In this video I put my Boxster 986 up on the ramp at Sam Lander engineering to point out what you can typically expect to have to fix on a cheap Boxster 986. If you want it to drive like it was designed to do.
Thanks for the feedback, I appreciate you taking the time to watch and then comment. I have to admit that there was more to fix than I originally anticipated when I bought the Boxster. There are plenty of RU-vid videos that show you how to fix things but the majority are US based from Dry States so don't suffer the corrosion issues we do here in UK with our temperate climate and salted winter roads. I spent the purchase price of the Boxster to put it right. I know I'll never get my money back if I sold it, sorted ones don't seem to be worth much more than non-sorted ones.Thanks again.
@@huwjones5879great video, highly informative to see the actual points of potential failure, and just so you guys across the pond think it's all copacetic in dry America, our failures are frequently boots and sleeves that crumble away - dry rot.
As a Porsche owner there is no such thing as a cheap Porsche, you buy cheap you will certainly buy twice! It cost a kings ransom to keep my 987.2 going even though I bought it from an Indy Porsche dealer, I now own a 981 that is reliable with 2 years Porsche warranty. Anyone who is not mechanically inclined should keep a small Porsche slush fund of £2000 annually
I’m not sure about the 986, but the 987 window trim that I needed to replace, is $2000 Canadian or $1400 US. I’m not quite sure how a piece of rubber attached to plastic could be so expensive and I’ve heard of explanation from anybody including Porsche.
Thanks for taking the time to comment, its really appreciated. The window trim of your 987 is that expensive because Porsche want it to be. 987 parts appear to be much more expensive here in the the UK as well, my brother has one and even though its only 6 yrs younger than my 986 patten part availability is less and they are often much more expensive even though the cars are virtually the same. Lots of quality patten parts here in UK for 986, one of the main reasons I bought it, and I wanted the "fried egg" headlights.
@@huwjones5879 I love my 987 . I fixed the Trim with some carpet tape ! The 986, is also a fantastic vehicle . People are just starting to catch on ! Shhh
