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Post by Andy C on Nov 9, 2021 19:36:42 GMT
GTS sounds great Jonny. It's what I'd go for if you are changing.
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Post by franki68 on Nov 10, 2021 13:12:30 GMT
I was out for a drive with my local PCGB and a couple of them had macan gts (not the newest one) and they loved them .Personally although that turbo is fantastic spec it's mileage is offputting for that money, I would go gts myself.
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Post by Tim on Nov 10, 2021 14:17:47 GMT
Well, we've got to page 4 on this and I feel there's an inevitability that Racing will still be driving his 440i in 18 months time. Even IF he could make a decision he doesn't have spousal approval........  |
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Post by Big Blue on Nov 10, 2021 15:25:45 GMT
Nah. I reckon he’s in his local OPC signing up as we speak…….
….. for the new GTS. We can’t ALL be wrong, after all.
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Post by bryan on Nov 11, 2021 7:20:59 GMT
I reckon it'll be a new turbo after he works out the monthlies are only a tenner more😂
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Post by Martin on Nov 11, 2021 7:42:40 GMT
I reckon it'll be a new turbo after he works out the monthlies are only a tenner more😂 I bet it won’t be. They don’t make a Macan Turbo now…the upgraded GTS is the range topper |
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Post by Martin on Nov 11, 2021 7:44:31 GMT
Nah. I reckon he’s in his local OPC signing up as we speak……. ….. for the new GTS. We can’t ALL be wrong, after all. Well, we all said get the new car and it sounded like he really wanted the used Turbo and as Tim points out, it’s all back to front, as he test driving and getting finance quote before obtaining internal sign off. It’s not the first time….. |
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Post by Tim on Nov 11, 2021 8:56:00 GMT
I'm now slightly concerned (?) that he hasn't responded. My suspicion is that he was about to head off the the local OPC to sign up, Mrs Racing got wind of his plan and is now getting some landscaping done in the back garden..... Since Jeff is the nearest could he perhaps put in a missing person report to the local rozzers?  |
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Post by Martin on Nov 11, 2021 9:03:59 GMT
He’s probably just catching up on work after spending rather too many hours thinking about Macao options!
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Post by Stuntman on Nov 11, 2021 9:33:08 GMT
He's probably working on his second job advising the British Virgin Islands  |
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Post by johnc on Nov 11, 2021 10:35:31 GMT
He's probably working on his second job advising the British Virgin Islands One weeks work = New Macan GTS. I'd take that deal any day of the week! |
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 11, 2021 16:05:01 GMT
I had a very large deal closing yesterday with a 31-page list of closing deliverables. It was mildly stressful.
And today I got up early and took a plane to Italy for a flying visit to assist with the house stuff.
So just a case of not having had time. There is no tearing rush. By this time next year my car will be six years old and I will feel entitled to change it come what may - if that means ordering now, so be it.
I got passed by a new Macan S on the autostrada earlier. Looked jolly smart.
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Post by rodge on Nov 11, 2021 16:45:26 GMT
Buy the car.
It’s a good decision.
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Post by rodge on Nov 11, 2021 16:57:45 GMT
Buy the car. It’s a good decision. Can’t believe I missed the opportunity to say… “Buy a Mac….an” Shout out to Kraftwerk. |
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Post by Stuntman on Nov 11, 2021 17:28:24 GMT
I'd forgotten that particular piece of 'advice'!
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Post by Big Blue on Nov 11, 2021 20:26:08 GMT
Buy the car. It’s a good decision. Can’t believe I missed the opportunity to say… “Buy a Mac….an” Shout out to Kraftwerk. You’ll have to look out for him when you’re back home: lots of family visits across the Irish Sea. I think they’re planning that bridge just for him 😆 |
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Post by PG on Nov 12, 2021 10:06:48 GMT
I had a very large deal closing yesterday with a 31-page list of closing deliverables. It was mildly stressful. And today I got up early and took a plane to Italy for a flying visit to assist with the house stuff. So just a case of not having had time. There is no tearing rush. By this time next year my car will be six years old and I will feel entitled to change it come what may - if that means ordering now, so be it. I got passed by a new Macan S on the autostrada earlier. Looked jolly smart. Brian Blessed voice - "Racing's alive!"...... Ah, 31 page lists of closing items. Those were the days. |
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 12, 2021 18:41:22 GMT
There’s no difference in lead times between an S and a GTS, and they are quoting Q2/3 next year.
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Post by Eff One on Nov 12, 2021 18:49:20 GMT
Am very late to this but assume you have considered and discounted the Alfa QV pair at some point in the past. Would be interested to know why - the Stelvio surely ticks all the usability boxes, seems to be a benchmark for SUV dynamics and has that engine...
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Post by Stuntman on Nov 12, 2021 18:53:17 GMT
Fair point. If you're spending Macan money, a Stelvio is an obvious choice for the shortlist...
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Post by Deleted on Nov 12, 2021 19:03:20 GMT
Unless you just have a hankering for the Porker. The soul wants after all.
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 12, 2021 21:07:37 GMT
I simply don’t quite like the styling of the Stelvio if I’m being brutally honest.
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Post by Eff One on Nov 13, 2021 12:09:07 GMT
Giulia QV it is then 😉
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Post by Martin on Nov 13, 2021 13:06:56 GMT
Racing wants a Porsche, it’s been clear for ages. The Macan is the best way of getting the OK from Mrs Racing, but he’s only tested SUVs anyway.
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 13, 2021 19:29:17 GMT
I have just measured our new garage after being surprised how difficult it was to fit a Clio into it. It’s fine width-wise but I’m not sure it’s 5m deep.
A new-shape Clio is 4.1m. My car and a Macan are about 4.65m. A Stelvio and a new shape 4 are both 4.75m:
So I need to watch the size.
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Post by ChrisM on Nov 13, 2021 19:31:48 GMT
The question has to be asked.......
Why were you trying to fit a Clio into it?
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 13, 2021 20:01:30 GMT
The question has to be asked....... Why were you trying to fit a Clio into it? It is what Avis gave me. A hybrid Clio.  |
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Post by ChrisM on Nov 13, 2021 20:28:03 GMT
Ah, I See.... the second house. That's certainly a wide garage, maybe so you can keep a bike in it as well as a car?
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Post by Big Blue on Nov 13, 2021 22:16:29 GMT
I reckon you could yank up the handbrake and get it in sideways.
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Post by racingteatray on Nov 13, 2021 23:03:48 GMT
Ah, I See.... the second house. That's certainly a wide garage, maybe so you can keep a bike in it as well as a car? Yes, I think they were made wider precisely to enable bikes to be kept in there as well - everyone cycles here. That garage is actually in the ruins of the town's Roman amphitheatre believe it or not. Down the other end they've left part of it visible for posterity - it was discovered when they dug down to create the garages. |
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