best porsche for 15k

[Mirinjawbro]

Hello all

barely covering any mileage anymore and looking to change car to something that when used ill enjoy.

looking at cayman / boxsters.

anyone got an opinion on the best one for 15k?

thanks

[Als911]

Great driving cars Cayman/ Boxster. Superb balance. Depends if you like the roof down experience.
Both well worth a look. Cayman a great sports coupe.

[julian987R]

Mirinjawbro said:

Hello all

barely covering any mileage anymore and looking to change car to something that when used ill enjoy.

looking at cayman / boxsters.

anyone got an opinion on the best one for 15k?

thanks

The Limited Edition 987 CAYMAN S SPORT
Example...

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2009-porsche-9...

...slightly over your budget but go for the best of that 1st Gen range.

a few more examples
https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-cayman-s-...

https://www.revolution-porsche.co.uk/for-sale/pors...

Or the Limited Edition CAYMAN S DESIGN EDITION 1

https://www.classicdriver.com/en/article/limited-e...

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2007-porsche-9...



The black dials and different font used on the dials is really nice.

Both of those two models come up frequently.

This one just ended, contact seller to make an offer

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Porsche-Cayman-3-4-s-De...

or this one is available

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/114788873866?

As an S at your price range this is probably the best
https://www.gumtree.com/p/cars-vans-motorbikes/200...

Edited by julian987R on Sunday 23 May 22:13

Edited by julian987R on Sunday 23 May 22:17

[williamp]

Old school, with a 944 or 968?

Can you get a decent 928 for that price these days??

Neither will have the same dynamics as those excellent suggestions above, but they have their own merits...

[julian987R]

williamp said:

Old school, with a 944 or 968?

Can you get a decent 928 for that price these days??

Neither will have the same dynamics as those excellent suggestions above, but they have their own merits...

I came out of an '86 944 Turbo after a decade of ownership and from my experience and many 944 owners, they are a money pit.

[SarlechS]

987.1 Cayman S but i am biased...plus the engine is in the right place

[IMI A]

The Boxster 550 on collecting cars. Buy it blindfolded for up to £15k

[jonny996]

IMI A said:

The Boxster 550 on collecting cars. Buy it blindfolded for up to £15k

that is a nice looking car but if you have some brave pills here is your winner.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2021052028...

Edited by jonny996 on Monday 24th May 09:29

[elferUSA.com]

julian987R said:

Pussy magnet?

[IMI A]

jonny996 said:

IMI A said:

The Boxster 550 on collecting cars. Buy it blindfolded for up to £15k

that is a nice looking car but if you have some brave pills here is your winner.

http://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/2021052028...

Lovely too that 996. Difficult choice comes down to two seats or four and image as other have mentioned. I have had some reasonably fast air cooled - maybe one of the quicker 9m fettled RS type 993 in UK. That 986 S 550 or 996 C2 would batter an air cooled on track IMO. No brainer if you want a nice Porsche for £15k. The Boxster will obviously be in better condition but I really like that old worn 996. Very cool car. The 986 not as cool but a better car in terms of ownership proposition.

[julian987R]

Original poster has zoned out already

[SarlechS]

julian987R said:

Original poster has zoned out already

don't you just hate it when that happens

[rufusgti]

julian987R said:

williamp said:

Old school, with a 944 or 968?

Can you get a decent 928 for that price these days??

Neither will have the same dynamics as those excellent suggestions above, but they have their own merits...

I came out of an '86 944 Turbo after a decade of ownership and from my experience and many 944 owners, they are a money pit.

I think they can be if you're unlucky but I doubt they differ that much to the cost of 10 years with a boxster/Cayman.

[Andyoz]

rufusgti said:

I think they can be if you're unlucky but I doubt they differ that much to the cost of 10 years with a boxster/Cayman.

Parts supply is a bigger issue with 944 than more recent stuff.

[F6C]

A well specced MY2006 987.1 3.2 Boxster S is probably the best option at this price all things factored in. Performance only a little off the 3.4, but far less worry re bore scoring, which is a very real problem on the M97 3.4. Stellar value right now.

Exception would be a 987.1 3.4 Cayman S (or Boxster S) if you can find one that's already had a quality rebuild. Untouched M97 3.4 is just too prone to scoring for my money.

987 2.7 lacks a little pace, for me.

A really clean 986 a good option, too. 996s are obvs very nice too but look poor value in this context. You'll pay more for an utterly shagged 996 than a really good 986 3.2, which makes little sense. A really, really good 996 is probably a stretch at this price point currently and probably rivals a 987.2 re market value, which again looks like questionable value..

Personally think the 986 550 is ultimately over priced bling. Opinions will rightly vary re the aesthetic, details of which I think look gaudy and cheap (the badge on the centre console looks like it came out of a cereal packet / cheap Christmas cracker). But in objective terms, it has pretty much nothing of consequence from a driving perspective to set it apart from a regular 3.2. Bit of a wannabe collector trinket.

[Andyoz]

F6C said:

A well specced MY2006 987.1 3.2 Boxster S is probably the best option at this price all things factored in. Performance only a little off the 3.4, but far less worry re bore scoring, which is a very real problem on the M97 3.4. Stellar value right now.

Exception would be a 987.1 3.4 Cayman S (or Boxster S) if you can find one that's already had a quality rebuild. Untouched M97 3.4 is just too prone to scoring for my money.

I'd agree with this.

I do often wonder how cool it would have been if the product timings had meant the first say 6 months of Cayman S's had shipped with that 3.2 engine.

[Skyedriver]

Did I imagine it or was it said tongue in cheek when someone on PH suggested a 996 with a full Hartech rebuild was still possible for this budget?
If so can you find me a manual targa in blue with that spec and budget please....

Edited by Skyedriver on Tuesday 25th May 20:00

[jonny996]

I did smile at the comment that a £15k 996 was poor value & hinting that the price would drop

[F6C]

jonny996 said:

I did smile at the comment that a £15k 996 was poor value & hinting that the price would drop

Who hinted that the price would drop? Certainly not my post and indeed I don’t think it will. I said the 996 offers poor value in this context, which I think it does. Not that anyone needs agree.

But pointing out that very good 986s are available at a substantial discount to shagged 996s makes a perfectly rational case for poor 996 value. The context here isn’t ‘what 911 should I buy’, in which case 986 and 987 pricing would be basically irrelevant. OP hasn’t expressed a particular pref for a 911, just wants a Porsche, in which case the 911 options are poor value at this price point. You have fewer options and generally condition will be worse.

[Mirinjawbro]

i am here and thank you all for the replies

the reason for change is i can now wfh 3-4 days a week and my current car is costing almost £700 a month (with petrol insurance and cost of car )

id rather pay 2/3 of that if possible and have something a bit more special

the 981 jump a bit too much sadly.

almost every porsche in my budget is silver !!!