981, 987, or 986? Your choice.

[Steve Tinker]

[QUOTE=Perfectlap;282697]I love the fried eggs.


look how similar the height of the front hips are from concept to the 1996 production. The lines of the front bumper, door outline, the rear fender hips.



Just imagine this car with a bullet proof Raby 3.6 or 3.8 engine installed & a set of quality coilover's - why would you want to replace it....?
I think I would be a very happy owner, especially when I see the $$ savings against a newer model.
But perhaps I'm just old and doddery, looking through rose tinted lenses........

[Ghostrider 310]

Nothing wrong with your eyes that is a great looking car and the turbo wheels look phenomenal on it. There are a lot of nice cars on this blog that anyone would be privileged to drive.

[Jager]

Ok... Make the 981 your daily driver and save the 986 for the weekends!

[Perfectlap]

Originally Posted by Steve Tinker

Just imagine this car with a bullet proof Raby 3.6 or 3.8 engine installed & a set of quality coilover's - why would you want to replace it....?
I think I would be a very happy owner, especially when I see the $$ savings against a newer model.
But perhaps I'm just old and doddery, looking through rose tinted lenses........

I can't disagree if the design is already 20 years old and still looks this good I find it hard to justify plunking down $30-40K in lost resale on a new Pcar.
Not the way the stock market is performing. Seen Apple lately from $200 to $600 in less time than my last wheel alignment.

But here's the one bad thing about upgrading the engine. It's expensive and the car will not feel THAT much faster or capable. Even if it is 350 hp, you get used to it.
And the other thing that worries after two minor parking lot incidents that still resulted in expensive repairs: in the event an actual serious accident the insurance company would only write a check for the current value. I've already have more invested in the car than I could sell it for by a good measure. If some jerk off plowed into me I'd take a $12K bath instantly and I'd be back at a strip down Boxster S needing LN IMS, clutch and other upgrades -- doing it all over again. That worries me.
I should look into supplemental insurance.

[ketsa]

986 is and will always be the original Boxster. Decade or two and collectors/enthusiasts are chancing amber parts back to the very early Boxsters and laughing to facelifted/tuned ones.

That's just my 0,02€...

P.S. If money is not a object, of course 981 would be a real awesome daily driver