In a couple of months it's time for my wife to change her car (currently a 228i convertible BMW). We have a budget of about £50k. We test drove the new merc GLC 43 AMG today and was disappointed with the noise &performance when compared to other AMG models. Also disaponted with projected values of 50% of list in 3 years! I compared it to my 997.1 turbo (manual) that I bought 3 years ago for a similar price and is actually now worth more!
This got us thinking and it turns out my wife has always wanted a Porsche of her own. She did want something more practical than the Beemer as she will be using it as a daily (school runs with two kids under 6 etc...) hence the GLC. It turns out she is prepared to sacrifice some practicality for her dream car and as I have a Discovery 4 as a daily, when the situation arises we have a big car available.
So here is the question, would a 997.2 pdk have all the necessary refinement and technology for a daily (my 997.1 doesn't even have Bluetooth!) or do we need to be looking for a 991.1?
Also which variant would you punt for? My wife has the following requirements:- enough power to overtake with confidence, a vocal exhaust, pdk/auto box, heated seats.
Thanks in advance -Paul
This got us thinking and it turns out my wife has always wanted a Porsche of her own. She did want something more practical than the Beemer as she will be using it as a daily (school runs with two kids under 6 etc...) hence the GLC. It turns out she is prepared to sacrifice some practicality for her dream car and as I have a Discovery 4 as a daily, when the situation arises we have a big car available.
So here is the question, would a 997.2 pdk have all the necessary refinement and technology for a daily (my 997.1 doesn't even have Bluetooth!) or do we need to be looking for a 991.1?
Also which variant would you punt for? My wife has the following requirements:- enough power to overtake with confidence, a vocal exhaust, pdk/auto box, heated seats.
Thanks in advance -Paul