Senna Posted December 15, 2019 Report Share Posted December 15, 2019 https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=p159+egm&prmd=sinv&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwi_vv6O4rjmAhXTT8AKHUZRCVoQ_AUoAnoECA0QAg&biw=375&bih=553&dpr=2 hello I am the proud owner of two press release Boxster’s. P159EGM and P168EGM. P168EGM actually has a much earlier chassis number and is the oldest Right hand Drive boxster and the first imported into the UK. P159EGM is slightly more famous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1flyguy Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Did you want a congratulations??? I’m a proud owner of 2 Porsche’s too, neither are Boxsters that have been ragged by the press Nothing like a nice new member saying hello, where they are from, background and it’s nice to be here etc... ahhh yep, that’s nothing like an introduction 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 3 hours ago, r1flyguy said: Did you want a congratulations??? I’m a proud owner of 2 Porsche’s too, neither are Boxsters that have been ragged by the press Nothing like a nice new member saying hello, where they are from, background and it’s nice to be here etc... ahhh yep, that’s nothing like an introduction 😂 Yep you are correct. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 3 hours ago, r1flyguy said: Did you want a congratulations??? I’m a proud owner of 2 Porsche’s too, neither are Boxsters that have been ragged by the press Nothing like a nice new member saying hello, where they are from, background and it’s nice to be here etc... ahhh yep, that’s nothing like an introduction 😂 Well My Name is Chris. In 1997 I was one of the “journalists” that drove P159EGM for Car Magazine with John Simister and Hilton Holloway. We were comparing the new Boxster to the 914. (March 1997 Car) So I knew quite a bit about my car. It wasn’t meant to be the actual press car, however it had been snowing in Jan 1997 and it was felt that P159EGM would be the better example for some reason. What a day that photo shoot was 😀. I was at university at the time and I couldn’t believe my luck. I was the university press reviewer back then. I have some amazing photos of the day. (No smart phones back then). Anyway. I searched long and hard to buy back what is probably the most famous Boxster in the UK. At least it’s one of the earliest and essentially the car that saved Porsche. During my quest I found P168EGM. Which is the oldest UK car and about 6 months later a lead told me about P159EGM. So I bought them as a collection of the oldest and a representation of the Genesis of the Boxster. Yep. Maybe they have been ragged by journalists, Even I ragged it back then. Who cares? That’s what they were designed for and knowing that they were well maintained by the UK Porsche press department was good enough for me. I mean many cars that are coveted have been “ragged” or raced or have an interesting history. Personally I would rather own Ayrton Senna’s 190E 2.3-16 then my perfect example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Nice story, welcome 😎 Some of the aforementioned photos would be interesting to see... If you fancy meeting up at any of our gatherings with one or other of your cars - for example Beaulieu Simply Porsche - keep an eye on the Events section of the forum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Welcome Chris where are you in the country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topbox Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Welcome Chris, good forum this. The life of those two cars might be an interesting tale to tell. Is that something you want to share here, or might it make a nice little book or article. Anyway whatever, enjoy the cars and BoXnet 👍Would love to see them some day btw. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boxob Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 Welcome. Would you be Mr Porsche by any chance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 6 hours ago, r1flyguy said: Did you want a congratulations??? I’m a proud owner of 2 Porsche’s too, neither are Boxsters that have been ragged by the press Nothing like a nice new member saying hello, where they are from, background and it’s nice to be here etc... ahhh yep, that’s nothing like an introduction 😂 You miserable git. @Senna I'm glad you found us here. I mentioned to you about this place when you were trying to swap your 19" wheels for standard 17s. Did they go? By all means post up parts of your original article here. It will probably cause a flood of 986 owners trying to find a copy of the original on eBay... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1flyguy Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 minute ago, Araf said: You miserable git. I am 😂 The initial post was likened to a Instagram narcissist, only thing missing was a scantily clad woman looking for freebies and sponsors! Hardly a glowing intro from a ‘journalist’ who are supposed to be able to write Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 R1's just irritated that there was no scantily clad woman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1flyguy Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 14 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: R1's just irritated that there was no scantily clad woman Damn! Found out! 😂 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Araf said: You miserable git. @Senna I'm glad you found us here. I mentioned to you about this place when you were trying to swap your 19" wheels for standard 17s. Did they go? By all means post up parts of your original article here. It will probably cause a flood of 986 owners trying to find a copy of the original on eBay... Thank you! I would love to swap those 19" back to the original 17". (and the halogen lights/the clear lights and LED rears) So far not had much luck and I still don't know how to post in the for sale/wanted columns. I will have lots more photos but I can't get them to upload :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 3 hours ago, Topbox said: Welcome Chris, good forum this. The life of those two cars might be an interesting tale to tell. Is that something you want to share here, or might it make a nice little book or article. Anyway whatever, enjoy the cars and BoXnet 👍Would love to see them some day btw. Definitely. I will learn to upload photos and then I will take a few photos to show everyone. I have the original press packs and a lot of the magazines of the time. P159EGM awaits an MOT this week and I will update the forum. See you soon and at some Surrey Meets Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 17 minutes ago, Senna said: Definitely. I will learn to upload photos and then I will take a few photos to show everyone. I have the original press packs and a lot of the magazines of the time. P159EGM awaits an MOT this week and I will update the forum. See you soon and at some Surrey Meets Cool. You need host photos externally and embed them here, most tend to use FLickr and Imgur, I've also use Dropbox to do the same. Shout if you can't get it working... This is one meet you need to try and make as the largest event of the year - Register at https://www.beaulieu.co.uk/events/simply-porsche/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 34 minutes ago, Senna said: Thank you! I would love to swap those 19" back to the original 17". (and the halogen lights/the clear lights and LED rears) So far not had much luck and I still don't know how to post in the for sale/wanted columns. I will have lots more photos but I can't get them to upload There's a minimum 40 post rule for classifieds, but as it was me suggesting that someone here might be interested in 19" wheels as a straight swap for their standard 17s, if you post an advert in this forum, I'll copy it across to the classifieds for you, to get around the 40 post rule. Anyone interested can then message you directly about the bits. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonogt6 Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 10 hours ago, r1flyguy said: Did you want a congratulations??? I’m a proud owner of 2 Porsche’s too, neither are Boxsters that have been ragged by the press Nothing like a nice new member saying hello, where they are from, background and it’s nice to be here etc... ahhh yep, that’s nothing like an introduction 😂 Errrrm ok! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r1flyguy Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 13 minutes ago, jonogt6 said: Errrrm ok! Errrrrrm Ermmmmm Ermmmmmm!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 1 hour ago, Araf said: if you post an advert in this forum, I'll copy it across to the classifieds for you, to get around the 40 post rule. Careful, JohnK may report you for that also! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Araf Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 6 hours ago, Menoporsche said: Careful, JohnK may report you for that also! I can justify it. The OP is looking to swap a set of 19" wheels with tyres, for a set of 17s with tyres with no money changing hands. That's got to be better than the chancers who come on here to try and flog stuff at inflated prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edc Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 We have a regular calendar of Blackbushe meets plus various other as hoc meets. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna Posted December 16, 2019 Author Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 10 hours ago, Senna said: Thank you! I would love to swap those 19" back to the original 17". (and the halogen lights/the clear lights and LED rears) So far not had much luck and I still don't know how to post in the for sale/wanted columns. I will have lots more photos but I can't get them to upload Me in 1997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BTM520 Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 I was 9 years old in 1997 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rowbos Posted December 16, 2019 Report Share Posted December 16, 2019 30 minutes ago, BTM520 said: I was 9 years old in 1997 Show off 😬 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart21UK Posted December 17, 2019 Report Share Posted December 17, 2019 not so good first post (I'll be the miserable git at the end of the bar with Gary @r1flyguy) However a nice follow up and some interesting pictures makes up for it...! Welcome @Senna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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