I BOUGHT THE CHEAPEST PORSCHE BOXSTER S IN THE COUNTRY

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  • čas přidán 12. 09. 2024
  • I bought the cheapest Porsche Boxster S in the country.
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Komentáře • 151

  • @AlanLocke-f6r
    @AlanLocke-f6r Před 28 dny +7

    Check out the previous previous owner, it was me, I bought it in March/ April 2012 with 49k miles, and sold it in August 2015. It was a great car, I used it for a few Trackdays, and it was me who bought it, refurbished and fitted the semi slick tyres on the Boxster S facelift wheels.
    Actually just missed out on buying it back.
    Good luck with it.
    Ps, who changed the plate?

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny

      Ahh love that - thanks for getting in touch mate.
      Do you remember any major problems or big ticket items that have been done to the car?

  • @FLIPorFAIL
    @FLIPorFAIL Před 3 dny +2

    Subbed & Following! Just purchased a 986 that's been off the road for 3 years with the windows open...

  • @glennjones1554
    @glennjones1554 Před 28 dny +8

    The rattle on start up is the chain tensioner it works off oil pressure the seals wear as long as it stops after a second or two its not a major problem but oil quality is important . mine done it for a couple of years

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny

      I was thinking that but I’ve heard of people replacing the tensioner and no difference👍🏻

    • @BryceBrown1
      @BryceBrown1 Před 27 dny +1

      I did the same with my BMW, revised tensioner 👍

    • @dorsetwurzle
      @dorsetwurzle Před 19 dny

      Mines the same, absolutely fine, been like it for years

  • @ttrs_8j_ss494
    @ttrs_8j_ss494 Před 28 dny +7

    Nice! Nice to see someone doing something different but still affordable

  • @LouisOrme
    @LouisOrme Před 28 dny +8

    Saw this is the background of the last garage build video!

  • @timporter4516
    @timporter4516 Před 28 dny +2

    Fun project, well done mate. Look forward to your vids on this Box Porsche.

  • @charliesoffer
    @charliesoffer Před 28 dny +14

    Trailer would have kept 5 litres of oil off the road and countless motorcyclists safer...

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny +1

      To be fair, most of it covered the front of project KFC 😂

  • @richardnorris3095
    @richardnorris3095 Před 27 dny +2

    Looking forward to seeing this project George, oh and the lawn is looking good 😂👍🏻

  • @jdmboa4693
    @jdmboa4693 Před 28 dny +2

    bro thats a car that im looking over and over, at marketplace, YOU ABSOLUTELY hit my heart with this, wanna buy it too, but im still young without enough courage and money to buy it

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny +2

      Once I’ve sorted this you can buy it👍🏻

    • @jdmboa4693
      @jdmboa4693 Před 28 dny +1

      @@GeorgeAusters yeah, bummer, im from czech republic and the right hand steering wheel is really pain in the a*s

    • @theo29864
      @theo29864 Před 26 dny

      @@GeorgeAustersLooking at one of these before next summer to drive to France, hmu once you’re done with it! Looking forward to watching you sort it

  • @yaboi_69
    @yaboi_69 Před 28 dny +4

    probably hit a good spot for "cheap" but fun car by branching out to a an older porsche

  • @Doobie464
    @Doobie464 Před 28 dny +1

    Enjoyed the video! Looking forward to seeing you have a closer look at the oil leak and suspension.

  • @scottcallis3491
    @scottcallis3491 Před 27 dny +2

    Nice one George, look forward to seeing you do your thing mate 👍

  • @mjhimagestt2531
    @mjhimagestt2531 Před 24 dny +1

    Good project car looking forward to seeing you getting this one sorted. All the best mate

  • @adrianbyrne6676
    @adrianbyrne6676 Před 22 dny +2

    Glad I wasn’t anywhere near you on my bike whilst you were merrily dropping 5 litres of oil on the road

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 22 dny

      To be fair it wasn’t really dropping on road, it was covering the exhaust and burning it off

    • @davidholliday873
      @davidholliday873 Před 22 dny

      @@adrianbyrne6676 I have a bike aswell totally irresponsible!

  • @lukas0846
    @lukas0846 Před 26 dny +1

    Very nice purchase and good see you are not afraid to take on something that is not a BMW.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 26 dny +1

      Thanks mate.. It’s all just nuts and bolts at the end of the day 🤷🏼‍♂️

  • @raymondmumford6255
    @raymondmumford6255 Před 28 dny +2

    Nice to see you with something different. Awesome car.

  • @parvinkukar1259
    @parvinkukar1259 Před 25 dny +1

    It sounds ok to me, I’ve got a cayman 987 and Boxster 981. I think if you sell the hard top and wheels you will recover half your money back you spent on buying it. Good luck on your journey

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 25 dny

      Not quite.. I’ll be selling the wheels for £200 and hard top for £600 but still a decent bit to go on fixing the car 👍🏻

  • @johncoote5134
    @johncoote5134 Před 28 dny +1

    Hi George - John from the sycamores. Good to see you have this….. I’ve bought a Cayenne 955 which is in fab condition. Get this checked for bore score. If it has any - get rid. If not - it’s gonna be fun fun fun.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      Hope you’re well John! Nice purchase, very brave with the cayenne though as they can be money pits😅
      Fortunately this is the 3.2 so doesn’t suffer from bore scoring like the 3.4👍🏻

  • @Fatbaldbob
    @Fatbaldbob Před 23 dny +1

    My 981S rattles on startup (if you listen carefully over the cold start) and so do countless others - so I think it’s pretty normal as long as it doesn’t last for more than a few seconds

  • @kriskalpa
    @kriskalpa Před 27 dny +1

    they are much better looking with the hard top. btw that hard top is an early one with the little ears. change the headlamps back to orange it looks weird with orange indicators and clear front.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      These headlights are from factory.. they are the litronic ones (Porsches early Xenon)

  • @lifenitz
    @lifenitz Před 23 dny +1

    For me that start up sounds good, however I could not hear the rattle

  • @WiimanX2
    @WiimanX2 Před 27 dny +1

    All I gotta say is pray the caliper bolts are not seized into the hub. Steel bolts and alu hubs. Absolute nightmare on mine

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      I doubt it as all the callipers have been rebuilt by the previous owner👌🏻

  • @DocMackGarage
    @DocMackGarage Před 28 dny +1

    When you have to fill oil up more than fuel its a win 😅. I think it is a good purchase.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      Hahaha.. it was also actually really good on fuel - think I averaged about 36mpg 👌🏻

  • @robsnodgrass915
    @robsnodgrass915 Před 17 dny +1

    Is that dual row isb oil fed? See ya for another with each clutch.

  • @phcollins101
    @phcollins101 Před 18 dny +1

    Nice video! Good to see a Porsche, but hope the BMW videos will always remain.

  • @Damo530D
    @Damo530D Před 27 dny +1

    Nice George mate, looking forward to the next video

  • @BlackBuck777
    @BlackBuck777 Před 22 dny

    Good luck. You may find your budget gets a little stretched - I should know, I got a similar Boxster (2002) with more issues than yours and I've spent waaay more than I really need to! As long as you don't have the dreaded "cam deviation" issue, you'll probably be fine.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 22 dny

      Cheers, the budget is all I have as that is what the previous car sold for so I'll have to do the priority bits first!

  • @italianjob-vx6hp
    @italianjob-vx6hp Před 27 dny +3

    Variety is spice

  • @simaesthesia
    @simaesthesia Před 27 dny +1

    I actually really like that hard top. The handling on those cars is amazing if you know how to get the best out them. Hope the IMS is okay, but may as well change clutch at same time if you really have to do it. I wouldn't worry about the rattle on startup, though. Hope you make a profit on it, mate. GT3 RS next 🤣. Si

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny +1

      The hard top isn’t even the same colour and it makes accessing the engine impossible with it in place so I don’t think it’ll be staying

  • @johnspartan5612
    @johnspartan5612 Před 28 dny +2

    Great car and a damn good price

  • @karter5351
    @karter5351 Před 28 dny +1

    Only 65000 miles, it for 64000, the PO "drove it like he stole it"

  • @chrisb2443
    @chrisb2443 Před 28 dny +1

    Whatever were they thinking fitting those parking sensors!? Anyway, cool project and looking forward to the updates.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      The parking sensors are actually from factory and believe it or not - they still work!

  • @Florin_Bolocan
    @Florin_Bolocan Před 28 dny +3

    1L of engine oil per 50miles 😮
    The piston rings must be gone!

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny

      Nah it’s just a bad leak, bottom of the car is covered 😂

  • @DaDa-David
    @DaDa-David Před 28 dny +2

    I spy with my little eye...a BMW e12 5 series *swoons^ Had a M535i back in 2000, miss it all the time.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny +1

      Yep, it’s been on the channel for a while mate👍🏻

    • @Ben-jq5oo
      @Ben-jq5oo Před 28 dny

      I like all the content but it’s really that e12 I come to check on 👀😍

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny

      Surprising because the E12 doesn’t do great for views

  • @jonjacobs1956
    @jonjacobs1956 Před 28 dny +2

    I saw this in your garden update lurking in the back ground by the house but then after a few minutes it turned in to you 7 series so deleted my comment 😂😂😂

  • @samherford1298
    @samherford1298 Před 27 dny +1

    Are you sure this has the dual row bearing? I thought the 3.2 only had the single row?

  • @davidholliday873
    @davidholliday873 Před 28 dny +5

    How come the history had a different reg at the top of that hand written stuff also are u allowed to drive 250 mile without a mot?

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny +1

      That was the previous private reg of the car and yes you can drive the car as long as it is insured and you have an MOT booked👍🏻

    • @paulhorton9291
      @paulhorton9291 Před 28 dny +1

      I drove a Porsche Cayenne 4.5s LPG 300 miles without any mot but I did have it booked in my local garage

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny

      Yes mine was booked in too👍🏻

    • @declanedwards1827
      @declanedwards1827 Před 28 dny +6

      You can only drive to localish mot station with no mot when prebooked not a 300 mile trip 😂

    • @john-paulb847
      @john-paulb847 Před 28 dny +2

      @@GeorgeAustersno recent mot check recorded George? 🤣

  • @rajchoudhury5130
    @rajchoudhury5130 Před 28 dny +1

    Winning in life, deserve it George nice!!

  • @charlieoscar09
    @charlieoscar09 Před 28 dny +1

    George i am nervous that engine has been thrashed to within a inch of its life...Also the soft top roof is lower and will be giving you a crown bald patch as it rubs your head.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny

      These engines like to be revved as it’s actually better for the life of the IMS bearing.. Haha I guess I’ll be leaving the roof down then!

  • @SimonClayton-z9m
    @SimonClayton-z9m Před 28 dny +1

    Sounds like bore score if it’s using that much oil and rattling

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      These don’t suffer from borescore.. it’s the 3.4 which does.
      Also it’s not “using” oil, it’s just leaking it😅

  • @anzhrey
    @anzhrey Před 20 dny

    I sold my 2001 Boxster s manual 2 weeks ago with less issues for 2k exactly, you should have bought it off me haha

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 20 dny

      I never saw that up for sale.. Why did you sell it so cheap?

    • @anzhrey
      @anzhrey Před 20 dny

      @@GeorgeAusters wanted it gone for 3k, geeza came and offered 2k and I wanted it gone off the drive, I quickly regretted it after but 2 weeks later I’m over it. Biggest fault was power steering failed and MOT was coming up, until MOT I was driving without power steering as it didn’t bother me. I wish I could send you my original advert to show you. If you got insta I’ll send you the advert off of marketplace, I’ll reactivate the advert and forward you it if you’re interested to see lol

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 20 dny

      @anzhrey yeah I have Instagram @GeorgeAusters
      I guess power steering fault could be a lot of things whereas this in theory just needs the oil leak sorting and a spring

  • @doone5303
    @doone5303 Před 24 dny +1

    Why are selling the better rims?

  • @user-ep2sx6rp4y
    @user-ep2sx6rp4y Před 28 dny +1

    I knew it what did I say George 😅

  • @tomasis7
    @tomasis7 Před 27 dny +1

    woohooo it becomes interesting!! :)

  • @jamesbellis4949
    @jamesbellis4949 Před 19 dny

    I’d sell the hard top with the car when you sell it. Will make it more desirable

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 19 dny

      I don’t think it does, it’s not even the correct colour

  • @geoffbrown8748
    @geoffbrown8748 Před 16 dny +1

    I've seen 1 bought for £1000

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 16 dny

      A Boxster S?

    • @geoffbrown8748
      @geoffbrown8748 Před 16 dny

      @@GeorgeAusters yes

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 15 dny

      People will always say they’ve seen one cheaper.. But when I bought this and still now it’s the cheapest.. Cheapest one on autotrader is 3k with a blown engine

  • @paulgray2387
    @paulgray2387 Před 27 dny

    Not sure when you bought this but at has 3 available at 3 or sub with mots 😮

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      Cheapest one I can see on autotrader is £3k and that needs an engine rebuild

  • @seanpaul3050
    @seanpaul3050 Před 27 dny

    How did you drive it home with no MOT ?

  • @davieman3443
    @davieman3443 Před 27 dny

    So you drove 250 miles with no MOT and dumped a whole load of oil on the road! 🙄 These cars are a money pit if you want to bring them back to top condition, which is why they are dirt cheap in the first place. Engine is pain to work on. Good luck.

  • @James-cs2wi
    @James-cs2wi Před 26 dny

    700 pound car only 😢

  • @Hugo_Rocker
    @Hugo_Rocker Před 25 dny

    Why does everyone buy the cheapest of these cars? Doesn't make sense to me

  • @808MATE8
    @808MATE8 Před 28 dny +1

    Yes huge mistake. What a horrible car!

  • @philipbunker146
    @philipbunker146 Před 28 dny +2

    No MOT?! How did you drive it 200 odd miles home George?

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 28 dny +3

      I had an MOT booked👍🏻

    • @L4WNY..
      @L4WNY.. Před 28 dny +2

      😂😂😂😂 ​@@GeorgeAusters

    • @thequantumduckling
      @thequantumduckling Před 28 dny

      I've always heard the police don't go for that line when it's a very long journey...

    • @seanpaul3050
      @seanpaul3050 Před 27 dny

      @@thequantumduckling Yeah exactly. It means his insurance was invalid. May get a letter shortly, as very likely it was picked up on ANPR cameras.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      @seanpaul3050 Insurance was valid, I confirmed with my insurance company.. ANPR cameras do nothing

  • @melvinphillips786
    @melvinphillips786 Před 28 dny +1

    You won't be adding value selling the hard, quite the opposite. Pull the IMS regardless, it will fail.
    Good luck.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      Pointless swapping the IMS if it doesn’t need it as it’s a lot of labour and very difficult to remove the gearbox on a lift - let alone on the floor😅

    • @melvinphillips786
      @melvinphillips786 Před 27 dny

      @@GeorgeAusters absolutely a fair comment, but with the way the market is collapsing the way it is it will be much easier to sell with it done. With the mileage I would say go with your gut, but the age, that's a different thing.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      If it needs a clutch then I will do the IMS or if I fine shavings in the oil then I’ll do it but my mate did the IMS on his lift and said that was not easy so I dread to think how it would be on axle stands

    • @melvinphillips786
      @melvinphillips786 Před 27 dny +1

      @@GeorgeAusters it is a ball ache I will admit, and I would defiantly do it with a clutch change. All I would be concerned about is being able to move it on easily, the market has tanked and I don't think it's finished yet. Best of luck with it though, will be watching all your future posts.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 27 dny

      @melvinphillips786 I won’t be in a major rush to move this on as it’s just the trading up car so the next car will come once this sells. The market may have taken a dip but long term these will only go up in value as they are now a classic being 25 years old

  • @doone5303
    @doone5303 Před 24 dny +1

    So you drove it 250 miles illegally then.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 24 dny

      No, I was fully insured

    • @doone5303
      @doone5303 Před 24 dny

      @@GeorgeAusters HAHAHAHAHAAHAHAHA!!!!!! You wasted your money. You drove illegally because you drove without road tax and without MOT, the insurance you bought wasn't valid because the car wasn't road-legal. If you don't believe me, somebody studying law at university, google it, mate. You drove that car illegally. If Google doesn't tell you go ask the police I'm sure they'd like to fine you and put some points on your licence.

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 24 dny

      @doone5303 Haha okay 🙌🏻

    • @doone5303
      @doone5303 Před 22 dny

      @@GeorgeAusters I'm not joking or winding you up. If I were you I'd take the video down and edit out the bit were you admit to breaking the law 👍

    • @GeorgeAusters
      @GeorgeAusters  Před 22 dny

      @@doone5303 I never admitted I was breaking the law

  • @Doobie464
    @Doobie464 Před 28 dny +1

    Enjoyed the video! Looking forward to seeing you have a closer look at the oil leak and suspension.