That will be quite a gear change ! You will greatly enjoy it.
The new Cayman GTS 4.0 will also be a great sports car. Generally the GTS is the Goldilocks choice.
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New Porsche Cayman....6 pot and No Turbo!!!
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That will be quite a gear change ! You will greatly enjoy it.
The new Cayman GTS 4.0 will also be a great sports car. Generally the GTS is the Goldilocks choice.
Ali T
pfm Member
Hope so lol. Been self employed for the last 10 years and I do around 30k a year, so needed something with vaguely sensible MPG, hence the 535d- great frugality given the performance IMO. Now taken a PAYE job which comes with a company vehicle, so time for something a bit less sensible as a weekend car..
SteveG
pfm Member
As it happens we have one of the 1.0 turbo Fiesta's in our little fleet (it was my daughters car but is now going to my son once he passes his test) - it's the circa 125hp Titanium version. When driving it the car it reminds me of most was the 205 GTi 1.6 I had as a company car in the early 90's - power (115 v 125hp I think) and performance is about the same. The Fiesta is about 60kg heavier but is a fair bit better on fuel (40-45mpg in normal use, compared to mid 30's from what I recall with the 205). In real world performance I doubt there is much it in, however the Fiesta also has massively more equipment and much, much better safety equipment - so perhaps that's where most of the progress lies. Along with the fact that the Fiesta is merely the shopping version of the Fiesta, not the sporty model.
Some colleagues and friends have XR2's back in the day and I wasn't that impressed with them - in fact I'm pretty sure that my son's current Fiesta would be much quicker than one of those.
Anyone that buys to flip deserves all they get......
PaulMB
pfm Member
I'm surprised by what you say. I remember my E30 320i as being reasonably quick and fun to drive and rock-solid. Of course, it was a long time ago, but I'm still convinced it was a very well-made, no-nonsense machine. And pretty, too. Still, I'm pleased your 2011 BMW is good. I had an unpleasant feeling that BMW quality, real quality as opposed to gadgetry, had declined. Still, 2011 was 9 years ago.
cutting42
Arrived at B4 Hacker Ergo
Same here, more or less. My daughter bought her own Fiesta as her first car after the learner Fiat 500 we got for both kids to learn in.
It is the 100bhp 1.0l triple and it is so lovely to drive. We did look for the 125 Titanium but could not find one in her budget but the Zetec cooking version she got still surprises me when ever I get to drive it. She has to do a fair bit of motorway driving and compared to the Fiat it is in a different league.
andyoz
pfm Member
Yes, I'm fighting back the tears for them.
It's going to come down the how many GTS Porsche are prepared to make. The GTS is basically a GT4 'Touring' (except suspension).
Whaleblue
Southbound
One Hedgy, one non-Hedgy?
richardg
Admonishtrator
Really? Mine had it and it was too light Vs the newer cars
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35451
Guest
DMS offer good quality remaps from 350 ponies to 430hp for boxster S/718. That'll make them quicker than the 4.0L, although less characterful.
will invalidate any warranty though, and up yer insurance.
I used them before for BMWs. they are very good.
http://www.dmsautomotive.com/
TBH I reckon the 345hp S I drove had blend right power/grip/balance - wit full Porsche warranty
Electrostat
pfm Member
Bringing back manual to the GT3 was another good move that they took ages to do. Waiting for 997 gen 2 prices to come down.
Rack Kit
pfm Member
It'll be interesting to see how Boxster/Cayman buyers respond to the next gen that'll be hybrids only before going fully electric the generation after that.
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
Maybe with the ancient 1980s models, but I tried pretty hard to unstick that rear end with mid corner lift off, electronics on, and I suspect ESP was preventing the worst from happening. I’m the first to admit I’m no driving hero, so very rarely turned all aids off.
Whaleblue
Southbound
Tony Lockhart
Avoiding Stress, at Every Opportunity
One-Hedgy-Unless-You-Let-It-Do-The-Driving
and
One-non-Hedgy
Well, I’d advise not googling something like Porsche Cayman crashed
Colin L
High-tech low-life
Presently driving an M4 cabriolet. 450bhp conservatively rated and a hoot to drive. Averaging 25 mpg (which is OK) and cheap for the performance. With 2 kids the M2 wasn’t really on due to access and strapping them into seats. The Cab is what I used to call a “hairdressers car” but top down gives you the thrill and sense of speed without speeding (too much).
Previous car was an M5 which was a truly wondrous, mental thing. So fast, capable and comfortable, (and the best engine ever short of a full-on hyper car) but you needed to be going mental speeds to have fun. A license loser.
Previous car was an M5 which was a truly wondrous, mental thing. So fast, capable and comfortable, (and the best engine ever short of a full-on hyper car) but you needed to be going mental speeds to have fun. A license loser.
andyoz
pfm Member
Yes, a few are already into it as these start coming out of warranty.
If I was a 4 pot turbo fan I'd be getting a 718 2.0 with higher than usual miles and modding it. Here's one that listed at £30k two weeks ago and is already dropping. Bet it sells for £25k. This is s 2.0T too so not bare bones spec either....no PSE but you don't want it as you'll be doing aftermarket exhaust. Also those stock 'small' rims are good for a real drivers car.
I've driven a 2.0T and you can really feel the potential. Engine revs out like a Banshi and remember the 718 has brakes and steering from a 911. This car would have been over £50k new. There loads more to follow this price point. So you're getring a reliable, mid engined, turbo rocket that stops on a dime for relative peanuts. I'd guess a Golf GTI costs more to insure as well.
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201910193488984?atmobcid=soc3