Daboy3000 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Hi all. Think it's been almost 10 years since I sold my first 986. (stupidity, before you ask.) A few years ago I was lucky enough to afford a 996 C2 for a bit, which was fantastic in a different way, but had to go to finance a house purchase. This weekend I went to look at probably the cheapest running Boxster in the UK, which happened to be 5 mins away, well, I couldn't resist. Needs some(lots) TLC but drove alright. My old 986 2.5 My 996 C2 Cabriolet 3.4 My new shed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike597 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 welcome back! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Menoporsche Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 You fool! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Daboy3000 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 25 minutes ago, Menoporsche said: You fool! Well that's nicer than what the wife said! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Welcome back - tell us more about the new stead? How much "TLC" does it actually need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 (edited) 18 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: Welcome back - tell us more about the new stead? How much "TLC" does it actually need? It's a 96 in Ocean Blue. 130k, no history or MOT. Needs a good spit and polish. roof has stopped working, he thinks its the roof gears but I noticed the cables are loose on both sides, similar issue I had on my C2 cab, so hopefully easy to fix. Boot lid lacquer has cracked and it has a few minor dings and scratches. Car looks great underneath, no rust on arches etc, doesn't smell of coolant so hopefully that's ok. Tyres are odd but plenty of tread, breaks felt great. I got it up to running temp then took it out for a thrash, steering feels a little tired as does the suspension, but only what i would expect. Apart from that it drove nicely, bit weird being in a manual NA car, forgot how far thoses revs go up! I'm going to let you guess the purchase price, see if I f*cked up or not. It's being delivered tomorrow, it's like a valeters wet dream!! Edited August 23, 2021 by Daboy3000 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 21 minutes ago, Daboy3000 said: It's a 96 in Ocean Blue. 130k, no history or MOT. Needs a good spit and polish. roof has stopped working, he thinks its the roof gears but I noticed the cables are loose on both sides, similar issue I had on my C2 cab, so hopefully easy to fix. Boot lid lacquer has cracked and it has a few minor dings and scratches. Car looks great underneath, no rust on arches etc, doesn't smell of coolant so hopefully that's ok. Tyres are odd but plenty of tread, breaks felt great. I got it up to running temp then took it out for a thrash, steering feels a little tired as does the suspension, but only what i would expect. Apart from that it drove nicely, bit weird being in a manual NA car, forgot how far thoses revs go up! I'm going to let you guess the purchase price, see if I f*cked up or not. It's being delivered tomorrow, it's like a valeters wet dream!! sounds like a great project - hopefully all the jobs are fairly simple. Prices are mental at the moment - i'll start with £2,500 seeing as its got no MOT or History - but probably way off Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 2 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: sounds like a great project - hopefully all the jobs are fairly simple. Prices are mental at the moment - i'll start with £2,500 seeing as its got no MOT or History - but probably way off Close. £1500. I think it's worth that even if it wasn't running. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedBarediver Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Daboy3000 said: Close. £1500. I think it's worth that even if it wasn't running. That is a STEAL! Even if it needs new tyres (£500 or so), some suspension work (probably coffin arms and not much else), you can even throw in a lacquer respray on the boot lid for a few pounds. As long as it is mechanically sound you're onto a winner. And yes, if you have to break it (shouldn't need to by the sounds of it) you'll be well ahead. I saw a guy on a Facebook Boxster group who got his for $600 and all it needed was a new battery... In all honesty if I get hold of a bargain like that I'll buy another Boxster! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 9 minutes ago, RedBarediver said: got his for $600 😲 Yeah, it would be wrong not to at that price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 23 minutes ago, Daboy3000 said: Close. £1500. I think it's worth that even if it wasn't running. WOW - did you buy a lottery ticket at the same time? thats bargain of the century! congrats Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 22 minutes ago, Mattman42 said: WOW - did you buy a lottery ticket at the same time? thats bargain of the century! congrats I thought so. The guy was really nice and a really car nut too, sometimes things are not too good to be true. I got £50 worth of garden plants for £1 at wickes the day before, so maybe I really should do the lotto! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey P Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Excellent stuff, well played mate As others have said, that has got to be a bargain. Sounds like you've got yourself a Porsche for MX-5 money, and no doubt it will clean up a treat as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
½cwt Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Welcome back. Plenty of change for the suspension rebuild, new tyres (about 2k in parts and tyres alone there...) and some body work and essential repairs. but even that gives you hopefully a decent car for under £4k. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Welcome back. You should search @Davey P's post to see what can be done with a Boxster and a budget. Granted Davey's budget was that of a small developed nation but.........😇 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mattman42 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Scubaregs said: Welcome back. You should search @Davey P's post to see what can be done with a Boxster and a budget. Granted Davey's budget was that of a small developed nation but.........😇 He was nobly supported by a Nigerian Prince Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scubaregs Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 minute ago, Mattman42 said: He was nobly supported by a now destitute Nigerian Prince CFA mate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 5 hours ago, RedBarediver said: I saw a guy on a Facebook Boxster group who got his for $600 Think he was/is on here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Davey P Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 hour ago, Scubaregs said: Welcome back. You should search @Davey P's post to see what can be done with a Boxster and a budget. Granted Davey's budget was that of a small developed nation but.........😇 The Cayman is proving to be a lot cheaper to run than my old Boxster... then again, a bloody Jumbo Jet would probably be cheaper to run as well..... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 Could an admin point me in the direction of my build thread from 10 years ago? For some reason I can't search for my old threads. I'm hoping it will be a gold mine of mistakes not to make this time. It's going to get mot'd next month but I won't use it till next summer, in that time I can mess about with it, see what I can fix and what I will have to save for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonogt6 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 8 hours ago, Daboy3000 said: It's a 96 in Ocean Blue. 130k, no history or MOT. Needs a good spit and polish. roof has stopped working, he thinks its the roof gears but I noticed the cables are loose on both sides, similar issue I had on my C2 cab, so hopefully easy to fix. Boot lid lacquer has cracked and it has a few minor dings and scratches. Car looks great underneath, no rust on arches etc, doesn't smell of coolant so hopefully that's ok. Tyres are odd but plenty of tread, breaks felt great. I got it up to running temp then took it out for a thrash, steering feels a little tired as does the suspension, but only what i would expect. Apart from that it drove nicely, bit weird being in a manual NA car, forgot how far thoses revs go up! I'm going to let you guess the purchase price, see if I f*cked up or not. It's being delivered tomorrow, it's like a valeters wet dream!! Was it registered in 1996? That must make it one of the first in the UK and fairly rare I'd have thought Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daboy3000 Posted August 23, 2021 Author Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 1 minute ago, jonogt6 said: Was it registered in 1996? That must make it one of the first in the UK and fairly rare I'd have thought Yeah, December. Is that a good thing? No IMS or bore scoring issues with the 2.5 if I remember correctly? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonogt6 Posted August 23, 2021 Report Share Posted August 23, 2021 3 minutes ago, Daboy3000 said: Yeah, December. Is that a good thing? No IMS or bore scoring issues with the 2.5 if I remember correctly? Dunno if it's good or bad tbh. Nice that it's a launch car though...can't have been more than a handful of Boxsters on the road back then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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