New OPC in Burgess Hill & Cayneen thingy
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just say a cyneene thingy go past. Looked good though.
Oi wash your mouth out superlightr I've seen 'em on the road now and oh my god them thangs is ugg-err-leee.
They looks like the freakish offspring of some kind of cross breeding experiment between a dustbin lorry and a Boxster.
How can the company that made cars a gorgious looking as 356 speedsters, pre impact 911's, any RS's, GT3's etc etc, make that vile hippo on wheels.......
>> Edited by iguana on Friday 23 May 17:18
Iguana,
you really need to drive one, then see what you think
We (wife & I) drove one last week and I was ready to place an order. Trouble is we currently can't get the options we want with a sensile delivery time.
Also, it seems I'm not allowed one of these and my 993
They are a bit juicy, but believe me they go well, and handle better than any other big 4x4 I have driven.
Agreed, the looks take a bit of getting used to.
Cheers,
John.
you really need to drive one, then see what you think
We (wife & I) drove one last week and I was ready to place an order. Trouble is we currently can't get the options we want with a sensile delivery time.
Also, it seems I'm not allowed one of these and my 993
They are a bit juicy, but believe me they go well, and handle better than any other big 4x4 I have driven.
Agreed, the looks take a bit of getting used to.
Cheers,
John.
Will Cayenne fans please stop confusing comments about the Cayenne's uglyness as being an attack on its dynamic behaviour or its desirability?
I may at one stage in the future have a Cayenne, and may soil my jockey y-fronts whilst commandeering this fine piece of automotive engineering over some demanding blacktop, but it doesn't stop it being - IMO - the hunch back of the SUV world.
Look at an X5. A new Range Rover. Then tell me SUVs can't be decent looking. Porsche tried their best and failed, from an aesthetic point of view. Shit happens. It's still a fine car, but like the Edsel, and more recently, the bug-eyed Impreza, it hasn't been blessed with a universally accepted pulchritude.
I may at one stage in the future have a Cayenne, and may soil my jockey y-fronts whilst commandeering this fine piece of automotive engineering over some demanding blacktop, but it doesn't stop it being - IMO - the hunch back of the SUV world.
Look at an X5. A new Range Rover. Then tell me SUVs can't be decent looking. Porsche tried their best and failed, from an aesthetic point of view. Shit happens. It's still a fine car, but like the Edsel, and more recently, the bug-eyed Impreza, it hasn't been blessed with a universally accepted pulchritude.
superlightr said:
Yes, where I live. Should be open end of this month so Im told.
Also just saw a cyneene thingy go past. Looked good though.
>>> Edited by superlightr on Saturday 24th May 16:30
I heard they were opening when Portslade (Rivervale OPC) closes after Christmas -- could be wrong but I heard this last night at my local PCGB meeting from a Rivervale rep.
And a Cayenne looked good??? Excrescence!
domster said:
Will Cayenne fans please stop confusing comments about the Cayenne's uglyness as being an attack on its dynamic behaviour or its desirability?
I may at one stage in the future have a Cayenne, and may soil my jockey y-fronts whilst commandeering this fine piece of automotive engineering over some demanding blacktop, but it doesn't stop it being - IMO - the hunch back of the SUV world.
Look at an X5. A new Range Rover. Then tell me SUVs can't be decent looking. Porsche tried their best and failed, from an aesthetic point of view. Shit happens. It's still a fine car, but like the Edsel, and more recently, the bug-eyed Impreza, it hasn't been blessed with a universally accepted pulchritude.
Dom,
I genuinely don't think the Cayenne is ugly,takes some getting used to yes.(although Mrs sb would agree with you!)
2 reasons for me ordering the Pepper and not a new 996.
1. A new 996 would have cost considerably more than the S.
2. I found that I wasn't using the 996 enough to justify the cost,the Cayenne will be used as everyday car,and I can get the family/luggage in with ease.
Steve
>> Edited by sb-1 on Wednesday 3rd September 10:50
Fair play SB. Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. The looks do polarise opinion though - in a way that a 355 doesn't. Most people think that is a looker, from my experience
I just thought it was quite funny that you wondered why 996 sales were going down when you got rid of one for the Cayenne
Sorry, couldn't resist a little ironic comment, even if there were good reasons for the change. LOL 
PS Some of the styling on the Cayenne, from a design point of view (me being obssessed with Eames chairs and Castiglioni brothers lamps etc.) is very fussy - the door handles were two tone on an S I saw recently, which is pretty unnecessary and a bit tacky IMO. I think they may have glitzed it up too far and made it too 'busy', probably whilst trying to incorporate all those 'Porsche family look' design cues. It's a design that works on paper, but somehow loses it in the translation, for me at least.
I just thought it was quite funny that you wondered why 996 sales were going down when you got rid of one for the Cayenne
Sorry, couldn't resist a little ironic comment, even if there were good reasons for the change. LOL PS Some of the styling on the Cayenne, from a design point of view (me being obssessed with Eames chairs and Castiglioni brothers lamps etc.) is very fussy - the door handles were two tone on an S I saw recently, which is pretty unnecessary and a bit tacky IMO. I think they may have glitzed it up too far and made it too 'busy', probably whilst trying to incorporate all those 'Porsche family look' design cues. It's a design that works on paper, but somehow loses it in the translation, for me at least.
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