981…Waiting in anticipation – Running Report page 3

Stuart21UK – Posted September 14, 2013
thx for the info so far

Stuart21UK – Posted September 15, 2013
29 hours and 18 mins to go!

T24RES – Posted September 15, 2013
Tick tock, tick tock……………restless night coming up I’d wager 😉 best wishes for the big day

spyderman8 – Posted September 15, 2013
You’re going to be so p*ssed off when it turns up and it’s the wrong colour!

PowerMalc – Posted September 15, 2013
The weather tomorrow although not brilliant will be dry. So hopefully you can get it home still looking pristine. 😀
Hope it goes well and you are pleased
I’m picking mine up on Sat 28th Sept although it is still in Emden at the moment :worried:
Sadly following the ship movements from Emden to Sheerness

Menoporsche – Posted September 15, 2013
Will you be peeling off the blue foamy bits yourself?

Stuart21UK – Posted September 15, 2013
On 9/15/2013 at 6:51 PM, spyderman8 said:
You’re going to be so p*ssed off when it turns up and it’s the wrong colour!

As long as it doesnt turn up with two green stripes down the middle of it 😉

On 9/15/2013 at 6:37 PM, T24RES said:
Tick tock, tick tock……………restless night coming up I’d wager 😉 best wishes for the big day.

Thankyou thankyou…

On 9/15/2013 at 7:39 PM, PowerMalc said:
The weather tomorrow although not brilliant will be dry. So hopefully you can get it home still looking pristine. 😀
Hope it goes well and you are pleased
I’m picking mine up on Sat 28th Sept although it is still in Emden at the moment :worried:
Sadly following the ship movements from Emden to Sheerness

I tried to track the boats but the info given to me was so un-detailed that it was impossible….I cant see why you would’nt have it on time though, I reckon it will be at the dealer just under a week before 🙂

I have no real idea which boat mine came in on, the most likley candidate I could see was the VAG Transporter called ‘Emden’ if it helps (probably a red herring!).

BTW

given the old girl a wash and hoover (only seems right after 5 years loyal service with next to no issues whatsoever)

iphone image so poor quality (although you can still see the weeds), my youngest wanted a ride before she goes….

No I wont be peeling off the foamy bits….I’ll leave that to the professionals 🙂

17 hours and 42 minutes to go!

spyderman8 – posted September 15, 2013
On 9/15/2013 at 8:19 PM, boxsternoob56 said:
As long as it doesnt turn up with two green stripes down the middle of it 😉

Cheeky fecker! Actually I’m having one big yellow stripe put on it!

Stuart21UK – Posted September 17, 2013

Picked up and all I can say is WOW……I love the exhaust note (without PSE on even!)

Old & New together and a few other pics at OPC Silverstone

PowerMalc – Posted September 17, 2013

Stuart. It looks fantastic. Nothing to beat the thrill and excitement of picking up a new car. Hours now of RTFM!!
I think mine should arrive in Sheerness this morning. No logic to that but a guess by me in that the ship Autorunner left Emden yesterday.
Car was completed build last Tues. Tension and excitement now building up

antjrice – Posted September 17, 2013
Well done mate – looks stunning. must have been proud with your old and new shot.
From the light in the photo’s I see that must have been the earliest you could get away with!

Menoporsche – Posted September 17, 2013
He said 4pm, so I guess that’s an evening shot.
Congrats Stuart, looks gorgeous. Must say, now I look back at your original spec, it’s pretty smart – for myself I’d probably leave the satnav and phone but otherwise a nice selection.
So, ordered on 12 June, arrived on 16 Sept?
Have fun!

SFO – Posted September 17, 2013
stunning colour combination 🙂

antjrice – Posted September 17, 2013
On 9/17/2013 at 10:32 AM, Menoporsche said:
He said 4pm, so I guess that’s an evening shot.
So not only PM but a Monday – must’ve been the longest day ever!! :laughingsmiley:

Stuart21UK – Posted September 17, 2013
Thank you all….yes picked up at 4pm and the shot was around 5:45pm I think….

The car park and dealership were pretty much emptied….

It was really tough to get a half decent shot of them both without the sun drowning out the shot in the top left (hence there isn’t a ‘full frontal’ ooer!)

Today I took the wife out for lunch and a blast to Eaton Socon Graffiti wall…there are some cracking roads around there and it was nice and dry most of the day….(pics to follow)

It’s reinvigorated the buzz I have for the Boxster as a car…so far nothing to complain about (except 21 mpg!). I will, when I have a chance write up some more about it to give anyone else considering a purchase some info to help them spec and buy….its people like SFO and previous buyers who helped me whittle down the options.

BTW I’ve just been out in the rain in it again 🙂 before the wife had to go out tonight…if she had been back yet (and I wasn’t looking after the kids) there is a fair chance I would be out again in the dark too!

My youngest insisted I take her to school in it again this morning (wife had to run the eldest in her car, as normal too!), then of course later the elder one wanted her turn and I had to pick her up from school too! We have had some very admiring glances along the way, the odd ‘look at that Porsche’ from baggy trousered yoofs and little kids…a comment from a guy when I parked outside his house and the guy at the local curry house was in complete awe (and shyatee himself when I took him for a relatively slow pootle :whistle1: )

Got to work properly tomorrow, it involves at least a 45 mile trip so cant wait TBH, hehe 😀

Stuart21UK – Posted September 17, 2013
note to self….sig and avatar to change

E4BRT – Posted September 17, 2013
Looks beautiful.

EddyH – Posted September 18, 2013
Looks fantastic and I really like the new photo in your signature.

Stuart21UK – Posted September 18, 2013
On 9/18/2013 at 12:56 AM, EddyH said:
Looks fantastic and I really like the new photo in your signature.

thankyou :thumbsup_still:
BTW available as limited edition prints 😉 (may help pay for the car!)

Skidd – Posted September 18, 2013
Not sure I would have scared a guy who’s just been in the local curry house! :lmaosmiley:.
Car looks fantastic, congratulations 🙂

PowerMalc – Posted September 18, 2013
On 9/17/2013 at 7:52 AM, PowerMalc said:
Stuart. It looks fantastic. Nothing to beat the thrill and excitement of picking up a new car. Hours now of RTFM!!

I think mine should arrive in Sheerness this morning. No logic to that but a guess by me in that the ship Autorunner left Emden yesterday.

Car was completed build last Tues. Tension and excitement now building up!!!

Hopefully arrived yesterday in Sheerness. Might get delivered to OPC Silverstone today but certainly by end of week. Yay!!

Picture of my spec, Boxster in Red with Cayman 19″ wheels. Not yet seen a Boxster with these wheels on yet.

Stuart21UK – Posted September 18, 2013

go Malc….!

GR was my initial choice which gave way to GT silver having seen both at Silverstone….

Stuart21UK – Posted September 18, 2013
Still driving and loving the noise….

BTW I tried to convince my wife that spending near on £60k on a car was cost effective in that –

a) no MOT for 3 years
b ) more fuel efficient
c) no new tyres or brake discs/pads to replace for best part of 18 months etc
d) 3 year warranty
e) Porsche Assistance for 2 years (I opted out of year 3)
etc etc

She didn’t really buy any of it but I did have a surprise the morning of ‘pick up’….

Porsche Insurance via Marsh (had it with them for 5 years and have protected NCD with no points or indiscretions)…renewal on old 245 bhp 987 2.7 worth around £10k was £511 in July 2013….I called to swap it off, and new one on (£60k value dont forget!)….

them- ‘ok Mr Brown, after our £20 admin fee is taken off, the system is generating a refund of £85 to you. We’ll raise a cheque and you’ll have it in the next 10 days’
me – ‘er thankyou…I did say it was 6 times the value of the old car didnt I?’
them – ‘yes you did’

happy days! :rocks:

PaulN – Posted September 19, 2013
Smashing…… GT Silver really suites the new shape… Saying that, Purdies White Box is lovely too….
Id love to hear how practical the red roofs were on the RS60?

SFO – Posted September 18, 2013
red roofs are not especially prone to dirt, but you do need to clean them regularly.

dirt/shadow lines form on where the folds are … on long Alpine drives, this was a problem.

every evening, I got a wet cloth and wiped off the dirt — did the trick