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·You guys have all been there,
You guys have all been there, and my turn has finally come!
My name is John, and I’ve lurked about some of the other F-car forums, asking questions, gleaning information, and refining my decision. I was lead here by Jeff, as this seems to be a very active Boxer site. And there was never much doubt that a Boxer was the car for me. But I looked at others, researched others. Porsches, new Corvettes, later model Ferrari’s, and even the Lotus Elise, but I’ve always been drawn to Ferrari's. 308s, 328s, but most strongly to the gorgeous BB512s. And from the start pretty sure it would be a BB, with those spectacular looking and sounding Weber carbs! To me, what more could you ask for, a beautiful car, 12 cylinders, and a bunch of Webers?
And now I have a week to go, and I can’t sleep!
In fact, I can’t stay away from the car, and zip down to Bobileff Motors every chance I get! And Gary has made this exciting adventure for me even more enjoyable! He’s answered all the dozens of questions I’ve had with patience and an understanding of just how exciting and important this purchase is to me. We’ve combed through all the service records for years and years as he’s serviced the car for the last two owners, and he’s been very forthcoming about details that he knows of the car. Advised where to spend money, and advised where not to spend money, and I can’t imagine a better guy to work with.
The test drive in the car last week was, for lack of a better word, awesome! And the car was everything I’d hoped for, and expected it to be. Raw and exhilarating, sleek and fast, an absolutely gorgeous beast! Somehow during the drive I forgot to check the radio, forgot to look in the rear view mirror, don’t believe I glanced at the speedometer, but took full notice of the tack as it climbed above 5 grand, and couldn’t help but relish the delicious symphony of the Ansa sport exhaust running it up and down through the gears! Ah yeah, absolutely addicting!
The car has 33,000 Km on the euro speedo, about 20,000 miles, and the PPI went well. Good compression and leakdown tests, fresh clutch, brakes, Koni’s are good, near new XWX tires, nothing bent, broken or bruised, and the car just generally looks good to the eye. It also has a near new black interior. That was initiated due to dash shrinkage, and ended up with the interior being renewed entirely. As with most Boxers it looks almost as good as new, and now, still has the nice smell of new leather as well. And yes, there are a few less than perfect areas. A few things that need attending to, but to me, nothing major. I’m not looking for a car to take to shows without a speck of dust on it, but instead, want something to drive, something to push through some back road twists and turns with maybe with a few bugs splattered on the windshield.
Mechanically, the belt service is going to be done, axle seals changed as one has a drip, and some other odds and ends to the engine, then made ready, and as Gary assures me, it will pass the Ca. Smog Test!
And be ready by next Wednesday.
And I’m waiting!
Six days to go!
And counting!
You guys have all been there, and my turn has finally come!
My name is John, and I’ve lurked about some of the other F-car forums, asking questions, gleaning information, and refining my decision. I was lead here by Jeff, as this seems to be a very active Boxer site. And there was never much doubt that a Boxer was the car for me. But I looked at others, researched others. Porsches, new Corvettes, later model Ferrari’s, and even the Lotus Elise, but I’ve always been drawn to Ferrari's. 308s, 328s, but most strongly to the gorgeous BB512s. And from the start pretty sure it would be a BB, with those spectacular looking and sounding Weber carbs! To me, what more could you ask for, a beautiful car, 12 cylinders, and a bunch of Webers?
And now I have a week to go, and I can’t sleep!
In fact, I can’t stay away from the car, and zip down to Bobileff Motors every chance I get! And Gary has made this exciting adventure for me even more enjoyable! He’s answered all the dozens of questions I’ve had with patience and an understanding of just how exciting and important this purchase is to me. We’ve combed through all the service records for years and years as he’s serviced the car for the last two owners, and he’s been very forthcoming about details that he knows of the car. Advised where to spend money, and advised where not to spend money, and I can’t imagine a better guy to work with.
The test drive in the car last week was, for lack of a better word, awesome! And the car was everything I’d hoped for, and expected it to be. Raw and exhilarating, sleek and fast, an absolutely gorgeous beast! Somehow during the drive I forgot to check the radio, forgot to look in the rear view mirror, don’t believe I glanced at the speedometer, but took full notice of the tack as it climbed above 5 grand, and couldn’t help but relish the delicious symphony of the Ansa sport exhaust running it up and down through the gears! Ah yeah, absolutely addicting!
The car has 33,000 Km on the euro speedo, about 20,000 miles, and the PPI went well. Good compression and leakdown tests, fresh clutch, brakes, Koni’s are good, near new XWX tires, nothing bent, broken or bruised, and the car just generally looks good to the eye. It also has a near new black interior. That was initiated due to dash shrinkage, and ended up with the interior being renewed entirely. As with most Boxers it looks almost as good as new, and now, still has the nice smell of new leather as well. And yes, there are a few less than perfect areas. A few things that need attending to, but to me, nothing major. I’m not looking for a car to take to shows without a speck of dust on it, but instead, want something to drive, something to push through some back road twists and turns with maybe with a few bugs splattered on the windshield.
Mechanically, the belt service is going to be done, axle seals changed as one has a drip, and some other odds and ends to the engine, then made ready, and as Gary assures me, it will pass the Ca. Smog Test!
And be ready by next Wednesday.
And I’m waiting!
Six days to go!
And counting!