UK Preferences

[harrisg]

Just found 986Forum and signed up. I'm a UK Boxster newbie with a recently acquired 986 with 5 years on the road. . Very interested to see how North American tastes differ, - especially in choice of colour. Possibly due to brighter weather conditions, it encourages owners to show brighter colours ( Yes, that's how we spell it!). White looks great, but is a big no-no in Uk right now. Yellow is a dream colour, but doesn't hold it's value. Seal Grey is the biggie right now, and Black is also desirable but really difficult to maintain (as I have just discovered). The other big push at the moment is the replacement of all amber indicators with white. Every young driver in the UK is swapping out reflectors for white. I'm not in agreement with this. I love the cars in their original form.
I hope to be able to take part in the Forum and look forward to learning more about the car from fellow members.

Best wishes from across the pond.

[Brucelee]

Welcome aboard mate! Happy to have you as a member and hope you enjoy our forum.

Thanks!

[wvicary]

Welcome...... this is a great forum. How's things in Torquay?? My Grandfather is from that part of the country... luvly place.

[PAH]

Congratulations on the car. We have a pretty large number of Boxsters in the UK now, and I agree that black, grey and silver are the most popular by far.

I've recently changed the lights for the clear ones, front, side and rear. It's all about preferences, but I think it makes the lines of the car look a bit cleaner. Doing this certainly suits come colours better then others.

[wetstuff]

What are the related costs of ownership over there?

My 01-S registration is about $50 annual....insurance about $800yr ....a 5% sales tax at time of purchase (some states have a yearly tax...some none at all) and fuel has gotten 'real' onerous recently at about $2.25gal. (it's easy to be a sodded drunk if your booze is cheap..)

Jim

[PAH]

Not sure what the exchange rate is at the moment, so I'll put it in GB£.

Purchase cost of 2002 Boxster S, 20k miles, silver with 18" wheels, sports suspension, wind deflector and uprated stereo (excluding tax) from OPC Porsche dealership = £26,000.00 in December 2004.

VAT at purchase (17.5%) = £4,550.00

Insurance (for me and wife, both 30 years old) = £900.00 per year

Road Tax = about £160.00 per year

Unleaded fuel (95 ron) = £0.85 per litre (about $7.50 per gallon)

Unleaded fuel (98 ron) = £0.92 per litre (about $8.10 per gallon)

Porsche Warranty = £750.00 per year

Stolen Vehicle Tracker (most insurance companies insist of having this fitted) = £300.00 initial installation and £100.00 per year subscription



OK, I'm stopping now because it's starting to worry me! No more complaints from you guys in the States, especially about fuel costs!!!

Still, it's worth it just to hear the flat-6 howl.