Only1Buck

In case anyone is searching...no affiliation ... price seems decent given the options the car has and the low mileage

http://ooley-and-blackburn.ebizautos...px?iid=6850212

paver

I've got my eye on that one. Was hoping they would discount it but they aren't moving much. Not necessarily saying they are too high, was just looking to get in lower than where they are.

paver

Forgot to mention, there is one on Autotrader in Atlanta that is similarly optioned(minus PSE) and similar mileage for even less money. But it has PDK w/o sport chrono.

jimcabc

As a former customer, Ooley & Blackburn have an excellent reputation locally, but they don't discount their cars much. They typically stock only very nice used cars. I imagine this one is exceptional.

Jim

ClintonM3

What is up with all these low mileage spyders for sale? Over a dozen on autotrader. A few even had less and 500 miles. Only one guy stated his reason for selling. You usually see this type of buying and flipping in exotics, except I am sure the org owners all took hits on trade in, cause the car is still being produced. Some people just have too much money to burn.

Nirvana

I spoke with a dealer who had a customer buy a Spyder and bring it back to trade in short order. He thinks that lots of buyers are enamored with the concept but come face-to-face with the impracticality very quickly upon delivery. He said resale value of a Spyder is currently very poor.

jimcabc

I'd have to agree with the Nirvana post. If I wanted just a weekend fun car, the Spyder would still have marginal practicality here in the Indiana midwest. The top would be a major issue for me with the very changeable weather around here. It's one thing to be out and have to press a button to raise the top due to an unpredicted thunderstorm, it's another to have to stop the car and construct the top. Otherwise, if I had the money to spend, I might have actually considered the Spyder.

2012 Boxster - built April 15th, on order
1987 Porsche Cabrio - sold but not forgotten

n2cars

PAG built the Spyder as a niche car. It's not intended to please the masses. Eventually these cars will end up in the right hands. With production numbers in the mid 500s the Spyder will end up a rare car. Doesn't mean the value will rise but the car will be rare. I can't think of too many cars where production numbers will be this low especially a $70K car. Porsche built a great car for the few who will appreciate it.

Marine Blue

Personally I'm glad Porsche didn't hold back with the Spyder, if they did I wouldn't have bought it. I agree 100% that it's not a practical car but then again there are tons of cars that aren't practical daily drivers and yet demand remains high for many of them.

If you want a weekend fun car that is telepathic, beautiful and unique I think the Spyder is hard to beat. Not only that but it's backed with Porsche's build quality and reliability.

drcollie

The Spyder is oh-so-sexy, in the way that a Ducati 999 is. Looks a million miles an hour sitting still and on the road, and has the squirts to back it up. But after 100 miles or so, at 2 p.m. on a 90 degree day with the sun beating down, it gets pretty old, very quickly.

In the regular Boxster, such as I have, a press of the button at the stoplight when the diesel trucks pull up on either side of me and the top is up, the AC on, my wife is MUCH happier and I give up precious little in performance.

Now what Porsche should have done was build the Spyder looks with a power top, then they would have really hit a home run.

n2cars

Heck, if it's going to be 90 degrees that's when I pull the Rolls out of the garage not the Spyder ;-}

Marine Blue

As the saying goes, horses for courses.

Power top equals more weight and more convenience, it definitely has its place and I agree that the majority of car owners prefer this. But taking off and reinstalling the top was only difficult and frustrating during the first and second try. On my third try I figured it out and it takes me 3 minutes. No fuss no muss. Not really a major inconvenience unless you get caught in a thunderstorm but then again if its overcast you can always put the cover on and not worry about rain.

stevecolletti

Agreed, but that's also why I'm glad they made the Cayman R.

Alan Smithee

Depends on what part of the country you are in. Spring hasn't yet sprung in some places, while others can't get enough Spyder inventory.

Nirvana

The dealer I spoke with was in Oklahoma. They don't really have to thaw out that much.