itsujack Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 Inspired by @JWM 's "long distance relationship" thread, it's time for me to share my similar experience last month. Long story short - I'm now a Boxster owner... again! Long story - Earlier this year I made a (late night) purchase of a Genuine Porsche Roof Transport System (RTS) for a 986 Boxster. These are super rare and I've never seen one for sale in Australia before so why not? Only problem was I didn't own a Boxster to put it on... So I started looking at cheap Boxsters, but stumbled onto what had been described as a flawless OG 2.5L Manual in silver with black interior down in Melbourne. Bad ad, bad photos, but only 12,700km... and full service with Porsche Centre Melbourne. I put a (low) offer in which the owner politely declined and then I forgot about it. Fast forward a few weeks and he contacts me on a Friday afternoon saying he needs to move it on and a rather good deal was done. I ran to the bank just before closing, grabbed a bank cheque and booked the first flight in the morning to Melbourne. By 8:15am the next morning I was rather apprehensively knocking on the owners door ready to drive away in a mint Boxster, or book a flight straight back home (I've had mixed results buying cars sight unseen so this one could have gone either way). Fortunately, he rolls it out of the garage... and it's absolutely perfect! Needing to be back in Sydney by 6pm for a dinner date, I go straight to the closest 7-eleven for a servo service; check oil colour and level, coolant, water, tyre pressures (it's still running the original Conti's which are now 21 years old 😬, they look good with plenty of tread and no cracking but who knows what the rubber is like internally...) feed and water myself and I'm on the freeway to Sydney by 9am. A couple of quick stops, nine hours and two years worth of km later I pull into Sydney with ODO showing 13,600km. The day was super hot and fortunately the A/C was ice cold and the car did not skip a beat. I'm sure with a new set of tyres the ride quality will improve somewhat but even on the 21 year old ones it was great. These things must be one of the best bang for buck cars out there right now! Having never driven a 2.5L before I was actually surprised at how sprightly it was. Back in Sydney I clean off all the bugs and @OBRUT and I give it a look over struggling to find even one mark on the paint or interior. So now it's just passed it's rego inspection and I need to fit the RTS and some new tyres. I have no idea how long I'll keep it, but I will enjoy it together with the other cars for a while, and maybe stick it in the PCNSW Concours later this year for a bit of a laugh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 Changing vocations are you? 😁 Nice work mate, looks good 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diamond911 Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 Congratulations, and cool story. I had a to google what a Porsche Roof Transport System (RTS) was, and have never seen one on a Boxster. That is mint. Enjoy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 9April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 11 minutes ago, LeeM said: Changing vocations are you? 😁 Nice work mate, looks good 👍 Haven't you heard Lee, all the cool kids are getting in on the hair business 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
turboT Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 low kms Boxster? Previous owner too embarrassed to leave the neighbourhood? 🙄 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Troubleshooter Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 Well done, love all these purchase stories - just need to hear some bad ones to balance all the joy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 9April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 2 hours ago, turboT said: low kms Boxster? Previous owner too embarrassed to leave the neighbourhood? 🙄 "Only driven at night..." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3legs Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 Well done. She is in mint condition. They are great fun to drive and you're right they go a lot harder than most people think. Now if I can just get mine out of the garage😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 31 minutes ago, 3legs said: They are great fun to drive and you're right they go a lot harder than most people think When they're not dumping coolant 😁 (Sorry mate...couldn't resist) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tintin Audio Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 Well done, what a little ripper. I did the same with a very low mileage 996 around the same vintage a few years back, such a great feeling. Might not be a bad idea to check the plastics especially cooling and heating, low mileage cars can have a tendency to become a little brittle due to little use... and please don’t change the amber lights, so classic 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
3legs Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 You're a harsh man Lee, true but harsh😋 Nah the "other" project is in the way of both Porsches 😁 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 8 minutes ago, 3legs said: You're a harsh man Lee, true but harsh😋 Nah the "other" project is in the way of both Porsches 😁 That's how I roll mate 😉 I'm sure the other project will come up great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tips Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 Awesome story and having seen the car it’s a cracker , well done. Just a tad disappointed there is no photo of the RTS.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob H Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 1 hour ago, LeeM said: When they're not dumping coolant 😁 (Sorry mate...couldn't resist) Know what you are talking about Lee. Picked up my sight unseen 986S from CEVA car carriers rather nervously, drove it to car rego office. Phew, all legal- its mine now, bolting the new SA number plates on(the man behind the counter asks what model my Porsche is. He rummages around for a while and presents me with 986 plates) A public servant who enjoys his work!!! I go to drive off and notice a puddle under where the car was parked!!! Open up the "boot"- check coolant level- nothing visible between high and low mark. @#$%&!!! What was I expecting without a PPI, idiot!!, Drive to nearest servo carefully while monitoring temp. Pull up at servo, check coolant level, still nothing visible. After a while, remove lid gingerly and happy to see it full of coolant to the top. It hasn't used a drop since, so all in my head. Emotional roller coasters, I'm over them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 9April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 29 minutes ago, Tips said: Awesome story and having seen the car it’s a cracker , well done. Just a tad disappointed there is no photo of the RTS.... As soon as I have time to work my way through the instructions and the millions of fixings I'll get it on. There will be photos, many photos 😀 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 @Rob H I was just giving Alex ( @3legs ) shit for when he came out on a run with us that lasted about 7 corners before his Boxster decided to urinate My SC died on the way home from Ceva with an electrical problem, so I know the feeling well mate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JWM Posted 9April, 2019 Report Share Posted 9April, 2019 Cracking write up! I saw that one on Carsales but like you said the pictures were terrible, looks ten times better in the ones you've taken... What a find!! We'll have to get a photo of them together one day. Maybe I need to find some amber lights first... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OBRUT Posted 10April, 2019 Report Share Posted 10April, 2019 I admit to being an enabler in this transaction. I answered a firm Yes to the question regarding accessory purchase before car purchase. This thing is beyond mint, it’s basically brand new. I humbly offer my garage for RTS install. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 10April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 10April, 2019 1 hour ago, OBRUT said: I humbly offer my garage for RTS install. Your facilities will be called upon as soon as I can understand the install instructions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeM Posted 10April, 2019 Report Share Posted 10April, 2019 1 hour ago, itsujack said: Your facilities will be called upon as soon as I can understand the install instructions... Oh dear... 🙈 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hugh Posted 10April, 2019 Report Share Posted 10April, 2019 I especially like the parking area. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 10April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 10April, 2019 8 minutes ago, hugh said: I especially like the parking area. More on that soon Hugh... We've just had it shot with the GT3 parked inside 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Airhead Posted 10April, 2019 Report Share Posted 10April, 2019 That is neat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsujack Posted 10April, 2019 Author Report Share Posted 10April, 2019 On 09/04/2019 at 19:00, Tintin Audio said: Well done, what a little ripper. I did the same with a very low mileage 996 around the same vintage a few years back, such a great feeling. Might not be a bad idea to check the plastics especially cooling and heating, low mileage cars can have a tendency to become a little brittle due to little use... and please don’t change the amber lights, so classic 👍 Absolutely, the ambers are definitely staying! Will have Autohaus give it a once over and check all the hoses, bushings etc when I have it serviced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike-S Posted 10April, 2019 Report Share Posted 10April, 2019 It’s not black 😧 You’ve changed 😉 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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