Davey P Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 As others have said, it sounds like a great car, but the price is simply too high for a 2005 model IMHO. And from what I have seen, ultra low mileage is not necessarily considered a good thing on these cars either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaulQ Posted September 15, 2020 Report Share Posted September 15, 2020 If age was such a factor, then you wouldn't see even older cars with similar mileages fetching well into fives figures, while you can buy good examples with four times the mileage for less then half the price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gIzzE Posted October 7, 2020 Report Share Posted October 7, 2020 Seems daft to way to sell a car? I want £14k for it, but will ask £16k and put every potential buyer off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted October 8, 2020 Report Share Posted October 8, 2020 He could find an Aston he likes and offer to trade the Porsche for it but I hate for a man to have his heart broken.... You do see dealers offering super low mileage cars for top (and above) dollar. Whether they ever get it or not is another question. Private sellers I doubt it. Still on the bright side the more cars are advertised at high prices the more our cars become worth. Doesn't help if you want to trade up though - bit like houses. Looking around through prices do seem to be on the up. I doubt I could replace mine for what I paid.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted October 9, 2020 Author Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 He was offered 14k ,then they quibbled a lot of money and it has no warranty, his reply it’s a private sale ffs!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nobbie Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 19 minutes ago, bally4563 said: He was offered 14k ,then they quibbled a lot of money and it has no warranty, his reply it’s a private sale ffs!! Who needs a warranty when you’ll stand by it Mick😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted October 9, 2020 Report Share Posted October 9, 2020 In fairness there are quite a few on autotrader around that price - I guess his is the one in Stoke on Trent. I wouldn't pay that but someone might.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDonald Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 This forum seems not to value low mileage. I do and lots of others do too. With a good service history, this amounts to a time capsule. Someone will always see it as extraordinary. It cost £45,000 or more. It's been serviced at great expense and been garaged the whole time. It's cost the original owner heavily. Whoever buys a car like this has a bargain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topbox Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 10 minutes ago, McDonald said: This forum seems not to value low mileage. I do and lots of others do too. With a good service history, this amounts to a time capsule. Someone will always see it as extraordinary. It cost £45,000 or more. It's been serviced at great expense and been garaged the whole time. It's cost the original owner heavily. Whoever buys a car like this has a bargain. I think the forum opinion on mileage is based on the experience of the forum, which is long and broad. As you say it depends on what you value, but its also about what you want. If you want a collectors fair weather piece, fair enough, low miles appeals. If you want a car to use, it faces greater depreciation when your low miler clocks up the miles. Low milers with age can still go badly wrong, quite what the risk is against a high mile car is difficult to say I grant you. I recognise your position on low miles, as I have come from there, but I have changed my view on the desirability of low mile cars and their value, based on my own experience, other peoples and just how well cars last now. I say that as a fella in his sixth decade and well remember the days when a car with over 80k was considered a scrapper, although many rusted away before they ever went that far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
McDonald Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 1 hour ago, Topbox said: I think the forum opinion on mileage is based on the experience of the forum, which is long and broad. As you say it depends on what you value, but its also about what you want. If you want a collectors fair weather piece, fair enough, low miles appeals. If you want a car to use, it faces greater depreciation when your low miler clocks up the miles. Low milers with age can still go badly wrong, quite what the risk is against a high mile car is difficult to say I grant you. I recognise your position on low miles, as I have come from there, but I have changed my view on the desirability of low mile cars and their value, based on my own experience, other peoples and just how well cars last now. I say that as a fella in his sixth decade and well remember the days when a car with over 80k was considered a scrapper, although many rusted away before they ever went that far. I'm enjoying my sixth decade too and I respect the forum's position, I just don't share it. If you can afford a car with low mileage, you can put a lot of happy miles on it before it reaches average. A high-miler has more opportunities for knocks, scapes and stone chips and more wear to the working parts. Only the perishables are comparable for deterioration. There's room for diverse opinion. You pays your money, you takes your chance. Happy motoring as Esso used to say. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topbox Posted January 20, 2021 Report Share Posted January 20, 2021 31 minutes ago, McDonald said: There's room for diverse opinion. You pays your money, you takes your chance. I dont think anyone could disagree with that, enjoy your car 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 14 hours ago, McDonald said: This forum seems not to value low mileage. I do and lots of others do too. I think just to be clear, this forum doesn't value low mileage Boxsters particularly highly. I'm sure they'd have a different opinion on Italian exotica. We like to think we are drivers (for some of us, not true at all ) rather than polishers, and so as Topbox said, low mileage comes down the list as it will just be racked up and worn off; the buyer is paying a premium for something that will just disappear over time. You're right that a high miler has more wear on the working parts, but I think our experience is to be aware of that and watch the service history for their replacement accordingly (water pump, suspension parts, we're looking at you...). Given that on a Boxster the perishables are often part of the suspension, which will thus need replacing whether low or high miles, at significant expense, thus low mileage carries less advantage than with other cars. In the market that is this forum, low mileage isn't valued particularly highly (a few notable exceptions). Outside this forum, it may well be valued. We are often chatting about someone's asking price; sometimes we're right (they are living in dreamland), sometimes we are very wrong ("you'll never get that price mate" - "er, just sold it yesterday"). And I don't think anyone here would say a person is a fool for buying or wanting low mileage, only that we don't share the priority on it that that person does. Personally I'm still a little upset that not everyone likes orange cars... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Orange? what the heck were you thinking? Just kidding - I think it looks great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 BTW are we saying that that car is still for sale? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 This is BoXa, who cares? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cocky Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 I heard "We Bally any car" has it on his driveway ready for anybody who has 15k 7.5k profit, winner winner chicken dinner Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 11 minutes ago, 986CKY said: I heard "We Bally any car" has it on his driveway ready for anybody who has 15k 7.5k profit, winner winner chicken dinner Car is still for sale, he has been messed about with a someone from Wales to the point he told them do one, I think if you went in at 13.5 K he would let it go Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted January 21, 2021 Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 Can you share the link ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted January 21, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 21, 2021 1 hour ago, EdT said: Can you share the link ? Starts on page 1, however if interested I can PM his phone number Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EdT Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 Cant see the URL for some reason pls re-share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 33 minutes ago, EdT said: Cant see the URL for some reason pls re-share It was just posted as is, mate of mine has it for sale, not sure if it’s still on Autotrader Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted January 22, 2021 Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 No - gone. From what I recall it was a pretty nice car and though I thought it was pricey at the time there are quite a few asking that price these days for cars not nearly as well-specced or low mileage. Perhaps your mate has a crystal ball. Although that doesn't explain why he still has it.... Bet if he put it on for 13.5k now it would be gone by Monday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 5 minutes ago, JonSta said: No - gone. From what I recall it was a pretty nice car and though I thought it was pricey at the time there are quite a few asking that price these days for cars not nearly as well-specced or low mileage. Perhaps your mate has a crystal ball. Although that doesn't explain why he still has it.... Bet if he put it on for 13.5k now it would be gone by Monday. To be fair I know he dropped it to 14K and that’s what he really wants but probably a sneaky offer would get it, it’s stored in a lock up at present, definitely worth a punt for someone, I’ve put 10 mm H&R on it , he’s had it detailed and the wheels (lobster claws)redone in Anthracite, looks very tidy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bally4563 Posted January 22, 2021 Author Report Share Posted January 22, 2021 This is the motor Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted January 23, 2021 Report Share Posted January 23, 2021 Remind me of the spec - can't remember now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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