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Old 02-27-2016, 05:50 PM   #34
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Originally Posted by Smallblock454 View Post
I had to go into my local main dealer yesterday to drop my car off. Both my key fobs now don't work so I had no choice as this is a main dealer only fix.
Anyway I was having a look at a couple of 981 Boxsters in there and got chatting to one of the sales girls while sitting in a PDK Boxster black edition. I told her that I'd only be interested in a manual (as if I was seriously considering buy a new Boxster). She said that there were no manual 981s left, at least locally, then she mentioned the 718. I said I wasn't keen on the 4 cylinder and the sound it makes. She said that she's hearing that a lot. She then said she totally agreed, and that she doesn't even like the new 911 engine sound. Apparently, as word is getting round about the 718, she says customers are buying up the 981s while there are still some left. Later on I got a lift from another salesman and he was really laying into the 718. Why buy a Boxster when you can buy a Subaru WRX with the same engine for a third of the price?
Anyway, I didn't get the impression the sales staff I talked to are very happy about it.
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