Fat Albert
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Thanks for the answers chaps, Well I decided against the 944 in the end, I added up how much I needed to spend to get it right and it also doesn't fit the 2 seat convertible brief. I was in Dove House on Thursday and had a chat with Tony and Simon about it (as well as Z4 vs 986 debate)
Blade: I use Dove House in Rushden rather than TWG, much better quality work and owned by a mate of mine.
Drove a Z4 3.0 and a 2.7 Boxster today though....and am still in turmoil!
The Z4 was a great all-round good car; comfortable, modern, great driving position, easy to drive with sharp handling and great thrust with a fine soundtrack, it was everything I expected it to be. The only downside was I found it a bit skittery over the back roads, but that could just be tyres/pressures. It was the auto version, but it worked very well, apart from nannying back into auto when trying to run it in manual/sequential mode
https://www.autotrader.co...ice-to=6000&page=1 Then I tried the Boxster (2004 facelift 986)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201707077143814?advertising-location=at_cars&sort=price-asc&make=PORSCHE&postcode=nn143ah&price-to=6000&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.2&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&model=BOXSTER&radius=35&page=1
disappointingly cheap feeling on the inside, but it is a generation older than the Z4. Driving position is ok with just enough legroom but the pedals seem rather high. I bit more of a handful around town, but straight away you felt connected to the car and what was going on, then we got some open road and I floored it.....that yowl when it got into its stride was awsome, right behind your ears with associated lunge down the road, I was grinning! So, the Z4 would be the bext everyday car, easiest to live with, cheaper to run and performs brilliantly, very much the better car according to my head, and probably the most appealling to Senior Management. However, the Boxster has a sense of occasion, you feel connected to the car and road, it talks and communicates, it moves you... I need to discuss this with Management tonight when she gets home and get her to drive them both this week, if she can get on with the Boxster then we might have a winner..!
Blade: I use Dove House in Rushden rather than TWG, much better quality work and owned by a mate of mine.
Drove a Z4 3.0 and a 2.7 Boxster today though....and am still in turmoil!
The Z4 was a great all-round good car; comfortable, modern, great driving position, easy to drive with sharp handling and great thrust with a fine soundtrack, it was everything I expected it to be. The only downside was I found it a bit skittery over the back roads, but that could just be tyres/pressures. It was the auto version, but it worked very well, apart from nannying back into auto when trying to run it in manual/sequential mode
https://www.autotrader.co...ice-to=6000&page=1 Then I tried the Boxster (2004 facelift 986)
https://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201707077143814?advertising-location=at_cars&sort=price-asc&make=PORSCHE&postcode=nn143ah&price-to=6000&minimum-badge-engine-size=2.2&onesearchad=Used&onesearchad=Nearly%20New&onesearchad=New&model=BOXSTER&radius=35&page=1
disappointingly cheap feeling on the inside, but it is a generation older than the Z4. Driving position is ok with just enough legroom but the pedals seem rather high. I bit more of a handful around town, but straight away you felt connected to the car and what was going on, then we got some open road and I floored it.....that yowl when it got into its stride was awsome, right behind your ears with associated lunge down the road, I was grinning! So, the Z4 would be the bext everyday car, easiest to live with, cheaper to run and performs brilliantly, very much the better car according to my head, and probably the most appealling to Senior Management. However, the Boxster has a sense of occasion, you feel connected to the car and road, it talks and communicates, it moves you... I need to discuss this with Management tonight when she gets home and get her to drive them both this week, if she can get on with the Boxster then we might have a winner..!
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