997 v 987 v B7 RS4 v 335i
Discussion
Slightly odd what car - up to £20k to spend. Interested in B7 RS4 Avants (not saloons) and 335i (m sport tourings) - both manual (nonnegotiable). I need reliability to do 15,000 miles a year - mainly longer runs (no commuting).
As a wild card, I'm also considering a 997. It would be a 60,000 miler. Inevitably, I see that a really good 987 with 25000 miles is a similar price. There's not a lot of love for boxters here, but they the MK2s look good, and are better looking than a 997 Cabrio.
These 4 might seem like they're all totally different, but they're all in the running. I'd be interested to know thoughts/experiences of any of these.
I've had a B6 S4 before and loved it except for the short 6th gear. Is the RS the same?
I've got other things to potter round in (land rovers, the wife's family wagon, An old 530d M sport touring and an old E30 325i touring), and the new car would be replacing the 530 as my daily(ish) driver. Not too worried about load lugging etc, but the practicality of the wagons would be useful, as would the rear seats of the 987.
Thoughts...?
As a wild card, I'm also considering a 997. It would be a 60,000 miler. Inevitably, I see that a really good 987 with 25000 miles is a similar price. There's not a lot of love for boxters here, but they the MK2s look good, and are better looking than a 997 Cabrio.
These 4 might seem like they're all totally different, but they're all in the running. I'd be interested to know thoughts/experiences of any of these.
I've had a B6 S4 before and loved it except for the short 6th gear. Is the RS the same?
I've got other things to potter round in (land rovers, the wife's family wagon, An old 530d M sport touring and an old E30 325i touring), and the new car would be replacing the 530 as my daily(ish) driver. Not too worried about load lugging etc, but the practicality of the wagons would be useful, as would the rear seats of the 987.
Thoughts...?
I can't comment on the others, but I have a 997 C2S Cab Manual as an every-day car. 2006 car with about 38k miles on it now, bought it last year with 27k on it.
It's great as a commuter car + fun car rolled into one, which is what I bought it for. Rear seat shelf (I never have the actual seats up, just folded down to make a shelf and the wind deflector in) is very useful for coat/jacket/laptop/shopping bags etc.
It's a comfortable place to be, amazingly good at motorway cruising, obviously good at a bit of fun hooning. Fuel economy not great (which you would expect) and it's irritating filling it up all the time, and the car phone kit is an oldie which needs a SIM inserting into the car so I never use it. However after the manufacturers warranty runs out I'll just put an after market one in.
But get it checked by an engineer/mechanic before buying - plenty can go wrong, and in my case the dealer did a poor job of prepping it so it had to go back a few times for things that should have been sorted out. Dealer warranty is pretty comprehensive and they don't tend to quibble over things whcih is nice though !
PS - make sure you get the sports exhaust, I would never buy one without it! Didn't realise I wanted it until I drove one, then it became an essential. Not just for the noise, but the change in throttle response.
It's great as a commuter car + fun car rolled into one, which is what I bought it for. Rear seat shelf (I never have the actual seats up, just folded down to make a shelf and the wind deflector in) is very useful for coat/jacket/laptop/shopping bags etc.
It's a comfortable place to be, amazingly good at motorway cruising, obviously good at a bit of fun hooning. Fuel economy not great (which you would expect) and it's irritating filling it up all the time, and the car phone kit is an oldie which needs a SIM inserting into the car so I never use it. However after the manufacturers warranty runs out I'll just put an after market one in.
But get it checked by an engineer/mechanic before buying - plenty can go wrong, and in my case the dealer did a poor job of prepping it so it had to go back a few times for things that should have been sorted out. Dealer warranty is pretty comprehensive and they don't tend to quibble over things whcih is nice though !
PS - make sure you get the sports exhaust, I would never buy one without it! Didn't realise I wanted it until I drove one, then it became an essential. Not just for the noise, but the change in throttle response.
billywhizzzzzz said:
There's not a lot of love for boxters here,...
I thought there was a huge amount of love for the Boxster on here? It's a damned good car.That'd certainly be my choice. It's a better drivers' car than any of the others (including the 911) and it's a pretty decent GT too, it'd have no problems taking you 15k miles a year in reasonable comfort.
kambites said:
billywhizzzzzz said:
There's not a lot of love for boxters here,...
I thought there was a huge amount of love for the Boxster on here? It's a damned good car.That'd certainly be my choice. It's a better drivers' car than any of the others (including the 911) and it's a pretty decent GT too, it'd have no problems taking you 15k miles a year in reasonable comfort.
Is the non 'S' very underpowered? Better to go for a v low mileage non 'S' or a higher mileage 'S' (20000 v 50000)?
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