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Originally Posted by rondocap
I think we may have become spoiled with PDK/DSG and how good it has gotten recently. I drove a C55 AMG fairly recently - 5 speed auto. The response was really very bad in manual mode. I was quite surprised..
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I have friends that only buy Mercs, a 30+ year tradition but I've yet to drive a a single modern Merc that I thought was remotely worth buying at full boat. That brand is the epitome of a brand having so many models that they can no longer maintain quality to the standards they were once known for. I'm not sure why Porsche gets all the abuse, there are far worse. And I don't if its just me but having a Merc just doesn't get the sort of attention it once did. In that respect Porsche has all other German brands beat....if that's important to the buyer. I just find it interesting that in the midst of all this mind-boggling over-production Porsche has still managed to hold onto a bit of that novelty. I can't remember how many time someone said "wow you have a Porsche". Whereas I've never heard that said to my friends that have Audis, Bimmers, Range Rovers, etc.
I like to tell my friends that if weren't for the Boxster I probably would have moved on away from Porsche long ago. My cars can't just be garage queens, I don't have the space or time for it. I need a car that can be driven year round, isn't going to leave me stranded, nor comes with costly engine rebuilds as a part of standard long haul ownership. The Boxster has checked all those boxes.
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