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987 S

Had the car for 3 weeks now and covered 2400 miles so far.Averaged around 24 mpg as most miles have been on the motorway.
The sound of the engine is best appreciated with the roof up, having said that had a great run down from Filey(N.E Yorkshire) to Bushey(Herts) on Thursday, 240 miles with the roof down all the way except for the last few miles on the M1 when it chucked it down.
Car well run in, so far had to put in 1lt of oil which is about right.

 
Hi All,

Very interesting reading your messages about the new boxster. I have had a new 3.2 on order since January and was expecting it to be available in May but my OPC tells me that there is some kind of delay because I ordered the car with a stainless/chrome tail pipe and there appears to be a problem with the supply of this extra to Porsche. I am not sure I believe this, has anybody else found this to be a problem?
 
I read one of the guys on the 997 board had to wait for his stainless/chrome exhaust so maybe there is a shortage. You must have the paitence of a saint to wait over 5 months for the Boxster. I have had to wait for a 6disk multichanger as I took a car that wasn't to my spec and I wanted a changer and it had to be ordered in but I have had the car in the meantime. When you get the car it's amazing how it lossens up as you drive but I have had more fun in my Boxster in the last 300 miles than I did in both my Turbo and my C2. The Boxster I just got was ordered in January also but without a chrome tailpipe.
 
Thanks uppy, This is the first time I have purchased a new Porsche and the whole thing has been very disappointing. The sales guy takes ages to reply to my E-mails and is not keeping me up to speed with what is going on. I know the car is worth the wait but I am fast running out of paitence.
 
I have had the opposite experience especially with the cd changer as it wasn't ready when I got the car the SalesMan has phoned me exactly when he said he would and has even arranged for the car to be booked in and then called back flawless thus far. This is my first brand new Porsche from a Porsche Dealer my others had been bought used from a specialist so far I like the experience. But I didn't have to wait for my car and I think had I waited as long as you I would ask to retrofit the chrome tailpipes and just get the car in. You don't want to miss the summer if we have one.[;)]
 
The problem with the tail pipes is that they, along with other items, were not available/ready when the car was released. The book suggests that an arrival date of Feb 05 was on the cards for the parts, but we all know that at times, problems arise with manufacturing causing delays.

Going on from that, it sounds like you have picked one of the not so helpful dealers which is rather unlucky. I started the ball rolling on the 987 last year and got a decidedly lack-luster response. After a month or so, just before the official release I tried again and got the same attitude. Of late my attitude has changed where I have absolutely no loyalty to these organisations unless they show me the same loyalty. So, I went to another OPC and got the exact opposite response. Other than not getting a phone call when I was hoping to get one everything went according to plan and slightly ahead of schedule. To be fair to the salesman, he did go on a long weekend away which was why he didn't call, so I can hardly grumble. It seems that there are 2 kinds of dealers and if you read a number of threads you can easily spot the good ones. In fact there was a survey a while back. Seem to recall it was only the half decent dealers that even made the list.

Anyhow, when I got my last Boxster I picked it up in mid July. Even then there was still 8-10 weeks of top down enjoyment.

Changing the subject again. Even though I loved my '02 2.7, the new one has taken a step forward in so many areas. Seats are far more comfortable and support your back better. Cup holders are in another world, even the indicator stalks feel sturdier. Oh and they've moved the wiper speed dial onto the stalk aswell, far better than the old one. 3 power outlets (of which they are going to reduce the number in the '06 model) and the general driving position is better.

I have 2 gripes. First is that the gearbox is so stiff. But then my old one was for ages - I honestly believe that my old one was just about settled in and loosened up by the time I got rid of it. (That'll be about a week ago).

And secondly the weather is poor and I've got nowhere to go that requires me to drive[:(]



 
I was told that I couldn't get Chrome tail pipes and embossed head rests when I spec'd my car at the beginning of the year, but the pipes could be retro fitted when they became available.

Picked the car up last Thursday and so far its been fantastic, 400 miles of dodging showers, picked up a Porsche club GB booklet from the OPC today, will sort that out next. [:)]
 
You must have the paitence of a saint to wait over 5 months for the Boxster
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You youngsters don't know you're born. [8D]

I had to wait 13 months! and a lot more waited even longer![;)]

JCB..
 
When I ordered mine in Jan of this year I choose the embossed head rests as well but no comment was made about them not being available. It appears that each OPC is operating differently and there is no consistance of service at all. I now have a build date of June 13th, when I was originally told it would be May.
 
Had to go back to my dealer to get something sorted out less than a week after delivery, sitting in the showroom was a 987S with embossed seats, surely this must have been ordered the same time as mine, the same time when the embossed seats were not available.

Never mind, can't see them when your driving. [:)]

If you get sick we can always swap [:D]
 
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