Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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Back to four and something a little different in that it's aqua. The mileage is super high, so will someone desperate for blue overlook that. Porsche Boxster Spyder, £ 37,450 With 2 Years of Porsche Approved Warranty Transmission: Automatic Fuel: Petrol Colour: Aqua Blue Metallic Colour (interior): Black leather interior with sport seats Vehicle Ident Number: WP0ZZZ98ZBS740173 Mileage: 30,432 m Registration Year: 03/10 Equipment 19-inch Boxster Spyder Wheel Cruise control Floor mats Fully automatic climate control Heated seats Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) Porsche crest embossed on head restraints Roll-over bar in exterior colour Silver-Grey seat belts Sound Package Plus including CD storage Sport Chrono Package Plus Sports seats Steering column casing leather Three-spoke sports steering wheel with paddles Wheel centre set Porsche Vehicle Tracking System
It's 39 months old! Super high mileage is a bit more than that - There's a mid 50k miler in daily use on Pistonheads!
It's a fair point robK & my own has done 15,000 miles (but they're my own careful miles[
]) and i'm not worrying about it. But the mileage is a bit higher relative to the others, though 10,000 miles a year is average for the average car. I guess I see buyers for these cars wanting pristine examples and looking nearly new (which is a bit unrealistic given the age you've rightly pointed out that these cars are getting to) and i'm also assuming there's 30,000 miles of wear showing on the seats and on the nose, which may not be the case. If it had bucket seats & was a few £K cheaper i'd take it, swap out the seats & for sure eventually find someone wanting blue to sell it to[] It's part of the reason i'll not sell mine as to get back into one now won't be as a nearly new car like what I got. I don't think about my own miles though as that'd take the fun out of the ownership. Good on whoever enjoyed putting 30,000 miles on it.
]) and i'm not worrying about it. But the mileage is a bit higher relative to the others, though 10,000 miles a year is average for the average car. I guess I see buyers for these cars wanting pristine examples and looking nearly new (which is a bit unrealistic given the age you've rightly pointed out that these cars are getting to) and i'm also assuming there's 30,000 miles of wear showing on the seats and on the nose, which may not be the case. If it had bucket seats & was a few £K cheaper i'd take it, swap out the seats & for sure eventually find someone wanting blue to sell it to[] It's part of the reason i'll not sell mine as to get back into one now won't be as a nearly new car like what I got. I don't think about my own miles though as that'd take the fun out of the ownership. Good on whoever enjoyed putting 30,000 miles on it.If the car attracts little interest, in a couple of months they may listen to an offer of a few £k less but £30k is unlikely given it should be prep'ed to a standard (which cost money they need to recoup) that would make it hard to point too many fingers at the mileage. £34K because of mileage and some wear to the seat bolster and some stone vhips around the side air intakes and nose (if it has any wear), might not get laughed out of the showroom.
Since when was 30k miles near 40k LOL
I actually think the average miles PA is circa 8k for most people in their cars today The good old 12k miles pa has been well and truly priced out of the equation Back to the Aqua car and the Red 36k mile car .... Discounting the few Spyder daily drivers out there who would want a weekend toy with mega miles when for the similar money you can find a car with well under half the miles Unless the saving was substantial, which it isn't currently, to me it makes no sense [&o]
yes the only reason to buy is if you know you are only going to do 3k PA miles keeping the car longer to bring it back in line, and get the car 5k less. I think the red one is good value if you can keep the miles off and it gets you into a Spyder for 30k (I am sure he will take 30k as it was up for that last month )
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The registered date probably bears no resemblance to production dates in many cases. I bet there are loads of Spyders built earlier but registered later than others. Registration is obviously not a real indication of age, just look at the rep mobiles piled high on airfields awaiting buyers.
spyderwhite
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this is why I say if buying any Porsche less than 4 years old check the vin against the reg.so many cars sat around up to 18 months unregistered.reason not a lot were factory ordered as per pre 2008 or credit crunch.so you might be buying a 2 year old car which is actually 3 years old and costing the same as something newer.hence why I say about the spyder because a lot of those did sit around.when I bought mine I could have paid the same price if not more for a less specd. older car,so the vin sold it to me. my car is 2 years old in 23 days as the service light is showing which is either factory set or set on arrival in the uk at reading for pdi.even have a copy of the comms.which is the opc order form and shows the shipping/arrival date. so I know actually how old my car really is although registered December 2011.
spyderwhite
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although I would check the vins the 2010 car could actually be newer than the 2011 car(factory built) I would buy the newer and get the exhaust thrown in as part of the deal!ORIGINAL: MrDemon 2010 car 6k miles manual with buckets and PSE . 2011 car 6k miles manual with buckets, no PSE . both have 2 years OPC warranty and the same colour. which do you buy if they are the same price
Failing to get the £2k worth of exhaust thrown in as part of the deal which would you go for then [ORIGINAL: spyderwhiteI would buy the newer and get the exhaust thrown in as part of the deal!ORIGINAL: MrDemon 2010 car 6k miles manual with buckets and PSE . 2011 car 6k miles manual with buckets, no PSE . both have 2 years OPC warranty and the same colour. which do you buy if they are the same price
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spyderwhite
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as above edited post I would check vins first and decide how to proceed
Or get your free certificate of authenticity from Porsche quoting your PCGB membership number. Will give you your car's actual birth date!
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