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Didn’t even know this service was available until I stumbled across it on the Porsche GB website last night. Picked up a Boxster Style Edition for a 24hr ‘test drive’ this afternoon. Not cheap, but I’ve got the week off and one too many beers later and it was booked . In my defence I am looking to get back into a Boxster in the not too distant future and wondered how a 718 would feel compared to the 987 I had. The sales guy said the service only launched this week and I was only the second customer. Car has 14 miles on the clock! I figure it’s a better way of getting to know the car than what a quick test drive might tell you. But again, it’s not cheap!

I stumbled across this last night as well. I’m ok with the daily cost (although not cheap) but the insurance excess at £3k to £5k depending upon model is quite a risk.

So, spill the beans; what is the daily cost?

https://www.porsche.com/uk/porsche-drive-rental/ Per day 475 for a 911 250 for a Boxster (Some others available). Seems okay for a weekend hire. I'm never sure why posters don't share the pertinent information .

Thanks for sharing OP. I have done this when in Germany (seemed worth while with no speed limits) but didn’t know it was a thing in England.

Unfortunately the only UK Sites listed are Reading and London, plus I'm outside their age limits!

number2 said: https://www.porsche.com/uk/porsche-drive-rental/ Per day 475 for a 911 250 for a Boxster (Some others available). Seems okay for a weekend hire. I'm never sure why posters don't share the pertinent information . And £500 for a Taycan. Given how many of these they have sitting around I'm surprised it's not cheaper

yep saw the 5k excess and thought nope

Wonder if that holiday car rental insurance would cover it?

Trying to realise some revenue from the many pre registered vehicles that they now have sitting around!

cseven said: yep saw the 5k excess and thought nope Then just insure the risk - £10 a day max. https://www.carhireexcess.co.uk as an example, there are many others. Routinely do this on holiday as the excess risk policies from car hire companies are extortionate by comparison. Never had to claim, so not sure how fast they pay out...

number2 said: https://www.porsche.com/uk/porsche-drive-rental/ Per day 475 for a 911 250 for a Boxster (Some others available). Seems okay for a weekend hire. I'm never sure why posters don't share the pertinent information . Seems pretty reasonable to me, not sure how one would expect renting brand new sports cars to total randoms to be much cheaper than that!

Shaoxter said: number2 said: https://www.porsche.com/uk/porsche-drive-rental/ Per day 475 for a 911 250 for a Boxster (Some others available). Seems okay for a weekend hire. I'm never sure why posters don't share the pertinent information . Seems pretty reasonable to me, not sure how one would expect renting brand new sports cars to total randoms to be much cheaper than that! Seems alright to me too! Especially if you're considering spending (and I just checked!) £60kish for a Boxster!

sbh071 said: Then just insure the risk - £10 a day max. https://www.carhireexcess.co.uk as an example, there are many others. Routinely do this on holiday as the excess risk policies from car hire companies are extortionate by comparison. Never had to claim, so not sure how fast they pay out... Before going that route, best to check the fine print. Usually they don’t cover expensive sports cars. That policy doesn’t, for instance. My normal travel insurance doesn’t either.

Avis Prestige looks cheaper to me (992 C2S) and you can buy excess reduction from them also. Worth a look for comparison. They have the Cayman GTS also.

I’d seen this available in Germany and the USA. Didn’t realise it had hit our shores.

DMZ said: Avis Prestige looks cheaper to me (992 C2S) and you can buy excess reduction from them also. Worth a look for comparison. They have the Cayman GTS also. £360 for the day, but limited to 100 miles compared to 250 from Porsche. There are also more restrictive age limits with Avis.

DMZ said: sbh071 said: Then just insure the risk - £10 a day max. https://www.carhireexcess.co.uk as an example, there are many others. Routinely do this on holiday as the excess risk policies from car hire companies are extortionate by comparison. Never had to claim, so not sure how fast they pay out... Before going that route, best to check the fine print. Usually they don’t cover expensive sports cars. That policy doesn’t, for instance. My normal travel insurance doesn’t either. Yes, the small print is important. I take an annual policy to cover holiday car hire. The limit is £5k excess but max vehicle value is £70k. The Boxster May just slip under this.

Car back safe and sound. Must admit, being a Yorkshireman that excess gave me the heebie-jeebies! But then so did the £249 rental price…

So how was the car? Is what you expected

Maxus said: Yes, the small print is important. I take an annual policy to cover holiday car hire. The limit is £5k excess but max vehicle value is £70k. The Boxster May just slip under this. Good spot both. Terms are: "The policy does not cover rental of any of the following vehicles: vehicles over 10 years, vehicles valued at more than £70,000 (or equivalent in local currency), motor homes, campervans, trailers or caravans, vans, commercial vehicles or trucks, two or three wheeled vehicles, off-road vehicles, prestige or exotic vehicles, recreational vehicles, passenger vans, or other vehicles with more than 7 seats, or over 3.5 tonnes, or any vehicle hired from Green Motion International trading as Green Motion Car Rental." I wonder what Green Motion has done to deserve their specific call-out... :-)

Is Porsche prestige or exotic

balise said: Is Porsche prestige or exotic Well you can't buy them in Tesco's.

EvoSid said: So how was the car? Is what you expected Well, a mixed bag really. I knew it would feel like a Boxster, which it does. It’s got that same DNA as the 987 I owned seven years ago, so that wasn’t a surprise. Everything looked and ‘felt’ so familiar inside despite the difference in years. Guess that’s the Porsche evolution, not revolution, thing at work. Very quick, and brilliant through the corners, but after the first day I was still left feeling a bit underwhelmed. That engine sound just isn’t as good as the flat six, more like an Impreza. And I wasn’t convinced by the PDK. More drive time yesterday left me realising I didn’t notice the engine sound as much, and I was getting used to the PDK more. I was set on getting another manual but I have foot issues which makes a PDK the sensible choice. Overall, a very polished package, but maybe a bit too polished? Think I’ll be looking at the 981…

Having had a go in all of them 986 Boxster and 987 Boxster peak Boxsters. They’re far too cheap for such an amazing steer. Looks wise though the 981 and 718 Spyder hard to walk past without staring back for a quick second glance. TBF Porsche nailed styling with all the Spyders versions inc 987. Porsche Rental tells me Porsche Retail Group have too much stock.

sbh071 said: Maxus said: Yes, the small print is important. I take an annual policy to cover holiday car hire. The limit is £5k excess but max vehicle value is £70k. The Boxster May just slip under this. Good spot both. Terms are: "The policy does not cover rental of any of the following vehicles: vehicles over 10 years, vehicles valued at more than £70,000 (or equivalent in local currency), motor homes, campervans, trailers or caravans, vans, commercial vehicles or trucks, two or three wheeled vehicles, off-road vehicles, prestige or exotic vehicles, recreational vehicles, passenger vans, or other vehicles with more than 7 seats, or over 3.5 tonnes, or any vehicle hired from Green Motion International trading as Green Motion Car Rental." I wonder what Green Motion has done to deserve their specific call-out... :-) This probably explains it https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/jun/09/gree... £500 for a 911 for a New Years Day early blast is starting to become an idea... Edited by Collectingbrass on Saturday 31st August 20:49

Collectingbrass said: This probably explains it https://www.theguardian.com/money/2018/jun/09/gree... £500 for a 911 for a New Years Day early blast is starting to become an idea... Edited by Collectingbrass on Saturday 31st August 20:49 Thanks. It had to be that...

This company is proving exceptionally difficult to organise group bookings in Germany. I've found out that each location has a different subcontractor and consequently they can't move cars around to accommodate larger bookings, nor do they have any visibility of what additional stock will be arriving in the future. I incorrectly assumed that since this has been rubber stamped with the Porsche name they would be a lot more organised, especially in Germany!

Looks like this service has bitten the dust. That didn’t last long, which is a shame. Guess the excess, and only being available at two Porsche centres, put a lot of people off.