Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Hi guys, Very excited that this car as come up, seeing it tomorrow, it's exactly what I am after, anyone know anything about it? https://www.gumtree.com/p/porsche/porsche-boxster-986-2.5petrol-manual-/1408686911 Pics to follow if I get it , it looks perfect but as the saying goes 'caveat emptor'! Many thanks in advance Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2001pt Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 "if you can be bothered to view I can't be bothered deal with you" That's nice of them 🤣 Hope they're more welcoming when you turn up. Good luck 👍 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieboy2608 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 The 'key information' does not match a Porsche 986 lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Apparently it's a 2011 1.6L 5-door hatchback?! But a red centre console - which I think would be self-done? Haven't we had someone paint their centre console red on here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 I'd suggest the OP review the MOT History. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bagss2 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 6 minutes ago, iborguk said: I'd suggest the OP review the MOT History. Aye, it's not exactly one to eat your dinner off. I wonder what the story with the last 5 years was? Cheers, Baggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 40 minutes ago, 2001pt said: "if you can be bothered to view I can't be bothered deal with you" That's nice of them 🤣 Hope they're more welcoming when you turn up. Good luck 👍 I spoke with the chap last night and is nice enough, I think Eastern European accent, I think he's had to deal with a few 'characters' from what I could tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 36 minutes ago, charlieboy2608 said: The 'key information' does not match a Porsche 986 lol Thanks, well spotted, I did see that and disregarded as a gumtree glitch! I have lots of detailed pics and it dpesn't look like a mini, lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 11 minutes ago, bagss2 said: Aye, it's not exactly one to eat your dinner off. I wonder what the story with the last 5 years was? Cheers, Baggers. 19 minutes ago, iborguk said: I'd suggest the OP review the MOT History. Thanks guys, I did check and no, it's not a full clean bill of health so I'll be looking carefully, will take a paint depth gauge as well to get an idea of any differences across the panels. Previous, previous owner had it for 17 years, kept in a garage apparently and during their time it had full dealer SH till 2008 at 85000 miles, then it seems usage dropped off till 2016 when it hardly moved - I can't seem to find out why. I have the PPO home address on the logbook and thought I might try and track him down, maybe that's a bit creepy? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 to be fair, for that price it looks pretty good for its age. Not seen that wheel design before - are they even Boxster wheels? May just be the photos but the front tyres seem to be a taller side profile than the rears? Check them out and factor into the price - check the tyre ages as well as if its sat for a while there is a good chance they will need changing, especially as the MOT highlights them I would be tempted to go back to full gingers on the rear, you could probably sell those aftermarket units for more. Looks like the wing back sports seats as well? MPT History not too bad for a car of the age, all consumable stuff - the only one to look for is the oil leak - you don't really want a big seal job at that price Suspect you could get a few quid for the number plate as well - as long as the condition stacks up on inspection and you can get for £4,500 or less in the current market, i'd say thats a nice deal 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: to be fair, for that price it looks pretty good for its age. Not seen that wheel design before - are they even Boxster wheels? May just be the photos but the front tyres seem to be a taller side profile than the rears? Check them out and factor into the price - check the tyre ages as well as if its sat for a while there is a good chance they will need changing, especially as the MOT highlights them I would be tempted to go back to full gingers on the rear, you could probably sell those aftermarket units for more. Looks like the wing back sports seats as well? MPT History not too bad for a car of the age, all consumable stuff - the only one to look for is the oil leak - you don't really want a big seal job at that price Suspect you could get a few quid for the number plate as well - as long as the condition stacks up on inspection and you can get for £4,500 or less in the current market, i'd say thats a nice deal Thank you, yep, they are sports seats, and the lights would defo go back to original if I buy, same on side repeaters. Wheels I have seen in brochures before but not on a car, I'd get turbo twists myself. Continentals on the front, date code indicates 2015 and that tallies with the MOT history, showed all 4 needing doing up to 2016 then there the MOT gap and only rears needing doing soon. I'll see what it looks like, I;ve seen loads of pics and videos, starts clean from cold, no AOS smoke and idles fine. Has a 'sports' exhaust of some sport but the original is included with the car. Oil leak is apparently almost nothing, staining, doesn't leave any driveway spots - I'll see tomorrow. It and the owner sounds very genuine but the gap is bothering me more than anything, will see what I can find out. Thank you Matt and everyone for chipping in, I really appreciate your insights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Freddie said: Thank you, yep, they are sports seats, and the lights would defo go back to original if I buy, same on side repeaters. Wheels I have seen in brochures before but not on a car, I'd get turbo twists myself. Continentals on the front, date code indicates 2015 and that tallies with the MOT history, showed all 4 needing doing up to 2016 then there the MOT gap and only rears needing doing soon. I'll see what it looks like, I;ve seen loads of pics and videos, starts clean from cold, no AOS smoke and idles fine. Has a 'sports' exhaust of some sport but the original is included with the car. Oil leak is apparently almost nothing, staining, doesn't leave any driveway spots - I'll see tomorrow. It and the owner sounds very genuine but the gap is bothering me more than anything, will see what I can find out. Thank you Matt and everyone for chipping in, I really appreciate your insights. good luck - the gap is annoying but at least the MOT backs up the mileage so unlikely its had anything too dodgy done to it. End of the day, try and ignore the badge and treat it like any other 20 year old used car and do the usual checks if its looking good, try not to grin too much and keep a poker face with lots of air being sucked through the teeth about how much you'll need to spend on it to "get it right" - personally i'd start hard at £4k cash and see what sort of reaction you get - you can always go up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 37 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: good luck - the gap is annoying but at least the MOT backs up the mileage so unlikely its had anything too dodgy done to it. End of the day, try and ignore the badge and treat it like any other 20 year old used car and do the usual checks if its looking good, try not to grin too much and keep a poker face with lots of air being sucked through the teeth about how much you'll need to spend on it to "get it right" - personally i'd start hard at £4k cash and see what sort of reaction you get - you can always go up Cheers bud, He's playing hard ball, he said he'd turned an offer of 4500 down already but will negotiate to some extent - fine with me at near full asking price if it is what I want. He's not desperate to sell either. Wheels are Dyno - OEM Porsche: http://986forum.com/forums/boxster-general-discussions/64735-mystery-wheels.html The mystery gap is that the 17 year owner had leukemia, was in his mid 70s, mystery solved, explains decreasing use of the car. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieboy2608 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Freddie said: He's playing hard ball, he said he'd turned an offer of 4500 down already but will negotiate to some extent Cash is king 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Non standard cup holders in the dash (from a VW group car?) and it also has titanium finish grilles in the front bumper from an S modes, so check out front end damage!!! Not sure that gear nob is standard ether. Rear vinyl window looks good though. Looks like S or after market tail pipes so look out for exhaust drone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 minute ago, ½cwt said: Non standard cup holders in the dash (from a VW group car?) and it also has titanium finish grilles in the front bumper from an S modes, so check out front end damage!!! Not sure that gear nob is standard ether. Rear vinyl window looks good though. Looks like S or after market tail pipes so look out for exhaust drone. Thanks, yes I have heard about the drone, standard one comes with the car. Just had a call from the seller, may not be on after all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieboy2608 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 35 minutes ago, Freddie said: Thanks, yes I have heard about the drone, standard one comes with the car. Just had a call from the seller, may not be on after all! Oh no...what's happened?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 @Freddie If you're looking at other cars , what's your budget and what are you looking for (car in ace condition or a project) ? Might help others help you 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 22 minutes ago, iborguk said: @Freddie If you're looking at other cars , what's your budget and what are you looking for (car in ace condition or a project) ? Might help others help you 🙃 Thanks, my ideal is Guards Red, manual, will consider any engine as have enjoyed the nimbleness of the 2.5 and the grunt of the 3.2. I had a very good speed yellow s and ultimately the colour was not for me in the end! Takes all sorts, I know! Definitely don't want a project as I have a 928 that is a project and a half. I don't mind a few niggles but needs good reliability. I don't want a show car either as I'd be frightened to use it and would be out of my price range anyway. Am thinking 6-7k or so might get me something decent? There's a 2.7 on gumtree that has 55K miles on it - doesn't look brilliantly well kept though as the interior has a few marks, say dealer fsh but MOT history not great. WOuld always prefer a forum car if I can. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 Apart from tyres this has had a good MOT track record https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324678075631?hash=item4b985244ef:g:58gAAOSw1jFgoXft Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 3 minutes ago, iborguk said: Apart from tyres this has had a good MOT track record https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/324678075631?hash=item4b985244ef:g:58gAAOSw1jFgoXft Thank you. Good history! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 @TROOPER88 got anything that meets @Freddie's brief? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TROOPER88 Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 1 minute ago, ½cwt said: @TROOPER88 got anything that meets @Freddie's brief? Got Lapis, Seal and Ocean and maybe Zenith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted June 30, 2021 Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 58 minutes ago, Freddie said: WOuld always prefer a forum car if I can. Have you met some of the people on this forum?! 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddie Posted June 30, 2021 Author Report Share Posted June 30, 2021 10 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: Have you met some of the people on this forum?! No.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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