11-08-2020, 09:52 AM | #23 |
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Beautiful car OP, I loved my Boxster S, such a fantastic car. Enjoy it
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11-08-2020, 11:00 AM | #24 |
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Two of the best adjectives in the automotive vocabulary
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11-08-2020, 03:10 PM | #27 |
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Yes I did own one right around when they first came out. That was a total typo on the 2.5. I don’t really see those items as necessities for me but everyone is surely different on what they want and don’t. I certainly don’t miss them from the GTS but I had the alcantara interior in that car too. As far as the car goes, I have never owned a car that feels so alive like the GT4 does. It really feels special and well above what the GTS, but I’m a 6 Speed and N/A fan over turbo any day. I know the GTS can be made into a a rocket and a massively powerful weapon but I still prefer the NA car. I will say I didn’t think the F4 sounded bad at all either. I prefer it to the S55 engine by a long shot - they still make me wince in near pain to hear them. The engine also got much better sounding after a couple thousand miles.
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That looks fantastic. Congrats. Enjoy!
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This thread has my attention! Love seeing the caymen. I'm in the early stages of looking for what replaces my e92M. And Porsche is big on my list. At this point, I'm at least conceptually considering a 997 turbo or two new cars, a 718 GTS or GT4. My concern with the 997 is that while it will be very quick and can be made quite a bit faster, I'm concerned that the general driving experience will feel like a 997 carrera which never wowed me. I drove a plain Jane, off the lot 987 boxster (nonS) and have never forgotten it. I'm not looking for something with a rock hard suspension, but I am looking for an engaging driving experience that has a sense of theater. Sometimes I think I should go for the GTS as it may be more streetable, but the GT4 is A) a GT car B)looks great and C) will likely have a great sense of theater (just not sure how much of a penalty I'd need to take on ride quality---is it really that harsh?)
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11-10-2020, 09:14 PM | #35 |
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Not normally a P-car fan... learning of a MT NA 4.0L 6cyl convertible tho has put 718GTS 4.0 on my map.
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11-10-2020, 09:23 PM | #36 |
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Super nice, time to put it on the track to really enjoy how your new girl dances around the curves.
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Congrats. I remember in 2017 test driving a Cayman S in that same color. It had the 6 cylinder at the time. What an addicting car. That much power in something so small and lightweight, insane.
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11-12-2020, 11:32 AM | #40 |
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My first memory of Porsche is of a 914 that sat on the corner of a small car lot in Fort Wayne IN for 2yrs or so, did a image search and found a similar car for sale.
I'd see this car several times a week sometimes being looked at by a customer but never move, eventually the tires rotted then the lot moved, owner died or went out of business around 1984. My second impression was at a pole barn around 1987 watching some bondo dry, a 924 or 928 don't remember exactly, what I do remember is when started rocked your jaw off it's hinges... no thank you, let's uhhh go cruising in the Monty Carlo SS again. Porsche in Fort Wayne in those days mostly was shipped from a stationed in Germany former military. If the starter went out on the Chevy you went to Hires Auto Parts or NAPA or a GM dealer. If it went out on the Porsche 6-8weeks from za fatherland. Now all in time considered- computers, cargo shipping, living in a major city, mass distribution and better everything. Mostly felt my love for BMW being on my 7th one, like them better and going to a car like anything Porsche offers I'll skip and just spend a tick more to get a Ferrari. Now in our lives stereo types play into my lack of love for Porsche the forum friendliest being Sally Carrera from Pixar and plenty of Hollywoods douche of the year award winners. Not really fair compared to some of the BMW scenes I suppose, its a thing. To end this novella, BMW has 86'd the next gen 2series RWD convertible. I love NA cars and that's why I drive a 128i. 718GTS 4.0 brings a whole new option, I can now justify the Porsche, cept first impressions is unchanged. |
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Having raced against and heard the 4cyl Cayman's with a decent exhaust, I must conclude that those people dissing on the 4cyl don't know what the hell they are talking about. They are just trying to check boxes that make them think more of something=better, like a V12 has to be better than a V8 and a V16 has to be even more better, and V32 would be even betterer.
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Sun came out today for the first time in what seems like forever so I snapped a few quick pics.
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