Still Undecided 991 Turbo S
Discussion
s2000db said:
Wise decision, I drove a 570S very recently, and while it would make a great track toy (why not buy a track car though??).
It was woefully short of refinement and everyday comfort items to make it a daily driver.. On top of that, the brakes are very wooden feeling with no modulation. Wouldn't swap my Turbo S for it if 95% of your driving is road based.. Unless you crave the attention of course ... Lol
That's my thinking. It was woefully short of refinement and everyday comfort items to make it a daily driver.. On top of that, the brakes are very wooden feeling with no modulation. Wouldn't swap my Turbo S for it if 95% of your driving is road based.. Unless you crave the attention of course ... Lol
As a slight aside, we bought a track snotter last week (Clio 172 Cup Sport) for what appears to be a bargain, so for the odd UK event we'll use & abuse that. For the more prestigious circuits (see longer tracks) & our annual European track hoon i'd use the (whatever i decide) Sports Car.
W8PMC said:
That's my thinking.
As a slight aside, we bought a track snotter last week (Clio 172 Cup Sport) for what appears to be a bargain, so for the odd UK event we'll use & abuse that. For the more prestigious circuits (see longer tracks) & our annual European track hoon i'd use the (whatever i decide) Sports Car.
Well W8, that's a a turnaround after your Millbrook 570S test drive where you seemed convinced apart from the long commute aspect.As a slight aside, we bought a track snotter last week (Clio 172 Cup Sport) for what appears to be a bargain, so for the odd UK event we'll use & abuse that. For the more prestigious circuits (see longer tracks) & our annual European track hoon i'd use the (whatever i decide) Sports Car.
Quick and capable that the McLaren is, the ownership propersition and quality for a road car is nothing like Porsche.
When will you be ordering?
Tony 1234 said:
Been trying to get a Porsche 'halo' car for years now with no success despite a good track record with my local dealer, so I think why should I purchase a turbo S when that's all they'll let me purchase from them!! so I'm looking at the gen 2 R8 Plus again and stuff Porsche
Pop in to another near by OPC and let them know you're happy to order a turbo s subject to being guaranteed a GT car allocation maybe?OldBob said:
W8 - hope this helps you to decide 
Signed off for wrap yesterday, pick up Sat
and go for Carbon Bucket seats
Makes Kim Kardashian look normal.
That looks stunning. What colour is that, is it the standard Yellow paint option? What colour wrap are you having?
I'd choose the 18way (might be 14 way) Sports Plus seats as i'll have a few long commutes so the comfort is important & the Sports + seats are both comfortable & very grippy when pushing on. Any other options on that car?
Signed off for wrap yesterday, pick up Sat
and go for Carbon Bucket seats
Makes Kim Kardashian look normal.
That looks stunning. What colour is that, is it the standard Yellow paint option? What colour wrap are you having?
I'd choose the 18way (might be 14 way) Sports Plus seats as i'll have a few long commutes so the comfort is important & the Sports + seats are both comfortable & very grippy when pushing on. Any other options on that car?
Edited by OldBob on Thursday 21st April 12:55
Edited by OldBob on Thursday 21st April 13:00
ChrisH370 said:
Well W8, that's a a turnaround after your Millbrook 570S test drive where you seemed convinced apart from the long commute aspect.
Quick and capable that the McLaren is, the ownership propersition and quality for a road car is nothing like Porsche.
When will you be ordering?
That's the thing Chris. When I took it foe a test drive with the dealer a couple of months ago it didn't float my boat other than the stunning looks. At Millbrook it was epic but that's not the kind of driving i'd be doing 75% of the time. Also noticed the build quality on them wasn't as one would hope from such a high value car. Panel gaps were evident & the trim external & internal were out of line on a few cars. Also the interior is Spartan so would need a spec to lift it & that pushes the price up very quickly. Turbo S I can spec with just £1200 worth of options & have everything i'd need, however the V10+ would require over £10k in options so this starts to paint a picture of the Porsche being the best overall choice.Quick and capable that the McLaren is, the ownership propersition and quality for a road car is nothing like Porsche.
When will you be ordering?
"What colour is that, is it the standard Yellow paint option?"
Yep
"What colour wrap are you having?"
Clear Xpel - fitted at and by the Porsche dealer. Full front, sills and rear haunches.
"Any other options on that car?"
Sports design mirrors - with gloss black lowers
Gloss Black: Intakes, washer nipples
Black surrounded LED headlights
Leather on dash and console - no Carbon bits interior other than Sports Bucket Seats
Model deletion and "Porsche" in Gloss Black
Tinted side and rear glass
Smoking pack (covered 12V socket in console
Headrest crests
Footwell Net
Yellow belts
Wheel colour is now gloss black inner as std (used to be grey)
All up only 2,200 of options.
Yep
"What colour wrap are you having?"
Clear Xpel - fitted at and by the Porsche dealer. Full front, sills and rear haunches.
"Any other options on that car?"
Sports design mirrors - with gloss black lowers
Gloss Black: Intakes, washer nipples
Black surrounded LED headlights
Leather on dash and console - no Carbon bits interior other than Sports Bucket Seats
Model deletion and "Porsche" in Gloss Black
Tinted side and rear glass
Smoking pack (covered 12V socket in console
Headrest crests
Footwell Net
Yellow belts
Wheel colour is now gloss black inner as std (used to be grey)
All up only 2,200 of options.
WCZ said:
really nice
they are absolutely balistically quick, be careful
I hope so! Have come from a 630bhp R35 GTR - power to weight is very similar and I couldn't take a backward step for the acceleration drama.they are absolutely balistically quick, be careful
IMO the TurboS moved the game on quite a bit from the stock R35's with the 991's.
Make no bones about it though a modded GTR is still a weapon.
The fit, finish quality, cache are better in the Porker - but for 60K more they bloody well should be.
Phooey said:
Interesting vid and thanks for posting. Fighting understeer in all 3 of them and all seemed pretty uninspiring on track for me. Its a shame they couldn't send the 2wd H round.9e 28 said:
Interesting vid and thanks for posting. Fighting understeer in all 3 of them and all seemed pretty uninspiring on track for me. Its a shame they couldn't send the 2wd H round.
I thought the turbo-S would of took the crown personally. Like the sound of the R8. 911 bit too quiet. However, as a daily I don't think you can beat a 911T.... that's what I love so much about it. As I posted elsewhere I decided on a gen 2 R8 V10 Plus rather than a 991.2 Turbo S, as much as I like Porsches.
The R8 is a fantastic daily driver. Relatively discrete but every journey becomes a bit more special. It makes a much much better noise than the Turbo, dare I say it the Turbo would get a bit boring after a while. Will probably get a Turbo at some point though.
The R8 is a fantastic daily driver. Relatively discrete but every journey becomes a bit more special. It makes a much much better noise than the Turbo, dare I say it the Turbo would get a bit boring after a while. Will probably get a Turbo at some point though.
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