Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!

[rob.kellock]

Are ppls going as normal entry or going to show there cars at the event? I've never been but looks interesting!

John - I am guessing the 50 spaces are for club members only?

Thanks,

Phil

Phil, get signed up for goodness sake!! If you ring Chris Sweeting at the Clubhouse this week (01608 652911) I'll waive the £10 joining fee for you.

And if you don't get your money's worth I will refund you personally in 12 months time.

Nothing to lose!!

 

[daro911]

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[philnotts99]

Are ppls going as normal entry or going to show there cars at the event? I've never been but looks interesting!

John - I am guessing the 50 spaces are for club members only?

Thanks,

Phil

Phil, get signed up for goodness sake!! If you ring Chris Sweeting at the Clubhouse this week (01608 652911) I'll waive the £10 joining fee for you.

And if you don't get your money's worth I will refund you personally in 12 months time.

Nothing to lose!!

Ok Rob i know i need to get it sorted sooner or later!! Are you going to that event?

On another note, has anyone here driven or owned a 996 C4S manual..Thoughts etc on these?

Thanks,

Phil

 

[CLIFFWILKINS]

I owned 996 4s I bought it a few months old it had a mega spec and special order colour obviously it was a new car at the time so pretty much stat or the art in 2003.

Drove really well sure footed felt much faster than a Tip box ,brakes were never convincing I guess it's a heavy car.

Bad point of my car obviously does not affect all.

Rear main oil seal went at 5 k done under warranty, went again at 10 k done under warranty, went big time at 12k puddle of oil under it

1 month out of warranty done under good will.Opc said if it went again they would pull the engine apart.

I was on seal upgrade no 8 at the time.

Lost all faith in it and sold it for Mk1 GT3 I lost 31k in two and half years ouch.

I guess as a Porsche person you know issues that can affect some 996s rads, discs, RMS, intermediate shaft bore scoring .

Maybe I was just unlucky with RMS .

Cliff.

 

[daro911]

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On another note, has anyone here driven or owned a 996 C4S manual..Thoughts etc on these?

Thanks,

Phil

[/quote] I personally know of 2 x 996 and 2 x 997 Gen 1's same engine all go pop despite good service history's,careful owners so for that reason alone I wouldn't personally touch those models with the time bomb engines no matter how rare Porsche claimed these incidents to be [&:]

[link]http://www.hartech.org/engine-rebuilds[/link]

 

[philnotts99]

I do know about the 996 issues but i have a real bad 996 C4S inch!... However i dont want to be paying out if anything major goes!

I want something for 6-12 months that wont loose too much and i wont be too bothered about. And yes this is because the Spyder is going hibernation for the winter months, which is crazy but never mind!

 

[daro911]

Quick pit stop for mine whilst my pal checked out the 718's on display[8D] priced up between £65-74k!

 

[rob.kellock]

Phil, I had a 2001 996.2 C4, mechanically identical to the C4S, owned by a fastidious long term PCGB member, bought by me in 2005 at 28k miles. Full Porsche history. On its second IMS...

The new engine cost me £11k in 2008 (Porsche were subsidising them at the time). I always reckoned the chances were 95%+ it would happen to someone else's car...

Use your Spyder, it's designed for it. Engine is robust. Far

more fun than watching it look sad and lonely in your garage. Unless you seriously want to keep it 40 years but even then you would have to ask yourself why - if you want an ornament there are prettier older Porsches.

With not much effort you can still keep it concours.

i hit -9 degrees on this roof down run!

On return from Le Mans Classic:

Weather once turned out a bit ropey in Yorkshire:

But half of the fun is washing all this off and making it pristine again.

They soon come back up to standard...

However bad the journey...

You're a long time dead and won't spend your final days wishing you used your Spyder less. Porsche know what they are doing.

 

[flat6]

Have to agree with Rob K. Treating cars to better health than yourself is for what purpose? So that your car can outlive you and be handed down to the grandkids? My current car is a keeper but at the end of the day it's a machine with a finite lifespan and the best part of owning it for me is driving it. Still only on 18000 miles at 10 years old, but if I don't get months off a year then neither will it

 

[flat6]

Have to agree with Rob K. Treating cars to better health than yourself is for what purpose? So that your car can outlive you and be handed down to the grandkids? They can get the car but without being afraid to enjoy it too My current car is a keeper but at the end of the day it's a machine with a finite lifespan and the best part of owning it for me is driving it - getting to know it, enjoying the heart of it which is the engine. Still only on 18000 miles at 10 years old, but if I don't get months off a year then neither will it

But each to their own, I understand that too.

 

[MrDemon]

Gen 1 spyder to be soon over taking 981 prices ;-) of course a 1/3 less Manuals to start with.

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£51500 for a 987.2 ;-)

 

[Rocket Man]

i am sure it is going to happen, perhaps not for a while but i think in about 10 years time you will have to pay more for a 987/2 manual Spyder than the 981Spyder version, well that my opinion and what do i know. cant wait to see though

 

[spyderwhite]

i looked at that one when I bought mine back in xmas 2011 they tried to sell it for similar money then with delivery miles they were not prepared to offer me a good deal on my px and it sat around for months! The only good thing it has though over the usual must haves is xenons.

Over a year ago top555 had and sold a higher mileage(16k ) from memory with no warranty for close to £50k so prices have remained pretty stable

 

[Boxster7]

Gen 1 spyder to be soon over taking 981 prices ;-) of course a 1/3 less Manuals to start with.

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£51500 for a 987.2 ;-)

Lovely car, but these cars are surely made for driving !

Whats the point in driving 1k miles per year then getting the your money back....

I understand that for some the ownership is an enjoyable experience and fair play.

But when looking at values, if you're a driver, surely 5-6k miles a year is the norm.

The above car with 25/30k miles would be 43/44k tops ??

My 981 has 7k on it now, so probably worth 10/12k less than delivery miles cars I guess.

So high money for low mileage "works of art" cars.

Far less for well driven cars.

987/981, Hign/low mileage..... Something for everyone.

All good

 

[MrDemon]

many people have 3 or 4 cars esp Spyder owners so divide the miles between all 4 and it does get low.

I have 4 great cars but cannot drive them all at the same time, so my Spyder after 6 years is only on 14k, GT4 on 3k and the R I use every day.

I am not even sure how 3K has happened on the GT4 so even with little use the miles build up fast, so I get your point on 1k is daft, but 2k I know many get away with PA.

 

[daro911]

[h2]Boxster Spyder (Manual)[/h2][h2]£45,995 - Due In[/h2]Boxster Spyder 6 speed manual transmission. First registered 28/05/2010 10-registration. Finished in Carrara White with Black Lightweight Carbon backed bucket seats. A car we know particularly well having supplied it twice.

The perfect specification.........19" lightweight Spyder wheels with colour crested wheel centres, Carbon-Backed lightweight / folding Bucket seats, PSE (Porsche Switchable Sports Exhaust), Automatic Climate Controlled air conditioning, short shift gear selection, body-coloured centre tunnel, Carrara White roll over hoop, rear park assist and the usual PSM (Porsche Stability Management), on-board computer, ABS, power steering, electric windows, electric mirrors, remote central locking and Thatcham Category 1 alarm / immobiliser.

Fully invoice supported Porsche Main Agent Service history from new. Service record as follows :-

17/05/2012 at 3617 miles (Porsche Centre Newcastle)

28/04/2014 at 9963 miles (Porsche Centre Newcastle) - Mayor service

06/06/2015 at 12829 miles (Porsche Centre Brooklands)

Next service due June 2017 or at 32829 miles which ever comes first.

Presented in exceptional condition throughout. A garaged, lightly used and gloriously optioned first generation 987 Spyder. The perfect car, a sound investment and quite frankly about as good as it gets.

Detailed images to follow.

15,000 recorded miles.

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[tinyjohn]

Just picked this up yesterday from 911V, What a great day to pick up a convertible.

 

[kitchens]

WELCOME

Your car looks stunning is it the one advertised above that Daro posted ? The 987 is a great car and you will not be disappointed and will give you miles of smiles . Get out and enjoy whilst the weather holds up and you can still drive them in the rain it does not harm them [8D].

911V must have sold more Spyders than any other independents put together and even some OPC .

No doubt other Spydermen will be along soon to welcome you to the WEB

 

[daro911]

Just picked this up yesterday from 911V, What a great day to pick up a convertible.

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C o n g r a t u l a t i o n s you have bagged yourself a classic Porsche that just happens to be one of their best £ for £ cars money can buy today - Happy Motoring [8D]

 

[spyderman77]

Fantastic looking car and a great spec.I've had my Guards Red manual since March and done nearly 1000 miles in it so far, what a car, what a drive! Get out and enjoy it while the sun shines.Happy Motoring.[]