Would you buy ex Porsche GB Press Car?
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Porsche owning Pistonhead chums.
A friend of mine is looking at buying a 2019 718 Boxster that has 10k on it and 2 year OPC warranty. One owner which was Porsche GB. Car is mint but it's an ex press car.
Does ex press car carry any kudos or is that not until 50 years from now? Should he be worried that it's had the arse end hung out and the tyres smoked around every circuit in Britain.
Genuinely asking for a friend who is too social media shy to put his own post up.
A friend of mine is looking at buying a 2019 718 Boxster that has 10k on it and 2 year OPC warranty. One owner which was Porsche GB. Car is mint but it's an ex press car.
Does ex press car carry any kudos or is that not until 50 years from now? Should he be worried that it's had the arse end hung out and the tyres smoked around every circuit in Britain.
Genuinely asking for a friend who is too social media shy to put his own post up.
Similar topic discussed a few weeks back.
Ultimately, yes why not if the history and price is right.
Was is a press car or was it a PEC car…
WOULD YOU BUY AN EX-PRESS GT CAR?
Ultimately, yes why not if the history and price is right.
Was is a press car or was it a PEC car…
WOULD YOU BUY AN EX-PRESS GT CAR?
I’d have no problem. Press cars are hugely over maintained and are kept at an extremely high standard. You’ve all seen what happens to reviews if the press car is flawed. Yes, they’ve been ragged, but properly maintained and that’s what these cars are designed to do.
Edited by Bincenzo on Saturday 24th April 18:48
Billy_Whizzzz said:
I definitely wouldn’t. It will have been trashed mercilessly. The ‘maintenance’ that everyone talks about is irrelevant in this context.
Most car journalist know how to warm up an engine and will treat a car with much respect. The car will have been driven properly, i.e. to the limits, but more often than not, an engine that has been used across the whole rev range (after having been run in and warmed up properly) from the begining is a better engine than one that has been pampered and only been driven in city centers at Diesel revs.Usually only senior car journalists get to review a new Porsche and you usually have mechanical sympathy and now how to drive a car to become one.
I would certainly consider a Porsche that has been used as a press car.
Filibuster said:
Billy_Whizzzz said:
I definitely wouldn’t. It will have been trashed mercilessly. The ‘maintenance’ that everyone talks about is irrelevant in this context.
Most car journalist know how to warm up an engine and will treat a car with much respect. The car will have been driven properly, i.e. to the limits, but more often than not, an engine that has been used across the whole rev range (after having been run in and warmed up properly) from the begining is a better engine than one that has been pampered and only been driven in city centers at Diesel revs.Usually only senior car journalists get to review a new Porsche and you usually have mechanical sympathy and now how to drive a car to become one.
I would certainly consider a Porsche that has been used as a press car.
It's just like ex-rental cars, they are driven by a lot of drivers who probably don't care much about the car. That said they are probably fine, but the reputation of having been thrashed as a rental should lead to a lower price as most buyers favour one owner private cars that have barely been used and left in a garage somewhere (irrespective of how that owner may have treated it!).
Two cars, same spec, same price. Do you choose the one that is ex rental or ex press, or the 1 owner privately owned garage queen, everything else being equal...?
Newton472 said:
Filibuster said:
Most car journalist know how to warm up an engine and will treat a car with much respect. The car will have been driven properly, i.e. to the limits, but more often than not, an engine that has been used across the whole rev range (after having been run in and warmed up properly) from the begining is a better engine than one that has been pampered and only been driven in city centers at Diesel revs.
Usually only senior car journalists get to review a new Porsche and you usually have mechanical sympathy and now how to drive a car to become one.
I would certainly consider a Porsche that has been used as a press car.
It's just like ex-rental cars, they are driven by a lot of drivers who probably don't care much about the car. That said they are probably fine, but the reputation of having been thrashed as a rental should lead to a lower price as most buyers favour one owner private cars that have barely been used and left in a garage somewhere (irrespective of how that owner may have treated it!).Usually only senior car journalists get to review a new Porsche and you usually have mechanical sympathy and now how to drive a car to become one.
I would certainly consider a Porsche that has been used as a press car.
We are not talking about an airport rental car, we are talking about an official press car. Those are two completely different things.
Avoid. Irrespective of how well a car has been "maintained" none of that maintenance will have addressed any accelerated wear of crankshaft/bearings, pistons/bores or gearbox/driveline internals.
I wouldn't be surprised if airport rentals spend less of their lives ragged than cars that are passed from journo to journo.
I wouldn't be surprised if airport rentals spend less of their lives ragged than cars that are passed from journo to journo.
Filibuster said:
Most car journalist know how to warm up an engine and will treat a car with much respect. The car will have been driven properly, i.e. to the limits, but more often than not, an engine that has been used across the whole rev range (after having been run in and warmed up properly) from the begining is a better engine than one that has been pampered and only been driven in city centers at Diesel revs.
Usually only senior car journalists get to review a new Porsche and you usually have mechanical sympathy and now how to drive a car to become one.
are you from the Porsche Press Office Usually only senior car journalists get to review a new Porsche and you usually have mechanical sympathy and now how to drive a car to become one.
av185 said:
Interesting and coincidentally only the other week Monkey Harris had the privilege of 'running in' the new Shark blue 992 GT3 Press car incorrectly.
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I'm sorry, have we seen the same clip? When is he running in the car incorrectly?Thread closed.
SFO said:
are you from the Porsche Press Office
shhhh...... don't tell anyone 
Filibuster said:
av185 said:
Interesting and coincidentally only the other week Monkey Harris had the privilege of 'running in' the new Shark blue 992 GT3 Press car incorrectly.
Thread closed.
I'm sorry, have we seen the same clip? When is he running in the car incorrectly?Thread closed.
The owners manual for previous versions and advise from AP varied from 1000miles to 2500miles over the years.
Edited by TDT on Tuesday 27th April 12:56
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