[SD987]

This late in the year, an SD987 car switcheroo is long overdue and I pulled the trigger this past week. I was planning on waiting to check out the ’07 987S with the 3.4 but was doing some web-surfing at work when lo, I was kicked in the ass by love…it was the most beautiful Boxster I’d ever seen, a Carrara White ‘06 987S..

She was the only color I wanted (because Bmussatti is my idol); had most of the options I was going to special-order or try to find in inventory; and had some “special touches”, which made it very unique, as you’ll see. To finish it off, after running the numbers…she was also a great deal, financially.

The car was special-ordered with the following options:

19 inch Carrera S wheels with PS2s
PASM
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
Bi-Xenon Headlamps
Windstop

Preferred Package for 06'
Wheel Caps with Colored Crest
Self-dim Mirrors and Rain Sensor
Bose Sound System
Heated Seats
Floor Mats in Interior Color

And blinged with the full-on Imperial Stormtrooper design package, including:

Full Two-tone leather
Roll bar Painted Exterior Color
Rear Center Console in Exterior Color
Dash trim in Exterior Color
Door Opener trim in Exterior Color
Headlamp washers in Exterior Color
Chrome Exhaust Pipe
...And wait for it…a two-tone Boxster S badge, inspired by our own Perfectlap.

Clearly, someone with an artistic flare put some thought into speccing the car to just shy of a 70K sticker; polishing this cherished gem to be held on to for many years…

Which turned out to be only two months and 763 miles (May in-service date).

The sales rep said that the previous owner found he disliked shifting in the OC so much that he immediately traded it in for an E55 AMG. So if any of you know the guy who did this, please thank him for me and pass on my condolences as he took more than a 15K hit on this one (approximately $20 / mile). The bad news is: I’m back in the “break-in” period.

For those curious about the price I paid, it was 56K, and a surprisingly generous valuation was tendered on my 987 base trade-in.

The pics, beautiful as they are, do not do the car justice. I think I’ve received more compliments in four days of ownership then I did in over a year of owning my blue one. I’ve caused six traffic jams so far, including a ten mile back-up to the I5/805 merge; small children, when crossing the street, stop in the middle to stare; and numerous women have cast off their brassieres to embrace their bare bosoms against the sheet metal and generous expanses of two-tone leather.