Not a plan at the moment but if you had around £10k sat in the bank to buy a mid-life crisis car i.e. two seater, 2+2, convertible, weekend, fun, classic, modern whatever. Which car for sale now (eBay, auto trader, Facebook marketing etc) would you buy?
My openers would be:
Boxster S - https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/266349225300 ... media=COPY
911 - https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-detail ... 00&fromsra
I’ve always hankered after a 911 and thoroughly enjoyed the Boxster S I borrowed a few year ago.
Mid Life Crisis car - £10,000 ish
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Re: Mid Life Crisis car - £10,000 ish
read up in IMS bearing and bore scoring on the Boxster / Cayman and 911s - depending on what you read it is a rare issue or a very common one. Mate has his 911 go bang because of the about an 9k quote for fitting new engine.
The issue was more or less sorted in 2009 onwards
I would love a 911 but it would have to be a 997 variant onwards - the fried egg headlights of the 996 would put me off
The issue was more or less sorted in 2009 onwards
I would love a 911 but it would have to be a 997 variant onwards - the fried egg headlights of the 996 would put me off
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Yeah, read about that a few times*, 986 / 996 worlds seem full of woe about the IMS and RMS, if I was to go for an older model of either, I’d want at least the IMS doing or would factor in an IMS & clutch into the overall spending money. If the gearbox is off, you may as well refresh the clutch kit & spring (known to fail on older 986 models) otherwise you’d be paying the labour twice.Mr Moofo wrote: Sun Jul 30, 2023 11:21 am read up in IMS bearing and bore scoring on the Boxster / Cayman and 911s - depending on what you read it is a rare issue or a very common one. Mate has his 911 go bang because of the about an 9k quote for fitting new engine.
The issue was more or less sorted in 2009 onwards
I would love a 911 but it would have to be a 997 variant onwards - the fried egg headlights of the 996 would put me off
I had to Google IMS, RMS, and PDK (newer boxsters) after seeing those unknown TLAs in adverts.
In terms of headlights, I know what you mean, but then I was never a fan of the headlights on my 955i Tiger but soon forgot about them when riding it. Facelift / newer model Porsches do look nicer though
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Re: Mid Life Crisis car - £10,000 ish
My eBay faves...
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195860130232 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115865830872 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166240867813 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125946171503 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275965169331 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/195860130232 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115865830872 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/166240867813 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/125946171503 ... media=COPY
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275965169331 ... media=COPY
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Re: Mid Life Crisis car - £10,000 ish
Got be a Boxster (tho they're strictly a two-seater not a 2+2).
My next door neighbour just got a 2002, I mentioned all the RMS, IMS, etc issues and he said the local specialist had a look at it and said 90% of the old ones will have had the work done years ago. His has a slight leak from one of the seals, the bloke said it'll not get any worse and is more than the car is worth to fix it, just remember to top the oil up!
My next door neighbour just got a 2002, I mentioned all the RMS, IMS, etc issues and he said the local specialist had a look at it and said 90% of the old ones will have had the work done years ago. His has a slight leak from one of the seals, the bloke said it'll not get any worse and is more than the car is worth to fix it, just remember to top the oil up!
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Re: Mid Life Crisis car - £10,000 ish
...and 10k isn't anywhere near enough for a proper mid life crisis.
I couldn't quite stretch to a. 911 tho'
I couldn't quite stretch to a. 911 tho'
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Cat S with 130k miles!!!MyLittleStudPony wrote: Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:08 pm 640d convertible
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275959839018
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That's the hard man's way. Then q plate it and get TPO insurance.KungFooBob wrote: Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:10 pmCat S with 130k miles!!!MyLittleStudPony wrote: Sun Jul 30, 2023 4:08 pm 640d convertible
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/275959839018
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Re: Mid Life Crisis car - £10,000 ish
Not sure I'd buy a £10k 911, but you'd get a decent Boxster S.
Or..perhaps a Z3 with a half decent engine?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115848597024
Or..perhaps a Z3 with a half decent engine?
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/115848597024
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Z3's are awful cars. An E85 Z4 is a better proposition, just don't buy the 2.2 four pot.
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