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Post by PetrolEd on Oct 19, 2024 8:36:43 GMT
A gearbox away from perfection! |
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Oct 19, 2024 8:40:15 GMT
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Post by PG on Oct 19, 2024 8:40:15 GMT
Thinking about the OP dilemma a a bit more, I think in any two car house you need one that is big enough to just pile people / crap in if you need to and go places. Most 2 car households on here seem to follow that approach. OK everyone will not post and rpuve we wrong.... But if you do want that Cayman/Boxster itch scratched, then Mrs Racing probably needs prying out of her 500 for something slightly bigger.
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Oct 19, 2024 8:52:50 GMT
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Post by bryan on Oct 19, 2024 8:52:50 GMT
Perfection after you've found a tin opener? |
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Post by Martin on Oct 19, 2024 8:53:07 GMT
A gearbox away from perfection! I was thinking it’s a Burmester (and maybe a folding roof) away from perfection!  |
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Oct 19, 2024 8:53:16 GMT
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Post by bryan on Oct 19, 2024 8:53:16 GMT
Perfection after you've found a tin opener? |
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Oct 19, 2024 11:37:45 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 19, 2024 11:37:45 GMT
Interesting - that appeared momentarily on the site about 10 days ago and then vanished almost immediately. Yes, it’s quite appealing.
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Oct 19, 2024 16:30:18 GMT
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Post by Eff One on Oct 19, 2024 16:30:18 GMT
In your position I'd be tempted towards a late, cherished 981S. You might have to be a little more flexible on spec, but a well chosen example would likely be a wonderful thing to own and drive for barely half the cost of a nearly new GTS.
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Post by Tim on Oct 21, 2024 8:02:49 GMT
Thinking about the OP dilemma a a bit more, I think in any two car house you need one that is big enough to just pile people / crap in if you need to and go places. Most 2 car households on here seem to follow that approach. OK everyone will not post and rpuve we wrong.... But if you do want that Cayman/Boxster itch scratched, then Mrs Racing probably needs prying out of her 500 for something slightly bigger. Well you asked... Our practical car is now the 430 - a 2 door coupe. The Yaris may be a hatch but it's still only 3 doors and there's not a lot of space in the back - I don't think 5 foot 7 me could sit behind myself  Having said that the 430 IS practical for just the 2 of us and if necessary it can carry 1.8m by 0.9m sheets of plasterboard flat in the back (with the seats down) which in my experience is better than the average pickup. |
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Post by Big Blue on Oct 21, 2024 8:12:45 GMT
All this thread made me do was spec a Panamera Hybrid up to £110k last night.
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Post by alf on Oct 21, 2024 8:33:33 GMT
In your position I'd be tempted towards a late, cherished 981S. You might have to be a little more flexible on spec, but a well chosen example would likely be a wonderful thing to own and drive for barely half the cost of a nearly new GTS. Its an interesting point - and would allow a "more cars" option which we all know is the best really  Assuming any much cheaper SUV will be a disappointment to own/driv after the Maccan, Racing could go for soething like another 440iGC, S5, etc as well as something like this. Which I've had idly sat in my AT "saved" list for no good reason other than I really like it: www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202407252144528I think if it were me though, and I could afford something like a Cayman GTS 4.0 or 991/2 (of any flavour really) I'd do it, as we sit on the verge of a hostile EV takeover. |
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Post by Martin on Oct 21, 2024 8:33:34 GMT
Thinking about the OP dilemma a a bit more, I think in any two car house you need one that is big enough to just pile people / crap in if you need to and go places. Most 2 car households on here seem to follow that approach. OK everyone will not post and rpuve we wrong.... But if you do want that Cayman/Boxster itch scratched, then Mrs Racing probably needs prying out of her 500 for something slightly bigger. I don't think you're wrong, the only difference between us all is how much space we need and the type of driving we do. I don't need to carry plasterboard or wardrobes around, just 3 (occasionally 4) people and the boot needs to be big enough for when we have to drive to the airport. Go back a couple of years and I needed to carry 2 x 6 foot plus teenagers plus a car seat / pushchair / other baby stuff as well as suitcases a couple of times a year. It depends on how much you use a car and the type of driving you do, but I think in an ideal world you really need three cars to cover all the bases, ideally four. There are plenty of so called 'swiss army knife' cars, but I don't really get that as when is one of those ever the best for any job? It's more like they are a great one car solution, a bit of a compromise but they do a lot of things very well. Cars like the Panamera Getting a Boxster/Cayman/911 and forcing the replacement of the 500 sounds like an even bigger win to me. |
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 21, 2024 9:49:10 GMT
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Post by Martin on Oct 21, 2024 10:07:31 GMT
Looks even better than the configurator images. Have they made you an acceptable offer on the Macan?
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 21, 2024 10:46:22 GMT
No nothing yet. Just a call following up my website enquiry on Saturday and a video this morning. They need to go and get bids I think.
I was very up front that this had all been initiated by my local OPC and that therefore I was only interested if there was minimal price to change.
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Post by Bob Sacamano v2.0 on Oct 21, 2024 10:47:43 GMT
I'll be honest; I'm not feeling the wheels. The colour is identical to our new Qashqai and looks stunning.
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Oct 21, 2024 10:48:57 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 21, 2024 10:48:57 GMT
I'll be honest; I'm not feeling the wheels. The colour is identical to our new Qashqai and looks stunning. Nor me. But they can be repainted (and often are). |
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Post by Martin on Oct 21, 2024 10:59:53 GMT
Surely too much of a coincidence for it not to be this car?
Edit: Checked and it was registered in December 2022, so it has to be the same car.
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Post by Tim on Oct 21, 2024 11:06:28 GMT
I thought everybody needed to carry sheets of plasterboard at some point?  |
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Post by alf on Oct 21, 2024 11:23:43 GMT
Down here we have Romanians for that. That Cayman does look as close to "Racing spec" as you are likely to find available for sale!!!! Watching the vid now |
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Oct 21, 2024 12:24:00 GMT
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 21, 2024 12:24:00 GMT
Surely too much of a coincidence for it not to be this car? Edit: Checked and it was registered in December 2022, so it has to be the same car. Yes I think it’s the same one. The selling OPC said it was originally specified by an OPC for display. |
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Post by PG on Oct 21, 2024 14:53:31 GMT
That is a rather beautiful colour. But the wheels definitely need to be changed / painted.
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Oct 21, 2024 17:02:32 GMT
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Post by Big Blue on Oct 21, 2024 17:02:32 GMT
Green and gold goes well.
Well I would say that as an Alpinista.
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Post by Martin on Oct 21, 2024 18:07:31 GMT
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Oct 21, 2024 20:37:04 GMT
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Post by PetrolEd on Oct 21, 2024 20:37:04 GMT
Phwoarr. Perfection. But I think it’s 10k over what it should be just because of the colour. |
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Post by racingteatray on Oct 21, 2024 21:21:32 GMT
Don't like the GT4 as much as the standard GTS - too hardcore for daily use and don't like the rear spoiler which indeed spoils. Love the wheel design though, obviously, being essentially the same as those I picked for the Macan.
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Post by Martin on Oct 22, 2024 5:22:56 GMT
The Spyder is my favourite variant, looks much more special than the standard car. It’s one to keep in the garage with the roof off waiting for a nice / dry day though rather than being a daily.
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Post by Tim on Oct 22, 2024 7:40:58 GMT
I think those wheels are too large. The ones for the other car are better. |
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Post by Martin on Oct 22, 2024 7:48:38 GMT
They are the same diameter wheels front and rears, just a bit wider.
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Post by alf on Oct 22, 2024 8:19:04 GMT
That green GT4 looks amazing, and I don't dislike the wheels either - not on something that special. However as a regular-use road car I think I'd have the GTS instead. I'm still shocked at how stiffly my 987 rides on the adaptive dampers and highest profile wheels, the press comments on the GT4 suggested more part track car than daily. Which is fine as its a GT followed by a number - that's what its for. I'm with Martin in that the 718 Spyder looks more special than any of them. The double humps behind the headrests, and the matching exhausts, just look so special, and how better to hear that amazing engine? Boxsters have far more storage than you expect (though not sure how the Spyder affects that?). Something like this would absolutely cut it: www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202409093838361 |
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Post by PetrolEd on Oct 22, 2024 9:21:29 GMT
If a daily its a Gts, as a second car I'd have a GT4/Spyder.
The ride is too firm in a GT4 but it has that,just stepped off a race track look that I love.
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