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interesting, i have a 987S, and i'm warwickshire based... and lets be honest, Vicki Butler-Henderson featured heavily in my thoughts when i was a bit younger...

but alas, i should probably be working that monday...

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Well, I'm already taking the Wednesday off to go to Snetterton...

Besides, they probably wouldn't want my 987S... got non standard tyres, brakes and exhaust on now, they'd probably want a more standard example...

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1 hour ago, Menoporsche said:

That rules out Bike Loon then. 

Why? All the things on mine are factory options, not added after :P

Not my sort of thing though unless it was within 10 miles of me lol

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C'mon guys keep the Boxster record going. My car 987.1 2.7l was voted, in 2018, the best sportscar under £8k on Fifth Gear because "the driving involvement is just perfect".

The £8k bit was a bit of TV exaggeration as mine was £10k and the Z4M was much more than that (and was a garage queen).

Fifth Gear VBH Boxster 987 v MercSLK200 v BMWZ4M 

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I have pinged them an email.  If they bitw I will use it as an excuse for a day out and (another) experience I point have had without the car.  

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5 minutes ago, Bradders59 said:

Would you really want Tiffany Dell or Jason Plato ragging your car to the redline and smoking the tyres sideways in the bends for a TV programme ?

No. 

But  it would be part of the agreement or it wouldn’t go ahead for me.  
 

  Don’t think I have ever seen them do that on similar pieces they have done with privately owned cars.  

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7 minutes ago, Bradders59 said:

Would you really want Tiffany Dell or Jason Plato ragging your car to the redline and smoking the tyres sideways in the bends for a TV programme ?

VBH didn't rag mine at all, watch the video. All the filming was done on public road and more or less within sight/earshot of the venue (Hayes Motor Museum, Yeovil).

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15 hours ago, Chigley said:

C'mon guys keep the Boxster record going. My car 987.1 2.7l was voted, in 2018, the best sportscar under £8k on Fifth Gear because "the driving involvement is just perfect".

The £8k bit was a bit of TV exaggeration as mine was £10k and the Z4M was much more than that (and was a garage queen).

Fifth Gear VBH Boxster 987 v MercSLK200 v BMWZ4M 

Yes, great the Boxster won but that is typical 5th Gear pants video - almost useless if you actually are interested in any of those cars but I guess it's entertainment and not for serious advice. I feel sorry for anyone who watched that and then jumped on Auto Trader, wallet at the ready... 🙂 

I paid £8.5k for my 987 last Oct (although an S) so I doubt it was anywhere near £8k, 6 years ago 😮 . Even the £10k you paid sounds very good...

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16 hours ago, Bradders59 said:

Would you really want Tiffany Dell or Jason Plato ragging your car to the redline and smoking the tyres sideways in the bends for a TV programme ?

I have no problem with VBH ragging me until I smoke.

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On 3/19/2024 at 11:37 PM, Chigley said:

VBH didn't rag mine at all, watch the video. All the filming was done on public road and more or less within sight/earshot of the venue (Hayes Motor Museum, Yeovil).

Is the drivers seat for sale?  asking for a friend.....

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9 hours ago, Mattman42 said:

Is the drivers seat for sale?  asking for a friend.....

Arrrrh gross!!!! You want to buy a seat that a pensioners sweaty bum has been planted on for six years. 

Takes all types :) :) :) 

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I hope it doesn't end up in a bun fight oh here like the Wheeler Dealers escapade a few years back.

That Ollie from Attaboy was a wrong'un and no mistake  :laugh: 

At least one member on here threw his toys out of his pram when his car wasn't chosen  :laugh:

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2 hours ago, EXY said:

I hope it doesn't end up in a bun fight oh here like the Wheeler Dealers escapade a few years back.

That Ollie from Attaboy was a wrong'un and no mistake  :laugh: 

At least one member on here threw his toys out of his pram when his car wasn't chosen  :laugh:

Do tell...?

Surely getting chosen for Wheeler Dealers is a bad thing? Means you've got a wreck...

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Any idea if they are still looking for a car? Happy to lend mine.

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19 hours ago, nelmo said:

Do tell...?

Surely getting chosen for Wheeler Dealers is a bad thing? Means you've got a wreck...

I think it's too old to show in a search (attaboy) as this is all that shows up, for me at least;

It was all a tad convenient, fella turned up out of the blue with a non-runner. A few guys @Paul O offered to buy it as a winter project IIRC then Ollie from Attaboy showed up looking for a Boxster and despite offering less than our members the new fella sold to WD.

IIRC WD wanted another Boxster as a comparison and a few of the guys on here volunteered their cars with one waiting in all day for a call that never materialised, then he got grumpy  :laugh:

There was a link to the juicy bits not shown on TV showing just how duplicitous the whole media circus is and what a grinning clown/mouthpiece Mike Brewer is. 

Perhaps one of the Mods can perform a more thorough search.

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3 hours ago, Jon61 said:

It looks like Ollie may have 'sanitised' his presence on here:

https://www.BoXa.net/profile/24999-ollie-attaboy-tv/content/

(The forum equivalent of Enron's method of 'Triple Entry Bookkeeping': Debit, Credit & Shreddit :))

 

Well found that man :worship:  led me to these;

And this one,,,, (bit worried about the state my memory is in though  :laugh:

 

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