Spinjim Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Had a bump the other day (pictures on refuges Facebook) noting too serious, no one injured and no airbags deployed.  Car is currently with repair garage and undergoing assessment, I was informed the car my still be written off as it may have hidden damage.  So looking at prices on auto-trader and eBay and I’m shocked, around £30k is the cheapest FFS which is more than I paid 3 years ago 😮 Supply and demand 😀 or is this because the 718 is a four pot ?  Jim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 A bit of everything, but 987 and 986 prices seem very strong at the moment too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob™ Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 I bought my 981 about 16 months ago for a good chunk less than it would be going for now, and about £2k less than the current WBAC offer. Never experienced this before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Lots of S/h prices across most brands seem very strong at the moment. So add that to the situation around the 981 (in particular) and it’s no surprise the 981 has pretty strong prices.  For many (not all) a 6 cyl in a Porsche sports car is a prerequisite. A 4.0 GTS /spider is going to cost north of £70k, and even then doesn’t sound as good as the 981. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonewolfgjp Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 The prices of the 987.2 and the 981s seem to have skyrocketed. I bought my 981s about 5/6 weeks ago and a friend of mine is after something similar but it looks like to buy my car today you would need another £5/6k which is ridiculous. A decent spec 981s seems very rare, there are plenty on nice spec 2.7 about but they are very expensive by comparison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robporsche Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 minutes ago, Lonewolfgjp said: The prices of the 987.2 and the 981s seem to have skyrocketed. I bought my 981s about 5/6 weeks ago and a friend of mine is after something similar but it looks like to buy my car today you would need another £5/6k which is ridiculous. A decent spec 981s seems very rare, there are plenty on nice spec 2.7 about but they are very expensive by comparison. I had a guy stop me the other day and asked if I was interested in selling it I told him prices ar which seemed unfazed. Wbac offering 32k for mine. Trouble is GTR has also risen so I'm not winning Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 I had to pay the OPC to take my 718 off my hands. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Daniel Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Scubaregs said: I had to pay the OPC to take my 718 off my hands. Well is was only running on 4 cylinders 😋 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, Tony Daniel said: Well is was only running on 4 cylinders 😋 Who says it was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, Scubaregs said: Who says it was? The manufacturer 🤔 ? 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 15 minutes ago, iborguk said: The manufacturer 🤔 ? 🙃 Who says mine was? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 minute ago, Scubaregs said: Who says mine was? Come on then, the suspenders are killing me. 🥴 4 or 6 ? (Psssst , heresy I know but I like 'em both !)  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Mine has departed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Just now, Scubaregs said: Mine has departed. Yes, alas, which was it though or are you playing hide the cylinder(s) ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 I've driven the 718 and the 718s and really enjoyed them both. I think alas that the 981S in my head which was a mentally target will now be forever out of £££ reach. Ironically the 981 still remains the one variant I haven't driven.  Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Mine was the base 718. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
718as Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Like a said before the 981 is a fantastic car. Prices now resemble the demand as people begin to understand it better. On Pistonheads there is a thread on car prices and the 981 was one of a few mentioned that have taken a drastic increase in price. one of the best looking cars made imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted June 7, 2021 Report Share Posted June 7, 2021 Prices are reflective of the increase in demand and reduction in supply for performance cars in the current market, same thing is happening with my Golf R, sadly it's nothing to do with people realising the 981 is any better than it already was. There's always some more demand for these in the summer also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PEZ 9815 Posted June 8, 2021 Report Share Posted June 8, 2021 On 6/7/2021 at 5:58 PM, Lonewolfgjp said: The prices of the 987.2 and the 981s seem to have skyrocketed. I bought my 981s about 5/6 weeks ago and a friend of mine is after something similar but it looks like to buy my car today you would need another £5/6k which is ridiculous. A decent spec 981s seems very rare, there are plenty on nice spec 2.7 about but they are very expensive by comparison. Looks good Gareth, hope you are well !! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted June 11, 2021 Report Share Posted June 11, 2021 (edited) Porsche Leicester is asking £47k for a 15 Boxster S with 36k on it! Wow! Edited June 11, 2021 by daz05 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarun Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 (edited) 21 hours ago, daz05 said: Porsche Leicester is asking £47k for a 15 Boxster S with 36k on it! Wow! Just took a look - it's an almost fully loaded - basically a GTS if it had full leather and PDLS. So i see why its expensive, but yeah, still quite crazy. I think a similar spec in March this year would have been around 40k Edited June 12, 2021 by Tarun Adding more context Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 This ones a nice spec car, 2013 for 43k.  https://www.harbourcars.com/used-car-details/Porsche-Boxster-U2105/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 44 minutes ago, bandit_287 said: This ones a nice spec car, 2013 for 43k.  https://www.harbourcars.com/used-car-details/Porsche-Boxster-U2105/ Blimey - that really is silly money for a 9 year old boxster, whatever the spec Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Tarun said: Just took a look - it's an almost fully loaded - basically a GTS if it had full leather and PDLS. So i see why its expensive, but yeah, still quite crazy. I think a similar spec in March this year would have been around 40k Missing PASM or X73 too but a good spec, I think the price is opportunistic as there are not many in the network at the moment. As you say a well specified S should be expensive it has been the bargain of the bunch for a long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daz05 Posted June 12, 2021 Report Share Posted June 12, 2021 12 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: Blimey - that really is silly money for a 9 year old boxster, whatever the spec Normally I'd agree but the market has shifted and it's all relative, that's a better buy than the one at the OPC imho. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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