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MacanArif wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:53 pm My bet is a Macan 2.0 or a 718 Boxster (PDK)?
Have driven both and wouldn't mind either for the day, or a Cayman, or a Cayenne... :)
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Col Lamb wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:53 pm It will be electric.

Thinking a Sinclair C5.

:?:

Happy to test drive a Mission E for Porsche... ;)
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Col Lamb wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:53 pm It will be electric.

Thinking a Sinclair C5.

:?:
I actually drove one of those on a main road. Terrifying.
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I got a Boxster the first time mine was in at Hatfield OPC.

Second time it was a poverty spec Macan SD, and I mean poverty, it had no options I could spot apart from a pano roof.
Glad to see the back of that one.

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BigPhil wrote: Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:54 am I got a Boxster the first time mine was in at Hatfield OPC.

Second time it was a poverty spec Macan SD, and I mean poverty, it had no options I could spot apart from a pano roof.
Glad to see the back of that one.

BigPhil
You need to cross post this to the "Crap" thread :)

My first loan car at East London was a boggo Boxster (pre 718). It was ok - at least it had a characterful engine.
Didn't feel quite as much as a hairdresser as I did when I was loaned a TT from Audi.

Since then I've taken the sensible approach and not asked for a loan car.
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goron59 wrote: Fri Oct 13, 2017 6:12 am
BigPhil wrote: Fri Oct 13, 2017 4:54 am I got a Boxster the first time mine was in at Hatfield OPC.

Second time it was a poverty spec Macan SD, and I mean poverty, it had no options I could spot apart from a pano roof.
Glad to see the back of that one.

BigPhil
You need to cross post this to the "Crap" thread :)

My first loan car at East London was a boggo Boxster (pre 718). It was ok - at least it had a characterful engine.
Didn't feel quite as much as a hairdresser as I did when I was loaned a TT from Audi.

Since then I've taken the sensible approach and not asked for a loan car.
I quite enjoyed the Boxster, mine was pre 718 too. I wouldn't buy one but I very much enjoyed thrashing it around.
I always book services for a Friday and then if the loaner is any good I tell them I have a late meeting and I'll bring it back first thing Monday morning.
Especially useful if I have a wedding somewhere miles away to go to.
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I had a pre 718 Boxster S loan car for several days while the Cayenne was being PDI'ed. It was specced up to the eyebrows with a price of £78k.
For some strange reason no seat heating was fitted. :roll:
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MacanArif wrote: Thu Oct 12, 2017 9:53 pm My bet is a Macan 2.0 or a 718 Boxster (PDK)?


And the winner is... Arif! :)

A nice silver 718 Boxster with PDK, PSE, Sport Chrono and heated seats! I am missing the heated multi-function steering wheel though. Feels like a go kart in comparison to my Panamera. Not surprising, a lot more snug and a bit lower. Less refined than my car, but then they are at opposite ends of the Porsche range. A wind-in-the-hair two seater, open top sports car and Porsche's most comfortable & refined cruiser. Not sure that I could live with the Boxster as a sole car, but fun for the odd day or weekend. With top down and in Sport, or Sport Plus mode it is an animal. If buying a Cayman or Boxster, don't think I'd pay the extra for the S, as the basic 718 (to me) has more than enough poke for a lightweight two seater.

Great fun and will have done over 100 miles in it today, mostly with the top down. 😎

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Looks nice in silver. Just glad I don't have to listen to it :)
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I agree that silver is nice, but am not 100% convinced on the plain black wheels. I am not overly impressed with the noise.

Not as nice sounding as my 991.1 C2, my Panamera or a pre-718 Boxster that I borrowed previously from Tewkesbury. But they are 6 cylinder and/or naturally aspirated.

The 718 does sound a bit better with the Sport Exhaust turned on, but nothing like the delicious pops, crackles and burbles that I had with my 911. :)
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