update: just picked up a 997 turbo .... so that makes 4 porsches in the garage. which the wifey is completely unhappy about... so I have made the painful decision to let go of the boxster s....
hopefully I can find someone who will love it and care for it as much as I did. anyone one here who lives in the philippines who is interested please send me a message
farewell 986 you are still a fantastic car and by far one of the best roadsters ever made.