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Well guys, I joined the club. Its all done except the paperwork.
Im the new owner of a 99 silver on red Boxster. I love the color combo and if its good enough for James Dean its good enough for me.
My first mod when I have some money is the m-030 sport suspension.

The car is at Sunset Porsche in Beaverton OR. Now I just have to find a shipper to get it from there to Chicago. If anyone knows of a reasonable shipper please let me know.

Here is a link to pics.
1999 Porsche Boxster Arctic Silver Metallic | Beaverton, Oregon | Sunset Porsche

4.5 years in my 02, installed the m030 and 15mm spacers in August, total transformation!

Congrats. You'll love the car.

It might be worth to fly over and drive it home rather than paying ~700-1200 for shipping. I think the weather is still nice from Portland to Chicago.

I second that. Get a flight and drive that thing! Its what the weekends are for!

Guys, I thought about driving the car home but its about 30 hours driving time Portland to Chicago, figure 3 days on the road, meals, hotels, and that's a lot of driving in a car I don't know very well.
Wouldn't it suck if I had to post on here "stranded, someone come get me!" LOL
I don't know, I haven't decided for sure.
The plane ticket is abt 330, 2 nights in a hotel, figure 65/night, 450 bucks in gas and figure 75 bucks for meals.
Driving cost is about 985 bucks assuming no BS happens on the road. :)

Ill see what shipping costs and go from there.

Someone from this Forum WOULD come and get you. Its that kind of place. :)

I know. That's the vibe I get. Good bunch of guys here.

Congrats! Another silver boxster in chicago;)

Where in the city are you located?

Driving it is a great way to get to know the car! I picked mine up in California and drove it back to Montreal. Guess it depends on whether you like road trips or not, and how much time you can afford. If you're on the interstate, it's probably not worth the effort. But if you have time for some detours, well that's more like it! :cool:

Drive it home!

Im actually in Downers Grove!

I actually have some time, but short on funds.
Working on a car is a great way to get to know it too, but not on the side of a highway between Portland and Chicago. lol

If the car breaks down near my home I can park it for awhile if I cant pay to fix it right away, but if Im 2k miles out and something happens, Im over a barrel.
That's my biggest concern.
Weather is secondary concern.
Driving is fun though.

A real shame that a helpful place like this would make you afraid to drive a near perfect Boxster home 2k miles.

It should be set to take you almost anywhere in the US of A, without even a hiccup for quite a while.

Congrats on the purchase!

We either have the time and no $, or vice versa, have the $ and no time. I was the latter and had to have one of my cars shipped recently. But if you do have the time--->TAKE A CHANCE, that is what life is all about! Enjoy!

You will think back and say to yourself, "Gee whiz, those 986 guys were right in making me drive it home!"

Congrats! I love that color combination, I came close to getting one in that combination. Ah yes, the old time and money problem. I bought mine in Atlanta and drove it back to Texas. We took some back roads and detours and had a great time! This is one of those things that you will regret if you don't do it! Take a look at this thread from a forum member in Milwaukee. He went out to the west coast and back! http://986forum.com/forums/general-discussions/46676-road-trip.html

Get AAA and if you have a problem, like another member already mentioned, someone here will help you. You only live once:cheers:

My 03 was local to me so my drive home was 15 miles. My 02 was in ATL which is 6 hours away (longer if you are NOT driving a Porsche :)). I flew up on a saturday and drove the car home. SITE UNSEEN (except pics). Matter of fact I had to pick it up at a dealer in ATL because the day before, the seller was cleaning the car, put the top down and the window decided to quit!

That was the most fun in a car I ever had. I told my wife to keep her phone near by in case I broke down and I had my AAA card with me as well...backpack full of water and essentials and a big ass grin on my face. My route after Atlanta was very long and straight and not much around...but you could not have paid me to trailer that one home... You can always route your trip to make sure you are going through places where some of us 986 owners are.

It shouldnt take you 30 hours...more like 25 as I guarantee your foot will be on that gas pedal!!!

Good for you regardless of how you get it there...just enjoy it!:dance:

Ha, I hear you guys, Id love to drive it, but a 6 hour drive isn't so bad.
I drove my Elise from Chicago to Vegas and back and that was the best trip of my life but that was done in the spring. And with a new car. And I made a lot more money, which helps in emergencies. lol.
Im kinda leaning towards driving it, but that's a long ass drive.

I flew up to PA and bought mine and drove it back down to NC, and I have driven it from NC to FL and back several times (and now live in FL). It is a lot of fun to drive :)

+1 on taking the trip and driving it home. Do a good pre trip inspection and have fun!

Congrats! Mine's the same color. Great minds think alike.

Congratulations on a beautiful car! If you do decide to drive it home (and I really think you should) I will be with you in spirit as mine goes into winter storage this coming Monday. I need something to help lessen the pain…you're my ticket! Post pictures, lots of pictures of the drive!

Congrats, I think that colour combo is probably THE best for a Boxster and the low mileage is nice. I buy all my Porsche parts from Sunset since they're the cheapest;) I think you could drive it home in 2 days- 70mph most of the way and 80 in Nebraska and Wyoming (?) but weather could be a real problem- there's a mountain pass in Oregon (I84) and then the open plains thereafter. If the long-range forecast is good than I say go for it! A breakdown seems VERY unlikely.

Super choice and a wonderful looking car. That's basically the definitive 986.

An early pre facelift car in silver with Boxster Red leather. The ur Boxster, so to speak.

Looks like a timewarp example in stupendous condition. You are a very lucky boy. Enjoy!

Where in Fl are you?

You gotta drive it. 3 days in the box through the mountains, are you kidding? It's a no brainer!

I'm in lake city, just west of you, if you are in Jax.

This seems familiar, did we chat once before very briefly? ��

Steve

best color combo
congrats!!!!!!!!!!

Lookup Montway auto transport. Theyre out of rosemont, but have drivers all over. It took them a total of 6 days to get my car to me from LA to Northwest Indiana from the time I paid till te time I was in the drivers seat. It was 675 total cost with a cash discount on an open carrier but they do offer closed transport for an extra premium. Very professional driver. Highly recommended and should save you a lot over driving it. As fun as that sounds, get it home and make sure everything works well before you're 10 hours from home in need of repair. As much as these cars are great until you make sure you've got one that has everything sorted, take it easy. My two cents

Wow, 675 is cheap!
I was leaning towards driving it but if they can ship for close to that its hard to pass up.
The service guy assured me that the car would make it anywhere in the USA, but I think its wise to make sure its well sorted etc.
Guys, don't worry abt me not driving it, it WILL get driven. Ill decide by Monday and I DO have a sense of adventure.
I could write a book but no one would believe me. :)

Montway is 759. That's a couple hundred less than what it would cost me to drive it.
Thanks for the tip.

Paying other people to drive it before you?
That has to be a sin of some sort. :D

Speaking of road trips..
I've had my Box for almost 4 months now/ 3k miles. It's been wonderful, just feels really great and I almost have no fear of a break down (*knock on a very large block of wood*).

Thinking of heading down to Florida from VA myself, take in some sights, visit the beaches, and overall just have a really fun driving time in the warmer areas south of me.

So maybe I'll hit some of you Southeastern 986 members soon. :)

Not trying to raise controversy. :o But I noticed allot of the silver Boxsters have a tone difference in the front bumper covers that you don't see in the rear bumper covers. This car included or is this just a bad observation. :rolleyes:

Ah, but they wont be "driving" it, they will be transporting it.
Heck, its a used car anyway even if they did drive it I guess. :)

I know what youre talking about, ive seen it on a lot of red cars, silver, yellow, etc...I believe some of them the front bumper was painted.
Mine looks pretty good though, I know it has 3m shield on it.

Reguardless this is a nice looking car and I like the colors enjoy it. Welcome to the forum.

Hey, if Sunset kept that old of a Boxster, it must be a really good one. I live in Portland, they don't keep old Boxsters on their lot, wholesale them right away. Fly in, drive it home, get to know it. Nice find

That's what they told me, that they usually just wholesale older Boxsters out. This one they kept.
They took detailed pics for me and the only blemish is 3 tiny nicks in the paint on the drivers side fender just above the wheel well. They said they used to just fix stuff like that but nowadays people put a paint depth scanner on it or see it was fixed then they think it was in an accident so they just leave it alone.
Its there but very minor.
They gave the print out of the cars service history and besides an ignition switch problem several years ago, its been trouble free.
They seem pretty upfront and honest, Ive asked several direct and point blank questions which they answered. Theyre a car dealership, Im sure if I don't ask they might not tell me, but since I asked I don't think they want to jeopardize theyre reputation over a ~12k car.
The guy I am dealing with is Gregg Rennord. Hes been pretty good considering how much Ive called him and pestered him. Tough doing this stuff over the phone on an older used car sight unseen.
Anyway, Monday they will have all my paperwork and the remainder of my down payment. I believe I will call the place mentioned earlier and have it shipped. Weather permitting Ill zip that thing up to the winding roads of Wisconsin asap.
Stay tuned for a video review of the car and driving impressions.

Also, Ill start budgeting for mods. I understand the car is all stock but Id like to get some headers (cheap ones) mid pipe and mufflers, derestrict the intake, UDP, and have it reflashed for the mods and rev it to ~7k.
First thing though is the m030 suspension and maybe new tires next spring.
Fun.

You should swing by and test drive it for me. :)

From the dealership, should be pristine, and did you notice the low mileage! Nice purchase. :cheers: