Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: dyllan 981's are already much cheaper than was the case when 987's were new it seems . When I bought the cayman new the ex demo and nearly new cayman and boxsters were about 5 k below list and now the vast majority are a good 10-15 k less than new price presume due to financial troubles out there!! As for residuals and spyders I imagine as usual with low volume Porsche like 993c4s the ones with low mileage will keep their value high and those used and enjoyed will be much less sought after - just the nature of collectors who want low mileage cars to invest in

I hear you Dyllan. I'm enjoying mine now but hope to balance out the average mileage over the coming years when I have a second car running alongside it, not just for bad weather but also i'd like to minimise the wear and tear as I go for a long ownership stint. I'm hoping mine doesn't get to above average mileage for a Spyder[&o]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock Mine is at 13500. Chap on Pistonheads has now done over 50000 in his! The average Spyder does many fewer miles than most new cars for sure.

50000!!!! I bet they were all enjoyable miles too if you don't care for the wear and tear. I wouldn't enjoy heaps of motorway mileage but I do 10 miles on the motorway on a 20 mile commute (one way) and that's fine. I'm not on PH but I e-mailed a guy on there about a year ago to see how he was getting on at high mileage and he hadn't had any problems as the miles racked up. Said he crams his trackbike, plus gear and his "ever-suffering wife" in the car at the same time[:-]. Might be the same chap. Good on him if that's what he wants to do.

ORIGINAL: daro911 They look like they are being taken of to be buried alive! Currently on the OPC Used Car Gizmo there are 125 for sale so 2 Spyders is very encouraging news for anyone daring to be different in 2013 [] The Spyder maybe many different things to different folk but common as muck certainly isn't one of them []

[]Just say what you think mate - don't hold back[] I know what you mean. Porsche makes great cars and the 981 is yet another. But as they strive towards mass production (and they've done absolutely nothing wrong on the 981 to achieve that) they need to wary of pumping cars straight onto the used market. Otherwise, in the coming years I guess it'll be only the back-to-basics/back to their roots/uncompromisingly designed/slightly impractical models that will maintain exclusivity. That'll be the GT2, GT3, RS's, Spyder(as well as a few other high end special models that are exclusive but aren't impractical like the turbo, GTS and R etc.). They've said they're going to reduce the UK allocation across the range but let's hope it's not too little too late. Maybe they just got it slightly wrong with a super-efficient factory vs the slow global economy and demand for cars. No doubt they still make a healthy profit selling the cars as nearly new. Can someone explain why 36 OPC's have 68 demonstrators and where have the other ~60 nearly new cars come from? Are they ex-demonstrators also?

 

[rob.kellock]

ORIGINAL: daro911 Rob he didn't happen to mention the 12.5% discounts by any chance did he?

No he didn't! If that was available on a build to order I would be on the configurator now! There is a stunningly high spec blue one at Leeds for £48k that must have £20k of options on it and just 1000 miles. I half fancy one in semi Spyder spec but not sure where the go faster stripe would go on those swoopy doors!

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock

ORIGINAL: daro911 Rob he didn't happen to mention the 12.5% discounts by any chance did he?

No he didn't! If that was available on a build to order I would be on the configurator now! There is a stunningly high spec blue one at Leeds for £48k that must have £20k of options on it and just 1000 miles. I half fancy one in semi Spyder spec but not sure where the go faster stripe would go on those swoopy doors!

If it is available on stock cars then as far as I am concerned it's available on build to order too. It seems dealers are building demo after demo to order so a car for a punter would make a very pleasant change [] Go faster stripe goes here []

 

[rob.kellock]

I quite like that []

 

[flat6]

I think it's easy for this cheeky chap to write in this way about the Boxster AFTER the Spyder was introduced[>:]. No doubt he drove Boxsters until then, but still worth a quick read. http://buddstanley.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/review-2011-porsche-boxster-spyder.html

 

[flat6]

A fellow club member has compared 981 and his 986 in the latest Porsche Post. Good man. I won't spoil it for you to go have a read yourself but I can agree with his sentiments regarding PC Silverstone being a good bunch to do business with. Meanwhile, the roads up here are very clear and the Spyder went back on the road today[]

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: flat6

Nice find flat6 but that driveway is a similar look to how John's could be if you can source a Spyder with hot chairs []

 

[rob.kellock]

ORIGINAL: flat6 A fellow club member has compared 981 and his 986 in the latest Porsche Post. Good man. I won't spoil it for you to go have a read yourself but I can agree with his sentiments regarding PC Silverstone being a good bunch to do business with. Meanwhile, the roads up here are very clear and the Spyder went back on the road today[]

Read it last night - seemed a good review to me. Rob - surely John will have a posher drive than pre-formed concrete? []

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: rob.kellock

ORIGINAL: flat6 A fellow club member has compared 981 and his 986 in the latest Porsche Post. Good man. I won't spoil it for you to go have a read yourself but I can agree with his sentiments regarding PC Silverstone being a good bunch to do business with. Meanwhile, the roads up here are very clear and the Spyder went back on the road today[]

Read it last night - seemed a good review to me. Rob - surely John will have a posher drive than pre-formed concrete? []

Yes it was useful for me as i've never driven a 986. If the chap is on here, "Well done"[] Will have a read of the Cayman vs BRZ article tonight.

 

[Dylan1]

Rob - surely John will have a posher drive than pre-formed concrete? [] carrara marble i hear []

 

[rob.kellock]

oh very good []

 

[daro911]

RSS/Stuttgart Performance: 987 SPYDER “Suspension Upgrades Begin” What a difference a day makes… The new Boxster Spyder is arguably the most performance focused 987 to date. It boasts retro styling cues and offers considerable weight savings (especially with AC and Stereo Delete) over the standard 987 chassis. One obvious issue with this car is the OE spec ride height and damper/spring combination. The ride height/fender gap is worthy of rally car mud flaps. While the out of the box handling is impressive for a factory offering, it is still a compromise in regard to performance, in this area there is always room for improvement. Our customer brought us the car so we could set up it for improved track day performance as well as enhancing the visual appeal of the Spyder (Lowered ride height and more aggressive wheel offset). Once the suspension has settled after the first track day, we will take it to the next level in precision handling by upgrading the factory lower control arms to RSS Tarmac Series 2-Piece Solid Mount LCA's (Fully Adjustable Lower Control Arms: Camber, Track Width, Caster, with Adjustable Roll Center). BUILD Specs: · RSS Rear Adjustable Toe Steer Kit (Part #312) · KW Variant 3 (2-Way Adjustable) Coilovers · RSS 7mm Spacer Kit Front Axle (Part #343/10 - Silver) · RSS 18mm Spacer Kit Rear Axle (Part #341/10 - Silver) · NEW: RSS Tarmac Series 2 Piece Lower Control Arms (Part#358) “Next Round of this Build”: Factory Toe Arms RSS Adjustable Toe Arms RSS Spacer Kit: Front and Rear Axle for aggressive wheel offset Stay tuned for the next Round: RSS Tarmac Series 2-Piece Lower Control Arms Would some driving lessons have been the cheaper option and made the car even quicker still

 

[rob.kellock]

ORIGINAL: daro911 RSS/ One obvious issue with this car is the OE spec ride height and damper/spring combination. The ride height/fender gap is worthy of rally car mud flaps.

Baloney!

 

[Nick_USA]

That looks way too low; going to introduce all sorts of new problems and that doesn't include that of negotiating speed bumps !

 

[jdpef356]

New to the market? And a new Spyder colour to me - Aqua Blue metallic http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/boxster-987-05-current/porsche-boxster-987-gen-ii-spyder-pdk-2011/1039192 Also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=serNN0lcPkQ since could not find Spyder in that Colour

 

[rob.kellock]

I think that's cheap and will sell quickly. If only it had heated seats it could have been yours!

 

[VvrooomM]

Didn't think PASM was a Spyder option?

 

[flat6]

You're correct, it's not.

 

[rob.kellock]

My daughter would say "fail"! As you say, no PASM on Spyder. It's too heavy!

 

[flat6]

ORIGINAL: jdpef356 New to the market? And a new Spyder colour to me - Aqua Blue metallic http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/porsche/boxster-987-05-current/porsche-boxster-987-gen-ii-spyder-pdk-2011/1039192 Also see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=serNN0lcPkQ since could not find Spyder in that Colour

Hi John. We did showcase the blue here (pics on the first 2 pages of this thread) http://forums.rennlist.com/rennforums/987-981-forum/654447-my-aqua-blue-metallic-carrera-red-12-spyder-tale-of-a-custom-order.html] http://www.dspyda.com/Owner_Profiles/Pages/z356.html#6 but is quite rare. I've only seen a couple come up for sale at OPC's in the last year. Here's a cool colour gallery http://www.dspyda.com/Spyder_Gallery/Pages/Multiple_Colors.html