I think my wife had been getting a little fed up with my recent antics that have seen me end up with a lovely gen 2 996 in addition to the gen 1 996 I already had. I really must pull my finger out and sell the early car :hand:
Anyway I think my activities took there toll and she announced that after 10 years of ownership with her 987 Boxster S it was about time she had a new car that had all that modern connectivity etc, (she does love tech and likes the idea of all mod-cons)
I was suitably tasked with finding a suitable replacement, her 987 has been such a great car and a tough act to follow, especially as hers was high with options when new. Anyway sorted the transfer of the plate off the car as a starting point, the Michelin's although only having covered relatively low mileage 7-8k they were showing signs of age related cracks around the sidewall/tread interface, apparently according to our man that has looked after the tyres for us for many years he advised that it is a trait with that brand? 4 yrs old? So goes to show age takes its toll (just like life lol)
Thought would put a new MOT on her as it only had 3 months to run. Thankfully zero advisories. I just happened to be talking to an old friend of mine about cars etc and talked about the Boxster and he said his son had always wanted a Porsche. To cut a long story short. Deal done, asking price achieved both sides happy -Result!
Now the hard part, finding the replacement. Choice between a late model 981 S or an early 718 standard. But had to be red. OPC Colchester tried every avenue in the dealer network for us but couldn't find one that was suitable. Luckily I had a bit more success. So now she is very happy!
Bright red 981 Boxster S, PDK with sport chrono with sport & sport plus, switchable dampers, PSE, PCM, Carbon interior trim, Alcantara steering wheel,
20" Black gloss wheels. A very handsome car!
The one thing that is very addictive is the lovely noise the car makes in sport when in manual/paddle shift mode, the noise/auto blip when downshifting and the snap/crackle & pops on the overrun is great fun. The car has 2 distinct characters, firstly very comfortable daily driver with zero fuss and secondly cross country B road hooligan :wink:
The noise is so different to the previous car, we had the original Carnewal GT exhaust on our car as we helped Gert with the testing of that exhaust, which had such a lovely howl at high revs. The 981 with the slightly larger engine and factory PSE is a far deeper growl, they totally different but both wonderful in their own ways, I can't say which is best in terms of aural satisfaction as that is so subjective to the individual. We have some short term plans for,the car to maintain its perfect bodywork, the car literally has only one stone chip on the front PU. So the car will receive a full paint correction and detail prior to PPF fitment to PU, bonnet, wings, mirrors, screen surround, sills/intake area up to body line and some protection to the leading edge of rear bumper. The parts not PPF'd will be ceramic coated along with the wheels. Zunnsport grills to try and stop it being a leaf / fag butt collector! Then a good liberal dose of underbody protection to try and keep the shiny bits shiny!
Any pointers on things to keep an eye on with the 981? The 987 had done 61k when we sold her, had fsh and only failures were 2 rear springs that broke and a snapped gear linkage cable/connector nipple apart from that she had run faultlessly over the time owned, the new one will do relatively low miles 3-4K a year. So if she is kept for 10 years will be very similar to the 987 in terms of end mileage.
I have included some photos of the new arrival and some of old faithful :worship: :worship:
Anyway I think my activities took there toll and she announced that after 10 years of ownership with her 987 Boxster S it was about time she had a new car that had all that modern connectivity etc, (she does love tech and likes the idea of all mod-cons)
I was suitably tasked with finding a suitable replacement, her 987 has been such a great car and a tough act to follow, especially as hers was high with options when new. Anyway sorted the transfer of the plate off the car as a starting point, the Michelin's although only having covered relatively low mileage 7-8k they were showing signs of age related cracks around the sidewall/tread interface, apparently according to our man that has looked after the tyres for us for many years he advised that it is a trait with that brand? 4 yrs old? So goes to show age takes its toll (just like life lol)
Thought would put a new MOT on her as it only had 3 months to run. Thankfully zero advisories. I just happened to be talking to an old friend of mine about cars etc and talked about the Boxster and he said his son had always wanted a Porsche. To cut a long story short. Deal done, asking price achieved both sides happy -Result!
Now the hard part, finding the replacement. Choice between a late model 981 S or an early 718 standard. But had to be red. OPC Colchester tried every avenue in the dealer network for us but couldn't find one that was suitable. Luckily I had a bit more success. So now she is very happy!
Bright red 981 Boxster S, PDK with sport chrono with sport & sport plus, switchable dampers, PSE, PCM, Carbon interior trim, Alcantara steering wheel,
20" Black gloss wheels. A very handsome car!
The one thing that is very addictive is the lovely noise the car makes in sport when in manual/paddle shift mode, the noise/auto blip when downshifting and the snap/crackle & pops on the overrun is great fun. The car has 2 distinct characters, firstly very comfortable daily driver with zero fuss and secondly cross country B road hooligan :wink:
The noise is so different to the previous car, we had the original Carnewal GT exhaust on our car as we helped Gert with the testing of that exhaust, which had such a lovely howl at high revs. The 981 with the slightly larger engine and factory PSE is a far deeper growl, they totally different but both wonderful in their own ways, I can't say which is best in terms of aural satisfaction as that is so subjective to the individual. We have some short term plans for,the car to maintain its perfect bodywork, the car literally has only one stone chip on the front PU. So the car will receive a full paint correction and detail prior to PPF fitment to PU, bonnet, wings, mirrors, screen surround, sills/intake area up to body line and some protection to the leading edge of rear bumper. The parts not PPF'd will be ceramic coated along with the wheels. Zunnsport grills to try and stop it being a leaf / fag butt collector! Then a good liberal dose of underbody protection to try and keep the shiny bits shiny!
Any pointers on things to keep an eye on with the 981? The 987 had done 61k when we sold her, had fsh and only failures were 2 rear springs that broke and a snapped gear linkage cable/connector nipple apart from that she had run faultlessly over the time owned, the new one will do relatively low miles 3-4K a year. So if she is kept for 10 years will be very similar to the 987 in terms of end mileage.
I have included some photos of the new arrival and some of old faithful :worship: :worship: