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A pleasant thought but.. MikenOH - 8 years ago |
Re: A pleasant thought but.. MarcW - 8 years ago |
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MikenOH
not likely to be repeated gain soon, given the NA mess VW has created.
They have got huge bills to pay in trying to make peace with their client base in NA. With Porsche generating the lions share of corporate profits--and VW needing all of it--I don't see them getting very generous trying to move 718's in the near term.
Add to that, the 718 is a very expensive car and will still be expensive even with a sizable discount.
BTW, you got the deal of the century on your Cayman.
Re: A pleasant thought but.. MikenOH - 8 years ago |
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MarcW
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MikenOH
not likely to be repeated gain soon, given the NA mess VW has created.
They have got huge bills to pay in trying to make peace with their client base in NA. With Porsche generating the lions share of corporate profits--and VW needing all of it--I don't see them getting very generous trying to move 718's in the near term.
Add to that, the 718 is a very expensive car and will still be expensive even with a sizable discount.
BTW, you got the deal of the century on your Cayman.
You make good points but if the new 718 models don't move the price will come down. At least a guy can hope, can't he?
We're pullin for ya.... grant - 8 years ago |
I agree with this.... MarcW - 8 years ago |
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grant
But i think the car will prove successful, possibly with a slightly different audience.
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MikenOH
Lots of torque, grip, steering response and the practicality of two trunks from the mid-engine layout remains.
The engine note may be going in a direction that many current Porsche owners don't appreciate, but this may not be a deal breaker for new buyers.
The bump in pricing concerns me and as an owner that likes to take his car to the track, I'd be reluctant to be an early adapter of the 718 unit it's clear the heat management concerns have been handled properly. After reading how many people have gotten burned on some of the new uber models recently released--Z06/GT350 come to mind first--because they would overheat at the track, I'd like to see some evidence that the car can handle 4/25 minute sessions at a DE w/o going into a limp mode.
Regarding your 996TT Marc, what soured you on the car?
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MikenOH
Too bad about the 996TT; those cars seem to be in demand these days and it looks like they sell for a good buck.
A friend just picked up a 2002 TT that had the FWD portion removed, as the previous owner had it set up like a GT2 track car--suspension/engine mods, roll cage, racing seats/ harness.
The car only had 19K --and given the stiffness of the suspension, they were probably all track miles.
If you decide to go with a 718CS I'm thinking you'll be happy with the car if you're ok with the engine noise coming out of it. The 981 CS was a sweet car--we drove a GTS at a Porsche event and thought it was a hoot--so the new CS should be an even better driver's car.
BTW, have you sworn off muscle cars yet? The Camaro/Mustang/Challenger all look pretty good and have big V8's but save the Mustang , the prices have gotten really high--$45-50K. We looked at a V6 Camaro before we decided on the Mustang and it was a sweet car,but visibility looked problematic and the price for the car with a few options seemed crazy high. For the same price or less, we could have gotten a base Mustang GT.
A proper reply to this has been rattling around in my head for a few days SteveJ (2010 987 base, manual trans) - 8 years ago |
That's very sound advice. *NM* Roger987 - 8 years ago |
One of my car buying recommendations... MarcW - 8 years ago |