4 hours ago, Tigerstew said:

Got a price of £2k for the 12 year service on me 981 boxster from a opc. Any donations il greatly appreciate!! But I need get it done otherwise il invalidate the warranty

I recommend ringing round a few different OPC's. I took mine to Newcastle for it's last service as they were £500 cheaper than Kendal, Edinburgh or Glasgow!

Driving to work today in the GTS. Lovely morning, 7.00am on a quiet country road, no traffic.

 

Next minute I see a brown blur pass in front of me, so I hit the brakes and there is a big thud as I hit something big.

 

The impact killed the deer outright, it must have run down a field and jumped the fence onto the road, heading for the woods on the other side.

 

I was only doing 40mph as it's a bumpy back road, which always has pheasants and the odd escaped sheep on it in a morning, so I was taking it easy. 

 

I was lucky, because if I had been going 5mph faster, it would have been through the windscreen and in my lap! One minute the road was clear, next minute I had a windscreen full of brown deer, a big thud then it was gone, I barely had chance to react and brake.

 

Must have been a glancing blow as amazingly there was no obvious damage to the car, except a front radiator grille had popped out which should just pop back in. I stopped the car and walked back up the road, the deer had made it into the forest but was laying on it's side and clearly dead - poor thing!

 

Gave me quite a fright, maybe time to use a different route in to work!

 

I will get the car checked over to make sure there is no hidden damage, and get the grille put back in. I must admit I was expecting busted headlights, cracked bumpers and a dented bonnet, costing several thousand pounds to repair, so I guess I was lucky...unlike the deer.

 

Such is life!

 

Update...had car checked over, the impact cracked the paint on the nose cone, so needs a nose respray. Only had it done last year, but still think I got off lightly.

6 hours ago, ½cwt said:

Cap Ex vs Op Ex.

 ^ Exactly this ^

Different budget entirely!!!

On 8/25/2023 at 4:15 PM, Graham BGTS said:

Received a quote today from OPC for the 8 year service on my BGTS which has FPSH and I plan to maintain this. 
 

Service includes brake fluid change, spark plugs, drive belt check and engine mount check and was £955 inc VAT. I don’t think it’s too bad but would welcome thoughts. 

That's pretty good, I paid £908 for same 8 year service on my own GTS from OPC Newcastle earlier this month.

Glasgow and Edinburgh wanted £1,400, Kendal £1,479, Perth £1,360 and Preston £1,445.

Got a nice Cayenne for the day too.

Only problem is that I had a look around the nearby Jaguar dealer and ended up trading in my iPace SE  for a brand new iPace Sport!

Took the GTS into OPC Newcastle for it's 8th anniversary health check and major service.

All clear, no issues reported, and at £904 a lot cheaper then Edinburgh, Glasgow or Kendal OPC.

Test drove a Taycan 4S Sport Turismo, very nice but very expensive.

I was far more impressed with the MG4 XPower that I also tested...see electric car thread for details!

£36k for 429bhp, 4wd, 4 seats and 0-60 mph in 3.8 seconds - amazing!

Yep, owned one, still a pita!

3 hours ago, GTSMarky said:

So that's either a KTM or Ducati....

Don't stop.  Not everyone gets it hence the bias.

KTM in the Swiss Alps 2 weeks ago!

Woooaahhh!

This thread has me thinking I maybe need to sell my 1300cc, 160bhp, Adventure bike, stop touring Europe every year on it with my mates and cease enjoying riding 5000 miles a year on two wheels!

But then again, I have been riding for 47 years now without a major incident...on everything from 50cc mopeds, through the 600's and 750's, to the 1000cc superbikes - R1's, Gixxers, Fireblades and Ducatis, and now Adventure bikes.

Am I too old...?

It would be like asking me to stop breathing!

33 minutes ago, mrbikerdood said:

Put it up for sale  ...

What's next?

Tyres are a very strange science....here are two extremes.

On my motorbike, a 1290cc KTM Adventure, with 180 bhp and 106 ft lbs of torque, I get 2,500 miles out of the tyres.

In my Jaguar I-Pace, a 2 ton behemoth with 400 bhp and 500 ft lbs of torque - so far I have got 22,000 miles on all 4 tyres.

Go figure???

Spyder roof is a complete pain in the ar*e!

Not worth the hassle, my advice is to go for a 981 GTS, the best of the Boxsters, full stop.

Took it for an MOT, passed with flying colours, no advisories!

On 5/6/2022 at 2:38 PM, Jonttt said:

Yesturday I got the boxster out of storage, I can’t remember when I put it in there (I usually take a pic to remind myself) but I think it was end of October so c6 months ago. I checked the tyre pressures (I usually over inflate them slightly for storage) and they just needed capsized each. Took it off the trickle charger and it started first turn of the starter motor. Cars can be a little rough for a couple of minutes after 6 months storage but was as smooth as anything from initial idle…..massive bonus was I had a full tank of super unleaded, felt like I’d won the lottery 🤣

This morning the boxster passed its MOT with no advisories , I enjoyed a sausage and egg barm whilst waiting 😁

DVLA had updated straight away and so I was able to road tax as soon as I got home …..all set for the NW 991uk crew meet tomorrow….

The car was a little dusty from storage and I had not cleaned it before putting in there, with rain forecast all afternoon I managed to give it a bit of spit and polish in perfect overcast conditions…….given next door are in the middle of getting a new roof and dust everywhere I fitted the outdoor cover

 

 

Liking the number plate!

22 hours ago, drgav2005 said:

I’m currently toying with the idea of selling my Boxster GTS 4.0 - I’m (unfortunately) in need of something a bit more family / dog friendly.

2021 Porsche Boxster GTS 4.0

PDK

First reg 24/07/2021. I’m the second owner. 5500 miles. Porsche warranty until 23/07/2025.

Carmine red exterior + GTS interior pack in Carmine red

PASM with ride height lowered by 10mm

GT sport multifunction and heated wheel

18-way adaptive sports seats with memory package

two zone climate control

smoking package (never smoked in)

BOSE surround sound system with upgraded Burmester tweeters (makes a big difference!)

electrically folding exterior mirrors including courtesy lighting

automatically dimming mirrors with integrated rain sensor

ParkAssist (front and rear) + professionally fitted rear view camera

cruise control

Zunsport Grilles

Integrated and hardwired FitCamX dash cam

Fully GTechniq coated 

all weather mats plus OEM GTS mats

35W bi-xenon bulb upgrade which again makes a huge difference over standard lights (included new shunts / wires: OEM parts available)

Spare 18” OEM wheels +  Pirelli SottoZero winter tyres

 

So that’s the good bit. The bad bit (as you may have seen from previous posts) was the new rear bumper which is currently being fitted by an approved body shop after an old lady drove into my car in a car park. I’m sure the car will be perfect once I collect it and I’ve been informed it was just cosmetic damage.

I’ve looked online and there are very few examples for sale to get a good feel for pricing… Most are well north of £80k with a couple of cars around £73k with more miles, lower spec and potentially not great colour schemes (depending on your tastes).

Obviously WBAC pricing is geared to ‘selling a convertible in the winter’ so I’m looking for feedback from forum members on what this would go for in a private sale. Any sensible suggestions on pricing?

Sent you a private message...

I bought this one with the PORSCHE logo along bottom for £57.50 off Ebay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/165468406100?mkcid=16&mkevt=1&mkrid=711-127632-2357-0&ssspo=qcgqkWPZRRO&sssrc=2349624&ssuid=ULQ6Ipb8SH2&var=&widget_ver=artemis&media=COPY

I'm really pleased with the quality and how it looks.

I would advise against having anything like the Porsche emblem in the middle area though, as if obscures your rearward vision.

Hers's a picture of mine..

Postscript to my Porsche journey post - they say pictures are worth a thousand words...so I dug these old photos out:-

Fiat X/19 SE with huge sports exhaust....

TVR 350i with huge whale tail boot spoiler..  

Finally, the ballistically fast Porsche 944 Turbo...complete with a very proud and very young, yours truly!

My journey began with a Mini 1275GT purchased after passing my driving test aged 17.

I had two of these before getting bitten by the Ford bug via an Escort Mk1 Mexico in bright orange with the flared front arches. This was followed by several XR4 and Cosworth Sierras. I then actually went to work for Ford Mo. Co. so had the luxury of a brand new company Ford every 6 months or so...which gave me a nasty habit of changing cars regularly, more of which later on in the story...anyway with the family car being supplied courtesy of Ford, I started to get into the sports car market for real.

My first convertible 2 seater was a Fiat X/19 SE which was a great handling little car, but a bit under powered. But I quite liked the open topped driving experience this provided, so this was followed by a MR2 T- Bar, the original dart shaped car, which in red looked like a miniature Ferrari, a great little car.

This led to a TVR 350i convertible with the V8 Rover Vitesse engine, which was always getting me into trouble with the local Plod due to it's noisy exhaust. What a car though, a beast to drive and it never let me down.

After the TVR I bought my first Porsche at age 28, a 924S which had a proper Porsche 2.5 litre engine in it, as opposed to the standard 924 which I think had a 2 litre VW LT Van engine in it! My wife was driving it one day when some idiot ran a red light and smashed into it, writing it off. Fortunately she escaped with whiplash and a sprained ankle. With the insurance payout though I bought a really serious piece of kit...an Alpine White Porsche 944 Turbo!

God was that thing fast once the Turbo came on boost, which was surprisingly quickly. Nothing could touch it for straight line acceleration in 1992. A lovely car in every way and it looked a million dollars.

I should have kept the 944, but kids came along and I no longer worked for Ford, so I had to buy more 'sensible' cars. Thus followed a Peugeot 405 Mi16, Nissan 200SX, Vauxhall Carlton 3000GSI 24V,  and a BMW 330i.

By this time the kids were grown up and had flown the nest, so it was back to sports cars again! Starting with a Nissan 350Z, then a BMW Z4 3.0i, followed by a BMW 135i. At this point I fancied a 911, but having test driven a 997, I didn't like the "bobbing" front end sensation.

Then a local dealer got a black Boxster 987 2.9 manual in stock, so on a whim I went to test drive it, I was so impressed that I swapped the 135i for it on the spot!

I had this for a year, then traded up to a 981 Boxster in GT Silver (there's that nasty habit mentioned earlier rearing it's head). I loved this car but found it a little under powered so traded up to a 981 GTS in white with a red roof. Now this was a great car, we toured all over Europe in it and owned it for 2 years. But that all changed when I had a nasty car accident driving a Mini at night on the M6 coming back from a late work meeting. Basically I fell asleep at the wheel and careered through a coned off area onto a closed carriageway. No physical injuries but it messed me up mentally, I didn't get behind a wheel again for 6 months 

This also led to 6 months off work, which in turn led to my early retirement at age 55.

The 981 GTS had to go due to my reduced retirement income and I bought a cheaper 987 Black Edition PDK.

I had this for a couple of years, then got bored with retirement and went back to work part time in a totally new profession. This allowed me the funds to trade back up to a 981S again, great stuff!

One thing led to another at work, and after a year or so I was doing really well, so I traded back up to a 981 GTS in GT Silver, PDK again as I preferred it to the manual cars.

Then things really took off at work and I became the Managing Partner and was working full-time again in a job I loved. With no debts and plenty of disposable income...what does a petrolhead do with said income?

You got it, I finally decided to scratch the 911 itch and bought a brand new 992 Carrera 4 Coupe!

The fastest car I have ever owned and also the widest! A lovely thing to behold in GT Siver with its flared wheel arches, spyder wheels and trick electronic dashboard.

But I missed the open topped driving experience and 911 convertibles did nothing for me. It also felt a little unwieldy on the narrow roads that I drive on in the Scottish Borders.

Anyway, after a year or so I got the opportunity to buy a brand new 718 Spyder from OPC Leeds, at normal list price! It was a cancelled order due to Buttercup and they offered me what I paid for the 911 in part exchange, so I snapped their hand off!

It was great to get back into a Boxster again,especially with an uprated 4.0 litre engine! It was a real looker with its humps giving it a miniature 918 vibe! I had three issues with it though, first the manual hood was a real pain, second so was the manual gearbox, but the really big disappointment was the exhaust noise - or lack of it!

Having been spoiled by my 2 former 981 GTS's with their electric roofs, PDK gearboxes and amazing snap, crackle and pops from the Sports Exhausts, the Spyder failed to deliver by comparison really. After a year of ownership I was about to invest £5,000 into an after market exhaust to remedy the sound problem, when out of the blue....

The supplying dealer rang me to see if I wanted to sell it back to them, as they were short of stock. I was open to listening as they were offering me stupid money to buy it, by that I mean tens of thousands of pounds more than I paid for it just 12 months and 5000 miles earlier!

So I snapped their hands off again and jumped back into the model I enjoyed the most, the one that I consider to be the sweet spot In the whole Porsche model range...yes you guessed it, I bought another 981 GTS!

I actually bought it from a member on here, who sold it to buy a new 718 GTS 4.0...I did warn him about the exhaust! She is a well specified example in Carmine Red with platinum silver wheels, she also has a PDK gearbox and best of all sounds bloody lovely!

That's my journey of how I ended up in a Porsche folks, and here she is...