Most ridiculous options

Most ridiculous options

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GT3andy

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121 posts

170 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Just a bit of fun, influenced by the amount of time I have spent on the configurator with my 718 Cayman S order, but I have been a little surprised with the sort of things you can add to a Porsche in the form of options. So what are the most inappropriate/bizarre options available for such a car Standard options only. Personally think things like 'lane change assist' are pretty surprising. Surely individuals who order such cars will put the effort in to understand which lane they are in? Maybe the wood bits, strange to me, suitable for jaguars etc ... thoughtsthumbup

Tim bo

1,956 posts

139 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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I put a couple of ttty wky options on my impending 718CS.

Storage compartment lid with model logo is probably chief among them.



Very ttty. Very wky.

I think I'll really quite like it. smile

DUMBO100

1,878 posts

183 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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It's upside down

s3 akr

262 posts

152 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Leather chairs in a Cayman R !!! Game over.

av185

18,434 posts

126 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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Brown paint. (Macadamia?)

Tim bo

1,956 posts

139 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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av185 said:
Brown paint. (Macadamia?)
You mean mahogany?

Which I think is an awesome colour. Was close to opting for it on the 718 CS. Highly unusual and accentuates the lovely curves I find ...



av185

18,434 posts

126 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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I wouldn't! (The car... that is).

Although I believe a PHer actually specified that colour for his 991 GT3.

Each to their own!

wdpor

259 posts

104 months

Wednesday 18th January 2017
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About 9 months ago Porsche Glasgow had a big spec 991 S in Brown. I quite liked it but my wife said she would not sit inside a car that looked like a Jobbie !!hehe

ONtheROCS

760 posts

103 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Power steering plus - if it does what it says, what does the standard power steering do?

18 way seats - I have no idea how many way my present seats are in my current car but I've never felt that I needed any more adjustment.

Driving modes - you only need one and it's called an accelerator pedal. Launch control and the 20 second boost thing?

Apple connect - it looks naff and why no Android option? You can buy a Porsche design phone which runs, err, Android. Bluetooth for phone calls and streaming music is enough. I have no interest in accessing my twitter, Facebook etc. while driving.

Interior wood - just no.

Coloured crests on the wheels - just make them standard as I don't care. Crests, badges, logos on seats and arm rests - you can't see them once you're sitting down.

Entry and drive - why no button? They even tell you that the car might get nicked and the key looks like its left in the ignition. Half arsed tbh.

Sports exhaust on a sports car - What is the standard exhaust defined as?

99% of the leather options - seat belt buckles in leather anyone?

Dual zone and multifunction wheel in a cockpit as small as the Boxster/Cayman.



Edited by ONtheROCS on Thursday 19th January 04:22

Sparkyhd

1,792 posts

94 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Tim bo said:
You mean mahogany?

Which I think is an awesome colour. Was close to opting for it on the 718 CS. Highly unusual and accentuates the lovely curves I find ...


I wish people wouldn't lean against the car like that. No doubt there are metal bits on her Jean pockets. Rather than photographing her I'd be screaming "get off my car".

Maxym

2,020 posts

235 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Sparkyhd said:
I wish people wouldn't lean against the car like that. No doubt there are metal bits on her Jean pockets. Rather than photographing her I'd be screaming "get off my car".
+1 biggrin

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Maxym said:
Sparkyhd said:
I wish people wouldn't lean against the car like that. No doubt there are metal bits on her Jean pockets. Rather than photographing her I'd be screaming "get off my car".
+1 biggrin
Me too! (and in Antiques Roadtrip when then inevitably sit on the wing of the car waiting for the contestants to rock up....)

2 sMoKiN bArReLs

30,230 posts

234 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Back in the day I had a Nokia 6310 car kit in my TVR. Pointless exercise hehe

stebbo

100 posts

98 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Wood interior.

Tim bo

1,956 posts

139 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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ONtheROCS said:
Driving modes - you only need one and it's called an accelerator pedal.
I find this useful - quieter and softer for long motorway cruises, louder and stiffer for the B-roads ...

ONtheROCS said:
Apple connect - it looks naff and why no Android option? You can buy a Porsche design phone which runs, err, Android. Bluetooth for phone calls and streaming music is enough.
Porsche chose Apple Carplay over Android Auto because Android Auto sends too much data to Google for Porsche's liking

ONtheROCS said:
Sports exhaust on a sports car - What is the standard exhaust defined as?
Quieter ... smile

ONtheROCS said:
Dual zone ... in a cockpit as small as the Boxster/Cayman.
Agreed, but unfortunately you can't spec Auto Climate Control without Dual zone ...


Edited by Tim bo on Thursday 19th January 08:13

bcr5784

7,104 posts

144 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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Any purely cosmetic option whatsoever. Might just go with metallic paint (I'm a sucker for Sapphire Blue).

gregd

1,640 posts

218 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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I really like that Macadamia colour too so add me to the weirdo list smile

I don't really get the amount of extra crests/logo's you can spec with Porsche.. smacks a little of Joey on friends in the Porsche cap and jacket.


Cheib

23,114 posts

174 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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There are options that are ludicrous but also options that it is ludicrous that they are options!

DAB would be one given it's "when not if" FM gets turned off.

Re the 18 way seats....I am getting them in my new Cayenne....they're sodding superb and definitely offer something over the mere "14 way"!

TonyG2003

256 posts

91 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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The one thing that all the 991 reviews agreed on, that I read before buying my 991 was, don't get Power Steering Plus.

18 way seat - each to their own but they are the most comfortable car seat I've ever sat in. They feel fabulous and we spent quite a while sitting in different seats in the dealership to decide.

Entry and drive. Given how many people get their cars nicked by jammers this seems like a security weakspot and I didn't tick that one.

Add to extended leather - extended carbon fibre packs?

The one I have that makes most people double take is - roof rack. However it's the best way to carry the bikes with a 911.

battered

4,088 posts

146 months

Thursday 19th January 2017
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TonyG2003 said:
The one I have that makes most people double take is - roof rack. However it's the best way to carry the bikes with a 911.
Only way, I would think. You won't be getting a silly boot rack, and you aren't going to fit a bike in unless it's in 1000 pieces.