Leonard Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Car no1 🙃 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202202022078557?atmobcid=soc3 Car no2 🙂 http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202201151394742?atmobcid=soc3 Cheers 🍻 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 So not a direct help but the dealer for Car no2 is not far from me. Not familiar with them but they seem to do a fair turnover of cars. Personally for that kind of money I'd want the gen 2 but I'm biased. Sound the dealers out for prep. Here's the list of prep with original Porsche parts the dealer I bought from put into the car I bought (and yes it was reflected in the price but I knew I was getting a sorted car) Service + MOT Replaced Spark Plugs Replaced Brake Fluid Replaced Drive Belt Tensioner Replaced Front and Rear Suspension Wishbones Replaced Rear Brake Disks, Pads and Sensors Balanced Wheels Replaced Battery (actually that was a Bosch they were ante Porsche batteries although I subsequently replaced it for the terms of my Porsche warranty) Replaced Coolant Cross Over Pipes Full Geo and Hunter Laser Alignment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Just now, iborguk said: So not a direct help but the dealer for Car no2 is not far from me. Not familiar with them but they seem to do a fair turnover of cars. Personally for that kind of money I'd want the gen 2 but I'm biased. Sound the dealers out for prep. Here's the list of prep with original Porsche parts the dealer I bought from put into the car I bought (and yes it was reflected in the price but I knew I was getting a sorted car Nice that's some decent prep and a great question to ask a dealer, cheers. 2nd car is a Gen2 and has low owners and mileage so isn't bad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 1 minute ago, Leonard said: Nice that's some decent prep and a great question to ask a dealer, cheers. 2nd car is a Gen2 and has low owners and mileage so isn't bad Sorry my bad , brain fart re the 2nd car. I'd still want the first one 🙃 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) For comparison mine is a 2011 and that prep-work was conducted at 32k miles. Drivebelt tensioner, wishbones and coolant pipes all seem common wear/failure points (along with the battery but hey that's a consumable I guess). Edited February 15, 2022 by iborguk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 Also , as they are both manual , maybe ask if they can provide a rev-range report....will also help you gauge them re how helpful they want to be... https://911virgin.com/engine-revs/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Porschemad Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 I was the last owner of the second car! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iborguk Posted February 15, 2022 Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 6 minutes ago, Porschemad said: I was the last owner of the second car! @Leonard Maybe you guys should talk 🙃 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted February 15, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 15, 2022 (edited) 14 minutes ago, Porschemad said: I was the last owner of the second car! For real? Looks really nice and the history sounded good as well lol Recommended then or do you have zero mechanical sympathy. Will drop you a PM as a mate is supposed to be viewing tomorrow 😁 Edited February 15, 2022 by Leonard Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 It'd be the blue one for me. I think that's a really nice one. But I'd still prefer this one by a long way - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202201181478790?make=Porsche&postcode=nn128tn&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&keywords=Pasm&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&include-delivery-option=on&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=987 S&model=Boxster&page=2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Menoporsche Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 "Oh man, I just shot Marvin in the face..." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Leonard Posted February 16, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 6 hours ago, JonSta said: It'd be the blue one for me. I think that's a really nice one. But I'd still prefer this one by a long way - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202201181478790?make=Porsche&postcode=nn128tn&onesearchad=New&onesearchad=Nearly New&onesearchad=Used&keywords=Pasm&advertising-location=at_cars&radius=1500&include-delivery-option=on&sort=price-asc&aggregatedTrim=987 S&model=Boxster&page=2 Doesn't work with an 18k budget unfortunately. Even though my man maths is strong 💪! Anyway... my friend has put a deposit on Porchemads old car today Big thank you to Matthew for reading this and supplying all the past history. This forum is amazing 👏 😍 🙌 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ninesomething Posted February 16, 2022 Report Share Posted February 16, 2022 The one you want is always a bit more money.... Sad fact of life. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leonard Posted February 17, 2022 Author Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 11 hours ago, JonSta said: The one you want is always a bit more money.... Sad fact of life. Doesn't worry me, I roll with it. My man maths is strong. Unfortunately I couldn't convince my friend 😕 😞 😁 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bandit_287 Posted February 17, 2022 Report Share Posted February 17, 2022 (edited) I had one of those, sold it with similar mileage and bought it on around 17k miles. One thing I guarantee will happen is your gear cables will snap at some point and leave you stranded, they are made of cr*p steel, infact the window regulator(drivers side) cable will snap too at some point if they haven’t been replaced already. Apart from those two snapping and a coil pack failure I had nothing else go wrong in six years. Good car👍 Edit: He’ll want to swap out the rubbish halogen bulbs for a pair of aftermarket Xenon or LED’s as the standard Porsche fitted bulbs are like candles. Edited February 17, 2022 by bandit_287 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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