corsa Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 Looking at obtaining a new car for a female who loves Porsche, Budget is around the 40k mark and not just raw power but a nice Porsche for a Female to scoot about in. Do any of you guys have experience in this Marque and recccomendations on what i should get? Davie.
corsa Posted July 19, 2008 Author Posted July 19, 2008 Great, many thanks for your well thought out response.
billyboy Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 corsa said: Great, many thanks for your well thought out response. Brilliant comeback dave!
scooby222 Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 not a massive amount of experience but been looking at a similar thing and it depends how new she wants and how much power. for the 40k bracket id go for a near new cayman or boxster with lots of goodies-36-38k should get a 2006 3.4s with toys from a garage or a bit less privately,2.7s a few grand less
corsa Posted July 19, 2008 Author Posted July 19, 2008 Was thinking about a boxter until i seen a repeat of Clarkson saying its only because you cant afford a 911. I am having a look at various dealer sites along with the recommended prosche forums!! Will keep looking and recieving advice.
sparky_sj04 Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) corsa said: Looking at obtaining a new car for a female who loves Porsche, Budget is around the 40k mark and not just raw power but a nice Porsche for a Female to scoot about in.Do any of you guys have experience in this Marque and recccomendations on what i should get? Davie. Is she thinking along the 911 route or more towards a Cayman or Boxster? Obviously more choice with the former but would get a much better Cayman or Boxster for the money.... (I take it by "new" you mean 'new to her' and not brand-new??) Edited July 19, 2008 by sparky_sj04
steveairdrie Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 not to clued up on porsche's so not sure if there are any 4x4 coupe's i had an old guy overtake me the other week when i was in my truck, in his new boxster which must have been rear wheel drive and hit some standing water on the motorway he lost hit and shot across the front off me and up the banking and rolled it a few times. he walked away from it with a broken arm i couldn't believe it when i stopped. A 4 wheel drive would give you some piece of mind and some security for your misses m8 given our wonderful summer we're having
RS Grant Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 You'd be better throwing a post up on Scoobynet in Other Marques to be honest, a lot of experience and knowledge over there mate. I'm pretty sure the only 4x4 you get are Carrera 4, Carrera 4S and Turbo models.. and obviously the Cayenne SUV. With that sort of budget, I'd be going for something like this or possibly a low mileage 996 Turbo. However, thats just personal preference and due to being a more 911 sized person, as was mentioned above the Cayman/Boxster might be a bit more suited to a female?? Cheers, Grant
thewelsho Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 corsa said: Was thinking about a boxter until i seen a repeat of Clarkson saying its only because you cant afford a 911. There is absolutley no shame in that. I live in Castlemlk becasue I can't afford to like in the Mearns or some other posher place. Very few poeple can afford top of the range everything. It's alright for Clarkston to say that, given that he earns a gazillion pounds an hour for his job. Perhaps with his 911 comment, he forgot that ordinary people drive cars too - fat, badly, oversized tw@t!
corsa Posted July 19, 2008 Author Posted July 19, 2008 John, please leave the slander out of the reply I may be baldy but the rest was uncalled for.
Boyakasha Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 (edited) Hi Davie, my other half bought a new 2.7 Boxster just over 2 years ago, cost was about £39k. The car is fantastic, the handling is amazing and although it may not have the poke of my STi it would not be too far behind on a run. Obviously the quality of the interior is excellent and we have had no problems at all. We will be trading it in next year (3 years old) as the 4 year service is close to £1k. We never bothered to extend the warranty either as it was £900 and we have only covered 9k miles. If you decide to go for one don't go over the top with extras, as you will not get your money back for them. Off the top of my head this is what we went for: 19" Alloys (Bought Direct from dealer so we also have the standard 17") Sports Steering Wheel Bose Stereo Wind Deflector Leather Sports seats Regards Marc Edited July 19, 2008 by Boyakasha
thewelsho Posted July 19, 2008 Posted July 19, 2008 corsa said: John, please leave the slander out of the reply I may be baldy but the rest was uncalled for. LOL! I knew you'd try that one on, so that is why I said "oversized" as well; you're defo not that! hahah!
st3ph3n Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 Davie, I had a go in a Cayman a few weeks back and it was really rather nice. Fantastic to look at in red with the optional rear wing and lovely anthracite rims. Performance wise - clearly very capable round the corners but engine was a bit lacklustre. Not very comfortable for the taller/larger gentleman either I have to say, but that's fine if the lady's not 6 foot 4 and built like an outhouse. Been in my mate's cayenne too and it's also very nice.
Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 What do you expect, its a subaru forum?! Sorry, but the 2.7's are slow, having driven one, up to at least a tonne, a mates cammed saxo was quicker, and my brothers 2.2 vtec was faster too. They handle alright, no doubt, but I'd never have one.
RA Dunk Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 remember this is for a woman though, i doubt she`s into out right grunt/BHP/torque figures etc etc and would probably prefer something that looked good and felt pretty nippy, unless of course she`s a proper petrol head but if that was the case she would already know what shes looking for
Guest Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 fair enough. My girlfriend gets cars that I like to drive
RA Dunk Posted July 20, 2008 Posted July 20, 2008 i do have my moments, although they are few and far between
JohnSt Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Ac!D said: i do have my moments, although they are few and far between At least when you type I can understand you. Think I got about one word in four the other week
RA Dunk Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 JohnSt said: At least when you type I can understand you. Think I got about one word in four the other week lol cheeky bass!!
emoe Posted July 21, 2008 Posted July 21, 2008 Porche? are they the cars that we see in our rear view mirrors?
Boyakasha Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 emoe said: Porche?are they the cars that we see in our rear view mirrors? No, that would be Porsche
drb5 Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 Davie, my opinion would be to go with the Caymen. The market is flooded with Boxster's and considering the way the market is becuase of running costs, you'll likely pick up a cracker of a Caymen for good money.
Boyakasha Posted July 22, 2008 Posted July 22, 2008 drb5 said: Davie, my opinion would be to go with the Caymen.The market is flooded with Boxster's and considering the way the market is becuase of running costs, you'll likely pick up a cracker of a Caymen for good money. I'd have to disagree, I don't see the point of paying extra for less. Any other model you pay more for the Convertible but Porsche charge you more for the tin top? Also don't like some of the things that they do on the Caymen like putting the Bose Subwoofer in the passenger footwell.
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