02GF74
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 12:51 PM |
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911 vs boxster
why is a 911 so much more than a boxster yet I cannot see it offers that much more.
e.g. 2004 boxster, £ 13 k vs £ 25 k for a 911.
ok, so there is 200 cc extra but that can't justify the huge hike.
marketing and image baloney?
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nick205
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 12:55 PM |
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It's all about the product range.
They need to price them apart enough so they can fit the Caymen (sp?) in between.
Always the resale value to consider as well although there must be a point at which they both bottom out.
I'd guess you might pay more for parts and servicing on the 911 too
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Jasper
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 12:59 PM |
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I went in a 6 or 7 year old Boxer the other day, I couldn't believe how crappy the interior was, the plastic coating on the door handles was all
peeling off, and it all just looked a bit cheap and nasty, I was a bit shocked TBH. My 9 year old Beamer interior is no different from how it was when
it was new.....
If you're not living life on the edge you're taking up too much room.
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westf27
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 12:59 PM |
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My names steve,I am an engineer and I drive a 911.If I was called Tarquin,cut hair or swung to the left I would drive a Boxster....simples.
Your get loads of the above.Boxster is a nice alternative and as a covertible looks heaps better than a 911 with a ragtop or hardtop.
555
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Fatgadget
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 01:07 PM |
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YOU CANNOT BE SERIOUS!!!
The 911 in all its incarnations is the one and only Porsche.Case closed.
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thunderace
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 01:10 PM |
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boxsters is a 911 wanabee car
and its for girls
and the only guys that drive them are hair dressesr 
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scootz
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 01:17 PM |
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911 is ugly and overpriced. Boxster makes far more sense.
I'd buy a Boxster and use the cash left over on a rocket ship kit-car!
It's Evolution Baby!
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v8kid
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 01:25 PM |
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Hmm!
When my eldest daughter finished uni she bought a Porsche and made loads of friends amongst the breakdown services.
To this day when we see a Porsche driver we say "poor ba5tard".
Don't get me wrong it drove superbly but old ones are bad news and new ones are too costly to drive as they are supposed to be driven. All in
all a esoteric engineering product, based on a flawed concept that is completely unsuitable for the consumer market.
Give them a miss and get a car that can be driven.
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Miks15
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 01:29 PM |
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How could your daughter afford a porshce on coming out of uni? ill probably have a nice chunk of money that could buy a porsche, but unfortunatly its
in the red!
quote:
Originally posted by v8kid
Hmm!
When my eldest daughter finished uni she bought a Porsche and made loads of friends amongst the breakdown services.
To this day when we see a Porsche driver we say "poor ba5tard".
Don't get me wrong it drove superbly but old ones are bad news and new ones are too costly to drive as they are supposed to be driven. All in
all a esoteric engineering product, based on a flawed concept that is completely unsuitable for the consumer market.
Give them a miss and get a car that can be driven.
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v8kid
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 01:31 PM |
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She's still in the red!!!
And so am I
[Edited on 14-7-10 by v8kid]
You'd be surprised how quickly the sales people at B&Q try and assist you after ignoring you for the past 15 minutes when you try and start a
chainsaw
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02GF74
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 01:48 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
911 is ugly and overpriced. Boxster makes far more sense.
I'd buy a Boxster and use the cash left over on a rocket ship kit-car!
I'm not worred about hairdresser image - I was thinking of an SLK at one point. :O... but the 911 is better looking IMO but wallet is saying
boxster and pocket the change, £ 10 k ish!
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Stott
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 02:01 PM |
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You don't buy a Porsche boxster because it makes financial sense though!,
You buy it because you couldn't afford the 911!
lol
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BobM
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 02:16 PM |
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Having had 911s in various guises (3.2, 964, 993 and 996 GT3) the last Porsche I bought was a Cayman S which as a road car was brill, every bit as
good as the 911s, if not a bit better. Really nicely balanced, lighter, cheaper to run etc. I think the Boxsters/Caymans are under-rated and better
value than the 911s. OK, so the Cayman would only do 170 ...
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matt_gsxr
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 02:23 PM |
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no back seats in a boxster, which isa big "real life" differentiator.
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scootz
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 02:25 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Stott
You don't buy a Porsche boxster because it makes financial sense though!,
You buy it because you couldn't afford the 911!
lol
The second biggest lie in history! Just because Jeremy Clarkson said so, doesn't mean it is so.
However... if Chuck Norris said so, then I'd sit up and take notice!
I bought a Boxster S at a time when I could have afforded a 911... the thought of buying a 911 never crossed my mind even though there was one sat
right next to the Boxster in the showroom! IMHO they are ugly, over-priced and over-rated.
It's Evolution Baby!
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hughpinder
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 02:52 PM |
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Boxsters seem to have a very bad reliability reputation. I know 2 people who have had them (both women now I think about it). One was brand new, and
was taken back by the dealer after only being driveable 20 days in the first 5 months. The other was unreliable and sold on fairly quickly.
911s are supposed to be reliable, but I have no experience of them
Regards
Hugh
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StevieB
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 04:59 PM |
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I;d buy a 996 for about £13-15k.
I would like a boxter, but my last 2nd car was an elise and it wasn't long before I realised I'd prefer a 2+2 coupe so that we could use
it for nice family days out.
My attention at the moment is on either a 911 or an XK8 (for less money, and probably actually a bit nicer).
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Stott
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 07:23 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by scootz
quote:
Originally posted by Stott
You don't buy a Porsche boxster because it makes financial sense though!,
You buy it because you couldn't afford the 911!
lol
The second biggest lie in history! Just because Jeremy Clarkson said so, doesn't mean it is so.
However... if Chuck Norris said so, then I'd sit up and take notice!
I bought a Boxster S at a time when I could have afforded a 911... the thought of buying a 911 never crossed my mind even though there was one sat
right next to the Boxster in the showroom! IMHO they are ugly, over-priced and over-rated.
Never heard him say it? I thought he had a dislike for 911s TBH
I was just poking fun as it's generally what everyone thinks! 
Anyway, what's the first biggest lie in history?
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RK
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 07:26 PM |
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That you can build a car for 250 pounds.
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scootz
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 07:42 PM |
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It's Evolution Baby!
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Stott
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 08:43 PM |
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did you not see this?: http://www.locostbuilders.co.uk/viewthread.php?tid=138965&page=&contribmessage=none
lol
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phelpsa
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 09:13 PM |
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I happen to know that one of the most respected race car engineers / designers in the world runs a Boxter S on the road... they can't be THAT
bad 
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iank
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 09:20 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Stott
...Never heard him say it? I thought he had a dislike for 911s TBH
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPhoazBcLYY
2:38
--
Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
Anonymous
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hobbsy
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 09:25 PM |
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As others have hinted - the boxster has got the engine in the right place at least.
Chuck a bit of forced induction on it
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Stott
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| posted on 14/7/10 at 09:41 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by iank
quote:
Originally posted by Stott
...Never heard him say it? I thought he had a dislike for 911s TBH
...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hPhoazBcLYY
2:38
hahahahahaha, that's nearly what I wrote to the word isn't it?!
PMSL
Just goes to show I should be presenting TG! and at least the camera wouldn't have to go up when it panned across the presenters faces then!
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