My first ever Porsche Boxster (1998)

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I was looking at cars for sale on the Internets and I stumbled across a 1998 Porsche Boxster. I could not believe the price and was amazed to find out that I could own a Porsche for let's say the same price as a Toyota Hatchback even though it's a 2nd hand car it's still a Porsche.
So I made my way down to the dealer and I have to say it was love at first sight I was totally blown away by it's looks and the condition it was in.
I asked the dealer to take me on a test drive unfortunately I couldn't drive myself because I'm in the middle of renewing my license but even from the passenger seat I could see and feel how amazing this car is it's an attention whore with eyes locking in on every corner so without a doubt when we got back to the Yard I took it.
Here are some pictures I took on my iPhone I can't wait to drive it next week when I go to pick it up.

[schnellman]

Beautiful car. You're going to have a blast. BTW, JC Whitney has a kit you can get to move the steering wheel to the correct side.

[Eric G]

Originally Posted by schnellman

Beautiful car. You're going to have a blast. BTW, JC Whitney has a kit you can get to move the steering wheel to the correct side.

it's cheaper if you just reverse the picture then everything looks correct!

It looks like you found yourself one beautiful car my friend. I hope you find many adventures and 10's of thousands of happy miles!

[RandallNeighbour]

Nice rims!

[Skrapmot]

That's a clean car, paint looks smooth!
What size are those rims/tires?

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Originally Posted by Skrapmot

That's a clean car, paint looks smooth!
What size are those rims/tires?

20" Wheels mate.

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The interior Is Immaculate how they have managed to keep it this clean for so long amazes me.

[Skrapmot]

20" wheels! Holy Schmidt!
I guess that puts unrest some of the arguments that you can't squeeze 20's on a 986. Do they rub at all?

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Originally Posted by Skrapmot

20" wheels! Holy Schmidt!
I guess that puts unrest some of the arguments that you can't squeeze 20's on a 986. Do they rub at all?

I will let you know when I pick her up next week and take her for my first spin.

[SF-Rockster]

20" rims with NO spinners? Smh. Come on now. Talk them into throughing in some spinners to sweeten the deal!

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Originally Posted by Skrapmot

20" wheels! Holy Schmidt!
I guess that puts unrest some of the arguments that you can't squeeze 20's on a 986. Do they rub at all?

As you can see above there's plenty of room and no rubbing at all.

[t2-bxtrs]

Don't mean to embarass anyone, to each his own.... but you can still save this 986 by putting on proper Porsche Wheels ! just my opinion..Good Luck!

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Originally Posted by t2-bxtrs

Don't mean to embarass anyone, to each his own.... but you can still save this 986 by putting on proper Porsche Wheels ! just my opinion..Good Luck!

To be honest I don't really like the Porsche Wheels.

[Skrapmot]

Don't worry about the wheels, just be careful though as the wrong size can damage or increase suspension wear.

I had a older Porsche in college with stock Fuchs wheels on it. Half of my friends would comment "awesome car dude, but gotta change those wheels". The other half would comment how clean and pure it looked with the stock wheels.

Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and as the prices of these little cars continue to plummet, they loose collectibility and open themselves for wild modifications.

[Eric G]

actually...I really like these rims!

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Originally Posted by SF-Rockster

20" rims with NO spinners? Smh. Come on now. Talk them into throughing in some spinners to sweeten the deal!

Excuse my Noobism.
But Spinners?

[politby]

I don't like chrome wheels either but as was said earlier taste is not to be argued about.

However the 986 was never intended to have wheels that large, and the first years it was not even approved for 18" by Porsche.

So you should be wary of this, especially considering the weight of those rims.

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Originally Posted by politby

I don't like chrome wheels either but as was said earlier taste is not to be argued about.

However the 986 was never intended to have wheels that large, and the first years it was not even approved for 18" by Porsche.

So you should be wary of this, especially considering the weight of those rims.

Do you think the weight will slow the car down?

[politby]

Originally Posted by More

Do you think the weight will slow the car down?

No but as I understand it the suspension could be damaged during spirited driving because of loads it was not designed for.

Maybe someone who knows the subject can chime in?

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Originally Posted by Skrapmot

That's a clean car, paint looks smooth!
What size are those rims/tires?

I think what they've done is touch up the steering wheel and seats with paint as well as the body of course to give it a new look.