718 Cayman Spec & Colours- what have you gone for?

[dreamcar]

ikonic said:

Yeah I thought the exact same thing.

As an aside, a family member has a Macan GTS on order and was advised by the dealer against speccing leather (and sticking with the standard alcantara GTS seats as thats more desirable come resale).

Different issue really as with the GTS the alcantara is the unique part of the interior that cannot be replicated in any of the other models. The lower half of the fascia is half alcantara, alcantara inserts on door cards, alcantara door pulls etc and you get "GTS" logo stitched on the head restraints. You lose all that if you opt for leather seats so a great deal of the unique GTS theme is lost, you end up with a normal standard Porsche interior.

Edited by dreamcar on Sunday 9th October 13:35

[WG]

ikonic said:

Cpb1702 said:

Any more pics of the gt silver please?

Thinking of not opting leather seats, or pasm and going for 19inch wheels.

Is this a mistake? Are these the must haves and ditch other things instead?

I'm thinking of giving leather seats a miss too.

The half alcantara set up of the standard seats seem quite pleasant to me and its something I can't say I'd notice whilst driving anyway. Would be interested to hear of any real life experience of whether this actually made the car more difficult to shift come trade in time.

Guys, what makes you think standard seats have alcantara.? As far as I can see the standrad seats are partial leather which means they are leather/plastic. If youare thinking about sport tex then that is not alcantara eithrt

[Pinball]

The base model is part alcantara as standard, pleather on the s.

[Krobar]

Pinball said:

The base model is part alcantara as standard, pleather on the s.

If the base Alcantara is like the 981 it will be alcantara middle with pleather bolsters (BTW: If you keep your car for more than three 3 years pleather bolsters wear much better, especially if you wear jeans etc.)

[Coxey]

Currently speccing a Cayman 2.0, looking at PDK, sat nav, climate, PDC as a minimum as I have a £46k budget. What are peoples thoughts on the standard 18" alloys? everyone seems to be going for 20"'s

[Krobar]

Coxey said:

Currently speccing a Cayman 2.0, looking at PDK, sat nav, climate, PDC as a minimum as I have a £46k budget. What are peoples thoughts on the standard 18" alloys? everyone seems to be going for 20"'s

More people go for the larger alloys. Smaller alloys are cheaper, ride better and more difficult to damage. Most people buy on looks though, personally I think the 19s look best but would still go with the 18s. You will get slightly better handling on smooth roads with the larger wheels (Stiffer side walls) but your spec looks like a daily driver rather than weekend or track car.

Edited by Krobar on Sunday 9th October 14:31

[LiamH66]

Coxey said:

Currently speccing a Cayman 2.0, looking at PDK, sat nav, climate, PDC as a minimum as I have a £46k budget. What are peoples thoughts on the standard 18" alloys? everyone seems to be going for 20"'s

I'm getting standard 18" alloys on mine for all the reasons Krobar says. Road surfaces where I live are pretty shocking, and I reckon most of the time I end up enjoying better grip with a more compliant tyre. The demo Boxster I drove rode really nicely on 20" alloys without PASM, but I could hear the rims suffering over bumpy roads even though I couldn't feel it. I'm really not bothered about the look as much as I am about the driving pleasure - will be hoping to compare 18" and 19" next time I get down to the PEC, but I am really not expecting to change my mind.

Liam

[WG]

Pinball said:

The base model is part alcantara as standard, pleather on the s.

I hadn't noticed that thanks (and apologies) probably because when playing on the configurator I have only looked at S. I wonder if you can get alcantara on the S as I would like it!

[Coxey]

Krobar said:

Coxey said:

Currently speccing a Cayman 2.0, looking at PDK, sat nav, climate, PDC as a minimum as I have a £46k budget. What are peoples thoughts on the standard 18" alloys? everyone seems to be going for 20"'s

More people go for the larger alloys. Smaller alloys are cheaper, ride better and more difficult to damage. Most people buy on looks though, personally I think the 19s look best but would still go with the 18s. You will get slightly better handling on smooth roads with the larger wheels (Stiffer side walls) but your spec looks like a daily driver rather than weekend or track car.

yes it will be a DD, I am think 19's but it means if I go with the 18's I get to spec a few more options. Still torn between leather and alcantara as Im not sure how alcantara wears

Edited by Krobar on Sunday 9th October 14:31

[Coxey]

LiamH66 said:

I'm getting standard 18" alloys on mine for all the reasons Krobar says. Road surfaces where I live are pretty shocking, and I reckon most of the time I end up enjoying better grip with a more compliant tyre. The demo Boxster I drove rode really nicely on 20" alloys without PASM, but I could hear the rims suffering over bumpy roads even though I couldn't feel it. I'm really not bothered about the look as much as I am about the driving pleasure - will be hoping to compare 18" and 19" next time I get down to the PEC, but I am really not expecting to change my mind.

Liam

I have 20" alloys on my 4 series and I do notice the ride is affected by the state of the roads compared with my 986 which has 17's

[LiamH66]

Coxey said:

yes it will be a DD, I am think 19's but it means if I go with the 18's I get to spec a few more options. Still torn between leather and alcantara as Im not sure how alcantara wears

My GT86 has leather and alcantara seats. 4 years and 45,000 miles in there is no visible wear to the alcantara; the leather of the driver's seat is showing just a little wear on the side bolster.

I was going to go with leather sports seats plus, but this thread is actually changing my mind. I don't like leatherette much, but have been really impressed with alcantara.

Liam

[7184c]

Coxey said:

Currently speccing a Cayman 2.0, looking at PDK, sat nav, climate, PDC as a minimum as I have a £46k budget. What are peoples thoughts on the standard 18" alloys? everyone seems to be going for 20"'s

If you are going for Nav and have an iPhone, connect plus is probably worthwhile. That adds up though so no nav and connect on its own using google maps for nav will save you a few £ if you need to.

[Krobar]

LiamH66 said:

My GT86 has leather and alcantara seats. 4 years and 45,000 miles in there is no visible wear to the alcantara; the leather of the driver's seat is showing just a little wear on the side bolster.

I was going to go with leather sports seats plus, but this thread is actually changing my mind. I don't like leatherette much, but have been really impressed with alcantara.

Liam

This was the same point I was trying to make earlier, leatherette bolsters don't suffer from the wear issues that leather does.

Have had cars with all 3 materials and my understanding is this:

Leatherette:
Toughest
Most Waterproof

Leather:
Better Feel
Smells Nice

Alcantara:
Grippy
Warmer in winter and cooler in summer
Weakest (Would not recommend for bolsters or steering wheel)

Edited by Krobar on Sunday 9th October 19:01

[ikonic]

7184c said:

If you are going for Nav and have an iPhone, connect plus is probably worthwhile. That adds up though so no nav and connect on its own using google maps for nav will save you a few £ if you need to.

Unfortunately, you won't be able to use google maps with Connect.

Apple carplay only allows certain apps, so restricts other map apps so you are forced to use Apple's own Maps app.

I recall the Apple maps being pretty pants when first launch although I understand it has improved a lot since (albeit its still some way behind Google Maps). I was originally going to just spec Connect with a view to using my phone for Nav functions, but am rethinking of going for Nav again now seeing as I'm less comfortable using Apple Maps.

[LiamH66]

Krobar said:

This was the same point I was trying to make earlier, leatherette bolsters don't suffer from the wear issues that leather does.

Have had cars with all 3 materials and my understanding is this:

Leatherette:
Toughest
Most Waterproof

Leather:
Better Feel
Smells Nice

Alcantara:
Grippy
Warmer in winter and cooler in summer
Weakest (Would not recommend for bolsters or steering wheel)

Edited by Krobar on Sunday 9th October 19:01

Received and understood - I hadn't really considered the standard seats until I read your post. My extras list could get shorter and shorter.

Liam

[edo]

Sad to say my deposit is being refunded as we speak - earliest was late Jan.

[Cpb1702]

Edo very sad.

Who was the dealer so we can all steer clear and put our business somewhere else?

What car you going to go for now?

[Tim bo]

Well that's a blow. You must be bloody disappointed.

A failure in management of expectations and communication then.

Curious to know your next moves, edo.

[FourPotPorsche]

I don't blame you Edo given the lack of firm build date information from your OPC. Hopefully you will eventually get into a 718 if you have not been turned off Porsche for good.

[FourPotPorsche]

..out of interest did you attempt to find an available 2016 build slot at any other OPCs?