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Continuing search for my wife's new car
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 8:53 pm
by JW590
Went to view this today as my wife is interested in it. Looks really nice, but the interior doesn't give the feel the exterior promises. I pointed out to Stef that it has 19" wheels on it. Question - nothing else bothers me except the tyres..... is it really about £250 per corner for tyres?
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/uvl/po ... distance=0
Thank you.
Re: Continuing search for my wife's new car
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 9:44 pm
by Brett928S2
Tri-Man wrote:Went to view this today as my wife is interested in it. Looks really nice, but the interior doesn't give the feel the exterior promises. I pointed out to Stef that it has 19" wheels on it. Question - nothing else bothers me except the tyres..... is it really about £250 per corner for tyres?
http://atsearch.autotrader.co.uk/uvl/po ... distance=0
Thank you.
Hi
19" tyres can cost up to £400 PER CORNER....
Depending on make etc....
All the best Brett
Re: Continuing search for my wife's new car
Posted: Sat Feb 05, 2011 10:42 pm
by Lee 944
We get a club discount from Black circles, but I've just ordered mine from
here. If you know the sizes, try clicking on them and see what comes up.
BTW, A friend has forecast a global shortage of rubber and a large price increase this year? Is he pulling my leg?
Re: Continuing search for my wife's new car
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:05 am
by Pixie*Porsche
I've had a 986 Boxster S and drove a 987 Boxster. Honestly, I wouldn't bother again. I used the phrase "it doesn't become fun, until you're well into licence losing territory". Yes, a testiment to technological advance but it's just *too* "capable" it's rather boring until you reach the limits of the car (which seem to be very high!)
In my opinion the 987 is a massive improvement on the 986 especially the interior. The Guards Red car looks nice, save for the wheels but thats all in personal opinion and I actually think the interior looks nice, whats wrong with it? Then again Porsche interiors aren't very exciting.
19" wheels are a little silly and yes the tyres are expensive!
Personally, I much prefer classic cars, you seem to beable to have much more fun in them.
Re: Continuing search for my wife's new car
Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 9:38 am
by JW590
I too prefer older cars. There's so much fun to be had putting £500 max into Ebay Classic cars and press search. Put £600 and it's even better.
I'm not a fan of Boxsters. It's each to his own and they're not for me. When we were driving to view it we were in Stef's 2007 MX5 2.0 Sport. I questioned the advantage of a Boxster over an MX5 in everyday use...... I'll start a new thread on the subject as the responses will be interesting.