Dupla

Interesting video

Onami

Dupe…posted here a few weeks ago…911 and Boxter common parts video.

Dupla

Oh, okay, I must've missed it. If you wish, I will remove it

Onami

Not up to me…just posted the vid contents so others won’t click on it to see what it is (assuming they saw the first post).

timothymoffat

I'm more than a little surprised if any current Porsche owners don't know this. Looking closely outside and especially inside these cars it's more than a little obvious that it's more about what's not common between Boxster/Cayman/911. And that doesn't bother me one bit.

Angryinch

Porsche is smart. They got us all drooling over this stuff, 911 x 30 different versions of the same car.

Lots of companies do this however. GM uses truck frames etc for their SUV. Why totally redesign when you can build off something that works.

Look at the Supra, it’s a BMW with a Toyota body over it.

reacp911

Dupe? So what?

Anyway, parts interchangeability is a car enthusiasts' best friend

RDMcG

Well, not 100% interchangeable............

Onami

So the members that don't have too much time on their hands do not click on a link that they have already viewed - This does not include you, obviously.

reacp911

^or you. Didn't you block me?

Onami

No, just ignoring you for the most part. Some of the things you post are too funny to ignore. ie, you drive a penismobile

Actually, I can't see your posts at home, only at work. Don't care enough to figure out why.

.2PDK

Now why on earth would anyone block you?

theiceman

title sounded like milion promotional adverts that pop up on my phone .. lol

" quick do this to your phone before tomorrow"

" Things Porsche dont want you to know"

lol

LastMezger

I don't know if it's addressed in this but an analyst a few years ago estimated the cost difference between a base Boxster and a 911 Turbo at about $5,000. So if a Boxster is profitable at $85K (its current base price) then it's over $200K of gravy when a Turbo S Cab leaves the plant at $300K! Similarly, GM makes something like $50K profit on every Escalade they sell.

Probably the most egregious is the up charges for wheels. $6K on a set of wheels that doesn't cost one cent more to manufacture than the standard wheels on the car...in some cases the standard wheels have even been forged and the upgrade wheels are cast!!! Mental!

theiceman

its been recognized for years ( i used to live next door to an auto industry exec) That Porsche is the most profitable car company in the world per car.

Not surprising