Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum.

Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum.

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AdamV12V

5,024 posts

177 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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n17ves said:
Received confirmation yesterday from my OPC yesterday that they have been allocated a further 3 cars (6 in total) and that I will now be getting a car smile. No idea if this is the 2nd batch of cars, or that they have simply increased the allocations....either way, pretty excited to be getting a car!
very interesting indeed! Would you mind sharing which OPC that is?

Had anybody else heard similar?

miskalachi

398 posts

116 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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AdamV12V said:
n17ves said:
Received confirmation yesterday from my OPC yesterday that they have been allocated a further 3 cars (6 in total) and that I will now be getting a car smile. No idea if this is the 2nd batch of cars, or that they have simply increased the allocations....either way, pretty excited to be getting a car!
very interesting indeed! Would you mind sharing which OPC that is?

Had anybody else heard similar?
I've had the same call! smile I will be getting one of the 3 in the second batch.

Gandahar

9,600 posts

128 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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nsm3 said:
Monkey has just tweeted that he is off to test some new Cayman, so maybe something of interest shortly?
This made me laugh

https://twitter.com/harrismonkey/status/5741413936...

The most reflective thing on that photo is his forehead!

I'm not going to stick the boot in too far though as obviously not only is he a far better driver than me but he can write it all down very pithily as well. Something PH misses now he has gone to Goodwood and Jalopies for his writing. His writing is very good. Better than his video style and that is pretty good. More penwork please Chris if you are reading this.

So looking forward to his review. He will love it of course, but will be interesting to pick up the downsides as that is something if it filters through his enthusiasm. I'm not having a go at Chris, just to add it to the pros and cons side.

fseyyad

33 posts

110 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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miskalachi said:
AdamV12V said:
n17ves said:
Received confirmation yesterday from my OPC yesterday that they have been allocated a further 3 cars (6 in total) and that I will now be getting a car smile. No idea if this is the 2nd batch of cars, or that they have simply increased the allocations....either way, pretty excited to be getting a car!
very interesting indeed! Would you mind sharing which OPC that is?

Had anybody else heard similar?
I've had the same call! smile I will be getting one of the 3 in the second batch.
Do you understand the further 3 to be the 2016 numbers, or an increase to 2015 allocation?

miskalachi

398 posts

116 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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fseyyad said:
miskalachi said:
AdamV12V said:
n17ves said:
Received confirmation yesterday from my OPC yesterday that they have been allocated a further 3 cars (6 in total) and that I will now be getting a car smile. No idea if this is the 2nd batch of cars, or that they have simply increased the allocations....either way, pretty excited to be getting a car!
very interesting indeed! Would you mind sharing which OPC that is?

Had anybody else heard similar?
I've had the same call! smile I will be getting one of the 3 in the second batch.
Do you understand the further 3 to be the 2016 numbers, or an increase to 2015 allocation?
2016 numbers I've been told.

turbofreeFLAT6

318 posts

110 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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Amathus said:
Porsche Club of America have driven the car https://www.facebook.com/porscheclubofamerica

'No RS planned or in the works at this time. Power is somewhat limited by the Cayman's exhaust arrangement, which has to go up and over the rear axles.''
Looking at the exhaust I can't see a problem with the pipe over the rear axle. The headers and connection of the outlets look far more constrained:
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AdamV12V

5,024 posts

177 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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miskalachi said:
fseyyad said:
miskalachi said:
AdamV12V said:
n17ves said:
Received confirmation yesterday from my OPC yesterday that they have been allocated a further 3 cars (6 in total) and that I will now be getting a car smile. No idea if this is the 2nd batch of cars, or that they have simply increased the allocations....either way, pretty excited to be getting a car!
very interesting indeed! Would you mind sharing which OPC that is?

Had anybody else heard similar?
I've had the same call! smile I will be getting one of the 3 in the second batch.
Do you understand the further 3 to be the 2016 numbers, or an increase to 2015 allocation?
2016 numbers I've been told.
Hmmm, if these cars are just the 2016 batch then its nothing more than many of us were told on day1

m33ufo

4,959 posts

231 months

Saturday 7th March 2015
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AdamV12V said:
Hmmm, if these cars are just the 2016 batch then its nothing more than many of us were told on day1
I was advised Friday that my OPC are getting 3 cars for 2015 so I missed out. They'll be calling Monday to confirm whether or not I want my deposit transferred to a 2016 car.

Sierra Mike

878 posts

195 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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isaldiri said:
mollytherocker said:
The 997 GT3 is a special car in a way that the GT4 doesnt understand.
To be completely fair, that is very hard to say the above without anyone having driven the gt4...? I agree the gt3 is likely to prove be the far more special car but who knows for now...
I've no doubt the GT4 will be fun to drive but there are aspects of the older cars which are more desirable ... like the steering. I checked out the GT4 at Geneva. The bucket seats were comfortable and gear shift short but not quite the 'rifle bolt' action of the 997 GT3. The steering wheel also seemed quite a bit smaller. I didn't care for the yellow door release straps and find it odd they've put a yellow centre marker on the steering wheel when both are normally reserved for RS variants. Maybe they're making the point that it's intended more as a track day car.

miskalachi

398 posts

116 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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AdamV12V said:
miskalachi said:
fseyyad said:
miskalachi said:
AdamV12V said:
n17ves said:
Received confirmation yesterday from my OPC yesterday that they have been allocated a further 3 cars (6 in total) and that I will now be getting a car smile. No idea if this is the 2nd batch of cars, or that they have simply increased the allocations....either way, pretty excited to be getting a car!
very interesting indeed! Would you mind sharing which OPC that is?

Had anybody else heard similar?
I've had the same call! smile I will be getting one of the 3 in the second batch.
Do you understand the further 3 to be the 2016 numbers, or an increase to 2015 allocation?
2016 numbers I've been told.
Hmmm, if these cars are just the 2016 batch then its nothing more than many of us were told on day1
Ok, so I've just had another call with the Sales Manager at my OPC, I was incorrect, they are being allocated two more in their first batch of cars and I've been informed I will be getting one of these. Over the moon!!

fseyyad

33 posts

110 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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miskalachi said:
Ok, so I've just had another call with the Sales Manager at my OPC, I was incorrect, they are being allocated two more in their first batch of cars and I've been informed I will be getting one of these. Over the moon!!
so your OPC has gone from 3 cars in 2015 up to 5? did they say anything definitive about 2016 at the same time?

cc3

2,795 posts

116 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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miskalachi said:
AdamV12V said:
miskalachi said:
fseyyad said:
miskalachi said:
AdamV12V said:
n17ves said:
Received confirmation yesterday from my OPC yesterday that they have been allocated a further 3 cars (6 in total) and that I will now be getting a car smile. No idea if this is the 2nd batch of cars, or that they have simply increased the allocations....either way, pretty excited to be getting a car!
very interesting indeed! Would you mind sharing which OPC that is?

Had anybody else heard similar?
I've had the same call! smile I will be getting one of the 3 in the second batch.
Do you understand the further 3 to be the 2016 numbers, or an increase to 2015 allocation?
2016 numbers I've been told.
Hmmm, if these cars are just the 2016 batch then its nothing more than many of us were told on day1
Ok, so I've just had another call with the Sales Manager at my OPC, I was incorrect, they are being allocated two more in their first batch of cars and I've been informed I will be getting one of these. Over the moon!!
So maybe another 80 cars coming to UK in 2015?


miskalachi

398 posts

116 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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fseyyad said:
so your OPC has gone from 3 cars in 2015 up to 5? did they say anything definitive about 2016 at the same time?
Well, they got 4 cars, 2 of them had to go to Porsche GB for some reason and the other 2 went to 918 / multiple GT car customers. They have been given 2 more for this year and he said they haven't been given exact figures for 2016 but it will probably be 2 or 3.

Amathus

70 posts

120 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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Sandy59

2,706 posts

211 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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miskalachi

398 posts

116 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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I wonder when we'll start seeing EVO / Harris / Autocar vids?

itsybitsy

5,203 posts

185 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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interesting fact from the specs quoted from one of those links are
0-200kmh = 14.5(17.9)
standing quarter = 12.5(12.7)

yet the boxster spyder times from fastest laps in brackets.
so a drag race is pretty tight up to 100mph?


Amathus

70 posts

120 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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Amathus

70 posts

120 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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anonymous said:
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Why sadly? Who is he!

Amathus

70 posts

120 months

Sunday 8th March 2015
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