Boxster Spyder

[2010spy]

I think this is correct. There's no logic to the current situation - but they will need to stick to the decision and not offer them later otherwise we will have this 'two-tier' snobbery over whether yours has the GT2 or the 918 seat (which in itself is a first world problem if one ever existed).

PorscheGT4 said:

due too 918 style supply issue, I bet they have canned them on the 981 spyder in the UK now.

AT least you get free GT2 style buckets, we have to pay for buckets in a GT4 track car !!!

[SFO]

2010spy said:

but they will need to stick to the decision and not offer them later otherwise we will have this 'two-tier' snobbery over whether yours has the GT2 or the 918 seat

I prefer the GT2 seat

[2010spy]

I prefer the 918 seats.

[Beaver]

I'm not bothered unless 2010spy gets the 918s and then I want them too

[DAWRacing]

SFO said:

2010spy said:

but they will need to stick to the decision and not offer them later otherwise we will have this 'two-tier' snobbery over whether yours has the GT2 or the 918 seat

I prefer the GT2 seat

Hold it, hold it.....don't say stuff like that it plays with my mind!!!!

What's up with the 918 seats then, I had assumed we'd all want them

[SFO]

I find 918 seats unnecessarily fussy in design.

also I know the GT2 seats will be fine as I have them in my GT3.

Not sat in a 918 seat and don't want to take the risk of not liking it.

apparently, it is wider and more upright than the GT seat

[DAWRacing]

SFO said:

I find 918 seats unnecessarily fussy in design.

also I know the GT2 seats will be fine as I have them in my GT3.

Not sat in a 918 seat and don't want to take the risk of not liking it.

apparently, it is wider and more upright than the GT seat

Thanks for that, I too have the GT2 seats in my Spyder and really like them but assumed that the 918 would be unquestionably better, need to find a 918 to sit in.

Might not bother then and avoid the delay.

[Beaver]

And of course you can heat the GT2s

[PeterB14]

I was at OPC on Monday and sat in GT3 so know seats are fine.
Interesting point, sat in Cayman R to look at painted details in car and found the buckets in there were not as comfortable as those in GT3, they had more of an angle and prefer upright position.

[DS240]

Beaver said:

And of course you can heat the GT2s

Do you know by chance whether this is an easy retrofit for these seats with proper porsche parts (done through an OPC, rather than 3rd party items)

Other Spyder owners done this (costs)?

It wasn't an option previously.

[Beaver]

Sorry, I don't

[SFO]

DS240 said:

Beaver said:

And of course you can heat the GT2s

Do you know by chance whether this is an easy retrofit for these seats with proper porsche parts (done through an OPC, rather than 3rd party items)

Other Spyder owners done this (costs)?

It wasn't an option previously.

curious how it's done

the seat cushion on my GT3 buckets can simply be peeled off ..

[ags11]

Am I correct in saying the 918 seats have height adjustment?

[DMC2]

ags11 said:

Am I correct in saying the 918 seats have height adjustment?

Yes. And they are absolutely stunning. Wider than the GT3 seats and slightly harder to get in and out of.

[ags11]

My opc has told me the 918 seat's aren't available? My wife would definitely need the height adjustment- disappointing!

[Phooey]

ags11 said:

My opc has told me the 918 seat's aren't available? My wife would definitely need the height adjustment- disappointing!

Perfect excuse to change the wife

[ags11]

Phooey said:

Perfect excuse to change the wife

I fear the depreciation might be a bit much for me 😃

[SFO]

moving shots and some engine sounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gri3Z6iPf80

[PeterB14]

Good film of roof operation.

http://youtu.be/YSudCNHIhn0

[Swimfinz]

A

SFO said:

moving shots and some engine sounds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gri3Z6iPf80

Despite being a very contented current owner of a beautiful 987 Spyder, I am still pretty impressed by the new model... So much so that I found myself putting a deposit down at the local OPC on launch day....!!! To me it seems the "ultimate package": the larger engine that the Boxster chassis has always cried out for, a more practical roof (than the 987 Spyder), better brakes, more aggressive front/ rear styling.... However, as noted in the "Spyder GT4" thread, I have concerns that, no sooner will I have got my grubby mitts on this new incarnation of the Spyder, Porsche will release a more extreme "GT" version....!!! I presume this would essentially be a GT4 with a soft top, for roughly GT4 money..... That would be pretty gutting..!! It would also do Porsche no favours in retaining the mystique/rarity of it's "halo" cars, as it would suggest that they were simply "milking" their newest creation. I truly hope that this is not the case, as cynical marketing-tactics was something I thought "beneath" a prestige brand such as Porsche. However, I may sit-on my deposit for a little while yet, just to see what news comes out of Stuttgart....
Dave

Edited by Swimfinz on Sunday 12th April 00:00