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Hiring 'older' Porsche Boxster 986 and 911(996)

ukmastiff

ukmastiff

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LO all, I'm pretty regular on the 944 section and not here for obvious reasons but TBH I think 944's and me have had our days together.

I am seriously thinking of a Boxster S which I could drive to work as well as have to go to meets in etc and possibly even a 996 due to the occasional back seats.

My actual question is , does anyone know in the South East can I hire a 986 or a 996.
If I go to a normal high performance hire company the cars will of course be newer as they are in any hire company and I'm not thinking of buying a 987 or a 997 so there is no point trying one out. I'm not a young man by any means so I dont think hiring these cars will be prohibitive for me.

I want to drive a car properly andsee if I like commuting in it, country roads etc the whole package before buying one and maybe regretting it. I would add that from what I've seen of the price to hire a 987 it might be cheeper to buy a car and sell it if i dont like it [:)]

Thanks

Mas
 
Hi,
Think you'll have a few replies!. Sadly I don't know of any hire companies down your way though.

I've had a 986 2.7 (3 years) and am now on a 987 2.7 (nearly 2 years), both great cars, used for my daily commute most of the year into Glasgow from the countryside north of town, over very mixed surfaces, country roads with twisty bits and fast straights, then into town and traffic. The 986 was a manual and my current car is tiptronic, saves all the clutch nonsense in traffic. For what you want you won't go wrong with the Boxster, it's very capable in all situations. Additionally the current car has just been to the LM classic, never missed a beat.

Hope that helps and good luck.

Andy
 
Try http://www.bubblyrentacar.co.uk/ Or http://www.coolcars4hire.co.uk/

I rented a Mini Cooper S from Coolcars for 6 weeks when I was between sold the car and having the Cayenne delivered.. They where pretty good.. He does most of his business renting cars to Film and TV projects


 
They do seem to mainly have 987 or non 's' but defo at least one interesting one there thanks.

I am wondering though , have a quick test drive with a dealer and save the 500 quid
( long weekend rental plus a bit of excess mleage and fuel =500) and just buy a 'fairly' cheap first Boxster. I could probably sell it and only lose 500 if I bought it right price ?

If you knew me I'm always changing cars anyway , I love it !

Thats what I did with my 1st 944 , bought a cheepo one and sold it on later for about 100 pounds less, I.E cheep extended test drive , mind you it was a lot cheeper than a Boxster [:D]

Cheers

Mas
 
You can drive a 996, albeit somewhat modified, at Jonathan Palmer.
http://www.palmersport.com/porsche911jp3.aspx
Great experience.
 
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