SRobins
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Welcome to 981 ownership. I have had mine for nearly 4 months and I love it. I also went for a red roof but had to have red leather to match!
I nearly bought a white one but waited for GT silver which was my first choice.
Enjoy the car. I joined the Porsche Club of GB and have already enjoyed a Sunday club drive and meeting other Porsche addicts!
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Hi Si,
Welcome to Boxster ownership. I picked my 2013 Boxster S at the end of December and although I have not used it much due to the cr*p weather, I have loved every journey in it. I bought mine from a Porsche dealership as I wanted the peace of mind that a warranty brings.
As others have said, be careful with the handling. Most of my driving is in a performance SUV with four wheel drive and which sticks to the road in all weathers. One of my first outings in the Boxster, I lost the rear end on a roundabout in cold but dry conditions. Luckily, no damage but it did shake me up. I checked the tyres and the two rears, despite plenty of tread, were old and replaced free of charge by the supplying dealership. The car handles better with new rubber and on the odd occasion it has been dry, the car sticks to the road and handles brilliantly.
One thing that does surprise me is the long length of time that it takes to warm up. As the car has both a water and oil temperature gauge, you will notice that despite the water getting up to temperature quite quickly, the oil seems to take a long time to get to operating temperature. Being a little OCD, I don't like to push the car until the oil is up to temperature. This can take 15 minutes.
I'm sure you will enjoy the car.
Steve
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Any update on your brake issue?
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I think it may be original. There is this 981 currently on Autotrader with the same two tone red and black leather,
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Despite others having no luck getting OPC's to retro fit a wind deflector, Porsche Newcastle ordered the parts and fitted the bracket, trim and deflector for me today. Excellent service as usual from them. The total cost excluding the deflector itself which I bought from Made in Garforth was £282 which included 45 minutes of labour. They also gave me 10% off parts and labour as a member of PCGB and did a complimentary health check and valet. I'm absolutely delighted with the finished product (see photo below) and can't wait to try it with the roof down when it finally stops raining!
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As I have just bought my first Porsche for a milestone birthday, it looks like the Mail was correct! Loving my 981 Boxster S 🙂
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What have you done to your 981 today?
in 981
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Moonshine,
I thought you had stolen my car so I had to check my garage! Relived to find it still there!
We had rain all day in Northumberland but the sun came out last night so I took mine for an evening blast.
Steve