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I am not longer moving forward with the red one unfortunately. 
 

The seller wasn’t willing to answer simple questions before loosing his rag and behaving like a child so j have decided to leave it there. Shame as it could have been a good car but my instinct says walk as I have lost trust in him now!
 

I think he was having a bad day as someone agreed to come look at it / had an inspection due Thursday but cancelled the day before and I think I just contacted him at the wrong time and he took it out on me. Either way he should behave appropriately with a perspective buyer. 

The search continues  

10 hours ago, mr.tourette23 said:

I sold my mint, low mileage, full service history 987.2 after 6 months..sometimes a car is just not quite right for you, you'd have missed a cracker, always worth a conversation with the seller on a nice car

Yeah I was gutted I missed yours as it was a beauty and right up my street.

Was a couple of months early unfortunately. 

1 hour ago, BBB said:

An alternative view is that Boxsters are often owned by gentlemen who are the wrong side of 40, who discover that the mental image they hold of their fitness doesn’t match the reality of dropping into a low, small, two-seat car. The last owner or mine didn't keep it long after they developed back problems.

It's a Cayman to be fair but i guess the same rings true 😆

1 hour ago, greenman986s said:

I'd need to hear the aftermarket exhaust.

MoT history looks good

Yeah I did see the MOT history looks half decent compared to most i have looked at. 

It has quite good servicing records too. A shame the last two aren't a specialist though. 

8 owners isn't ideal but i know its to be expected with some cars. 

I do worry ill buy it and it will need loads of cash spent at it but its a risk either way i guess.

31 minutes ago, mr.tourette23 said:

They seem to be a reliable enough engine, just the usual chassis wear and tear, I've had mycarinspections.co.uk do ppi on a couple of porkers, I know Nick Giles gets good reviews but both times I have approached him its been 2 weeks wait, these guys do provide a very comprehensive ppi with lots of photos, can be booked with a few days notice and are available for as many conversations as you like post inspection..saved me from buying one car that looked fine when i test drove but they found a few too many problems on the inspection for me to do ahead..good luck with your search Ash, that does look a nice Cayman  

Thanks mate, 

Your old 2.9 would have been ideal but wrong time for me unfortunately. 

The guy has gone quiet on the red one, waiting for more info / schedule in a viewing.

Hi all,

Thinking about buying a cayman 2.7 987.1 as a daily for something a bit different, I am bored of my current 330i so think this could be fun for a bit

How reliable is the 2.7 engine? Do I need to be wary of anything? I don’t know much about this particular engine unfortunately.

I know the common general Boxster / cayman 987 issues as we used to own a 987.2 BE.

Thanks

Ash

Below is the car in question.

https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202304015872656

If the last big service was done Jan 2020 then your minor service was Due Jan 2022 and your next major was due Jan 2024.

Don't forget you need brake fluid every 2 years as well.

i'd get it done ASAP..... nearly 3 1/2 years between oil changes is too long, even the 2 year schedule is too long IMO going forward maybe try and change the oil every MOT or something so its kept fresh and up to date. 

Good luck 

I’d get the Bose 100% the base system is terrible IMO, the Bose isn’t stand out by any means but it’s better than the base by a long shot.

The base system in the Macan isn’t too bad to be fair as above, but remember they are very different cars with different purposes and the base system isn’t the same!

if actually go as far as to say the base Macan system is better than the Bose in the 718 but one is an SUV with loads of space, a solid roof, and plenty of speakers and sound deadening the 718 doesn’t have that on its side!

It’s a must have option IMO and I do think people would expect it in a GTS in the secondary market! 

Good ones aren't cheap unfortunately. 

I have a DeWalt one and its a brilliant bit of kit and the one i'd recommend you buy with a 5 AMP battery too

The ones are usually a false economy and don't work as described

Looks great love the colour, are you happy with the car so far?

12 minutes ago, tcornet said:

I think with the GTS now covering the sales for the Turbo too, they specs changed to allow it to bridge both types of buyer 

That's makes sense then, that's likely why they have dropped it then :)

1 hour ago, r1flyguy said:

I may be wrong so please correct me but having this as standard 

Sport air suspension with ride-height adjustment including lowering of 10mm

“GTS Specific Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) with reduced ride height - Electronically controlled active damping system with three manually selectable modes ("Comfort", "SPORT" and "SPORT PLUS")”

 

Like I say, I may misunderstand what your thinking but I assumed it offered the same sporty ride but also comfort when you didn’t need it 

 

Maybe they have dropped the standard PASM steel suspension then in favour of only air suspension then by the looks of it.

I am not fully up to spec with he latest generation macans but the steel suspension on the MK1 and facelift was brilliant IMO, the air was a bit soft for sprinted driving, i tried a few at PEC and found the steel PASM to be the pick of the bunch on 20" wheels 

Not experienced the latest generation though

Nice spec but can I ask what makes you want the air suspension? 

Being a GTS I would have thought the air suspension was sort of defeating the object.

Id also go 20" wheels but that's down to personal opinion I guess. 

15 hours ago, cozzykim said:

My musts, for the unicorn car were:

PDK

'S'

Sport design steering wheel

PSE

DAB module

Blue, Grey or Silver (no black red or white cars) I got Sapphire Blue, which is growing on me, mainly due to the number of admiring comments I'm getting.

I didn't want:

Chrono, because of worrying about reliability/cost of the PADM mounts, and not seeing the point of launch control.

I would have liked:

Memory multi way seats, but that wasn't to be.

I also got, though not on my list:

Extended leather.

Red seat belts (that aren't on my option sheet as far as I can see).

Logo'd mats

A plethora of 12V and interface ports.

A very nice set of easy to clean wheels, though I'm not sure what they're called.

Looks great 

SB is a brilliant colour and not overly common either

22 hours ago, mr.tourette23 said:

Am i right in thinking I have some kind of extended leather? the dash and door cards do seem to have leather on them and other cars i see online have plastic looking surface on the dash. 

Specs i can see on the sheet are 09971 custom tailoring and 981 leather interior but no mention of extended leather but it certainly looks different to some other cars on autotrader 

Extended leather very nice, lovely option that 

A sport design steering wheel and sport chrono retrofit would finish that off spec wise for me. 

9 hours ago, JurassicBGTS said:

Still not 100% convinced on the round dash vents on the 718 vs the smaller more streamlined 981 vents, but what I don't like is the reflection that the newly positioned Chrono clock gives in the windscreen. It's much further back and really reflects on the screen, why have they moved it so far back?

Looks soo much better set back IMO, I have never noticed about reflections to be honest ill look harder next time i go out in it.

29 minutes ago, Tony Daniel said:

He can sell the car with the warranty, it is transferable to the new owner and will save the purchaser paying for the 111 point check.

I would advise selling the winter wheels separately though.

 

Fully aware of this, my question was in regards to the modifications and the warranty 

Car sounds lovely I must admit, have thought about changing our GTS for a 4.0 one but to jump is too much currently so ill wait it out.

What's the deal with the warranty?

As its has multiple modifications/add on's from original wouldn't it void the manufacture warranty? Maybe worth taking it back to fully OEM spec and selling off the other bits. 

Price wise I think £70k private sale is where its at personally 

Good luck with whatever you decide to do

1 minute ago, bally4563 said:

Anything can go pop ..luck of the draw .. most people buy cars with several owners, you do not have a skooby how they have been driven previously, regardless of service history?!

Completely agree it’s all a gamble even new cars can go wrong!

There are factors which can help the gamble though like proper servicing and maintenance which means it should in theory be less likely to go wrong.

The issue is I am trying to buy into the bottom end of the market I think which is never a good idea. I think I’ll sack off the idea and look into something else.

52 minutes ago, Codfanglers said:

I'd expect someone in the 718 GTS camp to be looking and thinking 987.1 cars are cheap enough to drive every day and not worry too much if the engine goes pop.

Not at all! 

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves! Not minted by any means just a massive petrol head!

starting to think it’s a silly idea owning one as a daily to be honest! 

5 minutes ago, Philc said:

Glad you understand its not a specific porsche problem.

Quite eye opening how the guy in that video finds the engine rebuild advertised as £2987 on ebay, but ends up with a bill over £7000🤯

Yep I don’t need that in my life that’s for sure! I have spent thousands on my E46 to make sure that doesn’t go pop 

8 hours ago, Philc said:

Cant see a service at 2011 or 2019?

https://youtu.be/pf4hYYj9kog

A recent account of an engine rebuild, unusually not for bore scoring on a 2005 boxster S ( can’t remember if it was 3.2 or 3.4)

That’s enough to put my off properly now, owning an E46 m3 I know all about big end bearings! Lack of servicing and care when cold causes these to wear out.

7 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

The point I was trying to make Si, just misunderstood by the OP 😂

No misunderstanding at all there is plenty of good midrange tyres, I am not being snobbish about it haha

25 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

Nowt wrong with Toyos like Kuhmo, quite a underrated tyre, do everything it says on the tin , just don’t last long , definitely not ditch finders!

Didn't claim they were ditch finders... I just stated they are a midrange tyre like they are. 

37 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

Have a look to what tyres it is running on, will also indicate if it’s been cherished or a case doing the bare minimum to keep the car on the road. Personally if you’ve reservations now , walk away plenty out there and or you could buy mine but it would not be cheap !!

On Toyos so a midrange tyre. 

I don't want a 3.4 I have been there and done that

Ideally want a 2.9 987.2 if I am honest but nothing around that meets my requirements.