Which? 911(996/7) Carrera 4S Cab Vs Audi S5 Cab

[Chuckle Brother]

As per the title:

A friend is looking to buy his Wife a new car, hence the 4 wheel drive on the Porsche !

Either new S5 or equal value used Porsche.......

Considerations

- About 1/2 mile farm track down to the house, slow speeds but not the smoothest
- Short journeys but the odd trip to south france every year
- Feel every bit special as it should
- Running and maintenance costs - Is the porsche going to be considerably more?
- Reliability
- Ability to put the dog on the back seats, so the 2+2(1 dog) option is a must, and i am sure if you fold the dog up it WILL fit in the luggage compartment but i am not going to pitch this suggestion!!

And are there any other cars that are missing here?

Cheers for any advice given from owners or people in the know, much appreciated!

[nw28840]

Tell your mate to save a load of his cash and get his wife a 996 C4S Cabriolet.

I've had mine 2 years now , awesome car and just love the looks.

It's cost me no more to run than the M3 i had before. I've done about 9,000 miles in just under 2 years.

In fact tell him to buy mine - I'm looking at getting into a V8 Vantage

Mine has the Porsche Sports Exhaust so your mate can enjoy the noise when he drives it !


Cheers,
Nick

[Chuckle Brother]

This was what i was thinking and looking through the classifieds there are some unbelievable options around the 30K mark, if you want to PM me any details on the car you have i will be more than happy to pass them on.

What are the servicing costs like on the Porsche on average?

[Chuckle Brother]

Bump!!

[edo]

i wouldnt have a dog clambering all over the back seats of a £50k 911 personally.