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Still loving it. It’s everything a car should be except generous with the luggage space and easy to park. (The Vantage would be better in those regards). It makes me feel fantastic every time I drive it. I know it’s much more of a GT but I think it steers, rides and even handles better than the Boxster did. Mine has the sports pack which improves everything.
The Boxster just made me annoyed and disappointed with its shitty plastics, dull driving experience, electrical inadequacies and recalcitrant gearbox. Kind of soured my view of Porsche ‘quality’.
As far as engineering quality goes, when you lift the bonnet and see all the extruded aluminium chassis sections, there’s nothing on it that looks like a compromise. And the interior is such a nice place to spend thousands of miles. And then there’s that noise. Basically, if you can get one, then you should.
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Hefty
Question: Have you yet got tired of the excitement of owning your Aston?
I reckon I could get a decent 4.7 Vantage for the price of my old 911 now and I wonder whether it might be time to swap steering feel and engineering for beauty.
I borrowed one a while back and couldn’t stop looking at it out of the window but I worry that would subside and I’d get fed up of the drive being a bit wooden.
Every time I’ve strayed from 911s in the past I’ve soon returned.