Do I change my car?

Barrow

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Hi
This weekend I'm going to test drive a Porsche 911 turbo 2007. But what do I do if I love it...
Do I trade the z4m coupe and pay the remaining amount
Or keep my car and put a deposit down
Or just keep my car and wait till they drop more
 
Barrow said:
Hi
This weekend I'm going to test drive a Porsche 911 turbo 2007. But what do I do if I love it...
Do I trade the z4m coupe and pay the remaining amount
Or keep my car and put a deposit down
Or just keep my car and wait till they drop more
Or, put a deposit down, sell the ///MC privately and then pay the remaining amount?
 
Having had both, and I know this might not be popular here, the 997 TT is a whole lot better, but it should be given the cost and the running costs. I loved mine and only sold it (to move into a Z4) to fund a new house deposit.

You might be slightly disappointed that the interior is not that modern, as Porsche always seem to be a little behind the curve, but the drive is fantastic.

I'd see what you think of the Turbo, then as said above, sell yours privately and pay the remainder. Not sure Turbo prices will drop significantly in the near future.
 
I know the 997 is a bit dated on the inside, but to be fair the Z4 (E85/86) is hardly a great place to be in either compared to the E89.
 
Take the bmw goggles off for a sec and you'll realise you could be a porsche 911 turbo owner. I've driven 2 of the newer turbos on trackdays whilst the interior never really grabbed me the performance did I see why people love them.
 
Thanks for the feed back. Let's see tomorrow :D
The only other thing is the car has 49500 mileage on it. So I'm thinking how's the clutch.
And it's a red car
 
If you've got plenty of money I'd go for the 911 without doubt. With my little experience of Porsche spares and servicing, even at independents, I would much rather be paying to keep a 10 yr old BMW on the road than a Porsche :o
 
Pastry said:
If you've got plenty of money I'd go for the 911 without doubt. With my little experience of Porsche spares and servicing, even at independents, I would much rather be paying to keep a 10 yr old BMW on the road than a Porsche :o

Indeed kudos comes at a hefty price both on spares & labour rates
I had a dabble with 911s for a short while :oops: local Porsche indy was at £88hr (+Vat) 4yrs ago
I'm still smarting from a £140 bill to replace a gearbox switch that worked the reverse lights , part was under £30 & min charge rate was 1 hour to do a 15min job :cry:
Love em but in the cold light of day not sure I will have another :(
 
An update on the car....
So I went for a blast on the bypass then onto the country roads and though a village, then back to the showroom......
The car is great for plodding around town and looking out of it.
When you get onto the open road oh my god it goes, it made me smile.... :D
But my concerns are about it being automatic
The steering wheel feels small its like the z3m :(
And it's not like the m where you're sat in the car snug , it's abit open
And the garage only offered me £16000 for my car.. :x
So should I stay with my car. I've had everything done now inspection 2 new brake, discs, pads, alloys refurb, MOT and polished and a new cover. etc etc... :headbang:
 
£16,000 can't be that bad as a trade in price can it? Sounds reasonable and possibly more than that to me.
 
DLH said:
£16,000 can't be that bad as a trade in price can it? Sounds reasonable and possibly more than that to me.
It has only 35000 miles on the clock and it's all be service by them
So it's a right steal for them I think
I've think it should be about 18000k at least
 
Personally if the Z4M becomes anything like the Z3M with values going up I would be keeping it and getting a cheaper car for everyday use. Porsches are great but I'm not so keen on older ones, the interiors always look a little toy town.

Tim.
 
TitanTim said:
Personally if the Z4M becomes anything like the Z3M with values going up I would be keeping it and getting a cheaper car for everyday use. Porsches are great but I'm not so keen on older ones, the interiors always look a little toy town.

Tim.
IMO I can't see the Z4MR getting near the Z3MR as they were rare, less than 80 RHD ever produced I believe. I'd still be keeping the Z4M though :wink: :thumbsup:
 
Pastry said:
TitanTim said:
Personally if the Z4M becomes anything like the Z3M with values going up I would be keeping it and getting a cheaper car for everyday use. Porsches are great but I'm not so keen on older ones, the interiors always look a little toy town.

Tim.
IMO I can't see the Z4MR getting near the Z3MR as they were rare, less than 80 RHD ever produced I believe. I'd still be keeping the Z4M though :wink: :thumbsup:

The S54 Z3Ms are the real ones to have but even your standard Z3Ms with a low mileage have shot up in value over the past 3 years, don't see why in another 5 years or so good low mileage Z4Ms commanding a similar increase in value.

Tim.
 
TitanTim said:
Pastry said:
TitanTim said:
Personally if the Z4M becomes anything like the Z3M with values going up I would be keeping it and getting a cheaper car for everyday use. Porsches are great but I'm not so keen on older ones, the interiors always look a little toy town.

Tim.
IMO I can't see the Z4MR getting near the Z3MR as they were rare, less than 80 RHD ever produced I believe. I'd still be keeping the Z4M though :wink: :thumbsup:

The S54 Z3Ms are the real ones to have but even your standard Z3Ms with a low mileage have shot up in value over the past 3 years, don't see why in another 5 years or so good low mileage Z4Ms commanding a similar increase in value.

Tim.

I hope so Tim and I hope to be an owner when they do. I read somewhere nearly 1000 Z4MR's hit our shores so numbers will need to dwindle a lot for a decent price hike
 
Pastry said:
TitanTim said:
Pastry said:
IMO I can't see the Z4MR getting near the Z3MR as they were rare, less than 80 RHD ever produced I believe. I'd still be keeping the Z4M though :wink: :thumbsup:

The S54 Z3Ms are the real ones to have but even your standard Z3Ms with a low mileage have shot up in value over the past 3 years, don't see why in another 5 years or so good low mileage Z4Ms commanding a similar increase in value.

Tim.

I hope so Tim and I hope to be an owner when they do. I read somewhere nearly 1000 Z4MR's hit our shores so numbers will need to dwindle a lot for a decent price hike

Still a pretty rare car on our roads, I can't remember the last time I saw a Z4MR or C on the road, must be years.

Tim.
 
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