Newbie from down under

[ermed911]

Hey guys! I have been a porsche fan as long as I can remember and finally ,I was able to get myself a 2001 Boxster 2.7. My ultimate dream is a 911 but that would have to wait. I can say that I have been dreaming driving a porsche for a long time and the first time I drove this care exceeded my expectation. It is really a dream come true .Cheers.

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[Soulboy]

clean looking car, that colour is so nice

[JAAY]

Welcome to the family!

[ermed911]

Took the car for a summer weekend drive.
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[cvhs18472]

[QUOTE=ermed911]Hey guys! I have been a porsche fan as long as I can remember and finally ,I was able to get myself a 2001 Boxster 2.7. My ultimate dream is a 911 .

Be careful what you dream for. You might find out that, like many of us, the Boxster is the real dream car. Welcome, Ed

[70Sixter]

Welcome!

[Pinarelloman]

Welcome to another Aussie. You are obviously based in Sydney.
Did you follow the Old Pacific Highway out of Hornsby to Gosford?
We did that drive two weeks ago.

[ermed911]

Hey Pinarelloman, Yeah I'm from Parramatta and the route I took was penant hills then on to F3 and then exited at Mooney Mooney where I took the shots. Do you guys have regular track days? I am keen to do tracks, time permitting. Cheers

[Bizi]

Originally Posted by ermed911

Hey Pinarelloman, Yeah I'm from Parramatta and the route I took was penant hills then on to F3 and then exited at Mooney Mooney where I took the shots. Do you guys have regular track days? I am keen to do tracks, time permitting. Cheers

Hi ermed911, a very clean car there!

Can you tell me how long/hard you had to search for what you were after?
Our local prices are so much higher than the US, it hurts!

$30k AUD seems to be entry level, with a few exceptions for high mileage or suspect cars (maybe $35-40k for 2.7 & entry level S?).

I ended up with a VW instead but still dream of a Boxster for the future.

A few of us VW owners (and a former owner with a silver Cayman S!) drive in Sydney's Kuringai Chase NP; check out the GTG subforum in the Australia forum of GolfMkV.com:
(pics & details if you are interested in joining the forum & the run)
http://www.golfmkv.com/forums/showthread.php?t=114006

Congrats and enjoy the ride!

[PS If you are in ER Medicine, I can see why you chose four wheels over two! Quite a few people in that field are in the VW group, too.]

[Pinarelloman]

I had been watching prices for a while (12 months). The prices seemed to be fairly stable & were more or less dictated by mileage of the vehicles & service history.
We only ever drove two vehicles, both were S models of 2001 vintage with 60,00-70,000km.
My vehicle has full service history & 5 owners. I was lucky enough the vehicle was due the 60K service & I paid for this prior to the purchase. This also gave me all the current & previous faults & any repairs that were required.
Porsche told me the clutch needed replacing,front & rear suspension arms noisy & front engine mount badly torn. Quote $5500 for all repairs.
I re negotiated the purchase price $2500 down. Final price $46,500.
None of the claimed faults have raised their heads. The local wheel aligner who races a 911 says the clutch is fine & there is nothing wrong with the suspension arms. The engine mount has a 10mm tear & I will leave that till it gets noisy.

I do not intend to track the car. It is a weekend driver only.
Here is what I ended up with.

[ermed911]

Hi Bizi. It took me all of 3 months to finally own my first P car. I am the 2nd owner. With full service history and 93k on the clock. Cost me 40 K. Had some minor snag on the sale but it is all sorted out. I agree that the US prices are far more friendlier than ours and it really sucks.
Your group looks like a happy bunch and would love to join in one of your fun runs.
Cheers