Lux reviews the 987S (long) - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Perfectlap · 02-09-2005, 07:12 AM

8-10K off?
really? what did that total price come out to for you?

jasonc32amg · 02-09-2005, 07:47 AM

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Originally Posted by Perfectlap

8-10K off?
really? what did that total price come out to for you?

I didn't get one, I found them when I was researching a new ride for my girl, but they were all 5/6 speeds and she needed a tip. She's picking up here '03 with 12,000 miles this afternoon.

Here's the 550 SE for $8,400 off msrp:
http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=172479844&dealer_id=1378558&car_year=2004&make=POR&distance=200&lang=en&max_price=&model=BOXSTE&end_year=2006&min_price=&certified=&address=33410&search_type=both&advanced=&start_year=1981&isp=y&cardist=39

Here's a regular S for $9,800 off MSRP:
http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=175972414&dealer_id=1378558&car_year=2004&make=POR&distance=200&lang=en&max_price=&model=BOXSTE&end_year=2006&min_price=&first_record=26&pager.offset=25&certified=&address=33410&search_type=both&advanced=&isp=y&start_year=1981&cardist=39

And here's a base for a similar savings:
http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=175974461&dealer_id=1378558&car_year=2004&make=POR&distance=200&lang=en&max_price=&model=BOXSTE&end_year=2006&min_price=&first_record=26&pager.offset=25&certified=&address=33410&search_type=both&advanced=&isp=y&start_year=1981&cardist=39

Pretty sweet deals

Perfectlap · 02-09-2005, 08:14 AM

58K is not bad at all. Needs a Boxster red interior

But my 2000 S had a mere 10,000 miles. Snuck home with that one for 30K and a six month powr train warranty.

Perfectlap · 02-09-2005, 05:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jasonc32amg

And here's a base for a similar savings:
http://autotrader.com/fyc/vdp.jsp?car_id=175974461&dealer_id=1378558&car_year=2004&make=POR&distance=200&lang=en&max_price=&model=BOXSTE&end_year=2006&min_price=&first_record=26&pager.offset=25&certified=&address=33410&search_type=both&advanced=&isp=y&start_year=1981&cardist=39

Pretty sweet deals

That Base 2004 with less than a 100 miles is only $39,000! That only $10K more than I paid for my 2000 S.
but I plan to spend at least $5,000 on wheels,aerokit and hardtop.
My Boxster's low mileage and good condition should keep it at around $25K for a few years. A $7-10K depreciation I can stomach. A $25,000 hit like the original owner of my car took (at least, he traded it in for an Acura) is too much for me to shrug off.

Tool Pants · 02-09-2005, 10:22 PM

The new cup holders can come in handy.

Jeannot · 02-09-2005, 11:24 PM

Lol ! this is too funny !!!

QporscheQ · 02-10-2005, 04:42 AM

HAHA.

Lure them in with a shiny car, then keep'em there.

Pilot2519j · 02-10-2005, 07:16 AM

BOB LIKES IT

. The olde handcuff trick hmmmm.

jasonc32amg · 02-10-2005, 07:38 AM

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Originally Posted by Tool Pants

The new cup holders can come in handy.

Got to love Asian women :dance:

Perfectlap · 02-10-2005, 07:54 AM

is this to keep her from messing with the radio?

Genius.

FUHRIUS · 02-10-2005, 08:05 AM

style is important, and I think the 987 is a step back. as a guy who just picked up a 986 in the last year, I'm glad. For me, it's similar to the 993 to 996 transition..a big step back in exterior styling.
On performance stuff, I also agree that the upgraded performance of the 987 is just not worth the bucks to eat the depreciation of owning a new one.
I'm so stoked with my 986, I just can't tell you...I smile everytime I get in our around the car. I drove a bunch of 986's before I bought this one, and they all made me smile. The car I bought was from a guy who thought he needed the latest and greatest...ok. So, after paying $56K for his 01's and dumping $15k of mods into the car, he eats $35k of depreciation over the three years he owns it and moves on to an '05... I pick it up for the remaining $36k with 24k miles, a year of warranty left, the performance of the '05s (after all the engine and suspension mods) and styling that I like better than the '05. Some people wouldn't be happy with a 'used / older style' 986...but I'm stoked with it. It takes all types...I'm just happy to be part of the food chain. ;-)

IceBox · 02-10-2005, 08:44 AM

While I think the performance improvements are noteable, I'd have to agree that the styling, especially the interior, are for the most part bland, ugly, and inferior to the 986 (with the exception of the nose, which I like very much). Another poster noted that the styling was secondary in his positive appreciation of the 987, and while that point is very valid, and shared by many driving enthusiasts, I believe the larger market-place, to which the Boxster is squarley aimed at, demands a more 'total package', and styling rates highly on the list.
I get out to the track 4-5 times a year, so I'm no stranger to the driving enthusiast mentality of 'Who cares what it looks like, so long as it goes like stink' mind-set. My brother's WRX STI is a rolling monument to that motto. I believe a Boxster owner, for the most part, is after something more. A touch of grace, elegance, some stylin' cheese to go with the engine whine as it were. As noted above the 993 RS has a similarily f'ugly interior, but superior performance numbers to the 986 crop. If it's out and out performance one is seeking, the new Z06 or the afore-mentioned STI are the way to go, and will cost you less in the bargain. If, on the other hand, you're looking for a gorgeous drop-top that you can live with day-in and day-out, whose styling and appointments, as well as it's performance characteristics make you feel special and refreshed, there are few cars, and none for the money, that accomadate you like the 986. Sadly, the same cannot be said for the 987, for while it's performance improvements are good, it's G-35 like interior and generally squashed look leave one cold. In my 986, all I want to do is stay in it all day (this winter already feels way longer than any other and it only February...) while during my opportunity to view the 987, all I wanted to do was get out.

Lux · 02-10-2005, 07:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Tool Pants

The new cup holders can come in handy.

So they ARE useful. Those wacky Germans think of everything.

Brucelee · 02-11-2005, 06:25 AM

I already posted on this so I won't go on too long. The 987 interior is to me, very very disappointing. Here is an area where Porsche could have spent a bit of money, (not much) and produced a world class outcome.

They did not. What are these Germans thinking of over there? There are plenty of cars that they can COPY from and it is free R and D. Take your pick, BMW 6, Lexus, Acura, Audi all have some very nice interiors.

If it were me, I would not touch a 987, rather I would stick to the 986 and trick it out with aftermarket items. But then again, that is just me!