Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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What a nice surprise! Spyder on the cover, Spyders throughout and a great write up of our adventure[ORIGINAL: rob.kellock Absolutely. I mean, the Spyder is a magazine cover star!Looks a particularly fine example ;-)
] Then to see my own car on page 28 was a bonus surprise! At first I just assumed it was yours[] Yeah John, was also about to say, you're in there too, giving the Spyder roof some exposure. I think the PP has improved over the last few months, not just because Spyders are featuring, but it seems to be covering a wider range of member activities and a wider range of members inputting to the content. Thanks also to Tracy for keeping the Boxster register section of PP current[]http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=719756&mpage=181 I think you're right daro. The more polished the engineering on a new car, I think the more powerful an engine it needs to maintain some drama. As robK said, it's a bit disappointing that car. It's 'nice' but when you want to get up some speed on a straight before scrubbing it off to enter a corner, with a faster car, you have to work at scrubbing off serious speed getting back down to the corner entry speed, which is a thrill, and also the corner exit acceleration is a thrill. With this car, the speed it generates on a straight (i'm talking short straights and i'm talking about working within the speed limit on a national speed limit but twisty road) means there isn't much thrill with the speed you're working with on corner entry. The chassis and brakes being so good too, there's no thrill and drama in the little speed you have to work with as the chassis and brakes are way better than what is being thrown at them. But I tried to see beyond the engine and get a feel for the car and I think it just needs the 3.4 to complete the package and maintain the thrill alongside the 'niceness'.ORIGINAL: daro911 First class report flat6 and sounds par for the course  So even if there was to be a 981 Spyder the original Spydermen may find certain characteristics have been removed for better or worse depending on ones stand point[8D]  [link=http://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&docid=ZPpjiJT82FlK1M&tbnid=gHwkra3Eqz-jKM:&ved=0CAUQjRw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.rennteam.com%2Fforum%2Fthread%2F20323504%2FGoodbye_RS60_Spyder__Hello_981S%2Fpage5.html&ei=2G_EUdnEH-jt0gXsj4Bg&bvm=bv.48293060,d.d2k&psig=AFQjCNHzdFDzmUC2D9y4W_BW7Z1jAbHkvA&ust=1371914552972820][/link]
Brian, the Black Spyder you told about is now advertised. What are people's thoughts? Porsche Boxster Spyder, £ 41,850 With 2 Years of Porsche Approved Warranty Transmission: Automatic Fuel: Petrol Colour: Black Colour (interior): Black leather interior with Alcantara Location of the car: Porsche Centre Edinburgh Vehicle Ident Number: WP0ZZZ98ZBS740830 Mileage: 6,974 m Registration 01/11 Price: £ 41,850 Equipment 19-inch Carrera Sport wheel Bi-Xenon lighting system with dynamic cornering lights Floor mats Guards Red instrument dials Painted headlamp cleaning system cover Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) Sound Package Plus inc CD storage Sport Chrono Package Plus Sports Bucket Seats Sports exhaust system Telephone module for PCM Three-spoke sports steering wheel with paddles Universal audio interface Wheels painted in Basalt Black Metallic
Yeah you're right John, from the side, all the silver accents just works [ORIGINAL: jdpef356 The wheels do demonstrate how the silver outer line on the edge of the rims picks up the Script on a Black Spdyer - suits it I think[
] I do like the black on back look (black body with black wheels), which I used to think would be too dark, but the silver rim on the wheels (which is wider on the Carrera Sport wheels than on the Spyder wheels) whilst a small detail has a significant effect. 
All those options and no air con will make this a very hard sale IMO This cars spec makes no sense to me what so ever was the air con delete a dealer mishap[:-]ORIGINAL: flat6Maybe he deleted AC as one of the biggest weight savings, vs the radio being one of the smallest, but then he went off piste deleting the lightest wheels as well[
New or I have I missed post[&:] http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201306207396655/sort/default/usedcars/maximum-age/up_to_3_years_old/engine-size-cars/3l_to_3-9l/price-from/25000/model/boxster/make/porsche/onesearchad/used/onesearchad/nearlynew/onesearchad/new/page/1/radius/1501/saved-search-id/2c92962d3a4eee4e013a5d9f81340012/keywords/spyder/postcode/cb45bx?logcode=p
White Spyder
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It's here! Picked it up late Saturday morning form Leicester Porsche having had its new wheels fitted and I absolutely love it. It's now filthy after almost two tanks of fuel and 300 plus miles. Excuse the poor pics but iPhone and poor light.
Wishing you many happy miles together look forward to reading your views on the best kept secret from Porsche perhaps since the original 550 Spyder[ORIGINAL: White Spyder It's here! Picked it up late Saturday morning form Leicester Porsche having had its new wheels fitted and I absolutely love it. It's now filthy after almost two tanks of fuel and 300 plus miles. Excuse the poor pics but iPhone and poor light.
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Good choice of colour and wheels. Some would say its the best combination [] I saw one just like it at the National Trust place i went to - Polesden Lacey, this afternoon - very clean but no PCGB sticker. Just back from the 500+ mile round trip after visiting friends in Surrey. Nearly took the Spyder but glad I didn't, the BM was the better tool for the job.
] I saw one just like it at the National Trust place i went to - Polesden Lacey, this afternoon - very clean but no PCGB sticker. Just back from the 500+ mile round trip after visiting friends in Surrey. Nearly took the Spyder but glad I didn't, the BM was the better tool for the job.Congrats and enjoy. Let us know how it compares to your previous steeds[ORIGINAL: White Spyder It's here! Picked it up late Saturday morning form Leicester Porsche having had its new wheels fitted and I absolutely love it. It's now filthy after almost two tanks of fuel and 300 plus miles. Excuse the poor pics but iPhone and poor light.
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