Who here has a weekend toy?

Well spotted @Adie . The photos in the original Ebay listing also seem to show a mismatch on the Rt front wing.

Even if it has been repaired, you wouldn't expect such a glaring error on a car of that value?

 

I had paint on the nearside front wing and front passenger door of my silver E60 as some git keyed it, in day light and bright sunlight it looked perfect and you would never tell it had had new paint, but under street lights at night the new paint looked darker just like the paint on that boxster wing

 

The whole front of my car has been sprayed, it was done properly and it’s not noticeable and the finish is better than the original paint. That boxster looks to have also had the entire front resprayed, but what an awful job, they should have blended into the doors and not just stopped at the panel gap.

 

How does the better finish manifest itself?

 

Well for one, it doesn’t chip like the original paint.

 

silver paint is one of the hardest paint colours to match and to get it looking right, but that paint on that boxster does look badly done, @kleynie it is on around the corner from you pop around for a look

 

Yes, very close to me. The front bumper looks to be the original colour but the bonnet and wing is different.

 

Previously stolen recovered:

https://www.copart.co.uk/de/lot/25735328

 

I just keep searching as have been caught out on a previous car purchase and for £35k I would want it immaculate.

 

Crikey! What would that mean in practice? Risky? Lower value? Insurance issues?

 

Oh I see. I remember you mentioned before the paint quality is better so was curious in what way.

Doesn't that mean that BMW's paint job (for want of a better word) has room for improvement?

 

@Merc? No. BM!

BMW paint at the moment is bad for an orange peel finish and some paint colours seem to show it more than others, many may not even notice it but it is visible on a lot of cars

some people get paranoid about it and have the car wet sanded and machine polished to get rid of the orange peel, if you look closely at the paint on my car you can see the orange peel but it will be staying and i wont be having it wet sanded and polished to get rid of it

 

Orange peel is barely noticeable on my car unless you use a magnifying glass. I certainly wouldn't be paying a detailer to remove the clear coat with a sander either. It all depends how obsessed you are I guess.

 

This is definitely a branch of the Pinkerton Detective Agency.......well done!!

 

Ashgood are around the corner to me and have a few boxsters at the moment. Reviews about the dealer online look good, but what you say above about them buying cat C & D stock has put me off a little.
Anyone had any experience of Ashgood's ?

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well now .....
Firstly I blame @The CO

Just put a deposit down on a late 2009 Porsche Boxster S gen 2 with pdk at 49k miles (3.4L flat 6). 2 owner vehicle with full service history and documentation. Adaptive lintronics, sat nav,heated seats and 19" turbo alloys. Porsche N rated tyres with 7mm tread.

 

That looks amazing, you will love it. Best colour as well