Without wanting to be 'that guy' with yet another post about choice of purchase, I thought I'd ask anyway
I'm in the market for a used Macan, predominantly for long-ish drives to Richmond London and Silverstone from Kent. Occasionally as the main transport for the family (wife + 2 young daughters). Car seats, buggy, countless toys and nik-naks as per parent contract. This will be my first "interesting" purchase since selling my 350Z some six years ago when our first daughter arrived on the scene. The Mrs wants to go electric, so she will have a BMW i3 for local trips (I really like these by the way, well worth trying).
I recently went out in a short drive in a Turbo, being sold by Porsche Silverstone. 2014 model in black. Very nice interior, all the bells and whistles as you might imagine. The performance is not, in my opinion, visceral, what with the type of car it is. No doubt it does build speed in an impressive fashion. The element that really impressed was the handling (Sport Plus).
My budget is 50k tops, but for my needs I think I can reign it in considerably and get - for example, a higher than average mileage 2014 Petrol S or a diesel. The latter I have not yet driven. The concept of the more frugal diesel is certainly very appealing. I think the fuel costs of the Turbo would eat away at me, not least because I will be cruising up and down the motorway most of the time. Then again, I like to buy the fastest thing I can get my hands on. Oh the troubled thought process
If anyone here has transitioned from one type to another, for example diesel Macan to a Petrol, I would love to hear your thoughts. I wonder if anyone has switched the other way, petrol to diesel? Anyway, I cannot forever slave over Autotrader, we need a second car and I'm looking forward to becoming the owner of a lovely Porsche Macan.
