I drove a Cayman S for 10 years, so not quite the same but similar enough.

I loved it, but i like driving go cart type cars rather than fast saloons.

The 718 Boxster is of course now a turbo - i'm no petrol head, but there are plenty who don't like the dull noise the turbo makes. Especially when the noise of the Porsche engine was a good part of its charm. 

I test drove a turbo 911 (not the 911 Turbo - they're all turbos now) when they were introduced in early 2016. The drive is absolutely fine, the lack of the distinctive noise i can see is an issue for some.  

I went for a normally aspirated 911 GTS instead, and needless to say its an amazing machine - the noise when starting, or when blipping down through teh gears is awesome.

I doubt you'd be unhappy with the 718 Boxster though - noise aside, which is a bit subjective, Porsche make pretty fantastic cars. And the 718's are pretty quick.

 

Nothing more than the leftovers of a 1965 Volvo 1800S which turned out to be most likely used by the man who put Volvo on our minds in the '60s. It was the late Harry Motor. Sadly I did not yet make the connection that it was his company car but there is evidence enough on that.

Anyway the car got lost due to a move in December 2015 during the rebuild and I had lost contact and was unaware of it so years later I found the guy but he can't recall anything at all.

So there it stands on that.

Still I am into old Volvo's and plan on a Volvo1800E 1972 and 164 when the money permits.

Mark wrote:

rather liking this cabinet, any guesses on where the doors are from ?

we tend to forget there is more to design than designing.

That’s very cool! From a car that was produced for 42 years. Citroën made great cars back then. With a very keen eye for design and comfort.

Thank you Steve Sandy and Mbee

I think the servicing for the Porsche here was sort of ok. High but in line with others.

I haven’t paid for a service for about 10 years as I’ve always had corporate package (free servicing) with BM and Merc.

But Porsche doesn’t do corporate here as they sell about 4,000 cars annually where Merc sells 40,000.

I did buy a little 2 series as a second car. I shouldn’t have sold my R172 SLK 350 - a fabulous naturally aspirated V6 engine.

The 2 cabrio is a fine little car but I think I prefer roadster.

I did test drive an i3S the other day. What a great car. It was blisteringly quick. The interior is a marvel and the view inside out is really good.

Considering roadsters, I think that the best value for money is Mazda Miata (or MX5), any generation : it gives a lot of pleasure on the normal roads.

And I have to confess I'm also a fan of the i3 (s), I'm thinking of buying one second hand if I need a car before the Tesla Model 3 is available in France...

Considering roadsters, I think that the best value for money is Mazda Miata (or MX5), any generation : it gives a lot of pleasure on the normal roads.

And I have to confess I'm also a fan of the i3 (s), I'm thinking of buying one second hand if I need a car before the Tesla Model 3 is available in France...

How have I missed this thread?! If there is anything I am into more than B&O it is cars and auto racing. Looks like many of you guys have some excellent taste in automobiles! After having a many fun cars from a 1956 Chevrolet to a Porsche 911, my current collection includes a 2005 Audi A8L as my daily driver, a 1986 Porsche 951, 1984 Volvo 242 Turbo coupe, 1984 Porsche 944 race car, and my true baby, a 2010 Audi S4 ex-World Challenge GTS race car. The S4 actually had B&O audio when it was new, but sadly it all had to be ripped out during the race car build...

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This is my current interest and for sale in Denmark. US import Volvo 1800E 1972 but a weber caburator and automatic gear shift. It's been repainted and touched up. Condition is very nice for its age.

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This is my current interest and for sale in Denmark. US import Volvo 1800E 1972 but a weber caburator and automatic gear shift. It's been repainted and touched up. Condition is very nice for its age.

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Looks amazing !

If you need a sticker...

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