Check this our guys. Towards the end (51 min area?) both the Gen 1 and Gen 2 Spyders, as well as GT4's, are discussed. Worthwhile grabbing a cub of coffee and watching if you haven't seen it.


It's an excellent discussion of collectible Porsches...

 

Always good to hear. Wish I still had my Cayman R which was $90k new, so heavily optioned which made it very unique. But my 981 Spyder is quite nicely optioned too and I bought it to be my car to keep for decades. Knowing the right Porsche cars to buy is a step in the right direction.

 

 

I was on that panel and had previously been in love with the 987 Spyder and Cayman R, but had not spent significant time in a 981 generation Spyder. I was blessed that my ride for the week in Scottsdale was a 2016 981 Boxster Spyder. WHAT A CAR! I can see why this group is so smitten with it. Magnificent steering, great shift quality, enough power to be very entertaining but not over the top and the best sounding PSE I have ever heard. If you know of a great one, I am now in the market!

Nathan

 

Nathan, those of us who hang out here appreciate your comments on the Spyders at the event. We sort of feel like we're a small group of folks who know something the majority of the automotive world doesn't know about these special cars. It's always interesting, too, to hear comments from people getting a chance to experience a Spyder for the first time, particularly those like you who have owned "[a] few P-cars . . . "

Once the Spyder bites, it bites hard as you are perhaps learning! Good luck in your hunt should you decide to pursue ownership.

 

They've had this car for a little while. They started out with it priced at around $110k if memory serves.

http://www.porscheaustin.com/auto/us...n-tx/22553436/

 

It's pretty insane that every time I drive the car I ask the question... would more power make this car better on the street and the answer is always NO. This car is literally perfect.. other than maybe needing to be a bit more loud, but that's probably the american muscle in me. After driving through some good roads this morning I think I understand why people want the buckets in this car though. I think I would get annoyed at getting in/out of them.

 

I had GT2 seats in my Cayman R and normal sport seats in my '11 Spyder. Already having experienced unforgiving seats made me want the sport seats for the 981 Spyder, which is what I have. 918 seats look fantastic, but are not near as comfortable and I plan on driving my Spyder deep into my senior years.

 

Geez, who knew the Spyder won all of these awards (not that I'm complaining)??

"Customer Love Index Winner" ?? Hmmm . . . how did I ever miss this prestigious accolade!

 

And, in reference to a tire upgrade thread currently underway, I ask the question, would I want wider, stickier tires with more grip and the answer is always NO. Porsche under-tired this car for a reason. I wouldn't even mind a little LESS grip

 

I was at the panel discussion and I was glad to hear Nathan's and the other's comments towards the end... both my Spyder and 914 got a lot of love, well deserved of course

 

Wow, that's a bit harsh. The guy posts a video of an esteemed group of folks who know a bit about Porsches and market trends thinking it may be of interest to most of us here. To save us time in case we can't watch the whole hour-plus video immediately, he identifies for us at what minute mark the discussion turns to Spyders, another nice gesture. I don't think most who watched it found it to be "mindless video" at all, nor do I think anyone was looking for their five minutes of fame (really?). The guy could have just as easily kept the video and panel discussion to himself and not shared with the rest of us. Plus, by your comments you've offended one of the panelist who took the time to post here.

 

 

I think it's just amazing - the whole Porsche brand - where not only are the older AC's holding value but now some of the newer water cooled and the GT cars that are worth more than MRSP even before they get delivered. There are very very few things in this world like this. I suppose new condos here in Vancouver fit this category but you get what I mean. And nice to see the 928 and 944s getting some attention. Incredible business model of delivering one less car than the market demands.

 

I'm sure you guys are sick of hearing me say this, but there's something very special about the boxster spyder. Both versions.