Ozvino Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 As some of you know I was looking to move on my GT3. I wanted a toy that the wife would enjoy also and with the GT3 given its condition I wasn't going to track the car and having that thing sitting 99% of the time was a real crime. I know some people struggle with that but the reality for me is my 928 is my "keeper" car, the 924T is my project so any other car had to tick the box in regards to a toy. So....I took different direction and bought myself a 987.2 MY11 Boxster Spyder. I have been secretly stalking these for some time now. When they were new I was attracted and some months ago seeing @apogee's car followed by @itsujack's (Jad's) black beauty I figured it was time to scratch the itch. After a number of covert emails traded with Jad over the course of a week or so I made an offer on the car and we did a deal. I wanted something different; needed to be fast, quirky and tick the weekend toy box. This is car number 1 of 50 brought into Australia, white, PDK and Sports Chrono but otherwise stock. The car only had 9500km on the clock and presents and drives as-new. Delivered and serviced by Porsche Centre Melbourne, the car is still under a Porsche Warranty and has wanted for nothing service wise. I bought the car from Alan Hamilton so it has in my opinion the ultimate provenance for an Australian delivered car. First impressions: I wasn't sure about the PDK but I love it. The technology is amazing and combined with the cars handling and 320HP it makes for a very spirited drive. The handling is sublime and sorry fan boys, probably better than the GT3. Ofcourse its missing the Mezger but that aside these are awesome drivers cars. In sport or sport plus mode the car transforms and all its missing is a louder exhaust note - so after a conversation with Porsche Centre Melbourne a genuine PSE unit is on a plane headed over from Germany and will be fitted early in the new Year to factory specs.Apart from the PSE, I will get the paint corrected and clear film applied but thats about it. The cars spec wants for little else.And yes.....I know, its a hairdressers car and all, bring it on I say, to me these things look stunning and are about as close as I could ever get to a GT or 918 in my life time ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Welcome to the campsite mate! You're gonna love our quirky tents.Ex Alan Hamilton car... if you had to pick someone to buy a car from, doubt could you pick anyone better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris-p Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Congratulations Dave, it's a stunning car. Absolutely love it.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ANF Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Well done amazing looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Well done. I've loved the Spyder since they launched as well, just something about them... Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grimmy Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Looked supurb today. Regarding the PDK, place it in sports plus & manual shift mode.Bury the right foot and shift up through the gears whilst keeping the foot planted a smile will soon appear! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edgy Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Nice one mate, these are lovely cars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Nothing quite like owning an ex Alan Hamilton mid engine Porsche. Luv your car. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Niko Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Love it too..It did look senna sational today, even with the roof on.Number 1 of 50 and 9 and a half on the clock. Doesn't come much better than that. You don't muck about, great decision for the new exhaust.Can't wait to see it with the roof off, and hear it crackle through the REEFTON on a real Melbourne summer's day (if we ever get one)Congratulations... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Very Nice ............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joshstix Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 They're a beautiful car and by all accounts one hell of a drive. Congrats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apogee Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Congrats and welcome to the Hairdress...erm I mean the Spyder club. Mine is the exact specification except that it has the better transmission. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrevMcRev Posted 18December, 2016 Report Share Posted 18December, 2016 Nice choice! I really dig these, esp in white. I followed one back from Phillip Island one day and could not take my eye off those humps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozvino Posted 4January, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 4January, 2017 Update:I talked to Porsche - Just 37 987 Boxster Spyder's were delivered to Australia, so these are not a common car. That is even less than the 50 I was told previously. 3 weeks of ownership; cant stop driving this thing, almost another 900km on the clock (10% of the total mileage on the car). If the suns out and I walk past it in the garage I find excuses to take it out. Never thought I would want a convertible but given its a Toy it stays home when its wet. Having said that I have driven it in the wet roof on and its no worse than any other convertible. But for sure, driving down the coast on Saturday afternoon, roof off under a deep blue sky feeling the sea breeze is hard to beat. Hat and sunscreen are essential glove box adornments. Handling is sublime, the car corners like a go-kart. Engine note of the flat 6 is arousing just behind your head and the powerband in sports plus mode is scary fast enough. The PDK is really interesting. People that bag it as an "Auto" probably havent driven it hard or understand it. The "Auto" mode is so silky smooth you dont even feel the gears change. Put it into Sports/Sports plus and the car comes to life and changes to a lunging animal, I cant see how I could ever get this much speed out of a manual. I get why they put these into a GT3. These cars may be maligned as a hairdressers car - but to me a fast, good looking mid-engine, lightweight convertible with a flat 6 is a real Porsche in any stretch of the imagination and represents the marque perfectly. The only problem I have now is I am browsing 981 Spyders on Car Sales.......maybe that is next. Spyder with a Carrera S/GT4 donk may just be the perfect car (for me).OR maybe I am a just frustrated hairdresser. Sign me up sweety, do you want a rinse or a perm? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 4January, 2017 Report Share Posted 4January, 2017 These cars may be maligned as a hairdressers car - but to me a fast, good looking mid-engine, lightweight convertible with a flat 6 is a real Porsche in any stretch of the imagination and represents the marque perfectly.OR maybe I am a just frustrated hairdresser. Sign me up sweety, do you want a rinse or a perm?Don't worry Oz. The time you save fixing your hair can be spent driving. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 4January, 2017 Report Share Posted 4January, 2017 Handling is sublime, the car corners like a go-kart. Engine note of the flat 6 is arousing just behind your head and the powerband in sports plus mode is scary fast enough....and just wait till you fit that sports exhaust, pure crack! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 4January, 2017 Report Share Posted 4January, 2017 Don't worry Oz. The time you save fixing your hair can be spent putting up the tentwell that's a bit unnecessary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozvino Posted 4January, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 4January, 2017 Don't worry Oz. The time you save fixing your hair can be spent driving.Hair? When I go to the barber they charge me a search fee, its becoming a distant memory for me these days, but what I have left is very low maintenance. Biggest issue is not getting any fatter because I wouldn't be able to fit in the GT3 seats, those things are low and snug ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apogee Posted 4January, 2017 Report Share Posted 4January, 2017 Update:I talked to Porsche - Just 37 987 Boxster Spyder's were delivered to Australia, so these are not a common car. That is even less than the 50 I was told previously. 3 weeks of ownership; cant stop driving this thing, almost another 900km on the clock (10% of the total mileage on the car). If the suns out and I walk past it in the garage I find excuses to take it out. Never thought I would want a convertible but given its a Toy it stays home when its wet. Having said that I have driven it in the wet roof on and its no worse than any other convertible. But for sure, driving down the coast on Saturday afternoon, roof off under a deep blue sky feeling the sea breeze is hard to beat. Hat and sunscreen are essential glove box adornments. Handling is sublime, the car corners like a go-kart. Engine note of the flat 6 is arousing just behind your head and the powerband in sports plus mode is scary fast enough. The PDK is really interesting. People that bag it as an "Auto" probably havent driven it hard or understand it. The "Auto" mode is so silky smooth you dont even feel the gears change. Put it into Sports/Sports plus and the car comes to life and changes to a lunging animal, I cant see how I could ever get this much speed out of a manual. I get why they put these into a GT3. These cars may be maligned as a hairdressers car - but to me a fast, good looking mid-engine, lightweight convertible with a flat 6 is a real Porsche in any stretch of the imagination and represents the marque perfectly. The only problem I have now is I am browsing 981 Spyders on Car Sales.......maybe that is next. Spyder with a Carrera S/GT4 donk may just be the perfect car (for me).OR maybe I am a just frustrated hairdresser. Sign me up sweety, do you want a rinse or a perm?It is not a auto tranny in the traditional sense (with a torque converter), it is a manual transmission with and electro-mechanical shifter that shifts between two sets of gears. It feels more like a manual transmission than an auto. i.e. you can coast in gear.As for the 981 Spyder, although the 3.8 litre engine is nice, the larger size of body, refined ride compared to the 987, button handbrake and electric assisted steering doesn't do it for me. And It doesn't look all that different than an normal 981 Boxster from side on. The 987.2 has the best of everything, non-IMS 6 pot engine, visceral handling ,hydraulically assisted steering and mechanical handbrake. The last of the truly analog Boxster/Caymans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whytar Posted 4January, 2017 Report Share Posted 4January, 2017 Awesome car. I've been stalking 987 Spyders ever since I drove one in the UK a couple of years back. Future classic too IMO. Porsche forged their reputation with mid-engined roadsters long before the 911 was born. In some ways they should be the icon. Well done.PS - You'll enjoy the PDK even more if you get one of these... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 5January, 2017 Report Share Posted 5January, 2017 Awesome car. I've been stalking 987 Spyders ever since I drove one in the UK a couple of years back. Future classic too IMO. Porsche forged their reputation with mid-engined roadsters long before the 911 was born. In some ways they should be the icon. Well done.PS - You'll enjoy the PDK even more if you get one of these...Agreed Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozvino Posted 10January, 2017 Author Report Share Posted 10January, 2017 Picked up the car from PCM today - new sound system (PSE) installed in the Spyder.New start up procedure now required - key in ignition, turn right, sports mode selected, PSE on. Erection commences at 3000 RPM. Good call @itsujack - you were right about PSE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 10January, 2017 Report Share Posted 10January, 2017 Picked up the car from PCM today - new sound system (PSE) installed in the Spyder.New start up procedure now required - key in ignition, turn right, sports mode selected, PSE on. Erection commences at 3000 RPM. Good call @itsujack - you were right about PSE I knew you'd love it.I spent the best part of today on empty twisting roads between 4000-7500rpm. I could die a happy man tomorrow! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apogee Posted 11January, 2017 Report Share Posted 11January, 2017 I knew you'd love it.I spent the best part of today on empty twisting roads between 4000-7500rpm. I could die a happy man tomorrow!Does yours have the PSE Jad? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 11January, 2017 Report Share Posted 11January, 2017 Does yours have the PSE Jad?Yep! PSE, Sport Chrono and Sports Wheel. Great combo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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