Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!

[MrDemon]

Just finished sorting my 987 Spyder ready for the spring sunshine. Exel Wheels re-finished wheels to the original colour (satin black when I bought the car). Chris did a fab job on them, along with fitting new Michelin tyres. I've replaced the original 20kg lead acid Moll battery with a lithium 40 A/h (Antigravity) and saved 15kg. So far all systems OK. When you consider the position of the battery, with the terminals just below the base of the windscreen height, this has got to make sense.

So with bucket seats, no radio and no A/C combined with the manual box, she is back to the diet that I should be on. I'm looking for somebody with corner weights just to see how close we are to the 1275kg that was advertised by Porsche in 2010. I suspect Spyders with PCCB were used for the weigh-in. I will post the weight for interest when I get it done.

mine weighs about 1250kg without roof and PCCB and all the junk taken out. they do feel great as this weight, people forget how fat Modern cars are. I am aiming for 300/bhp ton. just bought the function 1st mono ball mods for the shifter anda rear sub frame brase bar like the 981.718 have. so that will add back a few lbs sadly.

 

[jimmy p]

Hi Jimmy, you could be right if you live near Mansfield. Yes, the radio went as I preferred the sound of the motor. I got the wheels done because my partner thought I was joining the dark side. The car is lovely - any info you have about the car would be nice to have and add to my paperwork.

Hi, yes that was mine.

I managed to trace the car back through Pistonheads Boxster Spyder thread. Chap (GT3cs) bought it from OPC with 11000 miles on in May 2017. The car starts to get mentioned on page 320, then gets sold later that year to someone known as focus rs3 who I ultimately buy the car from.

The car seemed to be a genuinely nice car with very little wear, I took it to PCGB show at Chatsworth think it was June 2018 and couldn't get away from it as everyone wanted to talk to me about it.

This was my second 987 spyder and would have another if I could get my hands on a low mileage guards red one with all the correct bits, not sure I can prize kitchens off him though!!

 

[daro911]

My 987S had PDK and I never got used to the twiddly buttons on the steering wheel, and much has been written about the shift itself being counter intuitive if you choose to use that. I would agree, but there is some continuity in Porsche thinking, as my Boxster GTS had the electronic handbrake which is PUSH to engage. I must have got that right about 50/50. I guess you can't teach an old dog new tricks, so am happy to have a 987 Spyder with manual box, and an old school handbrake. Decent paddles must be the answer, as I found driving in auto was not what these cars are about.

I should have added my 987 Spyder PDK had the proper flappy paddles and i never drove the car in anything but manual mode so the gears were shifted when I wanted them too

 

[MrDemon]

which was when it felt like on gen 1 PDK anyway, driven a few PDK from that era and they just don't go down the gears very well. UP ok down not so good.

Horrible things imho ofcourse

I see the £50k manual 987 at Leicester sold within a few days, soon be over 981 prices.

 

[Adrian Thompson]

Yes, I can see those working fine. Proper jobs.

 

[daro911]

Second reviewer of the GT4 PDK with barely shorter ratios than the stick version [&:]

Squeaky ceramics[]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBa5QJ4Acl4

 

[daro911]

Lighter clutch YES lighter steering that doesn't communicate as well YES was the original more special than the latest YES and he didn't even mention the £30k price difference

Pretty much everything he concludes is what I felt after a 2 hour test drive in the latest Spyder version but I must add the difference in sound track really was night & day and I would add thrills are achieved at far lower speeds in the 981 version as all the best action only happens above 6k rpm in the latest and in any gear that's going to be very high mph

[link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dO8njNsDKc]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6dO8njNsDKc[/link]

 

[MrDemon]

the issue is in most reviews the 981 always comes last, while the 987.2 and 718 battle it out.

the 981 is the bum deal of the 3 , that's just how it is if you own one and rave about it on a forum or not.

 

[MannyLon]

the issue is in most reviews the 981 always comes last, while the 987.2 and 718 battle it out.

the 981 is the bum deal of the 3 , that's just how it is if you own one and rave about it on a forum or not.

Wow. Harsh and untrue statement. Opinion on cars is subjective.

981 is the better setup for road driving compared to the 718 IMO.

Have you driven the 3?

 

[Adrian Thompson]

Hi Jimmy, you could be right if you live near Mansfield. Yes, the radio went as I preferred the sound of the motor. I got the wheels done because my partner thought I was joining the dark side. The car is lovely - any info you have about the car would be nice to have and add to my paperwork.

Hi, yes that was mine.

I managed to trace the car back through Pistonheads Boxster Spyder thread. Chap (GT3cs) bought it from OPC with 11000 miles on in May 2017. The car starts to get mentioned on page 320, then gets sold later that year to someone known as focus rs3 who I ultimately buy the car from.

The car seemed to be a genuinely nice car with very little wear, I took it to PCGB show at Chatsworth think it was June 2018 and couldn't get away from it as everyone wanted to talk to me about it.

This was my second 987 spyder and would have another if I could get my hands on a low mileage guards red one with all the correct bits, not sure I can prize kitchens off him though!!

Thanks for the history. Not many red ones around it seems. The shape is very colour sensitive - they look totally different in black and appear a bit smaller on the eye. White is nice for a summer car, as it stays cool in the sun. You can probably fry an egg on the bonnet of a black Spyder in full sun. The side decals bug me on any colour - I know a lot like them, but I grew up in the 60's where the local speed shop sold these so your Cortina could be turned from a 1300 de-lux into a LOTUS Cortina for a few quid. Porsche seems to love vinyls - my GTS had sticky labels just behind the front wheels which I left on as it wasn't a keeper.

 

[daro911]

the issue is in most reviews the 981 always comes last, while the 987.2 and 718 battle it out.

the 981 is the bum deal of the 3 , that's just how it is if you own one and rave about it on a forum or not.

Wow. Harsh and untrue statement. Opinion on cars is subjective.

981 is the better setup for road driving compared to the 718 IMO.

Have you driven the 3?

I doubt he has ever driven the 718 as he was making these comments days after the 718 was released when nobody had driven one

His hatred of the 981 is legendary and yes he owned one for a while

The 718 would suit his needs far better than mine for several reasons but for my needs like many reviewers who rightly conclude the 718 is the better track day car the 981 is the better road car and delivers all the right thrills and sounds at street legal speeds unlike the 718 where it all comes to life between 6000rpm and the red line excluding the sound track which never comes close to what a 981 can provide at circa 2500rpm and onwards and also their is the £25-30k uptick in price for my spec v my current 981's current value which after 5 years is easily at my original OTR list price

It does fascinate me that the 2 things that left me most cold on the 718 Spyder compared to the 981 were the over light steering and the sound track something several Youtubers have finally acknowledged and even with my limited driving abilities compared to others on here I was aware of these 2 points within minutes of driving the 718 they are both so in your face obvious

[link=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3cUd5QhEkA&t=7s]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3cUd5QhEkA&t=7s[/link] Fast forward to 10m for conclusion

 

[Adrian Thompson]

which was when it felt like on gen 1 PDK anyway, driven a few PDK from that era and they just don't go down the gears very well. UP ok down not so good.

Horrible things imho ofcourse

I see the £50k manual 987 at Leicester sold within a few days, soon be over 981 prices.

The £50k one is still listed on this site - the asking price might be OK for PCCB, no air, no radio and buckets plus low milage, but too fruity for the car they have.

OK, my little Spyder is all tidies up with refreshed wheels, new tyres etc. The removal of the side decals will upset some, but here are a couple of photos to judge. The Spyder with decals curtesy of Stuttcars.com

 

[Adrian Thompson]

Here with side decals

 

[georgedouglasdmw]

Adrian,

All personal opinion but I prefer a 987 Spyder with the decals. Just makes it look a little bit lower to the ground in my opinion.

It's ok, not upsetting at all - glad everyone likes different things otherwise life would be boring

George

 

[kitchens]

Adrian,

All personal opinion but I prefer a 987 Spyder with the decals. Just makes it look a little bit lower to the ground in my opinion.

It's ok, not upsetting at all - glad everyone likes different things otherwise life would be boring

George

as George has said each to their own ..but agree the decals seem to make the car lower looking . certainly a nice few days for top down SPYDER driving. mind you with lock down eased the roads are very busy esp around the beauty spots .

 

[Adrian Thompson]

I need a better camera as the proportions of my photo are a bit condensed - looks like I have bigger wheels. I should have taken the same shot for a before and after - too late now!

 

[daro911]

I need a better camera as the proportions of my photo are a bit condensed - looks like I have bigger wheels. I should have taken the same shot for a before and after - too late now!

Variation on the Stripe

 

[daro911]

Flat 4 718 Spyder anyone []

https://www.porsche.com/china/en/models/718/718-spyder/718-spyder/

 

[Adrian Thompson]

Nice to have some more images, but for me they illustrate what a lovely shell the Spyder is without the sticky stripes - especially the skid marks from cargraphic. I'm sure the team of clay workers who were sculpting the final tweaks never contemplated the addition of go faster stripes. Ashgood have a Spyder for sale - it seems top prices have brought a few low milage ones out of storage.

Happy days with the sunshine, so make the most of it!

 

[daro911]

718 F4 Chinese Spyder part standard 718 part Spyder![]

NO Manual

NO Carbon Buckets

Many usual options not available at all []

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