Prospective 981 GT4 Owners Discussion Forum.

[Shmee]

lemmingjames said:

why? nobody appears to be driving them in fear of hurting resale values, how many miles has your now got?

3,500 miles in 7 weeks so far

[mdianuk]

Shmee said:

3,500 miles in 7 weeks so far

Might be the most of anyone. See you in a bit Tim (hope the weather improves!)

[ravon]

Silverstone tomorrow, BBC Weather says it's going to be wet all day, thinking about installing the spare set of 20" Spyder wheels from my previous 981S, equipped with a good set of P-Zero's. Any thoughts, or words of wisdom ?

[jonnywalker46]

Spotted at Porsche Kendle

[av185]

daro911 said:

718 = New Boxster / Cayman but now the Boxster is the dearer model

Be interesting to see if the next Spyder is the same price as the next GT4.......

[R1nur]

jonnywalker46 said:

Spotted at Porsche Kendle

Wow - thanks for posting. Any idea which green that is?

[R1nur]

That is 2D8 - Green. (Just phoned the dealership.)

[bromers2]

R1nur said:

That is 2D8 - Green. (Just phoned the dealership.)

Looks great on a gt3, not so sure on the gt4 - need to see it. Weird.

[gtsralph]

ravon said:

Silverstone tomorrow, BBC Weather says it's going to be wet all day, thinking about installing the spare set of 20" Spyder wheels from my previous 981S, equipped with a good set of P-Zero's. Any thoughts, or words of wisdom ?

I threw the Pirellis away as they had very poor traction in damp/wet conditions, particularly out of The Loop and Luffield. I now run MPSS. See you there I'm in 7A.

[ravon]

Interesting ! I thought the P-Zero's were pretty good on the 981S, and found the Cup 2's a little lacking in the wet on my last day at Silverstone ? Anyway I've changed them over now, so we'll have to see, probably all in my head, but I was surprised when in the GT4 Autocar Road Test, the Exige V6 was 9 seconds quicker around the MIRA Wetgrip circuit than the GT4 ( in the wet ) ? See you tomorrow, hopefully in a GT4 ?

[ravon]

PS I'm in the box under the Control Tower .

[mdianuk]

Can someone that has specced phone prep help me understand the options. Is 'Mobile phone preparation' basically a means of connecting your phone to the PCM via bluetooth, relying on the phones signal, but using the internal car speakers and mic, versus the 'Telephone module' which lets you insert a sim car in to effectively a built-in phone, using an external type aerial?

Is the 'Mobile phone preparation' typically enough? Can you connect your phone via wire, or is it bluetooth only? I suppose you could use USB to keep it charged, as bluetooth is a battery killer.

Have I got that right? I never use my phone, but some suggest it is a key option as these cars are quite often being used for road trips and I might fancy the same!!!

[franki68]

mdianuk said:

Can someone that has specced phone prep help me understand the options. Is 'Mobile phone preparation' basically a means of connecting your phone to the PCM via bluetooth, relying on the phones signal, but using the internal car speakers and mic, versus the 'Telephone module' which lets you insert a sim car in to effectively a built-in phone, using an external type aerial?

Is the 'Mobile phone preparation' typically enough? Can you connect your phone via wire, or is it bluetooth only? I suppose you could use USB to keep it charged, as bluetooth is a battery killer.

Have I got that right? I never use my phone, but some suggest it is a key option as these cars are quite often being used for road trips and I might fancy the same!!!

You are correct,mobile phone prep is sufficient for most people.

[jezd]

A couple of photos for those interested in getting a vinyl number plate (I have photoshopped a couple of the letters out in the middle but you should get a good idea).

I'm pleased with the look, it gives the front end a much cleaner finish to me.

[mdianuk]

Initial spec in, going to try and forget about it for a few months now!!!!!!

[ChrisW.]

franki68 said:

You are correct,mobile phone prep is sufficient for most people.

I was told by my dealer that the telephone signal would be better with the full installation ??

[Fokker]

mdianuk said:

Initial spec in, going to try and forget about it for a few months now!!!!!!

Post the spec link Ian !

[ravon]

Very good to meet GTSralph today and to see his very special car, shame Porsche don't make one to his spec !
The P-Zeros were pretty good considering the acute lack of grip at Silverstone today, very pleased I changed the wheels and tyres over .

[RSVP911]

ChrisW. said:

I was told by my dealer that the telephone signal would be better with the full installation ??

That may be the case - but I've had the standard mobile prep in previous cars and it's been really good

[mdianuk]

ChrisW. said:

I was told by my dealer that the telephone signal would be better with the full installation ??

I'm sure that will be because the signal uses an antenna outside of the car, versus using the phones own antenna within it, but can't see it being much of an issue. May be wrong about this though, only learnt about it (and added, £500, grrrr) today.

Fokker said:

Post the spec link Ian !

Tentative spec, I must add!

P3 Racing Yellow
802 Rear wing supports in black
085 Fuel tank 64-litre
XDK Wheels painted in satin black (complete)
58 Black (stitching in Racing Yellow) Leather interior
750 Stitching in contrasting colour
P11 Full bucket seats
573 Two-zone automatic climate control
581 Passenger footwell storage net
XHN Racing Yellow seat belts Exclusive
EGA Carbon interior package Exclusive
XHM Centre console trim in carbon Exclusive
P23 Porsche Communication Management (PCM) including navigation module with universal audio interface
490 Sound Package Plus
619 Mobile phone preparation
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