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I'd do brakes and alternator myself so that'd be cheaper.
I feel exactly the same about the 996, it just feels like a normal car when driving about town but that's part of the appeal, no? If you want the car to be an experience all the time, buy a supercar - it's literally designed to be an experience, or buy something impractical which feels like an experience. Or ruin your road car buy building half a race car and then have people shout at you from the pavement that your car's too loud. I CAN'T HEAR YOU OVER THE SOUND OF MY IMPRACTICALITY.
But actually, I'd like to ruin the handling of the Boxster by adding 16" wheels, fat semi slicks, and a noisy exhaust. Then I'm done.
Also I can't buy yours because I think it's out of my budget and I haven't sold my MX5s
NurseHolliday-
A car doesn't have to be harsh and full-on to be enjoyable, just have some character and charm. My SD1 and Merc oozed it.
The Porsche I would say is worse than a normal car in town. A Golf is far more fun to drive in town, and a Fiesta ecoboost is a bloody hoot (and not just because they are rented from Zipcar). It would be nice if Porsche could have somehow kept that level of low-speed fun when they developed their cars. I wonder if the otherwise unappealing 718 fixes that?
bq
Mine is about to cost me nearly £500 on brakes to get it through the MoT. This brings the total repair expenditure over the two years I have owned it to somewhere around £1000. That doesn't seem too bad to me. The alternator stranded me, but nothing else ever broke. It's being traded in next week so if you want to buy mine be quick :-).
They are available at prices to suit all pockets but don't buy a cheap one unless you intend to drive it into the ground. Spend money on a good one and you shouldn't have to spend anything like Dammit-levels of cash on it.
The chassis is brilliant - the cornering and balance is superb, and the ride, even with the sports suspension, is really good. Seats are comfortable and the steering positive. Brakes feel dull but work very well. Electrics are sound, but the stereo is total crap.
Personally though, despite some great drives I've never really fallen in love with it. In making it so very capable when being driven hard, Porsche made it quite dull when being driven normally. And 'normally' is how I mostly drive.