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[Argyll Andy]

Talking of fat and heavy, what's the weight difference between GTS 4.0 and the M40i?

Depends which one I’m sitting in

M40i 1630 kg

GTS. 1480 kg

 

[john-e89]

The G29 looks fat and heavy in comparison but as we know is lithe and handles superbly.

That’s no a G29

In comparison Andrew in comparison…..hence the piggy pic…Tit….

 

[john-e89]

Stop talking about Boxsters….!!

The G29 looks fat and heavy in comparison but as we know is lithe and handles superbly.

Thought you were having a go at me again, I'm neither fat or heavy :lol:

Talking of fat and heavy, what's the weight difference between GTS 4.0 and the M40i?

No flower I wasn’t….you’ll know when I do, it’ll start something like….Hey, you know that fat ass Yorkshire bint, well what she said was……. :wink:

 

[chasBMW]

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….. :lol:

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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Hi I picked up my new Boxster 4.0 GTS at the end of last month , I waited 9 months for it & it cost more than 80 but less than 85 k , is it better than an Z M40i I cant say because I haven't driven one of those but I can say the Boxster is bloody amazing and worth every penny , looks are subjective and the G29 has grown on me but I think the Boxster is better looking , I will agree the Tech is outdated though

 

[Argyll Andy]

The G29 looks fat and heavy in comparison but as we know is lithe and handles superbly.

That’s no a G29

In comparison Andrew in comparison…..hence the piggy pic…Tit….

Here’s a pair for you :lol:

 

[john-e89]

You pair of tight arses….my spec comes out at £89,500….. :lol:

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

77C6E124-1FDF-46F6-85AA-50F3E7BE46BA.jpeg

Hi I picked up my new Boxster 4.0 GTS at the end of last month , I waited 9 months for it & it cost more than 80 but less than 85 k , is it better than an Z M40i I cant say because I haven't driven one of those but I can say the Boxster is bloody amazing and worth every penny , looks are subjective and the G29 has grown on me but I think the Boxster is better looking , I will agree the Tech is outdated though

Pics pics and some pics please Chas…!! Colour and spec you went for…?

 

[chasBMW]

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

77C6E124-1FDF-46F6-85AA-50F3E7BE46BA.jpeg

Hi I picked up my new Boxster 4.0 GTS at the end of last month , I waited 9 months for it & it cost more than 80 but less than 85 k , is it better than an Z M40i I cant say because I haven't driven one of those but I can say the Boxster is bloody amazing and worth every penny , looks are subjective and the G29 has grown on me but I think the Boxster is better looking , I will agree the Tech is outdated though

Pics pics and some pics please Chas…!! Colour and spec you went for…?

 

[chasBMW]

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

77C6E124-1FDF-46F6-85AA-50F3E7BE46BA.jpeg

Hi I picked up my new Boxster 4.0 GTS at the end of last month , I waited 9 months for it & it cost more than 80 but less than 85 k , is it better than an Z M40i I cant say because I haven't driven one of those but I can say the Boxster is bloody amazing and worth every penny , looks are subjective and the G29 has grown on me but I think the Boxster is better looking , I will agree the Tech is outdated though

Pics pics and some pics please Chas…!! Colour and spec you went for…?

Hi Hi John With regard to spec pretty much everythiing excluding carbon ceramic brakes

 

[sars]

Well hats off to you, that’s a brave choice of colour

 

[chasBMW]

Well hats off to you, that’s a brave choice of colour

Cheers I will admit I nearly changed my mind (at least 3 times) but the day it turned up knew I had done the right thing

 

[Argyll Andy]

Well hats off to you, that’s a brave choice of colour

Cheers I will admit I nearly changed my mind (at least 3 times) but the day it turned up knew I had done the right thing

That or lava orange were the colours I was choosing between, Kathleen liked Crayon

Lovely looking car, enjoy

 

[ori]

Quick opinion.

My car is due towards end of October. Should I wait the extra week and get it registered in November? Will the later month make any difference to value or negligible?

 

[Argyll Andy]

Quick opinion.

My car is due towards end of October. Should I wait the extra week and get it registered in November? Will the later month make any difference to value or negligible?

Because it’s not a plate change month or a calendar year probably little difference but the one thing that’ll matter that late in the month is the date they register and tax it on.

I can’t remember the exact details but I’m sure the place I bought mine said something along the lines of there’s a way to register and tax it up to 6 days before the start of the next month and the tax period doesn’t start that month but the 1st of the following month whereas if you taxed a used car on the 26th of the month you’d loose the whole month for the 5/6 days.

 

[chasBMW]

Well hats off to you, that’s a brave choice of colour

Cheers I will admit I nearly changed my mind (at least 3 times) but the day it turned up knew I had done the right thing

That or lava orange were the colours I was choosing between, Kathleen liked Crayon

Lovely looking car, enjoy

Thank you , yes Crayon was one of my other possible choices but I wondered how hard it would be to keep looking clean

 

[ori]

Thanks Andy.

Basically, I’ll see when it arrives and decide then. No point losing a whole month of tax for the sake of a few days.

Saying that it’s what £50 I’ll be losing out on when I need to renew the tax?

 

[Argyll Andy]

Well hats off to you, that’s a brave choice of colour

Cheers I will admit I nearly changed my mind (at least 3 times) but the day it turned up knew I had done the right thing

That or lava orange were the colours I was choosing between, Kathleen liked Crayon

Lovely looking car, enjoy

Thank you , yes Crayon was one of my other possible choices but I wondered how hard it would be to keep looking clean

Not a 718 obviously but there was this in Crayon when we went to view a GTS . It did look very nice in the flesh, particularly with the black detail

 

[Argyll Andy]

Thanks Andy.

Basically, I’ll see when it arrives and decide then. No point losing a whole month of tax for the sake of a few days.

Saying that it’s what £50 I’ll be losing out on when I need to renew the tax?

Yes, at worst you’d loose a month at the other end. I was a bit meh when I thought I’d lost a months tax for a few days but the dealers explained the 6 day thing when they were doing handover. I was too preoccupied to be paying full attention :lol:

 

[Scubaregs]

Crayon is one of these colours that looks far better in the flesh.

 

[ronk]

Wbac has just increased their offer for my 35is by another £500 - if it’s worth so much to them a private Sale on the forum must be on the cards.

 

[Argyll Andy]

Wbac has just increased their offer for my 35is by another £500 - if it’s worth so much to them a private Sale on the forum must be on the cards.

Ron, yes, that’s exactly what that’s telling you to get your bl00dy finger out and get your advert done. Another thing to consider should be Wizzle where dealers bid directly on your car. You might release more for the extras that way.

Saying that, anyone on here looking for one of the best 35iS’s left should be biting your hand off when you get round to composing said ad :lol: