oldgitst Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Hey guys great forum, Just a quick hi,,, picked up a 981 gts from harbour cars Saturday and should have gone the boxter route years ago. Went down there initially to buy the 997 GTS convertible they had but ended up buying the boxter GTS. So wanted to like the 911 more but looks and interior and the drive in the boxter kept winning me over, I was slightly disappointed In the 911 and i ever thought I would say that ! looking forward to being a member. cheers og Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgitst Posted August 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 quick picture ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Daniel Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Very very nice and welcome to the forum, but its spelt Boxster. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Welcome! Nice GTS Where are you based? If you are interested get yourself along to some of our meets, check the Events sub-forum for more details. Oh and if you want to display pictures I would setup a Flickr or Imgur account specifically for BoXa.net and embed a link to each photo in your post - direct uploads are limited to 1MB per user in total across all photos you upload directly so that goes nowhere! Shout if you need any clarification on this... Cheers, Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgitst Posted August 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Thanks guys, ooops keep forgetting the S … embarrassed newbie ! thanks for the pic advice and will definitely get along to a meet, any in the Suffolk area...Ipswich / Colchester....? cheers og Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Car looks great, these GTSs really are very nice, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it. You need to get out and make the most of this fab Summer. I guess sometimes expectations can be difficult to meet. The 981 is obviously a generation newer than the 997 and the interior looks much more modern. I’ve never been hugely keen on 911 convertibles, (though the 997 shape in general is really nice) I think the Boxster is a much more cohesive convertable design. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgitst Posted August 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 exactly that in a nutshell... the 911 is a lovely car, but after driving them 4 times (trying to convince myself the 911 was the one I wanted) the Boxster just was too good in about every department that I just could not ignore. the residuals on the 997 gts maybe slightly stronger over the next 4 years or so but I think the Boxster will still do reasonably well in that dept... thanks og Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gorsh Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Congratulations, great looking car - you will love driving it! I have just bought a 981 GTS too - I sold my 991 GTS and went back to a Boxster as I prefer the Boxster for days out and occasional holidays. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTSMarky Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Welcome to 981 BGTS ownership - cracking car all round - hard to fault mine after nearly a year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davidbf1.com Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Fellow BGTS owner here who needs no convincing how amazing they are! Welcome Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djy Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Beautiful. That's the car I was looking at buying, but decided to keep my S in the end! I too much prefer them over the 911! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Welcome, lovely example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djy Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, oldgitst said: Thanks guys, and djy, totally get why you kept the S you have... I chose this one as it was guards red and I had a guards red 1985 Carrera supersport 20 years ago just love the colour.... I sold a new mustang convertible 5.0 I had, bought an e92 v8 m3 comp pack (great great car) but just new I wanted to go back to a convertible car.... its quite a well optioned car from what I can tell although did find it strange how the original owner never specced cruise control.... Harbour was great to deal with and offered an exceptional deal when all said and done. The other funny thing is I just found an invoice in its paperwork from Porsche Tonbridge for an extended 2 year warranty at £1500 from December 2017, I phoned my local dealership and they confirm its still under that warranty so 17 months Porsche approved warranty for nothing... good start to my ownership :-) cheers og Wow, lucky you with the warranty! I did ask them if they wanted to swap my 981 S and Z4M for it, but my cars didn't quite add up to the right price! Still love my car, so I'm happy. Enjoy the new car, Guards Red is lovely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 1 hour ago, oldgitst said: The other funny thing is I just found an invoice in its paperwork from Porsche Tonbridge for an extended 2 year warranty at £1500 from December 2017, I phoned my local dealership and they confirm its still under that warranty so 17 months Porsche approved warranty for nothing... good start to my ownership ? Be careful here, my understanding is that an extended warranty is NOT transferable if you go through a None Porsche OPC dealer (though can be transferred private buyer to private buyer). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgitst Posted August 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Yeah just read that, maybe able to get away with it but hopefully won't need it anyways,,,, got the other one to fall back on tho.... deleted picture with reg on just in case they look into it and see my post lol gives them the reg .... cheers for the lovely comments guys Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topradio Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Welcome to the forum, I missed the pictures! I know what you mean about the 911. I so want to like the 991 but I just can't, the convertible just looks camp and if the roof don't come off then its only half a car to me. I get a kick every time I open the garage door and I know it wouldn't be quite the same with a 911 which is a real pity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgitst Posted August 6, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Just looking at it and can't decide on spoiler up or down lol who keeps it up all the time? og Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spook Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 23 minutes ago, oldgitst said: Just looking at it and can't decide on spoiler up or down lol who keeps it up all the time? og A sad person Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ringer250 Posted August 6, 2018 Report Share Posted August 6, 2018 Welcome to the forum. Nice GTS. ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart21UK Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 Welcome...can’t see any pics though?! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgitst Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 here ya go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mneil Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 16 hours ago, spook said: A sad person +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldgitst Posted August 7, 2018 Author Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 1 hour ago, mneil said: +1 OK OK, ive set it to auto.... I like it both ways which is the only reason I asked the question....geeees Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John K Posted August 7, 2018 Report Share Posted August 7, 2018 21 minutes ago, oldgitst said: OK OK, ive set it to auto.... I like it both ways which is the only reason I asked the question....geeees Dude, lovely car, lovely colour... And follow your heart - I have mine up all the time... Oh sorry your 'spoiler'... Seriously you bought it to put a smile on your face, if you wanted to impress others you would have bought a Lambo. So if you want it up, keep it up... Fnark Fnark Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zainster Posted August 8, 2018 Report Share Posted August 8, 2018 On 8/6/2018 at 5:54 PM, oldgitst said: Yeah just read that, maybe able to get away with it but hopefully won't need it anyways,,,, got the other one to fall back on tho.... deleted picture with reg on just in case they look into it and see my post lol gives them the reg .... cheers for the lovely comments guys When I bought mine, I contacted Porsche to get the existing OPC warranty transferred into my name. They then emailed me a warranty transfer form. I had to go back to the seller to ask him to sign it. Even he wasn't aware of this. Once done, I got an official warranty letter through the post from Porsche Reading (HO), with my details on it. Oh and congrats on the lovely GTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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