Top Gear Says: Get the 35i NOT the 35is

[Memphis1]

Originally Posted by Dr Stig 2

Hi guys,
We have discussed this before... THis is Australia, our luxury car market is very very different to yours.

in the same train of thought, this is USA, no one is turning this into a pissing match, but it's a simple fact that you guys get a new one ripped when buying new, so it would make sense that you guys are considering how it holds its value, but here we don't care... if a $75k M3 goes for $45k used and your $75k z4 goes for $40k used, we're not gonna loose sleep over it.

[BlueZ4AZ]

Originally Posted by Dr Stig 2

Hi guys,
We have discussed this before... THis is Australia, our luxury car market is very very different to yours.
The cars cost a lot more because of our tax regime, and as used cars they attract a different kind of buyer behaviour.
Options are not valued as much when used as is a model differentiation. This is why it is better at resale to have a higher specced model than to spec the options into a lower model. (generally)
This is all Alext is saying... He is not tryign to boost his ego on his choice or starting what we call a "pissing contest"...
I dont know anyone who thinks a car is an investment (in this league anyway)
Now a Veyron... I would have to sell that one to the wife as an investment...

Oh - at the Porshe dealer yesterday - the saleman tried to suggest that the boxster spyder WAS the ONLY car he thought of as an investment! ha ha!

Totally understood. Resale market is different depending on the country.

In regards to the "investment" .....I see that car salesman in Australia are just as full of s%^ as those in the US, stopping at nothing, just to sell a car!!!! Good to know.

Whoever buys that Porsche Boxster Spyder should get that guarantee in writing from the salesperson, so when he trades the car in in a few years he can begin negotiating his trade-in allowance at MSRP+

I'm confused though......Is it the chintzy pull handles that substitute for door handles or the manual pain in the a$$ cloth top that make the Boxster Spyder such a great investment? Hmmm.

[Dr Stig 2]

Originally Posted by BlueZ4AZ

In regards to the "investment" .....I see that car salesman in Australia are just as full of s%^ as those in the US, stopping at nothing, just to sell a car!!!! Good to know.

Originally Posted by BlueZ4AZ

I'm confused though......Is it the chintzy pull handles that substitute for door handles or the manual pain in the a$$ cloth top that make the Boxster Spyder such a great investment? Hmmm.

Ha Ha!

Seriously, though. More power (just) less weight and a plastic cover to hide the pathetic gaps normally found on a Boxter boot... Its a wannabe GT3 Mini-Me. So there will be a queue of people who want it.
Porsche as a brand is nothing if not a successful piece of marketing, who just happen to make great handling cars.

Its not in the same ball park as a Z4 though - they are cars designed for very different purposes.

[tranquility]

Originally Posted by Dr Stig 2

Porsche as a brand is nothing if not a successful piece of marketing, who just happen to make great handling cars.

Haha, that's harsh. They make great cars, but there whole sportscar line is all screwed up, with the cheaper Boxster/Cayman being better handlers than the 911, their halo car, which has the crazy rear engine design that they must stick to due to their loyalists. How long can they tinker w/ that flat 6??? So they have a dilemma about the future of their 911. Also hurts that Nissan successfully gunned against the 911 w/ their GTR, hurting Porsche's cache a bit.

[teagueAMX]

Originally Posted by Dr Stig 2

Porsche as a brand is nothing if not a successful piece of marketing, who just happen to make great handling cars.

I think Porsche has had a hard time holding the line for 911 loyalists. They have a superior chassis, the Cayman, but if they dropped the latest 997 TT in it, what would happen to the 977? Let's face it's, the 977 is a pendulum with a 500+ hp engine strapped to the wrong end. The Porsche stalwarts would lose faith in their favorite chassis profile and the wailing in Stuttgart wouldn't stop.

[Silver-Bolt]

Porsche is the #1 most profitable auto maker in the world. Their marketing must be working.

I like the look of the Speedster Boxster but haven't see one in the flesh yet. You would think they could come up with better weight savings than nylon door pulls and a cheesy bimini type top.