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by john-e89 » Tue Aug 10, 2021 10:09 pm
sars wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 9:32 pm
john-e89 wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 8:39 pm
Argyll Andy wrote: ↑Tue Aug 10, 2021 1:33 pm
The GTS on the configurator with our spec came out just over £82k then OTR charges on top
The thing that really killed it for me was that I asked with 10-12k a year what hit could I expect to take after 2 yrs, £30k for the GTS and at least £35k on a Spyder. That’s almost the cost of an M40i and once you add in Porsche’s 10%+ interest rates it’s pretty close to covering the whole cost of the M40i.
I didn’t look at the 4 cylinder one as I would want the 6
You pair of tight arses….my spec comes out at £89,500…..
Sars no it’s not worth it for a daily, not in anyone’s book. Once you have your M40i you’ll forget all about a GTS. It’s just imho obvs but unless you’re doing early Sunday mornings and really enjoy touring in one along with very very enthusiastic driving in a light car then the Zed is easily capable of matching one for more everyday stuff.
I am tempted with the Boxster S as it is more reasonably priced, but I do believe that the M40i is the better daily driver, it just lacks that extra bit of kudos as a drivers car, but more than enough for me. The technology in the zed is also much superior and the inside of the Boxster is getting dated now. I’d like to eventually own a Porsche but when you get to £89k that’s 911 territory. Anyway here’s my attempt at a very reasonable £64k
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You’d be better with the Boxster T Sars…plenty of grunt and very well specced, you could get more bang for your buck that way as a lot of kit is standard on one and you really wouldn’t notice the extra 50hp unless you rag it to its enth degree. The S really is the low point because of it. £56k will get you a standard T with the wingbacks seats, PTV, dynamic engine mounts, PASM, sports chrono, pop in a couple of extras and have a better car for less coin.
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