Boxster Out, Gti In

[ntg06]

tell me about the property prices! thats what ruins all my car dreams! 

was your boxter the new shape? ie 2004 onwards or the 96 - 04 one?

must be painful waving goodbye to that car.

[200rrr]

ntg,

it was last of the old shape. I got a good deal (unusual for porsche) as it was an ex demo and they wanted to shift it. Its not going to be easy to hand over the keys as it is the purest car I have ever driven and looks great. 2 years porsche ownership is better than none. it costs me a lot to run though.

 

[ReDBull]

Don't think the performance will be as big a difference as you think what model was your Boxster?

[200rrr]

Bully,

It depends what you mean by performance. The boxster (2.7) wont be quicker and I actually except better pull from low revs with the golf, perhaps more responsive in general. But what I dont expect is as good steering or balance or the feeling of being planted to the road. I may be wrong and I want to be wrong. Will report back this afternoon. test booked for 1oclock.

200rrr

[ReDBull]

It will be a very good compromise along with the house. I'm dreaming of a 911 my self one day...

[RCUK]

I bought a Candy White 3 dr as i thought it looked awesome when i saw the demo the dealer had.

I was trying to sell it recently and im pretty sure the colour did count against me with 2 people calling saying that they loved white but their wives wouldnt let them buy the car - why they called me to tell me this im not sure!

It's totally up for you - short term yes you prob would get less for it selling it on, but there is a trend at the mo for fast cars in white - each new edition of Evo shows another supercar in white - the 911 GT3 cover being one that springs to mind.

If i were to buy it again would i go for another colour??  No ... ive only ever seen 1 other white one on the road, and the comments from people are always positive re the colour. 

Only drawback is that it gets dirty VERY quickly!

Option-wise i wanted a few toys but not going overboard - went for 18's, highline, armrest, parking sensors and winter pack.

Keeping mine now, and going to speak to Revo about engine management etc to turn it into a proper sub-6 secs sleeper.

[200rrr]

Well I just got back from VW. They thought I was a 'what car' mag mystery shopper which was funny. I dint deny it just to watch them sweat when I asked questions.

Anyway my first impressions of the interior were nice but a bit dull. I dont care much for logos and red piping etc but there is a lack of 'I am sitting on a performance car. I can see why the edition 30 one is going to be spiced up a bit.

It drove well for a hot match imo, better ride than c type r but as I expected its not a patch on the boxster from any aspect other maybe than low rev pull. I urge anyone with a ggti to try a boxster sometime and you will see what I mean within 1 min of driving it. felt as quick as Boxster although a much differernt power delivery.  Also the gti it is very refined and smooth and I wished there was more engine and exhaust noise.

Overall though it is a good car and I am still keen for one. they offered me 3.7% discount but I recon I could get 4% easy.

I am tempted to try an ST now to compare.

200rrr

[ReDBull]

There's plenty of re-map potential and suspension mods so don't worry it's only a starting point. The ST looks like a nice car don't know if I could put up with all the rattles my self. White GTI v orange ST?

[200rrr]

my best car ever? 205 gti. Rattles? oh yes!

maybe an st in white...mmm

[RCUK]

Drove the new 2.7 as i was considering that when buying the golf, but just didnt enjoy the driving experience - horses for courses i guess. 

Possibly it was too refined for me seeing that i had an integra type r at the time and was used to revving the nuts of it - over 8k rpm gear changes!

The golf won in the end due to overall practicality. 

Wouldn't touch the St due to re-sale ... could have gotten a new one for £17k and that was 6 weeks after launch.  Still a rare sight on the roads though and drove surprisngly well.  Dealer was also a fair better experience the the VW guys which was even more surprising.