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mollytherocker said:
nurburgring1 said:
I'm not saying that Porsche are getting it wrong, I am just saying I prefered it when they were rarer. My first encounter with anything Porsche was when we had the Top Trump cards at school. I was only 12 and was really taken with the shape of the 911, something I had never seen before. I was taken to the 1976 or 77 motorshow and stood there looking at the white Martini decaled cars on the Porsche stand, I was captivated. When I was at college, I was told of a 911 parked nearby, I walked 20 minutes just to see it. Now aged 51, I can stand on almost any city street corner and see the whole Porsche range within an hour. Maybe I am stuck in the past and thats why I drive an air cooled 911, but I feel there was just something magical about them when they were rare.
BobDo you remember Fast Lane Cars in Standish? I used go in there nearly every day after school! It was mostly Fords of course, but they had them all! I remember them getting the original Cosworth and the RS200. Porsches were completely off my radar as I thought them unattainable! They were other worldly.
When you get older, you just cant recreate that sense of childish wonderment!
Just shows, once you get the Porsche bug, it never leaves you !!
wtdoom said:
Mclaren have delivered a car in the spirit of Porsche for me . It's form over function , daily usable , still exciting , well built , not a bling ferrari , hasn't missed a beat and its still rare . 911 is now a mass produced gt car and I made no mention of gearboxes ?
The manual gearbox will die not because of Porsche or mclaren but because people are just not buying the damn things .
Daily usable? My idea of daily usable is being able to park it in the supermarket car park without worrying about if it gets scratched to bits and also if something does happen to it being able to roll down to the local garage and getting some cheap bits for it.The manual gearbox will die not because of Porsche or mclaren but because people are just not buying the damn things .
I don't think the Mclaren qualifies in those areas for me!
Carl_Docklands said:
As a Porsche fan I really want them to get the rear of this car right, as they will be a common sight on the road.
If the endown it (as rumoured) with the GT prototypes rear end then this will be a good looking machine.
Rumours on Rennteam suggest that the "Larson" white car (page 38) is a more accurate representation of the final car....If the endown it (as rumoured) with the GT prototypes rear end then this will be a good looking machine.
http://www.rennteam.com/forum/page1.html?vs=18#Pos...
anonymous said:
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I think that has dated more than an early boxster. Bearing in mind they would have needed to raise ride height, proper windscreen and some roll over hoops. That proposal would never have looked like that in road going form.The production one was pretty close and honoured that concept quite well I think.
Can I ask peoples who have pre ordered non lunched porsches before what is the process?
Will my local dealer put me on the list & what sort of deposit have you been putting down, also when it is lunched and you dont like it can you get your deposit back?
I could ask sales man but would rather get real live examples
Will my local dealer put me on the list & what sort of deposit have you been putting down, also when it is lunched and you dont like it can you get your deposit back?
I could ask sales man but would rather get real live examples
jonny996 said:
Can I ask peoples who have pre ordered non lunched porsches before what is the process?
Will my local dealer put me on the list & what sort of deposit have you been putting down, also when it is lunched and you dont like it can you get your deposit back?
I could ask sales man but would rather get real live examples
I assume you mean 'launched'...??!Will my local dealer put me on the list & what sort of deposit have you been putting down, also when it is lunched and you dont like it can you get your deposit back?
I could ask sales man but would rather get real live examples
Typical deposits are £3k to get a place on the waiting list. Then, when full details are revealed, you can decide to remain on the list and order in the normal way or simply request your deposit be returned.
The £3k just obtains your place in the queue.
sidicks said:
I assume you mean 'launched'...??!
Typical deposits are £3k to get a place on the waiting list. Then, when full details are revealed, you can decide to remain on the list and order in the normal way or simply request your deposit be returned.
The £3k just obtains your place in the queue.
This may vary by dealer because that is not my experience.Typical deposits are £3k to get a place on the waiting list. Then, when full details are revealed, you can decide to remain on the list and order in the normal way or simply request your deposit be returned.
The £3k just obtains your place in the queue.
I am in the queue with my dealer. No deposit required and I have a number in the queue for that dealer.
He said once details are released as to launch spec., engines and prices, they will then ask for a deposit. He has not said how much.
If the dealer doesn't know you, then I guess they may ask for a deposit to get you in the queue
Spy said:
This may vary by dealer because that is not my experience.
I am in the queue with my dealer. No deposit required and I have a number in the queue for that dealer.
He said once details are released as to launch spec., engines and prices, they will then ask for a deposit. He has not said how much.
If the dealer doesn't know you, then I guess they may ask for a deposit to get you in the queue
This is how my OPC does it too.I am in the queue with my dealer. No deposit required and I have a number in the queue for that dealer.
He said once details are released as to launch spec., engines and prices, they will then ask for a deposit. He has not said how much.
If the dealer doesn't know you, then I guess they may ask for a deposit to get you in the queue
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