£18-20k Pork - What would you buy?
Discussion
With a bit of man maths and barring no overseas postings, I'll shortly be thinking about upgrading the Box to a newer model. Budget will be hovering around the £18-20k mark and the car's a daily.
Whilst I love the Box, the daily practicality and refinement of a fixed-roof is calling. So for my budget, I'd be looking at a (hopefully Gen 2) Cayman S, 996 Carrera 4S or early 997 C2 or C2S. Leaning towards the 911 - illusion of more space because of the +2 perches, and the draw of the rear-engine platform after playing in the mid-engine Boxster for the past while; but understand the spectre of the IMS and bore score will abound 996 and 997.1s.
Essentially, what I'm asking the forum for is a little run down of where you'd park your cash and why; if anyone has gone through a similar dilemma, or could point to resources on the web of reviews, information, viewpoints, critiques and things to be aware of.
Whilst I love the Box, the daily practicality and refinement of a fixed-roof is calling. So for my budget, I'd be looking at a (hopefully Gen 2) Cayman S, 996 Carrera 4S or early 997 C2 or C2S. Leaning towards the 911 - illusion of more space because of the +2 perches, and the draw of the rear-engine platform after playing in the mid-engine Boxster for the past while; but understand the spectre of the IMS and bore score will abound 996 and 997.1s.
Essentially, what I'm asking the forum for is a little run down of where you'd park your cash and why; if anyone has gone through a similar dilemma, or could point to resources on the web of reviews, information, viewpoints, critiques and things to be aware of.
edo said:
Now, that is something. Slightly over budget, but I'm sure they are out there in my price range.swindler said:
A mint 928 with 10 grand in the glovebox
I declare an interest!
I love the old front-engined stuff, and the 928 is a particular squeeze of mine. However, having had experience of running a 944 daily, I don't think I could bring myself to run a classic again on such a regular basis - the running costs of the V8 would be pretty high, plus given their age, it's not just consumables that would be needing replaced to guarantee reliability.I declare an interest!
mollytherocker said:
He said he wants a daily and a newer model.
I've read some great suggestions, but this is what I'm after - something dependable, reliable and a bit fresher than the Box I've got just now.As expected, lots of compelling arguments presented for each of the cars in question. To summarise:
996 C4S - it's a 911 and has the rear seats; there's always the IMS.
997 - fresher than the 996; a bit more expensive to do properly, and again the IMS.
Box/Cayman 2.9 - DFI engine; hard to find in budget
The 996T did pique interest, however prices are solidifying and to get a decent one, I reckon you'd need £25-30k. If I had that amount of wedge to blow, I'd commit Pork heresy and get an Aston.
Will take the search steadily and do my best to get some wheel time in all three mentioned above. I reckon it will come down to an individual car or deal to sway me, if I'm honest.
996 C4S - it's a 911 and has the rear seats; there's always the IMS.
997 - fresher than the 996; a bit more expensive to do properly, and again the IMS.
Box/Cayman 2.9 - DFI engine; hard to find in budget
The 996T did pique interest, however prices are solidifying and to get a decent one, I reckon you'd need £25-30k. If I had that amount of wedge to blow, I'd commit Pork heresy and get an Aston.
Will take the search steadily and do my best to get some wheel time in all three mentioned above. I reckon it will come down to an individual car or deal to sway me, if I'm honest.
Vacationboy said:
the 2.9 is non-DFI - but the new architechure.
Unless you have a 10k warchest, personally Id get a Cayman 2.9 as I said. Piece of mind and there is alot to be said for a more base model which you can wring out more.
0-62 in 5.8 is hardly slow and the sound it makes is lovely.
Cheers for the correction - wasn't aware it wasn't DFI, but glad you understood my point anyway.Unless you have a 10k warchest, personally Id get a Cayman 2.9 as I said. Piece of mind and there is alot to be said for a more base model which you can wring out more.
0-62 in 5.8 is hardly slow and the sound it makes is lovely.
Off to the ads to investigate Cayman 2.9s...
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