Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum.
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APOLO1 said:
itsybitsy said:
I would say just has many sports seats have been ordered as 918 style buckets but not many folding buckets!
Then you would be incorrect....I know about 25 RS owners around the planet....apart from one who wanted an early car, all have gone for 918 style...why do you think they have run out, one reason demand.....Why would you want a none adjust, none CF, less support, heaver old style seat, in what is the latest car........lol
Have you driven a car with the new and old style seat?.....
None buckets in an RS = miss specked imv, though I know to one that has done this, its his DD and suits his requirements better.
Edited by APOLO1 on Saturday 24th October 12:12
mdianuk said:
jackwood said:
That will look stunning! I'll drop you a line when ours gets in. Have a little Cheshire meet up.
Let me know too, would love to have a look at your motors before hopefully getting a build slot myself; help me decide on colours and spec!!!!PorscheGT4 said:
they both are what they are not better or worse depending what you want.
but future resale and looks every one will want 918 seats, in the new cars, that's a given no one really wants seats from 2010 in the new look GT4's ! or worst chairs !!
The new look 981 spyder has the old seats as standard!but future resale and looks every one will want 918 seats, in the new cars, that's a given no one really wants seats from 2010 in the new look GT4's ! or worst chairs !!
As for resale you said 987.2 spyder with sports seats wouldn't sell but they do just as easily as buckets
There will always be bums for different seats on a car like the gt4 whereas an RS is a different story!
itsybitsy said:
The new look 981 spyder has the old seats as standard!
As for resale you said 987.2 spyder with sports seats wouldn't sell but they do just as easily as buckets
There will always be bums for different seats on a car like the gt4 whereas an RS is a different story!
they don't sell just as easy at all just like PDK is dead in them. but's that's another long raging debate.As for resale you said 987.2 spyder with sports seats wouldn't sell but they do just as easily as buckets
There will always be bums for different seats on a car like the gt4 whereas an RS is a different story!
even more so now the new car are about and more choice on the older model, only the right spec R and Spyder will sell at the right money, every thing else will have to drop in price to move.
you only have to look at all the new owners on here ALL have gone buckets in the R and all just about have gone manual.
Edited by PorscheGT4 on Saturday 24th October 12:37
PorscheGT4 said:
they don't sell just as easy at all just like PDK is dead in them. but's that's another long raging debate.
With regards to the 987 spyder/cr debate I agree on cars should be manual and have spyder wheels but seats imo doesn't matter as much like wise imo seats don't matter in a gt4 but a car like an Gt3rs they do as its primary purpose is as a track car!Enough of the seat debate it's getting as boring as the deviated stitching debate!
Would still love to know where the option for either seat has gone at all!!! Have they stopped producing them, or are we simply in a gap period between customer specs having to be finalised so they have removed? For me personally, I absolutely loved the folding buckets in the CR, and hated the standard sport seats in the CS; probably down to my size/frame, so if I get the option, I'd want to make the step forward to the latest buckets (P11). Just have to hope the option returns before I (maybe) get a build slot.
itsybitsy said:
With regards to the 987 spyder/cr debate I agree on cars should be manual and have spyder wheels but seats imo doesn't matter as much like wise imo seats don't matter in a gt4 but a car like an Gt3rs they do as its primary purpose is as a track car!
Enough of the seat debate it's getting as boring as the deviated stitching debate!
you don't think with CUP2's and fully adjustable sus the GT4 is not track bias ?Enough of the seat debate it's getting as boring as the deviated stitching debate!
each to their own and all that but you won't be seeing GT4 with chairs selling fast imo, look at the white car at the OPC, while 5 other cars have sold in days.
the white one IS STILL FOR SALE with chairs fitted !!!!
PorscheGT4 said:
you don't think with CUP2's and fully adjustable sus the GT4 is not track bias ?
each to their own and all that but you won't be seeing GT4 with chairs selling fast imo, look at the white car at the OPC, while 5 other cars have sold in days.
the white one IS STILL FOR SALE with chairs fitted !!!!
Do you think this will also apply to people who have opted for folding buckets? i.e me! each to their own and all that but you won't be seeing GT4 with chairs selling fast imo, look at the white car at the OPC, while 5 other cars have sold in days.
the white one IS STILL FOR SALE with chairs fitted !!!!
PorscheGT4 said:
you don't think with CUP2's and fully adjustable sus the GT4 is not track bias ?
each to their own and all that but you won't be seeing GT4 with chairs selling fast imo, look at the white car at the OPC, while 5 other cars have sold in days.
the white one IS STILL FOR SALE with chairs fitted !!!!
Correct me if I am wrong but did not one of the sold cars have chairs as you put it!each to their own and all that but you won't be seeing GT4 with chairs selling fast imo, look at the white car at the OPC, while 5 other cars have sold in days.
the white one IS STILL FOR SALE with chairs fitted !!!!
miskalachi said:
Do you think this will also apply to people who have opted for folding buckets? i.e me!
And me! You may find in the future these cars may be as sort after as few are ordered this way and the 918 style are not for everyone so the folding buckets are good choice over sports seats for comfort!The folding buckets are good enough for a CS specd 991gt3 ! Perhaps if the folding buckets were specd with cs pack would be good as a long term future value!
itsybitsy said:
And me! You may find in the future these cars may be as sort after as few are ordered this way and the 918 style are not for everyone so the folding buckets are good choice over sports seats for comfort!
The folding buckets are good enough for a CS specd 991gt3 ! Perhaps if the folding buckets were specd with cs pack would be good as a long term future value!
rubbish, if the 918 seats are hard to get these will be the sort after cars 1st and the spec in all the posters and launch cars.The folding buckets are good enough for a CS specd 991gt3 ! Perhaps if the folding buckets were specd with cs pack would be good as a long term future value!
the old buckets are great though, but the new ones are height adjustable so far better and at last sit lower, the old style sit higher than the chair !
itsybitsy said:
And me! You may find in the future these cars may be as sort after as few are ordered this way and the 918 style are not for everyone so the folding buckets are good choice over sports seats for comfort!
The folding buckets are good enough for a CS specd 991gt3 ! Perhaps if the folding buckets were specd with cs pack would be good as a long term future value!
Wholeheartedly agree! The folding buckets are good enough for a CS specd 991gt3 ! Perhaps if the folding buckets were specd with cs pack would be good as a long term future value!
PorscheGT4 said:
rubbish, if the 918 seats are hard to get these will be the sort after cars 1st and the spec in all the posters and launch cars.
the old buckets are great though, but the new ones are height adjustable so far better and at last sit lower, the old style sit higher than the chair !
I knew you would say that ie cars got to be yellow like Yours but lucky for me then my car is in the same colour as the car at portimao track launch !According to Apollo most cars have been ordered with 918 style so won't really be rare spec. wise.the old buckets are great though, but the new ones are height adjustable so far better and at last sit lower, the old style sit higher than the chair !
I agree with your last statement but the height non adjustment on the old buckets was an issue when I first got my spyder after having sports seats on the deck of my previous cars but I found I end up really liking the seat position!
But the non adjustability is more an issue for taller people and not us smaller people so I do concure that if you are taller than 6 foot the new seats would be better!
Should also add the 918 style are better if you are broader of both chest and lower region!
Edited by itsybitsy on Saturday 24th October 13:17
itsybitsy said:
I agree with your last statement but the height non adjustment on the old buckets was an issue when I first got my spyder after have sports seats on the deck of my previous cars but I found I end up really liking the seat position!
Yeah, agree too, the buckets sat higher than the chairs and I was initially concerned it would be the other way around on the CR. I actually really liked the height of the buckets, so the P11 race seats would be best for me, as I can find the best height for me and also for the missus who is shorter than I.anonymous said:
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Unconvinced on this.The secret on speccing a car I think is clearly to aim for the 'required' options for that particular car which suit you but also having a close eye on what the market wants too. That way you should end up largely recouping the option cost, the car will be worth more and furthermore will sell quicker if needed too.
An example of course would be choosing a colour such as Agate Grey for the GT4. Each to their own but imo totally inappropriate for the GT4, a non Porsche GT colour inevitably worth less than a flat brighter traditional GT colour which is free anyway wheras the metallic is c £550.
The obvious one is of course buckets......GT4 with buckets prob worth c £3500 more than with standard seats.
Sandy59 said:
What about PCCBs, we haven't had that debate for a while ??
Personally I really like them for various reasons, but have gone for the steels this time, after having them on a 991GT3 - I think they're basically the same as on that car ??
I also went steels as they are massive on the GT4 so cannot see there being a problem like there was on the 987 range with their tiny 4 pots, also if one is after £30k over and you have speced an £85k car you need to retail it at £115k and that's too much for a Cayman over the dropping GT3'sPersonally I really like them for various reasons, but have gone for the steels this time, after having them on a 991GT3 - I think they're basically the same as on that car ??
itsybitsy said:
I knew you would say that ie cars got to be yellow like Yours but lucky for me then my car is in the same colour as the car at portimao track launch !According to Apollo most cars have been ordered with 918 style so won't really be rare spec. wise.
I agree with your last statement but the height non adjustment on the old buckets was an issue when I first got my spyder after having sports seats on the deck of my previous cars but I found I end up really liking the seat position!
But the non adjustability is more an issue for taller people and not us smaller people so I do concure that if you are taller than 6 foot the new seats would be better!
Should also add the 918 style are better if you are broader of both chest and lower region!
I wish I had gone viper, but after canceling Mexcio blue I was not allowed to change which was annoying which left me with a choice of the basic colours, so yellow it was as I wanted yellow stitching :-) I do like it in red also but not much else standard colour wise, plus it added 3 months to my build which was getting daft.I agree with your last statement but the height non adjustment on the old buckets was an issue when I first got my spyder after having sports seats on the deck of my previous cars but I found I end up really liking the seat position!
But the non adjustability is more an issue for taller people and not us smaller people so I do concure that if you are taller than 6 foot the new seats would be better!
Should also add the 918 style are better if you are broader of both chest and lower region!
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