Ha same for me Alan, By the way, I do own my 987 3.4 S also for 7 years now, after driving a 986 for one year . Still convinced it is the best car for the Buck eh... Euro 🤓

Its got cup holders..... but lost the ash tray

15 years, 150,000 miles here

@@robertjanspoor5296 Biggest difference between 986 and 987? Apart from looks and interior? How different does it drive (being the 3.4S)?

Good point! I'd forgotten about that. Also lsd is a good addition, definitely needed 👌

Don’t worry about it. The IMS issue is greatly exaggerated and it’s unlikely to happen after all these years anyway. I’ve had 2 987 Boxsters and covered 150k miles in them. No major issues and great cars.

More like common sense.

What?! I've never heard of this. Does it work for the Bose system? I've always hated the idea of dropping $1200 just to have a modern double DIN setup.

can an aftermarket head unit not work?

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Not sure if it's the same on Boxsters, but for my 987 Cayman the hazard lights blink twice when the car locks and once when it unlocks, so I haven't had any issues being able to tell if it's locked or not that way.

IMS non issue you mean? Facts are: 1) Original issue affected around 10% of all cars 911 and Boxster/Cayman with the majority being the single row 996 & 986. 2) Of that 10% around 8% were fixed by recall leaving 0.002 outstanding. Of which some will have had the bearing replaced by later owners, of course some vehicles will have had their IMS replaced several times as vehicles change hands over their lifetime. So you could probably make that figure 0.001 remaining 3) The majority of vehicles which are stored for very long periods and have ultra low mileage are most likely to fail because the parts on them are around 20 years old, way past their expected shelf life. This leaves the bearing more likely to fail a brief explanation is below: When stationary the IMS bearing which is sealed for life and contains its own grease for lubrication sits semi submerged in engine oil. The oil very slowly dissolves the seals of the ball bearing races in the IMS bearing as neither the oil or the bearing is moving just sitting for months on end. The worn seals allow the oil to penetrate the seal and when the vehicle is eventually driven the grease is slowly washed away until you have a bearing which appears sealed but actually contains a little oil and no grease. The grease packs out the spaces between the bearings and the spaces between the bearings and the races. With it gone the bearings don’t receive enough lubrication from the oil and they start to rub, getting pitted and eventually flakes start to come off. Eventually the bearings are so worn that they are no longer spherical and the wear rate increases until eventually the rough ball bearings push the bearing seal on the IMS bearing and the bearing fails. This causes the ball bearings to scatter into the engine and the timing chains to slacken off. Result is catastrophic engine failure. This is why you should check the oil filter for metal fragments at each oil change and service the oil and filter approximately every 5 to 8 thousand miles. 4) The original double row bearings were changed to single row because A) the double row was noisy B) because they suffered from snapped timing chains. 5) When the IMS bearing issue was found, point 4B was the reason they didn’t just go back to the noisier double row bearings but re-engineered the single row bearing into a sturdier component. So if you don’t want the thrill of a 170mph mid engined sports car for £5000 because there is the tiniest chance of your engine failing then walk away. Or be sensible and check the receipts, go for higher mileage, check for recent servicing not likely from Porsche but from a Porsche specialist. It wouldn’t be unreasonable for an owner to change their own oil and filter though. Do your checks and if in doubt walk away, go to the next one. Finally, most people are scared stiff that their engine will suffer IMS bearing failure so they have had them changed. Imagine typing illness symptoms into Google and you understand they hype that after market sellers are putting out about IMS bearings. You’re so unlikely to have it happen because previous owners have taken care of it.

@@eddherring4972 where did you get this 8% fix rate?? Also 10% minus 8% (highly doubtful) still leaves a minimum of 2% failure rate.

It’s called content

@@be1441 I know. I was just teasing you. Did you have a pre-purchase inspection done? Any problems with bore scoring or the IMS bearing?

@@wernerdanler2742 never had a pre purchase inspection done 😬 given my track record with cars, I probably should… 🔥

Thanks for watching

Thanks for watching 🙌

Appreciate it 😁

@@be1441 i might end up buying a porsche boxster s because i we be selling my 350z:)

Go for it and enjoy it pal 😁

Do it, I did 2006 s boxster, and I love it, living in Hawaii kinda makes it easier for the top down and views are outstanding and awesome, sunset, rainbow, stars and moon 24 7,yearlong, can't beat it, thanks!

Yes was lowered by 35mm

Well thats the problem.....it wont give you a little hint your pushing it to far, with a little bit of rear "kick" . It will go from holding to full 180 on you....Ummm so I have heard

The perfect essentials getter 😂

They look great 😍 but I think that's a Cayman bumper

Ben Rayne fit a Boxster/Cayman 997.2 front bumper and light spars. If you mesh the intakes you may suffer from overheating unless the mesh is quite fine.

Yes I loved it 👌

Nonsense. I've had both. 987 is better drivers car.

Nope just a tyre repair kit

986 has a spare tyre, 996 has a collapsible spare and they are a work of genius when you inflate them. If the car has a spare it’s stored vertically in the frunk in front of the battery. You can remove it in favour of a can of foam but it’s part of the weight distribution.

I did in the end 👌

Ben Rayne yessss! I love my FM Transmitter. Gonna probably trade my E36 M3 for a 2005 987, thanks for the videos on the car. Stay safe

Definitely frunk 😂

@@be1441 haha :P

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Bye then 👋