BW71872

Ah I didn’t make it that far into the pictures to see the corrosion (that website isn’t great on mobile.

Pity, other than the corrosion the roughness/miles/price make it a good driver’s choice

Bxstr

Just as a heads up, Guards, PDK and PCM alone means there are only 15 examples in North America. 14 have Sport Chrono, but that is an add on you can do later. All 14 appear to have A/C.

Bxstr

Question with this car is really if someone is willing/able to spend another $10k on a car without corrosion on the underside. I'm obsessive and would prefer a car with zero corrosion, but on a $56k Spyder, it's getting to the point where I would probably be ok with it. If someone is buying a show car or a 1k mile/yr car, then buy one without corrosion. If someone plans to drive it on a nice winter day when there is going to be residual salt left on the road, then I think this would be the perfect choice. I think every M3 out there is going to have this amount of corrosion (likely way more) and will be priced similarly depending on the model.

Alc

yup, looking for one isn’t easy but they’re out there and PDKs are usually not nearly as sought after as the MT.

Spyder_2011

This is a good point, if you’re looking for a driver or maybe something you can track this would be a great option. I would try to push the price down further but as noted being a manual will make it more sought after and thus command more money.

Bxstr

Yes, trust me, I'm a very picky buyer when it comes to condition. If this was my one sports car, I'd be looking for one without corrosion. So I 100% agree with you.

But, I also know that in every other car community except Porsche (and the low mile exotics), wouldn't bat an eye at that amount of corrosion. So this could be the perfect opportunity for someone that wants to get into a unique car but doesn't want to pay top dollar. Long term, some dry ice blasting and maybe replacement of hardware could help clean some of it up.

SHooks

I live in Texas where corrosion does not happen, I would buy that car and clean up with new hardware and dry ice if it were my only Porsche, I have a really nice 991 and a 914 but I wanted a Spyder I could drive and not worry about it. I bought a Spyder from a Dealer friend of mine out of Pennsylvania who acquired the car out of New Jersey/ New York that has more corrosion than the Silver one posted earlier.
I have put a couple thousand miles so far and I don’t worry about rock chips or road rash.

AWay

For sure, you could replace all the hardware for a relative pittance on the underside of that 59k mile car and polish up the exhaust and it would show much better and perhaps give peace of mind. As someone else said, most other car manufacturers you wouldn't think twice about it. On our daily drivers, even as a car guy, I couldn't even tell you what they looked like underneath condition wise. Rust on modern garage kept cars just doesn't even enter my mind.

Sidebar on the buckets... As one who's Spyder came with heated 'sofas' I outfitted the car with buckets afterwards to see what all the hype was about. Several months later I removed and sold them to go back to my sofas. I know seats are a very personal preference but even as a perfect candidate for the shape/fit of the buckets I'd take the sofas every damn day over the buckets. The only place buckets were a plus to me were in the weight/aesthetics. The look cool for sure but for driving, give me sofas all day every day. A meaningful part of the Spyder aura? Not at all in my experience.

SeanPatrick31

The manual sport seats offered in the Cayman R and Spyder and terrific seats. Comfortable and somewhat light weight (compared to the comfort seats and adaptive sport seats). I agree, great all-around seats.

Zach L

I think you mean they're lighter than the Power seats. Comfort seats are lighter than the Sport seats, both being manual adjustment.

Schmed

I have (had…… car sold on Monday) the sport seats and compared to the 4 ways in my new Carrera T, I like them better than the 992 seats! Simple, supportive.

but, I’m only 500 miles into 992 ownership!

SeanPatrick31

Yes, good catch. Lighter than the 8-way power seats. Five levels of seats. Manual Comfort (power recline only), Power Seats 8-way (which I call powered Comfort), Manual Sport Seats (power recline only), Adaptive Sport Seats (all power, heavy, but good), and the carbon Buckets.

Thanks!