981 GTS to 718 GTS Boxster

[TTmonkey]

Anyone recently moved from a 981 BGTS to a 718 BGTS?

I’d be interested to hear what you think of the move, what you love about the old, what you think is better about the new.

Performance, noise, handling, comfort, feel, looks anything really.

[TTmonkey]

anonymous said:

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Hahaaaa no. Totally out of my price bracket. Just wanted someone’s perspective as to how big a difference there is, and any preferences for the old over the new.

[TTmonkey]

JurassicGTS said:

I tried the 718, but prefer the 981.
The noise is better in the 981 and I prefer the 981 dashboard...the flatter air vents and position of the Chrono clock seem better aesthetically.
The 718 has slightly better low range pick up, but I love the 981 character and sound.
The 718 has a better info screen, but I hardly use mine anyway.
For me it's not worth the cost increase to swop, but wouldn't anyway.
Enjoy your 981 GTS and stay away from adverts

Ha, I do miss browsing the adverts and dreaming. Wife was sick of me looking at the classifieds for hours and hours…..But now of course I can go outside and look at one in the flesh. Still learning the car. It’s your first performance car in thirty years…. (Although my wife’s TTS is rapid being Quattro it’s a whole different experience).

[TTmonkey]

Just an update.
Went to Porsche Swindon yesterday and asked for my 718 deposit back.

I’ll be keeping the 981 B GTS indefinitely.

Stop gap is perm.

[TTmonkey]

JurassicGTS said:

TTmonkey said:

Just an update.
Went to Porsche Swindon yesterday and asked for my 718 deposit back.

I’ll be keeping the 981 B GTS indefinitely.

Stop gap is perm.

good decision

Saved myself 40k ish as well….

I can live without the updated tech, the performance for me is already massive as I’ve been driving 2.0 diesels for years…. !!!

And the noise. The NOISE.