mortzz Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 ok my first 986 and the dealer I bought it off has lost all the history that came with this 986, and its an incredible car there is no way you would think its 20 years old as its in near perfect condition , one owner from new only 71000 , never failed a MOT drives like new and sounds lovely .. some one has really looked after and cared for this 986, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 I would check the MOT station location then try the local OPC. The probably won't give you the history but they can tell you the work done, mileage and dates. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortzz Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 because of data protection they will not give me any info on previous owner , all they will tell me is that he bought a very expensive Boxster from them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortzz Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 sorry whats the OPC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Official Porsche Centre, ie main dealer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 They won't give you invoices or owner details but will read the details I wrote above off their screen if it was serviced by them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Use the MOT check online to get the test location. Then match up to the closest OPC. Most are part of the group. So for mine Guildford and West London are on the same system but I only had to visit Guildford. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 If the person sold one Boxster to buy another, and the former was well maintained, they may well be an enthusiast. Ask the dealer to give the previous owner your phone number to chat about the car's history. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortzz Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 5 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: If the person sold one Boxster to buy another, and the former was well maintained, they may well be an enthusiast. Ask the dealer to give the previous owner your phone number to chat about the car's history. tried it pal they rang while I was there and he wont answer phone no idea why … my main question has always been has the IMS been done,,, the dealer also said he thought Cheshire OPC but there is not one in Cheshire .. think chester comes up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortzz Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 thanks mate I saw this before I bought it and maybe think it may be to do with change of clocks ,, as it has S clocks in white and its a 2.7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 If the servicing has been done at an OPC then the main dealer don't change the IMS bearing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Simon Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Doesn’t the V5 show the previous owners details? Send a letter with a stamped, addressed return envelope. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortzz Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 interesting this is a very genuine car checked mot and its been mot at the same place for the last 12 years, remember only 1 owner from new, so ive found out its in Warrington so I can try the OPC there.. who ever owned this car spent a lot of money on new OEM head lights back and front to bring it up to spec, also put the correct tyres on , and it has extras like the Leather double stitched handbrake with Porsche logo and Leather door cards that's a lot of money Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Tequipment handbrake and gearknob is an optional extra. Full leather quite common on the S though. I also wrote to the previous owner of my car. He wanted something stupid to send any old documents. I didn't even get into a discussion as to what exactly he had. Best bet contact the local OPCs to see if they serviced the registration. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarlM Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 14 minutes ago, mortzz said: interesting this is a very genuine car checked mot and its been mot at the same place for the last 12 years, remember only 1 owner from new, so ive found out its in Warrington so I can try the OPC there.. who ever owned this car spent a lot of money on new OEM head lights back and front to bring it up to spec, also put the correct tyres on , and it has extras like the Leather double stitched handbrake with Porsche logo and Leather door cards that's a lot of money There isn’t a Porsche OPC in Warrington. The nearest at the time of original purchase would probably have been Liverpool but that’s been gone a few years now. You could try Chester, Bolton or Manchester. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
entdgc Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, CarlM said: There isn’t a Porsche OPC in Warrington. The nearest at the time of original purchase would probably have been Liverpool but that’s been gone a few years now. You could try Chester, Bolton or Manchester. Or even Wilmslow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
topradio Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 Not being funny but if you have a one owner low miles 20 year old Boxster with a full history, you wouldn't loose it. After all half the value will be in those documents. I have a bulging folder with almost every piece of paper associated with my car from the original sales receipt along with the business card of the sales guy I dealt with, to all the tax discs that were issued. As even the screen is original it still has the yellow Lancaster sticker in the righthand corner. Its called provenance and with old stuff its as valuable as the original piece. As said earlier, the previous and original owner will be on the V5. Why not contact him? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr96er Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, topradio said: Not being funny but if you have a one owner low miles 20 year old Boxster with a full history, you wouldn't loose it.... ....As said earlier, the previous and original owner will be on the V5. Why not contact him? Previous owners details are no longer on V5 docs. (GDPR) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Laming Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 V5 no longer shows previous owner. We have just bought a 19 plate VW Caddy from a main dealer and they pre-registered it to get there sales up for the month, so I know who the previous owner is. Blame Data Protection. Also, cant see what it says on the front number plate (at the bottom), but maybe the rear one is original and shows the dealer details ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted September 8, 2019 Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 35 minutes ago, topradio said: Not being funny but if you have a one owner low miles 20 year old Boxster with a full history, you wouldn't loose it. After all half the value will be in those documents. I have a bulging folder with almost every piece of paper associated with my car from the original sales receipt along with the business card of the sales guy I dealt with, to all the tax discs that were issued. As even the screen is original it still has the yellow Lancaster sticker in the righthand corner. Its called provenance and with old stuff its as valuable as the original piece. As said earlier, the previous and original owner will be on the V5. Why not contact him? My 550 was a one owner car serviced all its life by OPC. I don't have any history papers apart from verification by OPC of dates, mileage and work done. The was 99% I'm sure a px and the OPC simply sold it on via trade which is where my supplying non specialist dealer got it. The dealer I got it from had some arrangements with local main dealers to buy up their px cars which they didn't want to retail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortzz Posted September 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2019 EDC yr so correct, my 986 was a Px from a very posh upmarket prestige specialist and all they would tell me is that the guy bought a 42000 Porsche off them , they would not sell a 20 year old car and passed it on to my mates garage up the road were I bought the car from..now I've known the guy over 20 years and he thinks someone took the car for a test drive and took the history, the one thing I do know is that this car has been pampered all its life .. nothing dodgy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Mac Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Hi @mortzz that looks a nice car. Good advice above. Looks like it lost some 3000 miles at one point between MOTs (probably just an admin error) but if you do trace the owner at the time maybe clear it up for peace of mind? Mot’d twice in July 2006 (ages ago so of no consequence...)... but it has less miles in the July / than in the Feb... Great cars these - hope you track down the history and enjoy it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mortzz Posted September 9, 2019 Author Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 Andy I think that's because at some point Boxster S white clocks were put on this car and maybe the owner had it re mot .. but as said no big deal ,, it's very rare that a car used the same mot station for 12 years but I think it shows how genuine it is let alone only 1 owner from new Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NicGun Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 1 minute ago, mortzz said: Andy I think that's because at some point Boxster S white clocks were put on this car and maybe the owner had it re mot .. but as said no big deal ,, it's very rare that a car used the same mot station for 12 years but I think it shows how genuine it is let alone only 1 owner from new That may well explain the mileage discrepancy, however they might may been present from day one, if you note the options codes from your frunk sticker you can check what options your car came with from the factory, coloured clock faces would be X45, this website shows the codes of each model year etc: https://www.stuttcars.com/technical/option-codes/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfirstboxster Posted September 9, 2019 Report Share Posted September 9, 2019 I've had to go back to the MOT station a couple of times to get them to correct the mileage on a MOT certificate , never been out by a huge margin but I like to keep it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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