Advice needed......Would this service history put you off?

[Guest]

i've just shod my rears in Toyo and love them as i did on my Imprezas many years ago... much underrated tyre indeed.

 

[bally4563]

3 minutes ago, skoosh1970 said:

i've just shod my rears in Toyo and love them as i did on my Imprezas many years ago... much underrated tyre indeed.

 

The point I was trying to make Si, just misunderstood by the OP 😂

[bally4563]

5 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

The point I was trying to make Si, just misunderstood by the OP 😂

See you’ve moved now, I wanted to come around to see if there’s enough clearance for a Bally brace on a gen 2 manual, think the gear box bracket hangs a bit low,if so a bit of extra machining could accommodate that

Mick

[hopz121]

7 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

The point I was trying to make Si, just misunderstood by the OP 😂

No misunderstanding at all there is plenty of good midrange tyres, I am not being snobbish about it haha

[bally4563]

8 minutes ago, hopz121 said:

No misunderstanding at all there is plenty of good midrange tyres, I am not being snobbish about it haha

👍👍

[Guest]

13 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

See you’ve moved now, I wanted to come around to see if there’s enough clearance for a Bally brace on a gen 2 manual, think the gear box bracket hangs a bit low,if so a bit of extra machining could accommodate that

Mick

I sure have mate and she's now tucked up in her new garage  sure we'll meet up at some point though.

[Codfanglers]

7 hours ago, hopz121 said:

Mot History is ok, only failed once for incorrect colour indicator bulbs but otherwise its a pass with advisories or without. 

Nothing regarding brake fluid I believe that's it. 

Lots of advisories over the years for tyres, bushes, brakes etc.

Car is £10k it has 90,000 miles on the clock and the last MOT is clean.

 

 

 

The service history wouldn't put me off to be honest. PO only owning the car for three months would set alarm bells ringing though. You won't know unless you go and assess it yourself or pay for a pre-sale inspection report from a specialist (which could turn out to be money well spent).

I bought my car without any service history but knowing that a lot of common age related jobs had recently been sorted and was fortunate to find a good one at a very favourable price. Never had any major problems.

£10k for a 90k mile 987.1 is too much to pay IMHO

[bally4563]

4 minutes ago, Codfanglers said:

The service history wouldn't put me off to be honest. PO only owning the car for three months would set alarm bells ringing though. You won't know unless you go and assess it yourself or pay for a pre-sale inspection report from a specialist (which could turn out to be money well spent).

I bought my car without any service history but knowing that a lot of common age related jobs had recently been sorted and was fortunate to find a good one at a very favourable price. Never had any major problems.

£10k for a 90k mile 987.1 is too much to pay IMHO

Not really we want to keep these prices buoyant, ok for buying if you are in the know, however resale to a market that wants one of these , keep them all inflated?

[Codfanglers]

14 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

Not really we want to keep these prices buoyant, ok for buying if you are in the know, however resale to a market that wants one of these , keep them all inflated?

Understand the sentiment but I don't think my comments will scew the uk used car market.

Not worth £10k of my money.

[bally4563]

11 minutes ago, Codfanglers said:

Understand the sentiment but I don't think my comments will scew the uk used car market.

Not worth £10k of my money.

Fair point because you are in the know camp

[hopz121]

8 hours ago, Philc said:

Cant see a service at 2011 or 2019?

https://youtu.be/pf4hYYj9kog

A recent account of an engine rebuild, unusually not for bore scoring on a 2005 boxster S ( can’t remember if it was 3.2 or 3.4)

That’s enough to put my off properly now, owning an E46 m3 I know all about big end bearings! Lack of servicing and care when cold causes these to wear out.

[Philc]

57 minutes ago, hopz121 said:

That’s enough to put my off properly now, owning an E46 m3 I know all about big end bearings! Lack of servicing and care when cold causes these to wear out.

Glad you understand its not a specific porsche problem.

Quite eye opening how the guy in that video finds the engine rebuild advertised as £2987 on ebay, but ends up with a bill over £7000🤯

[hopz121]

5 minutes ago, Philc said:

Glad you understand its not a specific porsche problem.

Quite eye opening how the guy in that video finds the engine rebuild advertised as £2987 on ebay, but ends up with a bill over £7000🤯

Yep I don’t need that in my life that’s for sure! I have spent thousands on my E46 to make sure that doesn’t go pop 

[Codfanglers]

1 hour ago, bally4563 said:

Fair point because you are in the know camp

I'd expect someone in the 718 GTS camp to be looking and thinking 987.1 cars are cheap enough to drive every day and not worry too much if the engine goes pop.

[hopz121]

52 minutes ago, Codfanglers said:

I'd expect someone in the 718 GTS camp to be looking and thinking 987.1 cars are cheap enough to drive every day and not worry too much if the engine goes pop.

Not at all! 

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves! Not minted by any means just a massive petrol head!

starting to think it’s a silly idea owning one as a daily to be honest! 

[bally4563]

1 hour ago, Codfanglers said:

I'd expect someone in the 718 GTS camp to be looking and thinking 987.1 cars are cheap enough to drive every day and not worry too much if the engine goes pop.

Anything can go pop ..luck of the draw .. most people buy cars with several owners, you do not have a skooby how they have been driven previously, regardless of service history?!

[hopz121]

1 minute ago, bally4563 said:

Anything can go pop ..luck of the draw .. most people buy cars with several owners, you do not have a skooby how they have been driven previously, regardless of service history?!

Completely agree it’s all a gamble even new cars can go wrong!

There are factors which can help the gamble though like proper servicing and maintenance which means it should in theory be less likely to go wrong.

The issue is I am trying to buy into the bottom end of the market I think which is never a good idea. I think I’ll sack off the idea and look into something else.

[Codfanglers]

41 minutes ago, hopz121 said:

Not at all! 

Look after the pennies and the pounds will look after themselves! Not minted by any means just a massive petrol head!

starting to think it’s a silly idea owning one as a daily to be honest! 

You're looking at an 18 year old car with 90k miles under its belt, way past its first flourish of youth with legendary engine issues that in most cases will be uneconomic to repair in a 987.1 Boxster if it needs a rebuild. It's the risk we take for our passion to own a car that's so great to drive. I'd say it depends on your expectations, if you want everything perfect, are prepared to spanner it yourself to make it affordable etc. 

Economically, it would probably make more sense to enjoy your 718 to the max and take the hit on its value. But there is a certain joy in owning an old 987.1 that you don't have to worry about it living outside on the drive, how much mileage you put on it, where you park it, not having your leg lifted on "specialist" servicing to collect a stamp to preserve its value etc.  

 

3 minutes ago, bally4563 said:

Anything can go pop ..luck of the draw .. most people buy cars with several owners, you do not have a skooby how they have been driven previously, regardless of service history?!

Too true, and at 18 years old/90k it will have had a life. But if the engine does let go, provided you haven't paid too much, with a bit of effort and time, you can strip the car for parts, sell the bits on eBay and get much of its value back.