mrbikerdood Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 15 minutes ago, toocan said: Was it a manual you wanted i forget I want a manual if poss and any colour as long as it's not- Blue/silver/grey I'd like either- black/red/white/yellow/red Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toocan Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, mrbikerdood said: Yeh it's white, manual, switchable sports exhaust etc sounds bang on get it bought - I wish mine had been a manual, they tend to be a bit cheaper than pdk's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickLS7 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 I quite like the grey, I'm not so keen on the black or white as they constantly need cleaning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbikerdood Posted September 23, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Actually, that does look nice Cridfords OPC in Surrey have quite a few 981's in stock, which I'm gonna try and go to Sunday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toocan Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 just a note before you do id check its had its 2nd service (cost 1k) and tyres have life in em or that cheap car is gonna be expensive warranty wise id get someone to check it for overevs as it would void any warranty. other than that its good to go, did you bid them 750 off the asking? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toocan Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 20 minutes ago, RickLS7 said: I quite like the grey, I'm not so keen on the black or white as they constantly need cleaning. looks mega, wheels let it down imo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simo_UK Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 Big fan of Agate Grey here! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patt Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 I've been doing my usual window shopping and these are my colour choices, in order of preference Orange Riviera/Voodo Blue White Agate Yellow I was also thinking of popping down to Cridfords, and planned to see how far it was from The Parrot as I'm in there on Wednesday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mrkevuk Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 1 hour ago, mrbikerdood said: Actually, that does look nice Cridfords OPC in Surrey have quite a few 981's in stock, which I'm gonna try and go to Sunday Si they are not a OPC but an indi. Also don't think they are open Sunday's Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mac Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 That's a very similar list to me Patt. Have also been window shopping the 981s. Even that Red / Blue interior one for 25k they can't seem to give away (reckon there's a deal there to be had - if you could live with the combo). http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201606275304766?atmobcid=soc4 My 987.2 has its mot at OPC Cambridge a week today - going to use their 981 for the weekend whilst that's being done. Should serve as a good like for like comparison (I haven't driven a 981 for a while) see if it goes in the garage etc and is worth the extra 12k ish price hike. Written the advert for my as I can anticipate using one for a few days is only going to go one way! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 2 minutes ago, Andy Mac said: Even that Red / Blue interior one for 25k they can't seem to give away (reckon there's a deal there to be had - if you could live with the combo). They may have to give it away. It's so wrong on every level. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toocan Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 2 hours ago, Patt said: I've been doing my usual window shopping and these are my colour choices, in order of preference Orange Riviera/Voodo Blue White Agate Yellow I was also thinking of popping down to Cridfords, and planned to see how far it was from The Parrot as I'm in there on Wednesday. eeeassh your brave i had a yellow loaner and it got the wrong sort of attention. I love Riveira blue but if your peacocking with a wild colour it has to be an exotic car imo spyder would potential quality Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patt Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 OMG ! and even has a dark blue roof. too many shades of colour in there - even the silver plastic on the seats looks out of place ! negotiate down and use the savings for a profession to die/paint ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Patt Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 not sure "peacocking" is quite what I'm after. Just fancy a more bold colour. I've always loved a burnt orange colour, but agree it has to be the right sort of car and I feel the 987 & 981 can pull this off. Equally I nearly bought an Evo VII in the very similar "French Blue" I think it was called. The majority of my car history has been white cars with the occasional Black or gun metal grey slotted in. Nearly bought a yellow Caterham many years ago, but bought a red one instead. Someone once said to me "be brash, you can get away with it in a Porsche" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrickeyTattoo Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 16 hours ago, RickLS7 said: This ones £250 more but a year younger, lower mileage, PCM & PDK and more importantly - much nearer: http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201608196941516?search-target=usedcars&make=porsche&model=boxster&aggregatedTrim=981 S&price-to=40000&year-from=2009&maximum-mileage=up_to_70000_miles&quantity-of-doors=2&sort=priceasc&page=1&radius=1501&searchcontext=default&postcode=nn169bu&onesearchad=new%2Cnearlynew%2Cused&logcode=p&adPos=2 Such a lovely car. Only just bought my 2006 Boxster and already want that one instead... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon61 Posted September 23, 2016 Report Share Posted September 23, 2016 11 hours ago, toocan said: eeeassh your brave i had a yellow loaner and it got the wrong sort of attention. I love Riveira blue but if your peacocking with a wild colour it has to be an exotic car imo spyder would potential quality That's funny, as I drove a yellow 986 for 15 years, and initial I thought it might get that sort of attention, but in the event I would say the extra attention it did get was about 95% positive - several times I had people coming over in car parks to compliment the car, even abroad. And as a bonus, I found that cars ahead on the motorway moved out of the way before I even got close. Silver just doesn't do that .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michelin Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 I was following a 981 S on PH the other week. It was fully loaded, private sale, 2012 and went for £30k. I think come winter we may see some sub £30k models. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickLS7 Posted September 25, 2016 Report Share Posted September 25, 2016 You'd be lucky to get a good spec 2.7 for that at the moment, decent 3.4's are around £36k. Whereas there may be an occasional bargain, I cant see mainstream prices falling that much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrbikerdood Posted September 26, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Deposit now placed on a good spec 3.4s in white, manual, sports chrono pack etc, travelling down to collect thurs /Fri .....excited is an understatement! Si Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RickLS7 Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Excellent, look forward to seeing the photos. Was this the one from Cornwall or something you found at Cridfords? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toocan Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 1 hour ago, mrbikerdood said: Deposit now placed on a good spec 3.4s in white, manual, sports chrono pack etc, travelling down to collect thurs /Fri .....excited is an understatement! Si did you go for the one at castle in the end? And Congrats im sure you will love the car! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 8 minutes ago, mrbikerdood said: Deposit now placed on a good spec 3.4s in white, manual, sports chrono pack etc, travelling down to collect thurs /Fri .....excited is an understatement! Si Well done look forward to seeing the pics. Will you be bringing it to the meet on the 9th at Bridgenorth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 5 hours ago, mrbikerdood said: Deposit now placed on a good spec 3.4s in white, manual, sports chrono pack etc, travelling down to collect thurs /Fri .....excited is an understatement! Si Huzzah! Lucky man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason986S Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 5 hours ago, mrbikerdood said: Deposit now placed on a good spec 3.4s in white, manual, sports chrono pack etc, travelling down to collect thurs /Fri .....excited is an understatement! Si A white 3.4S..... I'm forever jealous. Sounds great with manual trans and sports chrono! Look forward to the inevitable collection photos! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mac Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 Good skills! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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