Boxster Spyder

Tuesday 22nd September 2015

Thanks - looking good.

769 posts

253 months

Tuesday 22nd September 2015

2010spy said:

daro911 said:

Mmmmm, thanks. Any other angles. That looks good and I suspect it's not its best profile...

Xyphox

47 posts

106 months

Saturday 26th September 2015

Hi all - been bouncing around these forums for ages but I think now is the time for an informative first post.

Had word yesterday from my OPC of a confirmed build date for my Spyder - 15th October. Delivery roughly 2 weeks after that. I'm the first from that dealership.

I've had LWB configured since a few months back and haven't heard anything of any kind of delay. I haven't configured PTS though so I can't comment on that.

Off to the PEC on the 29th October because I booked it really late and all you guys have filled up the earlier slots... but hoping my car will be delivered pretty much the day after or very close so not much wait in-between!

DuncGTS

101 posts

107 months

Saturday 26th September 2015

Very nice
Bet you can't wait for it

W12JFD

379 posts

166 months

Monday 28th September 2015

Just heard that mines been built and will be here 3rd week of Oct - yippee 'm

Beaver

961 posts

285 months

Monday 28th September 2015

Just back from my PEC day, drove one of the 2 GT Silver cars they now have.
Folding buckets, steel brakes.

Sounds great, drives great, performance and torque over the previous Spyder very obvious.

Also, discovered that if you press the unlock button on the key fob for a few seconds it releases the roof at the front and pops the rear boot.

Lifting the boot folds back the rear of the hood, allowing access.

Close the boot and keep the lock button pressed and it re-attaches the front of the roof.

So, you do indeed have access to both boots without having to completely stow the roof.

769 posts

253 months

Monday 28th September 2015

W12JFD said:

Just heard that mines been built and will be here 3rd week of Oct - yippee 'm

Excellent news and one of the 1st UK spec cars I am sure - what chairs did you order cool

W12JFD

379 posts

166 months

Monday 28th September 2015

daro911 said:

Excellent news and one of the 1st UK spec cars I am sure - what chairs did you order cool

Adaptive sports - didn't go for buckets as I'm intending to do some touring. Buckets are superb for track but wife is less enthusiastic for longer trips - had to buy a frilly pillow on a euro trip - looked like a pensioner's Micra

Bieldside

583 posts

200 months

Monday 28th September 2015

Lucky me
OPC called to say they had an extra allocation
Did I want it ??
Pondered for at least a second and said yes !
Oddly enough I had watched the YouTube video only last night thinking it just looked great
So lucky me ...

woodysnr

1,024 posts

229 months

Tuesday 29th September 2015

Can I ask who that is with ...I just received a call from my OPC and was told no extra allocation available and that was direct statement from Porsche Reading passed to then as the DP was down at HQ for a meeting last week .

ituned

143 posts

159 months

Tuesday 29th September 2015

I've been told today that mine will leave the factory on 22nd of October and my spec includes light weight buckets. My OPC said they had an allocation of 6 GT4's and only 3 Spyders. Mine will be the first to arrive at the dealership. Starting to get very excited.

Bieldside

583 posts

200 months

Tuesday 29th September 2015

woodysnr said:

Sorry but I would rather not disclose the OPC
I had a deposit down and when I was told no chance ever I had it refunded
But somehow I am lucky
And now smiling
Been told that pdk is not coming so manual it is

Sandy59

2,706 posts

212 months

Tuesday 29th September 2015

I drove it today at PEC, mix of track and road, very impressed on both.
GT4 drive tomorrow so will be interesting to compare.

769 posts

253 months

Wednesday 30th September 2015

Bieldside said:

Lucky me
OPC called to say they had an extra allocation
Did I want it ??

So lucky me ...

Was it an extra allocation or did one of their original takers bail out now the UK production seems to be finally started idea

Bieldside

583 posts

200 months

Wednesday 30th September 2015

daro911 said:

Bieldside said:

Lucky me
OPC called to say they had an extra allocation
Did I want it ??

So lucky me ...

Was it an extra allocation or did one of their original takers bail out now the UK production seems to be finally started idea

I got the sense that it was an extra one - but I didn't really ask that much as I said YES within a second

Just lucky !

TB303

1,040 posts

195 months

Wednesday 30th September 2015

Bieldside said:

I got the sense that it was an extra one - but I didn't really ask that much as I said YES within a second

Just lucky !

Could well be a cancellation. I know someone on here who recently cancelled their order...

RSVP911

8,192 posts

134 months

Wednesday 30th September 2015

Anyone else getting cold feet - please PM me - would really love one of these - cheers smile

769 posts

253 months