02GF74
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 11:57 AM |
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Wot's it worth - this boxster?
wots the consensus - good or bad?
any things to look out for?
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l0rd
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:00 PM |
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-£50000
At least this is how much money i want to be paid for driving it 
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thunderace
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:05 PM |
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they have a big problem ,as there know as the poor mans 911 ,i like them but would never buy one ,my mate had one for over a year and had loads a guy
say stuff like are you saving up for the 911 ect.it well pissed him of ,he went and got a 911
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iank
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:12 PM |
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Only real downer I know of is the image. Either "rich hairdresser" or "can't afford a 911".
Boss of mine had one and liked it a lot, but he was a Finn and a lot of them are/were built in Finland so he would have said it was the best car in
the world for that reason alone.
Other than that they are a bit expensive and don't have enough seats to be a daily driver for me.
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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MikeRJ
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:12 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
they have a big problem ,as there know as the poor mans 911
Pretty stupid really though, why isn't a BMW 330 known as a "poor mans M3"?
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02GF74
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:20 PM |
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image don't bother me; I don't know that many people and the opinion of strangers means nowt.
hairdresser LOL - I also like the SLK but that looks quite tiny.
wot would that one be worth? .... off to parkes guide now ....
EEEEK!!! swines want you to pay 
off to autotrader then .....
[Edited on 8/5/09 by 02GF74]
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Coose
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:42 PM |
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I saw one on an eSkip classified ad last week with about 80k on it, on a '99 for £8k! A lot of car for the money I think (if that's your
bag).....
Spin 'er off Well...
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loggyboy
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:46 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by MikeRJ
quote:
Originally posted by thunderace
they have a big problem ,as there know as the poor mans 911
Pretty stupid really though, why isn't a BMW 330 known as a "poor mans M3"?
It is isnt it?!?!
As well as the 330d being known as the thinking mans 330?
Mistral Motorsport
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scootz
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:48 PM |
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Owned one... 3.2S
Pretty much the perfect convertible IMHO... and probably the only car that both me and the wifey have agreed that we will buy another one day!
Anyone taking the wee is either doing it through mis-placed jest, jealousy, or naivety.
My answer to those who go down the 'poor mans 911' route is... a 911 is just a rich mans Boxster! It's certainly not worth the
extra £20K+
If I wanted a Porsche Convertible, then the Boxster would win over the 911 every time.
If I wanted a Coupe, then the Cayman would win every time.
And... yes, I have driven 911's. Very nice, but I cannot understand the fuss (and extra dough) it commands!
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loggyboy
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 12:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by 02GF74
wot would that one be worth? .... off to parkes guide now ....
EEEEK!!! swines want you to pay
off to autotrader then .....
[Edited on 8/5/09 by 02GF74]
Just choose the oldest free one then take off a little!
ie :
2.7 2d (99) 2000/V
Average mileage: 90,000 miles
Original Priced £34,357
Independent Dealer £7,915
Private Good £7,270
Private Poor £6,065
Part Exchange £6,865
Parkers is shite for true market value as that ebay car is already at the price they state for a car 2 years newer, even accounting for the lower
milage!
Mistral Motorsport
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TPG
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 02:35 PM |
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I have looked into getting one in the past for the Wife,But for what I could afford. Read early high milers,the underlining maintence costs were
silly. Settled on a "new" MINI instead. At least the kids could fit in it.
I did like what I saw when looking at them and would consider one in the future. With this in mind
here is a link to manwells for various porkers inc the Boxdresser.
..Which was nice..
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Phil.J
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 03:03 PM |
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Mate of mine delivers new cars for a living and having driven many Boxsters descibes them as pretty crappy with no performance.
When he collects them as exchanges all of the owners say they have been extremely disappointed with them, both from a performance and reliabilty point
of view.
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scootz
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 05:15 PM |
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Pretty crappy with no performance... ???
LOL!
Guess the worlds motoring press have got it all wrong!
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Phil.J
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 05:36 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
Pretty crappy with no performance... ???
LOL!
Guess the worlds motoring press have got it all wrong!
To quote Jeremy Clarkeson when he road tested it:
'Doesn't deliver the oomph you might have expected.
It isn't even on nodding terms with the concept of fast.'
I don't know what car you drive Scootz but if it's a sevenesque type car with a decent engine then you would be very disappointed when you
drove a Boxster.
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scootz
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 06:24 PM |
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It's a Porsche Boxster... why would you want to compare it to a Sevenesque car?
It's as fast (if not faster) than it's direct competition... Z4, SLK, S2000, etc.
Mid-5's on a 0-60 run isn't bad for a superbly well constructed production car is it? Hardly a slouch?
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scootz
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| posted on 8/5/09 at 06:37 PM |
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Found the Clarkson quote - it was the 2.7 base model he was testing - the 3.2S was a good bit faster... the newer 3.4 faster still.
A few more sentences before and after his quote may put his 'view' into context!
"Maybe the gear change isn’t as smooth as you’d like — I missed third as often as I found it — and maybe the 2.7 litre engine in my base
model test car doesn’t deliver the oomph that you might have expected. It isn’t even on nodding terms with the concept of “fast”. But nevertheless the
driving experience was just so technical, it feels like the whole car has been machined by Rolex.
With a progressive rate rack, the steering is constantly whispering calm and unfussed messages into the palms of your hands, and your buttocks are
always kept bang up to date with news from the wheels. Through the bends, then, this car is an utter delight.
And then when you come out of a corner and the road plunges arrow straight into the heart of the horizon, you plant the throttle into the carpet and
are propelled through a bodged upshift into third by a metallic howl from the flat six that, honestly, raises the hairs on the back of your
neck".
Clearly a terrible car then!
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