Possible new owner

[Elliot Davies]

ORIGINAL: Sam77
I have a feeling I may have to spend more jsut to get one I could get in.

Mine is a 2000my 3.2S and has adjustable wheel, the wheel slides outwards towards the driver, outwards and upwards at the same time.
I wasnt aware they were different in lower 986 models, you learn something new etc.......
Before upping your allowance to a newer 987 maybe you should sit in one first to see if you fit, afterall we differ in leg/body lengths
afterall your £15-17k is rising []
In which case i think id rather be thinking about an 3.2 S.

 

[Mark_Bennett]

Usually Ocean Blue will be older as this was replaced as a "standard" colour by Lapis for the 2001 model-year

 

[andy mac]

Hi. With reference to golf clubs, you can easily fit 1 full set in the boot if you remove the woods and thread them in corner to corner . you will struggle to get 2 sets in ,but my freind pushes his seat back and sits the clubs between his legs. ruins the street cred but does the trick. cheers Andy Mac

 

[Sam77]

Cheers, have decided to try for Ocean as it seems to be a little darker, with either tan or grey interior (I feel my options shrinking).

 

[daro911]

ORIGINAL: Sam77

Cheers, have decided to try for Ocean as it seems to be a little darker, with either tan or grey interior (I feel my options shrinking).

If you restrict your hunt to only a few colour specs your options will definitely be shrinking []

 

[gdavison]

Here is a set of Pics of our Boxsters thru the years http://www.skampsweb.net/pages/cars/ours/boxcoll/boxcoll.php

The Top one is a May 1999 986 2.7
Next one down was a May 2001 986 Boxster S
Next one down was a July 2003 986 Boxster S - facelift
Last one is our current one July 2005 987 Boxster S

The links on the side take you to other pics of the cars ..

Wonder if any readers of this thread spot their chassis numbers [8|]

Hopefully they will help in ID'ing the differances for you ... Have fun picking your new car .. what ever you get it will be a blast

 

[Rodney Naghar]

I had a '97 2.5 and I'm 6''1' and had no problems with the seat lowered to the bottom. I didn't even need the seat all the way back. It depends on your driving position.

 

[daro911]

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/72394.htm

http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/67756.htm Bit dearer but great spec and low miles

Close to your desired spec and price range. I don't know the cars just spotted the adverts as an example of what is out there

 

[Sam77]

Cheers have been looking on pistonheads recently but I need to be able to part ex also I dont think insurance co will be too keen on an S and I'm not sure I'm the sort of driver who would regularly need the extra power.

 

[Dapster]

If I were you, I'd get a 2.7 facelift rather than a 3.2 non facelift. If you are coming from a GTV, the 2.7 will be absolutely fantastic. Most people in a 2.5/2.7 will eventually get to a 3.2 as I did, but as a Boxster virgin a 2.7 will make a bloody marvellous car. Also at the 20k mark, you are on the facelift cusp for a 2.7 and nowhere near for a 3.2 so again, my advise is to go for a newer 2.7.

This one's already sold but looks nice http://www.pistonheads.com/sales/67524.htm. I'd imagine you'd need about £22k to get into a great post facelift 2.7 which I know is £5k above where we started from, but if you are going to ask for advice....

 

[Sam77]

Problem with budgets is that you never seem to stick to them, mentally I know I will end up spending more but as I'm very early in my search I will try to stick with it for the short term. As soon I start chucking in another couple of grand here and there I'll be at 25K before I know it and whilst I'll get a great car I do not want to see a bargin after spending that sort of money.