I think you are being extra critical. You cannot buy a fifteen year old car and complain it doesn’t have features which were not even in existence then. The 987 is so much value for the money these days - I have had mine seven years and love it.
Ha same for me Alan, By the way, I do own my 987 3.4 S also for 7 years now, after driving a 986 for one year . Still convinced it is the best car for the Buck eh... Euro 🤓
I think you are bang on with most of those. Another thing that winds me up is how big the doors are and trying to clamber out in tight car parks. And it annoyed me that there was no LSD so I had one fitted for a bit more “drama”
Tinting the fog lights would look awesome I think, I would recommend to change the bulbs to LED’s in normal bulb socket, just to get that more white more like the headlights tone to them
When i drove my friends 987.1 s it didnt feels as fast as my 3.0i z4 which suprised me to be honest having an extra 45 to 50 bhp over the z4.Even so,I still love the boxster, although the ims issue scares the pooh out of me.
Don’t worry about it. The IMS issue is greatly exaggerated and it’s unlikely to happen after all these years anyway. I’ve had 2 987 Boxsters and covered 150k miles in them. No major issues and great cars.
Not sure if it's the same on Boxsters, but for my 987 Cayman the hazard lights blink twice when the car locks and once when it unlocks, so I haven't had any issues being able to tell if it's locked or not that way.
Its actually hilarious that you’re complaining about the manual lock for the automated soft top. What a horrible nit pick, it’s literally the perfect minimal, analog mechanism 😂
I recently got one of these (well, the 2.7) and solved the audio in issue with a Mr 12Volt bluetooth adapter velcroed to the side of the cd changer in the frunk. Swap the fibre optical cable from changer to adapter, run a fused power supply to the battery and it fired straight up. The track select knob on the CDR24 even works. Biggest PITA I've found so far is the daft protruding buttons on the key remote which keep opening the boot lids when it's in my pocket. Other than that, love it!
What?! I've never heard of this. Does it work for the Bose system? I've always hated the idea of dropping $1200 just to have a modern double DIN setup.
i think maybe you like the car too much to share its true weaknesses..You didnt even mention: the IMS, the pilling-off sticky paint of the interior, the super expensive window/roof rubber seals, the foggy headlights, the wear on the rear sides of the soft-top, the bushes which need replacement in all these cars, the issues of these engines and many more things. I love the car btw :P
IMS non issue you mean? Facts are: 1) Original issue affected around 10% of all cars 911 and Boxster/Cayman with the majority being the single row 996 & 986. 2) Of that 10% around 8% were fixed by recall leaving 0.002 outstanding. Of which some will have had the bearing replaced by later owners, of course some vehicles will have had their IMS replaced several times as vehicles change hands over their lifetime. So you could probably make that figure 0.001 remaining 3) The majority of vehicles which are stored for very long periods and have ultra low mileage are most likely to fail because the parts on them are around 20 years old, way past their expected shelf life. This leaves the bearing more likely to fail a brief explanation is below: When stationary the IMS bearing which is sealed for life and contains its own grease for lubrication sits semi submerged in engine oil. The oil very slowly dissolves the seals of the ball bearing races in the IMS bearing as neither the oil or the bearing is moving just sitting for months on end. The worn seals allow the oil to penetrate the seal and when the vehicle is eventually driven the grease is slowly washed away until you have a bearing which appears sealed but actually contains a little oil and no grease. The grease packs out the spaces between the bearings and the spaces between the bearings and the races. With it gone the bearings don’t receive enough lubrication from the oil and they start to rub, getting pitted and eventually flakes start to come off. Eventually the bearings are so worn that they are no longer spherical and the wear rate increases until eventually the rough ball bearings push the bearing seal on the IMS bearing and the bearing fails. This causes the ball bearings to scatter into the engine and the timing chains to slacken off. Result is catastrophic engine failure. This is why you should check the oil filter for metal fragments at each oil change and service the oil and filter approximately every 5 to 8 thousand miles. 4) The original double row bearings were changed to single row because A) the double row was noisy B) because they suffered from snapped timing chains. 5) When the IMS bearing issue was found, point 4B was the reason they didn’t just go back to the noisier double row bearings but re-engineered the single row bearing into a sturdier component. So if you don’t want the thrill of a 170mph mid engined sports car for £5000 because there is the tiniest chance of your engine failing then walk away. Or be sensible and check the receipts, go for higher mileage, check for recent servicing not likely from Porsche but from a Porsche specialist. It wouldn’t be unreasonable for an owner to change their own oil and filter though. Do your checks and if in doubt walk away, go to the next one. Finally, most people are scared stiff that their engine will suffer IMS bearing failure so they have had them changed. Imagine typing illness symptoms into Google and you understand they hype that after market sellers are putting out about IMS bearings. You’re so unlikely to have it happen because previous owners have taken care of it.
I have a 2005 too, and generally I love it, I don't know if I could come up with 5. But I agree, I hate the key because it's SO DAMN BIG. I know that's kind of a modern car thing (I'm coming from a 944 so the Boxster feels very "new" to me). And another "modern" car gripe is that it beeps and dings WAAAAAYYYY too much. Yes, I know my seatbelt isn't fastened, now shut up. 😁
Hi Ben, I know exactly what you mean about the key I have that thought myself, oh and if you want rear wheel drama get yourself a 930 911 turbo 😁 I used to have an old 911 that was rear end bad, in comparison I much prefer the Boxster far superior to drive.
Everyone praises these cup holders, and I mean they look cool but I just feel they’re needlessly complicated? it can be like five steps to get them out. You press on the centre, the whole thing goes down, you press on the left cup holder, it comes out, then the right one, it comes out, and then you close the centre. Idk, I find it really annoying but it’s probs just me lol
BT was around and you can solve your Bluetooth issues with www.porsche.com/international/accessoriesandservice/classic/genuineparts/producthighlights/pccm/ or some aftermarket option
Hi Ben, have you modified this? Looks lowered...might just be the grass. Awesome alloys - love the videos. I'm actively looking for a 987 to buy in the next month....looking for a 3.2s in black...seems to be more lower mileage and cleaner 2.7s around at the moment
I was getting annoyed by your whining about details that seem trivial. Then at the end you take a case of Bud out of the frunk. We're all good now Ben!
Sop whining! You're lucky to have a Boxter. If it were a zed4 the rooflock, which is hydraulic, would be leaking oil all over you. It looks good in black. Oh ya, if your radio has a tape player, you can get a tape cartridge with a wire that will plug into your phone. I used one on my 98 Volvo and it worked well. I plugged the power cord into a cigarette lighter adaptor.
1998 Boxster 1 power , 2 interior its loaded with this ... sandpaper finish like plastic parts , impossible to clean 3 engine compartment not easily accessible..its a process 4. top has been problematic ( making #3 even worse ) 5.cup holders,, a cheesy add on that "clips" to the A/C vents and lack of any kind of inside storage for small items , no glove box and a very small and aux ward center consul ...also cover in a sand paper like finish
The roof button is good if you have children. They will press the button when you're not looking and try to bring the roof down when you're doing 30+. To be honest, just change up at 5000RPM once the engine is warm. It's a sports car rev it man. As for the radio the Gen 2 came with a phone conn for my iPhone but I'm sure you could go after-market with head-unit, amp and speakers. Check out Focal.
Slightly nervous that you want to get sideways on the roads, I hope you’re not in or near Essex, if you are a public announcement about when you’re driving would be useful.
Well thats the problem.....it wont give you a little hint your pushing it to far, with a little bit of rear "kick" . It will go from holding to full 180 on you....Ummm so I have heard
Right I’m off to Tesco to get some shopping , do I go in the boxster or the Prius ?? Arrr as I’m doing mum and dads shopping because they are in isolation I think taking the boxster is the best idea as can separate the shopping mums in the frunk and my Stella and burgers in the boot :-) Stay safe ....
WOW, you have one hell of a sweet looking Boxster S. I'm about to pull the trigger (I'm in America) on a 2007 Boxster S (Manual Transmission) with 22k in miles for around 27k. Thoughts?? By the by..You and Joel create some very good content on your videos that we all can learn from. Also, why did BMW and the Porsche place their cup holders so damn high in both cars? Your asking for a disaster because the content of your drink, (Coffee) WILL spill all over your interior. We're talking about a Greman made cars and the engineers thought that would be a perfect place? Wrong. You need to get a third party cup holder that you can place at the center gravity of the car. Foolishness!!!
Do it, I did 2006 s boxster, and I love it, living in Hawaii kinda makes it easier for the top down and views are outstanding and awesome, sunset, rainbow, stars and moon 24 7,yearlong, can't beat it, thanks!
Ben Rayne fit a Boxster/Cayman 997.2 front bumper and light spars. If you mesh the intakes you may suffer from overheating unless the mesh is quite fine.
986 has a spare tyre, 996 has a collapsible spare and they are a work of genius when you inflate them. If the car has a spare it’s stored vertically in the frunk in front of the battery. You can remove it in favour of a can of foam but it’s part of the weight distribution.
