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Post by chipbutty on May 1, 2024 13:52:31 GMT
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Post by PetrolEd on May 2, 2024 8:24:14 GMT
Tempted now you can't get an F-Type anymore?
You could certainly do a lot worse.
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Post by Big Blue on May 2, 2024 10:15:26 GMT
I really can’t get on with the 992 rear end after the 991 was so right. I thought I’d have got used to it by now but despite a couple of dads on the school run having them familiarity has not changed my opinion.
911s are lush though.
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Post by PetrolEd on May 2, 2024 10:37:57 GMT
I really can’t get on with the 992 rear end after the 991 was so right. I thought I’d have got used to it by now but despite a couple of dads on the school run having them familiarity has not changed my opinion. 911s are lush though. Funnily enough I really wasn't a fan when the 992 was launched. I preferred the looks and interior of the 991 but familiarity has warmed me to the 992. Or is it just a case that as everything surrounding me in the car world has got more and more ugly the Carrera has mellowed into an attractive shape. |
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Post by Tim on May 2, 2024 11:02:38 GMT
I didn't realise that was green until it said it n the video.
A friend has a silver one and I can never get over how wide the backend is.
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Post by Martin on May 2, 2024 12:21:44 GMT
The rear has grown on me as well, but it would still have to be a Sports Design Pack car, as they look great imo. I like the 991 interior, but it looks pretty dated now and would feel it even as the daily is a generation (two for the infotainment) newer.
Prices are coming down, that’s good value vs 12 months ago.
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Post by Tim on May 2, 2024 14:59:25 GMT
How much is it?
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Post by johnc on May 2, 2024 15:08:58 GMT
£81,995 I think However to put that in perspective, the car is now 5 years old and would have cost c£112,000 when new (I know someone who bought a new 911S around that time with sunroof and that's what he paid) |
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Post by chipbutty on May 2, 2024 15:36:42 GMT
I think the arse is the best bit – 992s look epic from the rear ¾ view
And to answer Ed’s earlier question – this is the 911 problem that I struggle to get my head around, 75% of the new price for a 5 year old one is mental (and that’s outside an OPC without the warranty).
As magnificent to behold as they are, they are not made by angels from unobtanium and neverbreakium.
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Post by racingteatray on May 3, 2024 10:50:57 GMT
This is why I bought a new Macan. There was just not a big enough price difference between a new one and a 3yr old one.
And prices are continuing to climb. The RRP (with options) on my Macan GTS has gone up 9% in the 14mths I've had it (from just shy of £79k to just shy of £86k).
When I bought mine, Gentian Blue was a standard metallic shade priced at £685. It's now listed as a "Dreams" shade at £1,185... Copper Ruby, which I also considered, is now a "Legends" shade at a mere £2,250.
The base metallics (now £741) are white, silver, grey and black...so basically colour costs...
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Post by Martin on May 3, 2024 12:58:31 GMT
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Post by alf on May 7, 2024 9:09:23 GMT
Porsche will continue to squeeze every penny they can out of their ICE models while people will pay it - the whole group needs the profits. I have a feeling the ICE ban and Chinese supplier explosion is going to be very bad for the European car industry - all those jobs making engines and gearboxes and so on, will not instantly translate into batteries.
For recent Porsche owners, its pretty good news! Unless you bought electric of course.
I like the rear of the 991 and 992 - the best part of the car in my book (997's still look great from the front and front 3/4, good news for me as the Boxster looks very similar). Nothing wrong with a wider rear end if its shapely, in my book..... The whole car has lost the "small enough for UK B Roads" feel however, its really not a delicate thing any more, is it?
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Post by Martin on May 7, 2024 9:45:25 GMT
It's grown a fair bit over the years, but some of that is due to not offering a narrow body option and the 992 is still only as wide (inc mirrors) as a MK7 Golf.
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Post by PetrolEd on May 7, 2024 10:14:29 GMT
It's grown a fair bit over the years, but some of that is due to not offering a narrow body option and the 992 is still only as wide (inc mirrors) as a MK7 Golf. Really? I'm amazed at that. |
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Post by Martin on May 7, 2024 10:29:26 GMT
It's grown a fair bit over the years, but some of that is due to not offering a narrow body option and the 992 is still only as wide (inc mirrors) as a MK7 Golf. Really? I'm amazed at that. I couldn't go back any further than a 991 on this website, but a 997 Turbo is 1852mm ex mirrors as well.  |
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