Is New 718 Spyder 4.0 gettable?
03-18-2018, 01:48 AM
#61
Unless they put a 450hp version of the GT3 motor in it and call it a GT car, I don't think they'll be ridiculous demand for it. It's still a Boxster, and a lot of people don't love the 718 style changes. I think they'll be demand, but nothing like the GT car list nonsense.
03-18-2018, 02:25 AM
#62
Race Director
Having spent 3000km in a gt3 on the best roads Europe has to offer.. I can say my spyder was more fun. I'm not saying the engine of the gt3 isnt more impressive, or that the presence of the gt3 isn't greater, or that it doesn't have better steering a more solid chassis, better suspension, race car looks, more aggressive stance. What I'm saying, is the Spyder was more fun to drive. I may buy another.
03-18-2018, 02:29 AM
#63
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Having spent 3000km in a gt3 on the best roads Europe has to offer.. I can say my spyder was more fun. I'm not saying the engine of the gt3 isnt more impressive, or that the presence of the gt3 isn't greater, or that it doesn't have better steering a more solid chassis, better suspension, race car looks, more aggressive stance. What I'm saying, is the Spyder was more fun to drive. I may buy another.
I will say that you wouldn’t be the first to sell a Spyder and turn around and buy another. In fact I think it’s a common trend. I think the only other cars that could offer the same visceral experience as the 987/981 Spyder would be the 997 GT3 and GT3 RS. Older cars will also offer a similar engaging drive but they’re not nearly as precise.
03-18-2018, 03:07 AM
#64
Originally Posted by CAlexio
Having spent 3000km in a gt3 on the best roads Europe has to offer.. I can say my spyder was more fun. I'm not saying the engine of the gt3 isnt more impressive, or that the presence of the gt3 isn't greater, or that it doesn't have better steering a more solid chassis, better suspension, race car looks, more aggressive stance. What I'm saying, is the Spyder was more fun to drive. I may buy another.
03-18-2018, 03:38 AM
#65
Congrats on the GT3!
I will say that you wouldn’t be the first to sell a Spyder and turn around and buy another. In fact I think it’s a common trend. I think the only other cars that could offer the same visceral experience as the 987/981 Spyder would be the 997 GT3 and GT3 RS. Older cars will also offer a similar engaging drive but they’re not nearly as precise.
Last edited by NelsonF; 03-18-2018 at 11:04 AM.
03-18-2018, 07:32 AM
#66
Having spent 3000km in a gt3 on the best roads Europe has to offer.. I can say my spyder was more fun. I'm not saying the engine of the gt3 isnt more impressive, or that the presence of the gt3 isn't greater, or that it doesn't have better steering a more solid chassis, better suspension, race car looks, more aggressive stance. What I'm saying, is the Spyder was more fun to drive. I may buy another.
03-18-2018, 09:01 AM
#67
Having spent 3000km in a gt3 on the best roads Europe has to offer.. I can say my spyder was more fun. I'm not saying the engine of the gt3 isnt more impressive, or that the presence of the gt3 isn't greater, or that it doesn't have better steering a more solid chassis, better suspension, race car looks, more aggressive stance. What I'm saying, is the Spyder was more fun to drive. I may buy another.
03-18-2018, 04:41 PM
#68
Here in So Cal the cars were also available and I, too, got my car at a discount. But I'm not
sure the past will necessarily be prologue when the 982 Spyder comes out because things
have changed a bit... I think the demand this time around for the 982 version will be greater...
sure the past will necessarily be prologue when the 982 Spyder comes out because things
have changed a bit... I think the demand this time around for the 982 version will be greater...
(from both dealers & customers) to the first 987 Boxster Spyder. Back in 2010, right
after the 987 Spyder hit the market, I did a pretty comprehensive analysis of the
inventory of unsold Spyders at US dealers. It was a very interesting exercise for
me. Yet it didn't sway me from ordering new one of the few MY2012 Spyders produced
in 2011.
https://rennlist.com/forums/987-981-...y-is-huge.html
One can probably say that the Boxster Spyder has been, througout its two iterations to date, one of the most
under-appreciated models WHILE IT WAS IN PRODUCTION. Yet, after its production ended, also one of models
that has made the fastest & most remarkable come-back in popularity & demand. It's today widely recognized as
one of the best, most fun & a true value proposition in the entire Porsche modfel line! Other than some gt models,
nothing equals the high retention of value (as % of MSRP) as a 981 Spyder. And the 987 Spyders are also in demand,
but not as much as the 981 version!
I predict that the 718 version of the Boxster Spyder will be the most popular & desirable version yet of this model.
And I have a deposit in place for one.
Saludos,
Eduardo
Scottsdale