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paralla said:
Cheers,
Dealer emailed requesting change from leather to alcantara for sun visors and add leather covered steering column.
You can see stitching on the leather sun visors on the configurator which I assumed would be red if I'd chosen red stitching. I should have learned by now not to make assumptions when it comes to Porsche options. The pants, non climate control A/C in my S I present as exhibit A.
Leather visors
I saw leather sunvisors on 991 (no reason it would be different on 981) last Thursday night at OPC Mayfair, no visible stitching.Dealer emailed requesting change from leather to alcantara for sun visors and add leather covered steering column.
You can see stitching on the leather sun visors on the configurator which I assumed would be red if I'd chosen red stitching. I should have learned by now not to make assumptions when it comes to Porsche options. The pants, non climate control A/C in my S I present as exhibit A.
Leather visors
paralla said:
I'd get Burmester again in a heartbeat if it was offered.
I'm swapping out all the Sound Package Plus kit for a car full of this which will hopefully come close to matching the meister setup.
http://www.audison.eu/prima
Yes I would too! I don't buy the "listen to the exhaust" argument - what happens when Im waiting to pick up the Mrs with the engine off and want to listen to music. Why should I have to put up with sI'm swapping out all the Sound Package Plus kit for a car full of this which will hopefully come close to matching the meister setup.
http://www.audison.eu/prima
te music quality just because its a great car to drive?Have you looked into the cost of buying the Burmester speakers, amps and trim bits from parts and getting them fitted?
i have basic cdr 30, basic ac and basic headlights.
if stereo and ac were cost options i would not have paid for them. but since free........... i could always take them out and keep for re-sale.
the only option i have paid for other than clubsport is leather. although i am tempted by the lithium battery option.
if stereo and ac were cost options i would not have paid for them. but since free........... i could always take them out and keep for re-sale.
the only option i have paid for other than clubsport is leather. although i am tempted by the lithium battery option.
HokumPokum said:
i have basic cdr 30, basic ac and basic headlights.
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Me too. Buckets and clubsport not much else..
What with the transmission whine, the exhaust and the tyre noise; on the move I think it will be a noisy car. I do not expect to be stuck in traffic with it much and if it were likely I would almost certainly choose another car to drive.
My current Cayman S is the only car I have so it's either that or my little Vespa.
I'm not too proud to admit the new Cayman S was a massive deal for me when I bought it and I've been completely smitten. The best car I ever had before that was a second hand Scirocco TDi 170. The best thing about my high spec S is that I think it was my golden ticket to GT4 allocation. Ive promised to part exchange it and that's the only reason I can see that I got an allocation (besides an early LOI and 9.15am £5K on the day it was officially announced).
An £80K GT4 is an even bigger deal for me. Before I've driven it, or even heard one running I just know I'm going to adore it and want to drive it at every available opportunity so speccling a nice interior and stereo that I know will add to my enjoyment of the car makes sense to me.
Having said that I think I might have to get something a bit more practical to go with the GT4. The S has been fine as an only car but it's not ground clearance challenged to the extent the GT4 is. I'll suck it and see before I decide if I can make it work as a daily driver.
I'm not too proud to admit the new Cayman S was a massive deal for me when I bought it and I've been completely smitten. The best car I ever had before that was a second hand Scirocco TDi 170. The best thing about my high spec S is that I think it was my golden ticket to GT4 allocation. Ive promised to part exchange it and that's the only reason I can see that I got an allocation (besides an early LOI and 9.15am £5K on the day it was officially announced).
An £80K GT4 is an even bigger deal for me. Before I've driven it, or even heard one running I just know I'm going to adore it and want to drive it at every available opportunity so speccling a nice interior and stereo that I know will add to my enjoyment of the car makes sense to me.
Having said that I think I might have to get something a bit more practical to go with the GT4. The S has been fine as an only car but it's not ground clearance challenged to the extent the GT4 is. I'll suck it and see before I decide if I can make it work as a daily driver.
paralla said:
My current Cayman S is the only car I have so it's either that or my little Vespa.
I'm not too proud to admit the new Cayman S was a massive deal for me when I bought it and I've been completely smitten. The best car I ever had before that was a second hand Scirocco TDi 170. The best thing about my high spec S is that I think it was my golden ticket to GT4 allocation. Ive promised to part exchange it and that's the only reason I can see that I got an allocation (besides an early LOI and 9.15am £5K on the day it was officially announced).
An £80K GT4 is an even bigger deal for me. Before I've driven it, or even heard one running I just know I'm going to adore it and want to drive it at every available opportunity so speccling a nice interior and stereo that I know will add to my enjoyment of the car makes sense to me.
Having said that I think I might have to get something a bit more practical to go with the GT4. The S has been fine as an only car but it's not ground clearance challenged to the extent the GT4 is. I'll suck it and see before I decide if I can make it work as a daily driver.
That is a really well written and honest post, nice to read an enthusiastic owner to be.I'm not too proud to admit the new Cayman S was a massive deal for me when I bought it and I've been completely smitten. The best car I ever had before that was a second hand Scirocco TDi 170. The best thing about my high spec S is that I think it was my golden ticket to GT4 allocation. Ive promised to part exchange it and that's the only reason I can see that I got an allocation (besides an early LOI and 9.15am £5K on the day it was officially announced).
An £80K GT4 is an even bigger deal for me. Before I've driven it, or even heard one running I just know I'm going to adore it and want to drive it at every available opportunity so speccling a nice interior and stereo that I know will add to my enjoyment of the car makes sense to me.
Having said that I think I might have to get something a bit more practical to go with the GT4. The S has been fine as an only car but it's not ground clearance challenged to the extent the GT4 is. I'll suck it and see before I decide if I can make it work as a daily driver.
I hope that you enjoy your car as much as, if not more than, the Cayman S and you find a way for it to work for you. I am sure you will love it even if it is a little more raw than you expect. Either way it sounds as if you have it covered !
lsb said:
paralla said:
My current Cayman S is the only car I have so it's either that or my little Vespa.
I'm not too proud to admit the new Cayman S was a massive deal for me when I bought it and I've been completely smitten. The best car I ever had before that was a second hand Scirocco TDi 170. The best thing about my high spec S is that I think it was my golden ticket to GT4 allocation. Ive promised to part exchange it and that's the only reason I can see that I got an allocation (besides an early LOI and 9.15am £5K on the day it was officially announced).
An £80K GT4 is an even bigger deal for me. Before I've driven it, or even heard one running I just know I'm going to adore it and want to drive it at every available opportunity so speccling a nice interior and stereo that I know will add to my enjoyment of the car makes sense to me.
Having said that I think I might have to get something a bit more practical to go with the GT4. The S has been fine as an only car but it's not ground clearance challenged to the extent the GT4 is. I'll suck it and see before I decide if I can make it work as a daily driver.
That is a really well written and honest post, nice to read an enthusiastic owner to be.I'm not too proud to admit the new Cayman S was a massive deal for me when I bought it and I've been completely smitten. The best car I ever had before that was a second hand Scirocco TDi 170. The best thing about my high spec S is that I think it was my golden ticket to GT4 allocation. Ive promised to part exchange it and that's the only reason I can see that I got an allocation (besides an early LOI and 9.15am £5K on the day it was officially announced).
An £80K GT4 is an even bigger deal for me. Before I've driven it, or even heard one running I just know I'm going to adore it and want to drive it at every available opportunity so speccling a nice interior and stereo that I know will add to my enjoyment of the car makes sense to me.
Having said that I think I might have to get something a bit more practical to go with the GT4. The S has been fine as an only car but it's not ground clearance challenged to the extent the GT4 is. I'll suck it and see before I decide if I can make it work as a daily driver.
I hope that you enjoy your car as much as, if not more than, the Cayman S and you find a way for it to work for you. I am sure you will love it even if it is a little more raw than you expect. Either way it sounds as if you have it covered !
With the GT4 there is at least a black plastic splitter to take the brunt of any grounding out at the front. However, even though it is just a cheap bit of plastic that would be a DIY refit, I expect Porsche will not be giving them away.
The ground clearance on my Sag is a problem and its all expensive painted bits that take the knocks in compressions / over ramps etc. It is enough to make one want to sob and rock gently to and fro.
The chap Revon on the other thread has had no ground clearance issues so far though with his GT4, so hopefully its useable as a daily.
The ground clearance on my Sag is a problem and its all expensive painted bits that take the knocks in compressions / over ramps etc. It is enough to make one want to sob and rock gently to and fro.
The chap Revon on the other thread has had no ground clearance issues so far though with his GT4, so hopefully its useable as a daily.
The front splitter clearance is a constant concern with any Porsche GT but once you feel the GT precision there's no going back. You just have to make a spectacle of yourself taking up the whole road to cross badly designed speed humps at acute angles and hope you don't arrive at any impossible driveways or ramps. I'll be able to report further after I take delivery at Annecy on Friday.
My spec is pretty basic other than jazzing up the interior with buckets, basic leather and yellow stitching. The only other cost items are cruise (for maintaining equanimity and license in a car that's constantly begging you to double the speed limit) and floor mats. Freebies: yellow paint, standard wheels, black wing brackets, 64 litre tank, and smokers pack (to put a lid on the hole and get another power socket). The standard GT4 is a bargain and low weight; I want to keep it that way (although the French 8,000 € tax for >200g CO2/km doesn't help).
My spec is pretty basic other than jazzing up the interior with buckets, basic leather and yellow stitching. The only other cost items are cruise (for maintaining equanimity and license in a car that's constantly begging you to double the speed limit) and floor mats. Freebies: yellow paint, standard wheels, black wing brackets, 64 litre tank, and smokers pack (to put a lid on the hole and get another power socket). The standard GT4 is a bargain and low weight; I want to keep it that way (although the French 8,000 € tax for >200g CO2/km doesn't help).
OK ... Column 3, page 24 Drive / Chassis.
At the push of a button, you can select one of two sporty modes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on a race track. In addition, the body drops 30mm to maintain a low centre of gravity. The resulting suppression of pitch and roll means enhanced dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
Is this really a typo ?
It appears to be written in very unambiguous terms ...
The body either drops 30mm in Sport mode, or it does not. But the text says it does .... and it's presented as an added feature.
????
At the push of a button, you can select one of two sporty modes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on a race track. In addition, the body drops 30mm to maintain a low centre of gravity. The resulting suppression of pitch and roll means enhanced dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
Is this really a typo ?
It appears to be written in very unambiguous terms ...
The body either drops 30mm in Sport mode, or it does not. But the text says it does .... and it's presented as an added feature.
????
ChrisW. said:
OK ... Column 3, page 24 Drive / Chassis.
At the push of a button, you can select one of two sporty modes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on a race track. In addition, the body drops 30mm to maintain a low centre of gravity. The resulting suppression of pitch and roll means enhanced dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
Is this really a typo ?
It appears to be written in very unambiguous terms ...
The body either drops 30mm in Sport mode, or it does not. But the text says it does .... and it's presented as an added feature.
????
Is that from the owner's manual? I don't think it's true but we need an owner to confirm. I think it is really just referring to 30mm lower ride height than standard Cayman.At the push of a button, you can select one of two sporty modes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on a race track. In addition, the body drops 30mm to maintain a low centre of gravity. The resulting suppression of pitch and roll means enhanced dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
Is this really a typo ?
It appears to be written in very unambiguous terms ...
The body either drops 30mm in Sport mode, or it does not. But the text says it does .... and it's presented as an added feature.
????
ChrisW. said:
OK ... Column 3, page 24 Drive / Chassis.
At the push of a button, you can select one of two sporty modes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on a race track. In addition, the body drops 30mm to maintain a low centre of gravity. The resulting suppression of pitch and roll means enhanced dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
Is this really a typo ?
It appears to be written in very unambiguous terms ...
The body either drops 30mm in Sport mode, or it does not. But the text says it does .... and it's presented as an added feature.
????
I believe the car is set up 30mm lower than a standard Cayman and the Sport button just firms it up as per normal with the standard electro magnetic systems.At the push of a button, you can select one of two sporty modes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on a race track. In addition, the body drops 30mm to maintain a low centre of gravity. The resulting suppression of pitch and roll means enhanced dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
Is this really a typo ?
It appears to be written in very unambiguous terms ...
The body either drops 30mm in Sport mode, or it does not. But the text says it does .... and it's presented as an added feature.
????
ChrisW. said:
OK ... Column 3, page 24 Drive / Chassis.
At the push of a button, you can select one of two sporty modes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on a race track. In addition, the body drops 30mm to maintain a low centre of gravity. The resulting suppression of pitch and roll means enhanced dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
Is this really a typo ?
It appears to be written in very unambiguous terms ...
The body either drops 30mm in Sport mode, or it does not. But the text says it does .... and it's presented as an added feature.
????
I believe the car is set up 30mm lower than a standard Cayman and the Sport button just firms it up as per normal with the standard electro magnetic systems.At the push of a button, you can select one of two sporty modes: Normal mode for sporty driving on public roads and Sport mode for maximum lateral acceleration and the best possible traction on a race track. In addition, the body drops 30mm to maintain a low centre of gravity. The resulting suppression of pitch and roll means enhanced dynamic performance and extraordinary longitudinal and lateral acceleration.
Is this really a typo ?
It appears to be written in very unambiguous terms ...
The body either drops 30mm in Sport mode, or it does not. But the text says it does .... and it's presented as an added feature.
????
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