991.2 GT3 - Colours. Spec. Q+A. etc etc..

[Fokker]

Phooey said:

I know a few people aren't a fan of black wheels but it looks very different with the red pinstripe and if you'll excuse me for using the phrase 'fresh'.

Re white, I know its been done to death esp on GT3's of the 991 and 997 gen but try and find a 996 GT3 in white... its a Porsche colour going back decades. It'll never go away and neither will black, they are classic colours. They have stood the test of time for a reason in my opinion but it does seem that less people are going white so could be a rare-ish colour?

Keep the pics coming Phooey!

[Fokker]

Taffy66 said:

As you know Dave that is an exact replica colour scheme as my GT4

Absolutely John and a good combination it is...

[nick28]

Phooey said:

For those that have build slots it'd be interesting to create a list to see what colours and spec you have gone for...

Phooey - PDK / JBM (Jet Black Met) / Silver rims / PCCB / LWB (lightweight buckets) / CS (Clubsport) / Standard interior (non-leather)

Dr S - Manual / White / PCCB / Folding Buckets

nick28 - PDK / GT Silver / PCCB /Platinum rims / LWB/Lift/Club Sport/Lift/Camera/Chrono/12 o'clock/Carbon.....July Production

Taffy66 - Manual / GT silver / PCCB / black rims / folding buckets / no clubsport and silver stitching/belts

Breadvan - PDK / Miami Blue / Aluminium wheels / PCCB / Lift / Fold Buckets / CS / leather int. / Bose / priv glass / black LEDs

GT3cs - Manual / white / silver wheels / folding buckets / clubsport / leather

Tony 1234 - PDK / GT silver / leather int with red stiching / Reversing camera / Front lift / Chrono package / Platinum alloys / CS Package / Six point passenger harness / 12-o'clock red s/wheel / Folding Buckets / Carbon int.

tree777 - PDK / GT Silver / PCCB / black rims

MartinRS2K - PDK / Yellow (or PTS) / PCCB / Platinum rims / Folding buckets / CS / Leather int / Axle Lift / SC

ted 191 - PDK / Black (non-metallic) / Steels / Folding buckets / Leather int / Lift / Carbon int trim / Rear camera

DonGT3 – PDK / Shappire Blue / PCCB / Satin Black Rims / Sports Buckets / Lift / Camera / LED’s in Black / Chrono / 12 o’clock

Fish - Manual / GT Silver or black / Steels / Black or Plat rims / Folding buckets / CS

jh001 - PDK / Crayon / black rims / PCCB / CS / folding buckets / lift / carbon interior trim / leather dash/doors / LED's PDLS + / Chrono / 12 o'clock / camera

blueSL - Manual / Sapphire Blue / PCCB / Comfort seats / Leather int / Black rims / Lift / carbon / LED's / SC / DAB / BOSE / etc

RankAmateur - PDK / White / PCCB / satin silv rims / fixed buckets / leather int white stitching / anthracite aluminium int finish / lift / SC / 12 o'clock / Bose / PDLS / reversing camera

Scott Parker - PDK / Crayon / PCCB / Lightweight Buckets / CS and the usual nice bits minus the likes of Bose and cameras

Just updating mine

[breadvan]

Please forgive the rather dull question....

Why does the red leather interior have an addition £834 compulsory option for stitching and not the grey leather interior?

On the configurator, it looks like you get just as much deviated stitching (in grey) as the red without the cost?

[Taffy66]

breadvan said:

Please forgive the rather dull question....

Why does the red leather interior have an addition £834 compulsory option for stitching and not the grey leather interior?

On the configurator, it looks like you get just as much deviated stitching (in grey) as the red without the cost?

Welcome to the world of mystical black arts of the Porsche confounderator where deception and illusion have been honed to a fine art..! The coloured stitching dilemma where red thread costs £834 more than silver thread was exactly the same when i specced my GT4 and the reason i chose silver stitching then and will do so again with the GT3. Other examples of pricing confusion on the GT3.2 are as follows:

GT3 GT4
£ £

Pccb 6500 4977
LWBS 3400 1907
Clubsport free 2700
Leather 2200 1000
Also examine the prices of the special colours on the GT3 at £2520 when they cost only £1800 on other 991s. In all fairness to Porsche its all transparent and basically means they decide on the rules to the game and it is the punters choice on whether they want to play or not...

[Phooey]

breadvan said:

Please forgive the rather dull question....

Why does the red leather interior have an addition £834 compulsory option for stitching and not the grey leather interior?

On the configurator, it looks like you get just as much deviated stitching (in grey) as the red without the cost?

Totally agree. £834 for Doris to walk to the cupboard and get a spindle of red cotton is a tad hard to justify. Saying that, I did pay for her to drop some (yellow) into my GT4 so seems we are prepared to pay for it. In all honesty I found the yellow stitching a bit much and would rather have dark grey / black stitching. Not a big fan of deviated stitching - it's a bit yesterday

[flow99]

nick28 said:

Phooey said:

For those that have build slots it'd be interesting to create a list to see what colours and spec you have gone for...

Phooey - PDK / JBM (Jet Black Met) / Silver rims / PCCB / LWB (lightweight buckets) / CS (Clubsport) / Standard interior (non-leather)

Dr S - Manual / White / PCCB / Folding Buckets

nick28 - PDK / GT Silver / PCCB /Platinum rims / LWB/Lift/Club Sport/Lift/Camera/Chrono/12 o'clock/Carbon.....July Production

Taffy66 - Manual / GT silver / PCCB / black rims / folding buckets / no clubsport and silver stitching/belts

Breadvan - PDK / Miami Blue / Aluminium wheels / PCCB / Lift / Fold Buckets / CS / leather int. / Bose / priv glass / black LEDs

GT3cs - Manual / white / silver wheels / folding buckets / clubsport / leather

Tony 1234 - PDK / GT silver / leather int with red stiching / Reversing camera / Front lift / Chrono package / Platinum alloys / CS Package / Six point passenger harness / 12-o'clock red s/wheel / Folding Buckets / Carbon int.

tree777 - PDK / GT Silver / PCCB / black rims

MartinRS2K - PDK / Yellow (or PTS) / PCCB / Platinum rims / Folding buckets / CS / Leather int / Axle Lift / SC

ted 191 - PDK / Black (non-metallic) / Steels / Folding buckets / Leather int / Lift / Carbon int trim / Rear camera

DonGT3 – PDK / Shappire Blue / PCCB / Satin Black Rims / Sports Buckets / Lift / Camera / LED’s in Black / Chrono / 12 o’clock

Fish - Manual / GT Silver or black / Steels / Black or Plat rims / Folding buckets / CS

jh001 - PDK / Crayon / black rims / PCCB / CS / folding buckets / lift / carbon interior trim / leather dash/doors / LED's PDLS + / Chrono / 12 o'clock / camera

blueSL - Manual / Sapphire Blue / PCCB / Comfort seats / Leather int / Black rims / Lift / carbon / LED's / SC / DAB / BOSE / etc

RankAmateur - PDK / White / PCCB / satin silv rims / fixed buckets / leather int white stitching / anthracite aluminium int finish / lift / SC / 12 o'clock / Bose / PDLS / reversing camera

Scott Parker - PDK / Crayon / PCCB / Lightweight Buckets / CS and the usual nice bits minus the likes of Bose and cameras

Just updating mine

Good choice breadvan, I'm PDK / Miami blue / PCCB / LWB and other bits and bobs but went for standard wheels. Very close to ordering aluminium but haven't seen them together to justify another £700. What persuaded you on aluminium with the same colour combination?

[Discombobulate]

Phooey said:

Nice, but are you sure about the red pinstripe?

[RankAmateur]

Hi all - has anyone UK-based who has previously been told they've secured an allocation *not* received their build slot date yet?

My OPC are telling me they've had "some" slot dates confirmed though not yet mine, which makes me suspect I've been bumped into 2018 for my car.

Anyone else?

[bullfis7]

Hope this helps anyone, first one I've seen in the Graphite Blue. Prefer the crayon imo. Credit to PTSGT4 on instagram.

[Quickmoose]

aside from pointless tinted rear glass and invisible wheels

[tuffer]

Quickmoose said:

aside from pointless tinted rear glass and invisible wheels

Are you not a fan of black wheels?

[Quickmoose]

tuffer said:

Quickmoose said:

aside from pointless tinted rear glass and invisible wheels

Are you not a fan of black wheels?

It's a recent thing

[Porsche911R]

Quickmoose said:

aside from pointless tinted rear glass and invisible wheels

Black wheels look fine in real life esp gloss black. A lot is lost in a picture.
Also black offsets the solid brighter colours, like Yellow, red etc.

All personal anyway, I am not a fan of Porsche matt black wheels. Gloss black or Silver for me depends on car colour.

[Quickmoose]

Porsche911R said:

Quickmoose said:

aside from pointless tinted rear glass and invisible wheels

Black wheels look fine in real life esp gloss black. A lot is lost in a picture.
Also black offsets the solid brighter colours, like Yellow, red etc.

All personal anyway, I am not a fan of Porsche matt black wheels. Gloss black or Silver for me depends on car colour.

I've owned a car with lovely dark iconic alloys.
They only worked because I carried a cloth around with me to keep them gloss.
20 mins into a drive, thy looked cheap and lost
Even grubby silver (or a bit brighter anyway) look better....imo....
I'm getting grumpy (er) in my old age....tints and black wheels get right up my'ooter
Along with young couples with their first child who sell a perfectly roomy family car in order to own a mini-SUV "cos it's more spacious and safer"...

anyway.... yeah..carry on...ignore me, I'm only an envious armchair commentator

[Robbo66]

Discombobulate said:

Phooey said:

Nice, but are you sure about the red pinstripe?

I am....it's awful.

[Koln-RS]

The picture above of the G.B. car isn't particularly flattering - the dark tints, red callipers, and naff stripe don't do it any favours. I like black wheels, but not wit this combo.

[n12maser]

that side tint just ruins the beautiful and unique 911 window shape.

It's a shape that you would miss out on in the past if you, for instance, bought a 993 or 964 cab rather than coupe.

Why anyone would choose to 'semi-tint' like this just because it's not legal in the US to have all windows tinted (and maybe here?) so Porsche can't offer the full tint option, is beyond me!!

[Cheib]

Those decals/stripes on the Graphite Blue car are just awful.

[Cheib]

RankAmateur said:

Hi all - has anyone UK-based who has previously been told they've secured an allocation *not* received their build slot date yet?

My OPC are telling me they've had "some" slot dates confirmed though not yet mine, which makes me suspect I've been bumped into 2018 for my car.

Anyone else?

Me! Though I was told up front that it was a 2018 car I'd be getting rather than the date slipping...given I want a manual that rules out the first few months of production anyway. I'd assume that Q1 2018 build slots/allocations will start being firmed up/order forms signed in September/October.

Even though I have been told I am getting a 2018 car I am trying to keep my expectations in check as until I have that signed order form etc things can change.