Thoughts of trading Grand Sport vs GTS
02-22-2018, 09:46 AM
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02-22-2018, 09:53 AM
#22
Yes, an oil change will cost you, but so too anything else with Porsche! Not only is the cost of admission high, but to stay there is very high too.
Doubt I'd go back to Porsche. I thought of getting the Cayman before my Z51, but the base was more expensive.
It's a great looking car and like someone posted earlier here, it's also smaller and easier to maneuver around tight spaces. I had a Cayman, which sure isn't anything like the car you're considering, but if spending beaucoup $ for the car and beaucoup $ for maintenance isn't a concern for you, go for it.
Throw caution to the wind and report back to us on how you like driving the 911 vs GS!!!
Doubt I'd go back to Porsche. I thought of getting the Cayman before my Z51, but the base was more expensive.
It's a great looking car and like someone posted earlier here, it's also smaller and easier to maneuver around tight spaces. I had a Cayman, which sure isn't anything like the car you're considering, but if spending beaucoup $ for the car and beaucoup $ for maintenance isn't a concern for you, go for it.
Throw caution to the wind and report back to us on how you like driving the 911 vs GS!!!
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02-22-2018, 10:29 AM
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Melting Slicks
Yes, an oil change will cost you, but so too anything else with Porsche! Not only is the cost of admission high, but to stay there is very high too.
Doubt I'd go back to Porsche. I thought of getting the Cayman before my Z51, but the base was more expensive.
It's a great looking car and like someone posted earlier here, it's also smaller and easier to maneuver around tight spaces. I had a Cayman, which sure isn't anything like the car you're considering, but if spending beaucoup $ for the car and beaucoup $ for maintenance isn't a concern for you, go for it.
Throw caution to the wind and report back to us on how you like driving the 911 vs GS!!!
Doubt I'd go back to Porsche. I thought of getting the Cayman before my Z51, but the base was more expensive.
It's a great looking car and like someone posted earlier here, it's also smaller and easier to maneuver around tight spaces. I had a Cayman, which sure isn't anything like the car you're considering, but if spending beaucoup $ for the car and beaucoup $ for maintenance isn't a concern for you, go for it.
Throw caution to the wind and report back to us on how you like driving the 911 vs GS!!!
Its just a different world, Sales guy told me when I asked how much oil changes were, he said not that much. Only like $400.
I drive 30k a year in my car so that was a real knock on the Porsche.
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02-22-2018, 12:32 PM
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02-22-2018, 12:47 PM
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02-22-2018, 12:48 PM
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I fell in love with Porsche about 15 years ago, found a nice little 944 (nothing like the GTS) but it would haul butt... The radiator had a leak after I put about 3000 miles on her, I took it to a Porsche mechanic and $3,000 dollars later I got a used car back with a "aftermarket" radiator because they no longer made them any more... seems they leaked / broke all the time and you had to take the front of the car off to replace it...
Porsche is still the same, as long as you have deep pockets and can handle a 400 dollar oil change or a 3000 dollar radiator or a 10,000 to 50,000 dollar engine then go for it.. if buying new make sure you know the warranty terms, if you race it on the track people have said the warranty is voided for some parts...
Porsche is still the same, as long as you have deep pockets and can handle a 400 dollar oil change or a 3000 dollar radiator or a 10,000 to 50,000 dollar engine then go for it.. if buying new make sure you know the warranty terms, if you race it on the track people have said the warranty is voided for some parts...
02-22-2018, 01:02 PM
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02-22-2018, 01:07 PM
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BTW, do you track your car? I wanted a Porsche but went GS when I saw what things like an engine costs. $20k for a new motor (not installed) is on the low end. That's just simply out of my price range and I wouldn't be able to enjoy the car.
With my car, if I screw up real bad, it's a shitty expensive day, but it's not the end of the world. It's probably $10k with upgrades.
With my car, if I screw up real bad, it's a shitty expensive day, but it's not the end of the world. It's probably $10k with upgrades.
02-22-2018, 01:13 PM
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02-22-2018, 01:21 PM
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02-22-2018, 01:28 PM
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Seriously, asking this question on a Corvette Forum what kind of replys did you expect? Are you just hoping someone would talk you out of dumping your Vette? Only you know for sure what is right for you.
02-22-2018, 01:39 PM
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02-22-2018, 02:29 PM
#35
The reason is that it's a Porsche. At my local dealer, the same oil change done by the same mechanics, in the same service bays, using the same oil and basically the same filter costs $150 for an Audi and $425 for a Porsche. That's Porsche/Audi Burlingame, BTW.
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02-22-2018, 03:38 PM
#37
Racer
Go for the Porsche,,,you won't be sorry.
After owning 2 different Corvettes I switched to Porsche and drove them for 15 years. What a car. Now I'm back in a C7 Z-51 and like it a lot but still miss my 911.
They both get the job done but C7 is like a Mike Tyson where 911 was like a Bruce Lee.
Keep us posted.
After owning 2 different Corvettes I switched to Porsche and drove them for 15 years. What a car. Now I'm back in a C7 Z-51 and like it a lot but still miss my 911.
They both get the job done but C7 is like a Mike Tyson where 911 was like a Bruce Lee.
Keep us posted.
02-22-2018, 04:29 PM
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02-22-2018, 04:44 PM
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Drifting
I say go for it. They are some really nice cars on a different level than the C7. Of course maintenence is going to be a bit more but its to be expected. If you can afford the car, im sure the maint. won't be a problem either. Never has for anything I've owned.
02-22-2018, 05:28 PM
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