Anyone for ‘T’

[WizzBang]

av185 said:

WCZ said:

heaviest spec possible ?

Not really.

That would include sunroof, pdk etc.

It's got to be better to have the rear seats, allowing the owner to remove/refit as he wants, rather than for the car to have been built with the rear seat delete option as this removes any chance of adding rear seats in future.

I'd be happy with that car as long as it has LW glass. The JZM car is very nice too.

[Tforme]

Looks great. Agree the point about the l/w glass. It does also have folding mirrors by the looks of things which are actually less desirable but hey how picky. Mine is GT silver as well - probably more in that colour than others so bargain a bit?

[130R]

Tforme said:

It does also have folding mirrors by the looks of things which are actually less desirable

They don't look as good but it's certainly desirable compared to some clown walking into your mirror and damaging it in a car park ..

[Designer Slave]

Just been on dmsautomotive's instagram and they've just tuned a Carrera T to 520 BHP / 700NM (Original 370 BHP / 450NM).
Anyone interested in going down this route?

[GT3ZZZ]

Designer Slave said:

Just been on dmsautomotive's instagram and they've just tuned a Carrera T to 520 BHP / 700NM (Original 370 BHP / 450NM).
Anyone interested in going down this route?

Mine has 550PS tuned by 9e with some left on the table

[Porsche911R]

GT3ZZZ said:

Mine has 550PS tuned by 9e with some left on the table

People get that from a Golf these days.

[GT3ZZZ]

Porsche911R said:

People get that from a Golf these days.

But what's the point in a little shopping car?

[Porsche911R]

GT3ZZZ said:

But what's the point in a little shopping car?

What the point in the T, when you can buy the GTS or turbo.
It has tiny brakes to run that sort of bhp imo.

Golfs a pretty hard core car matching GT3 ring times of old.

What I was pointing out is with NO engine mods the 2.0 4 pot can take 540bhp which is pretty amazing.

[Slippydiff]

Porsche911R said:

What I was pointing out is with NO engine mods the 2.0 4 pot can take 540bhp which is pretty amazing.

And is completely irrelevant in the context of this thread which is about the 911T.
As ever, you’re being contentious purely for the sake of it. Well done.

[CocoUK]

Porsche911R said:

What the point in the T, when you can buy the GTS or turbo.

Please reread how your comment comes across in a thread discussing the Carrera T, largely contributed by owners of said car.

[GT4RS]

Tforme said:

Using the How Many Left search there are 151 manual Ts in the U.K. and 86 with PDK. Rarer than a GT3...although not an R for sure.

Edited by Tforme on Monday 29th April 18:35

When the T first landed I didn’t really get it but they are starting to grow on me. Differently a rare car looking at those build numbers compared to the 991.2 gt3. I do wonder how many light weight versions where made though. Lwb and a manual box is probably all that’s needed in this car.

[av185]

GT4RS said:

Tforme said:

Using the How Many Left search there are 151 manual Ts in the U.K. and 86 with PDK. Rarer than a GT3...although not an R for sure.

Edited by Tforme on Monday 29th April 18:35

When the T first landed I didn’t really get it but they are starting to grow on me. Differently a rare car looking at those build numbers compared to the 991.2 gt3. I do wonder how many light weight versions where made though. Lwb and a manual box is probably all that’s needed in this car.

There were 332 991.1 GT3s.

Only 9 Ts on the OPC locater now as most have now been sold during the good weather rush. Usual story though there are some bizarre spec cars listed.

The T is a special car for sure and way exceeds the value of its parts similar to the 997 GTS and as the last of the essentially analogue narrow bodied Carreras I think it will hold its value very well over the next 5 years.

Said it before but it is very similar to drive as my old 997.1 C2S. Sounds good too. As a road car it is basically as rapid as the GT4.

You are right about the essential lightweight aspect. Anything else defeats the ethos of the car and you may as well buy an S or GTS. Mines fairly basic 'manuel' nav T pack perspex glass DAB etc and that's about it.

A future classic without doubt.

Edited by av185 on Monday 27th May 12:32

[ags11]

Yeah, and the numbers are pretty low when you start to look for them with a "proper" spec, ie manual, light glass, no sunroof etc.

[GT3ZZZ]

Porsche911R said:

What the point in the T, when you can buy the GTS or turbo.
It has tiny brakes to run that sort of bhp imo.

Golfs a pretty hard core car matching GT3 ring times of old.

What I was pointing out is with NO engine mods the 2.0 4 pot can take 540bhp which is pretty amazing.

The point of the T is that its a narrow bodied manual and with 550PS, a GTS wouldn't see which way it went. And with the turbo only available as an extra wide 4WD automatic that's shooting for a different audience.

By the way, the PCCBs on the T are the same size on all 991.2s so no lack of stopping power.

If you think the Golf's a "pretty hard core car" you should get out a bit more

[Tforme]

A couple more pictures for the thread. You can really see how the lowered suspension tucks the wheels into the arches.

[Tforme]

[Jefferson Steelflex]

Looking at some of the cars available in the network, the yellow one at Colchester looks lovely. I'm just put off by the buckets and lack of rear seats (although I don't need rear seats I wonder if not having them will make the car less attractive for resale).

Buckets are confusing - love the look but not sure on comfort as I sometimes like to recline a little. I guess I'll need to drive it and find out if I can manage with them. Decisions.....

[Designer Slave]

I've got buckets and I find them comfortable, however, it's the getting in and out that would get on my nerves if it was a daily driver. Redline cars have a nice yellow one with 4-way seats and someone here was selling a white one with folding buckets, rear seats and ceramics which I think is a great spec.

[GT3ZZZ]

I bought mine with delivery miles but didn't spec it.

I wanted an engaging DD so it was the perfect combo - manual, 18 ways, PCCBs, glass roof, rear seats, sport design kit, T full leather/sportex interior, Bose.

A perfect combination of comfort and usability with driver engagement.

[Beaver]

Designer Slave said:

I've got buckets and I find them comfortable, however, it's the getting in and out that would get on my nerves if it was a daily driver. Redline cars have a nice yellow one with 4-way seats and someone here was selling a white one with folding buckets, rear seats and ceramics which I think is a great spec.

That’s my car, have had some good interest and thought I’d sold it twice, but actually quite pleased it’s still with me. Having had GT cars before I think it’s an engaging, fun car and different enough to stand out. Might polish it over the weekend for extra bonding.