Porsche + anything new

Been on here for a good few years, still into cycling but also into cars.

Notice there's a few others on here who are Porsche fanatics, so thought I'd add mine :)

I always used to buy, sell, trade, keep bikes for a few months (even days!) before trading as I enjoy the chase, having something different as much as I do riding the bikes - I'm the same with cars.

Since 2020 I've had:

. MK4 Golf R32 (over rated, but wanted to scratch the itch)

. Mk1 Audi TT 225

. Mk1 Audi TT 3.2 V6 (also over rated, go for the 225)

. Civic Type R EP3 (all time favourite car that I've owned, K20 engine is something else)

. 986 boxster 2.7

. 986 boxster S 3.2

. 987 cayman 2.7

. 996 turbo

. 997 turbo

This brings me to my latest...

2003 Porsche Boxster 2.7 manual with a spicy exhaust and some lovely 18" Cayman wheels.

Other than the exhaust and the wheels, this car is 100% stock, which I love nothing more than a clean example of an older car :)

Plan for this is just to keep it for the warm weather and move it on eventually, OR scratch the 'club sport' itch... who knows

I had a 225 mk1 TT and always planned to get a 3.2 .. what specifically did you dislike VS the 225?

My Cayman 2.7 and EP3 Type R

giphy pictures

My EP3 with a friends 996 911 and Mclaren (no idea which model - 570 i think?)

Also did have a MK3 TT diesel for a while. Unbelievably quick car for some reason, think it was possibly mapped with previous owner not telling me, could keep up with most 'quick' things. It was fun, but just didn't really have anything about it.

The 3.2 I had wasn't manual, which i guess was the main thing.

Heavy engine with heavy transmition made for a car which felt like a fast cruiser than it was something sporty around the B roads. Mix this with insurance almost twice as expensive, a lot on fuel and tax, and I just wished I was back in a 225 Bam!

@Velocio could you please move this to the non-bike sub forum? I like to pretend this is still a bike forum and this is kind of ruining the fantasy.

I really need an EP3. Priced out of a nice EG/EK in reality now so need to get an EP3 soon while they are *cheap.

It's just a case of finding one now that isn't rusty!

Usually, the higher your budget the better the car is, but it's not that case with EP3s. I looked at possibly 6 cars before purchasing mine.

My idea of 'rust free' vs what a seller classes as rust free were totally different...

Pretty much anything else can be forgiven, parts are super cheap and labour is cheap as they are not complex. Also, your money is secure in one, they've done depreciating.

The one to go for is the premier edition, which is the facelift model. It's got the nice recaro seats, momo wheel, red carpets, etc.

Nighthawk black or Milano red is the colour to go for, however the red ones seem to have been ragged harder than any (the best looking colour IMO) and they suffer really bad with paint fade and lacquer peel, as the pigment in the paint was shit from the factory.

Silver ones seem to be the cheapest and the best condition, but only issue is then you have to have a silver car.

If you go for the Premier, make sure it's a genuine premier, lots of people change the parts.

If you really want something nice, the JDM cars are gorgeous.

This

Maybe move to golf club? Or delete entirely?

Why should this be deleted?

This is one of many car threads. Cars and bikes cross over massively outside of London. It’s just a thing.

@JamesNQ How did you find the 996 and 997 turbo? I’ve got a dc2 itr that I’ve had for years and was going to replace for the 996 turbo, then kids came along and put a stop to it. A 997 turbo is on the want list for the future.

Bikes or gtfo

Pistonheads >>>>>

I would absolutely love a DC2! It's on the list of cars to one day own. I looked at a DC5 about 6 months ago, was lovely but sadly the interior had been burnt by cigarettes, particuarly the red recaros, plus the arches had started to rust (rusty arches on a honda, since when!?)

I've read about glass being thinner than regular Integra + the same steering wheel as the Ferrari of the era, small features I love.

I saw a yellow one at the petrol station a few years ago and it had the yellow Recaro seats. Not really into yellow cars or yellow interior, but it looked stunning.

Is yours Championship white? Any pics?

Also the 996 was fun, but really did feel like an old car. The steering was heavy as was the clutch. I appreciate this is the experiece you get with an older Porsche, but to drive as a daily it wasn't much fun unless you were giving it some.

997.1 was a 2006 and really did feel like the first generation of cars feeling 'new' and how they do now. If the entertainement system was updated to an OEM look, there's not really many things you could have dated the car with, unless you really knew Porsche.

Truth be told, I sold it as I felt it was a ticking time bomb of expensive things to go wrong. Bore scoring being the main thing, I just didn't enjoy the car as much and was happy to see the back of it.

Bore scoring, 2 turbos, all wheel drive system and active suspension was just too many expensive moving parts for my liking. Absolute beast of a car. If I could have a 'sunday best' car, that would be it.

They are also ridiculously hard to sell yourself, as for that kind of money people want the car from a premium car dealer who can also offer them finance.

The type of buyers who buy a car of that age also do a huge amount of research on the car and want indepth pre-purchase inspections (quite rightly so, but it's a lot of hassle). You'd think with a car being of higher value you'd get fewer messers, but I found it to be worse.

I prefer the cheaper Porsche's as buying the car or even selling it on is easier.

I work from home a lot and anytime I go into London I get the train, so I only use a car for going to the shops and for pleasure, so even with them being awful on fuel, I was only doing £30 a week, but I'd not want to put fuel in one if I was commuting with it...

WAC.

Poverty pork all the way 👍

Yeah mines championship multi white. Just as it’s rusted through two bonnets, numerous arch repairs etc so it’s varying shades of CW. I also have to park on the road so the bumpers are pretty badly knocked about.

To my knowledge most of these cars have been trimmed down to save weight. Thinner panels, thinner paint, thinner glass, rear seats are just a lump of covered foam, no sound proofing, no vanity mirror, even the rear view mirror was lightened apparently. It’s a great car, my daily since 2007. Don’t drive it so much now as I don’t commute with it anymore but it’s very fun and hard to replace. A 911 is the only thing I can think of to swap it with. But like with you the time bomb aspect of IMS bearings and bore scoring, it’s a worry I could do without. Honda nailed the reliability aspect.

wac.

What Gen is that model?

Woah, didn't know about sound proofing etc.

Seriously cool car. I love how sparse the engine bay is and then the gorgeous crinkle finish rocker cover. Loved that about my EP3 and it looks even better without 'stuff' in the way on the DC2.

A friend of mine used to have one of the yellow Jordan edition civics and put one of the larger wale penis intakes on it, i always thought it looked excellent, also sounded cool on vtec.

Bore scoring

I thought the turbo engines were Mezgers and didn't suffer from bore score...

Another 986 (3.2s) owner here :)
Although thinking about moving to 997 (non-turbo but hartech rebuild) at some point soon ish.

bore scoring

10/10

Not too fussed about a specific model. There is a semi abandoned red one down the road from me. I keep meaning to contact the owner and chuck him a low ball offer.

I don't know why people are being dicks on here for? There are loads of random threads, if it doesn't interest you move along.

Why did you think the Mk4 R32 was overrated? I had one back in the day (3dr manual in silver) and still kind of miss it. I also had an Accord Type-R which I definitely regret selling.

The 997 is a heavily facelifted 996, steering feel might be a result of geometry differences to the 996/Boxster. The interior is definitely different- my admittedly biased view is that (being the last of the floating dashboard* design) the 996 interior has aged better than the 997.

*With centre console delete

The car looks great.. how many miles are on it.. I've been stalking @skullandbiscuits thread on here and ended up getting a 2000 2.7.. and they are great.. Any plans for it??

Well, I've sold the Porsche.

I have just put a deposit down on something cool...