718 review - test drove today

718 review - test drove today

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ooid

4,049 posts

99 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Call me mad, but I recently bought a brand new VW Beetle turbo 2.0 and decided to keep my 986 as a second fun car instead of buying a brand new 718.

Will probably update my 986 to a used 911 soon by keeping two cars, but if porsche is gonna make 4 cylinders rather than 6, I would go out and buy a more reliable + affordable every day car and keep the fun on the older versions smile


shoestring7

6,138 posts

245 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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lums said:
Hi everyone .......incredible car, its just got the wrong engine in it.

Any other open-minded types test driven one?

SS7

lums

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16 posts

152 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Haha cor you lot like an argument don't you?

I only said I prefer a n/a 6 to a turbo 4 and I come back to a debate about house prices and Audi TT's. Having had a few days to think about it, despite its good points, I have absolutely no burning desire to get back in a 718 and it has if anything just made me even more appreciative of what great cars the 987 and 981 boxsters/caymans are.

pete.g

1,527 posts

205 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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lums said:
Haha cor you lot like an argument don't you?.
No.

Twinfan

10,125 posts

103 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Carl_Manchester

12,103 posts

261 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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lums said:
Haha cor you lot like an argument don't you?
hah. we wait until they drop the manual 'box in favour of PDK only. molly and moose will be foaming at the mouth for months.

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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I had a look at a yellow 718 Boxster in the flesh today at Cambridge OPC (hate those launch nights, so popped in the next day so orange wives don't get in the way).

I agree, they look much nicer in the metal....I think the revised rear spoiler configuration works very well.

As you say, pity the 2.7 6 has gone....but as a 30K miles per year new car buyer, I don't have many options available to replace my 981 C 2.7 with a self imposed £45K budget.

And, no.....Audi TTS is not an option!

ORD

18,086 posts

126 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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True. I would be gutted right now if I wanted a new 2-seater for daily use.

mollytherocker

14,365 posts

208 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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pete.g said:
lums said:
Haha cor you lot like an argument don't you?.
No.
I've told you once.....

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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ORD said:
True. I would be gutted right now if I wanted a new 2-seater for daily use.
To be honest ORD, I don't really want to own 2 cars...but I am seriously considering keeping the 981 C 2.7 and putting it on 'light' duties, whilst running a VW Golf R or BMW 235i as a daily.

I just hate owning 2 cars

fridaypassion

8,504 posts

227 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Carl_Manchester said:
I agree but this really is not a good barometer for the future of porsche sports cars.

As a londoner, I know you could stick a Porsche badge onto a pile of horse droppings and sell it in central london. They will literally buy anything.

Porsche will get it right eventually with the 781.
When have they ever put a foot wrong recently though? Maybe its "us" that are wrong? They have just made a PDK GT3 thats trading ridiculously over list when apparently everyone only wants manuals. Only people that post on pistonheads want a manual. And speculators. The rest of us have a PDK biggrin

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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I have thought of that route...especially since the warranty period has been extended. My only issue is, I run my cars through my business, and these old cars have serious tax implications...I am not just talking about road fund licence! Compare a 997.2 to a 2.7 981 for 40% bracket earner.....

Trotmant

385 posts

113 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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not correct, plenty of people in social housing in london have had the right to buy! and plenty have and then cash out. was a programme on tv only this week on £1m council houses to this very point, come live in south east! smile

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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Trotmant said:
anonymous said:
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not correct, plenty of people in social housing in london have had the right to buy! and plenty have and then cash out. was a programme on tv only this week on £1m council houses to this very point, come live in south east! smile
It's true, Cmoose

Trotmant

385 posts

113 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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 In 2014-15 October - December (Quarter 3), local authorities sold 3,285 dwellings under the Right to Buy scheme.
 Local authorities in London accounted for 33 per cent of sales in 2014-15 Q3; this is the second highest percentage recorded since quarterly statistics became available in 2006-07 Q. last year local authorities received c£247 million from Right to Buy sales, the average receipt per dwelling in 2014-15 Q3 was £75 thousand, although you can easily amass up to a 70% discount on current value based on number of years at residence

TV headline is £1m, but plenty in london beyond £0.5m, to the original point, plenty of people on an average wage can accumulate the funds to buy a £65k Porsche :P

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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True. Perhaps another 981 C 2.7 but in guards. I will give the 718 an extended test drive. I am not quite as 'anti 4 pot turbo' as you..no offence intended.

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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Um...it's true Cmoose!!

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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To be honest, I tend to lose the plot with alot of these Porsche threads!! (some bloke test drives a 718...and were picking the bones out of house price increases laugh ).

All I will say is, once you've paid your mortgage off (as I did some years ago), you would be amazed how little money you need to earn to have flexability with investments and turning over houses/cars etc. to make real money....without other funding other than mortgages (which of course, most average wage earners have!).

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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anonymous said:
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You can....as we have just discussed!

FrankCayman

2,121 posts

212 months

Friday 29th April 2016
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It's at this point I shall bow out gracefully and admit defeat.....my brain hurts!