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Offline OliverD

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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #180 on: February 21, 2020, 08:48:45 am »
I dunno if they're doing fine. 718 sales are a fraction of what Boxster/Cayman sales used to be. The price creep can't help.
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #181 on: February 21, 2020, 09:38:11 am »
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #182 on: February 21, 2020, 11:17:12 am »
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #183 on: February 21, 2020, 11:17:37 am »
Quote from: Vmango on August 16, 2019, 02:18:32 pm
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on August 16, 2019, 01:06:55 pm
Stopped by Pfaff Porsche yesterday... man I have Porsche fever bad...

Facta Non Verba

Action: Porsche fund set up: $2,000 $3,058.19 $5,058.19 $6,058.19 $7,059.36$7,559.36 $10,059.36$12,064.61$10,064.61$11,064.61$12,074.01$14,574.01$15,585.00$40,585.00$41,106.34  $42,106.34  $37,140.94 deposited.

Bills... :(
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #184 on: February 21, 2020, 01:52:19 pm »
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #185 on: February 21, 2020, 02:13:19 pm »
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on February 21, 2020, 09:38:11 am
Has anyone here driven a tiptronic Porsche? And if so, what do you guys think?

This 993 is gorgeous...

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/burnaby/british%20columbia/5_46610487_20120424160800226?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=82_100_2307&pc=L5R%203A7&sprx=-1

No personal experience, and that car looks amazing, but IIRC those old Tiptronics definitely don't have any performance advantages over manuals the way modern PDKs do. I think it would be tough to give up the manual in something like a 993.
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #186 on: February 21, 2020, 03:34:21 pm »
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on February 21, 2020, 09:38:11 am
Has anyone here driven a tiptronic Porsche? And if so, what do you guys think?

This 993 is gorgeous...

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/burnaby/british%20columbia/5_46610487_20120424160800226?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=82_100_2307&pc=L5R%203A7&sprx=-1

My Cayenne is "Tiptronic",   I almost always leave it in auto, but occasionally do hit the steering wheel button to go up or down a gear depending upon conditions.
In manual the shifts are pretty crisp and the torque converter doesn't slip like a wound up rubber band,  Still, it's not a stick or a PDK, but depending on how you're going to drive it, that might not be a problem.
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #187 on: February 21, 2020, 03:47:25 pm »
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on February 21, 2020, 09:38:11 am
Has anyone here driven a tiptronic Porsche? And if so, what do you guys think?

This 993 is gorgeous...

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/burnaby/british%20columbia/5_46610487_20120424160800226?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=82_100_2307&pc=L5R%203A7&sprx=-1

I don't understand why it's so cheap? What's wrong with it?
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #188 on: February 21, 2020, 03:53:25 pm »
Quote from: Triple Bob on February 21, 2020, 03:47:25 pm
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on February 21, 2020, 09:38:11 am
Has anyone here driven a tiptronic Porsche? And if so, what do you guys think?

This 993 is gorgeous...

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/burnaby/british%20columbia/5_46610487_20120424160800226?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=82_100_2307&pc=L5R%203A7&sprx=-1

I don't understand why it's so cheap? What's wrong with it?

I thought the tiptronic on the air-cooled cars was horrendous.. It is a 4 speed and the 0-100 is 1 second slower than a manual.. That would explain the value. I wouldn't want a tiptronic 911 and I am obsessed with 911's.
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #189 on: February 21, 2020, 03:54:41 pm »
Quote from: Triple Bob on February 21, 2020, 03:47:25 pm
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on February 21, 2020, 09:38:11 am
Has anyone here driven a tiptronic Porsche? And if so, what do you guys think?

This 993 is gorgeous...

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/porsche/911/burnaby/british%20columbia/5_46610487_20120424160800226?showcpo=ShowCpo&ncse=no&orup=82_100_2307&pc=L5R%203A7&sprx=-1

I don't understand why it's so cheap? What's wrong with it?

Tip with aftermarket bodykit isn't do it any favours.
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #190 on: February 21, 2020, 06:17:48 pm »
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #191 on: March 13, 2020, 08:26:28 am »
Quote from: Vmango on August 16, 2019, 02:18:32 pm
Quote from: Hannibalsmith on August 16, 2019, 01:06:55 pm
Stopped by Pfaff Porsche yesterday... man I have Porsche fever bad...

Facta Non Verba

Action: Porsche fund set up: $2,000 $3,058.19 $5,058.19 $6,058.19 $7,059.36$7,559.36 $10,059.36$12,064.61$10,064.61$11,064.61$12,074.01$14,574.01$15,585.00$40,585.00$41,106.34  $42,106.34$37,140.94  $35,173.10 deposited.

Taxes... :(
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #192 on: March 26, 2020, 09:59:25 am »
Simply posting this as a distraction...certainly my Porsche buying has been severely deferred :(

Anyway, pretty cool 997.2 build. 4S, manual, convertible, full leather interior (which is nice) and quite the contrasting colour.

Thoughts?

https://www.autotrader.ca/a/Porsche/911/Newmarket/ON/5_46818574_ON20080219170250766
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #193 on: March 26, 2020, 10:23:46 am »
That one has been coming up as an ad on Facebook for me. I like it a lot. Too bad it doesn't have the sport seats.
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #194 on: March 26, 2020, 10:45:14 am »
Yep, that's very nice .. but a bit out of my budget... I'm hoping for a covid-19 induced 25%+ discount in the coming weeks...
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #195 on: March 26, 2020, 11:06:25 am »
Quote from: SeaBlueS4 on March 26, 2020, 10:45:14 am
Yep, that's very nice .. but a bit out of my budget... I'm hoping for a covid-19 induced 25%+ discount in the coming weeks...

Definitely on the pricey side, but lovely leather...

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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #196 on: March 26, 2020, 11:13:37 am »
Quote from: SeaBlueS4 on March 26, 2020, 10:45:14 am
Yep, that's very nice .. but a bit out of my budget... I'm hoping for a covid-19 induced 25%+ discount in the coming weeks...

So far I haven't noticed much of a drop in prices on BAT... the stock market seems to be rebounding as well... so we'll see if the prices drop at all  ???
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #197 on: March 26, 2020, 12:57:35 pm »
Quote from: Gurgie on March 26, 2020, 11:13:37 am
Quote from: SeaBlueS4 on March 26, 2020, 10:45:14 am
Yep, that's very nice .. but a bit out of my budget... I'm hoping for a covid-19 induced 25%+ discount in the coming weeks...

So far I haven't noticed much of a drop in prices on BAT... the stock market seems to be rebounding as well... so we'll see if the prices drop at all  ???

In the grand scheme of things, probably best that we don't see massive drops in prices of Porsches...
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #198 on: April 30, 2020, 12:48:12 pm »
This thread needs an update Martin.
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Re: Porsche buying thread
« Reply #199 on: April 30, 2020, 01:08:42 pm »
Quote from: Railton on April 30, 2020, 12:48:12 pm
This thread needs an update Martin.
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Update. Porsche fund still at ~$37,000. Lots of on-line browsing, as usual. Negative: Spouse not working :(  Positive: Portfolio recovering and I'm still working :)

I think my focus for 2020 will be to fix up the garage (lighting, flooring, cabinets, etc.) and pull the trigger next year. Unless something really interesting comes up.
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