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Only the earlier cars could get buckets, they were removed as an option in 2015. Plus they're the folding versions which sit higher in the car than the Sports Seats Plus. So I would say they're not a must-have.
I agree on the GTS interior pack and the Spanish gearbox though
Interestingly, the PDK cars seem to be selling better at OPCs. Two manuals have sat for months.
I agree on the GTS interior pack and the Spanish gearbox though
Interestingly, the PDK cars seem to be selling better at OPCs. Two manuals have sat for months.
Twinfan said:
Interestingly, the PDK cars seem to be selling better at OPCs. Two manuals have sat for months.
I've just checked the spec and neither of the manual cars have climate - just manual aircon. Major spec oversight which would put me off on a £60k car.Other than that, the red one looks good with interior/exterior pack and PTV. It also has BOSE, parking sensors and nav.
The silver one has alcantara delete, an acquired taste for a GTS IMHO and not great for resale.
Edited by Twinfan on Sunday 16th April 12:49
JasonSteel said:
Mario149 said:
Well, my old car has gone up for sale after I px-ed it with Portsmouth for my 997 GTS - looks so tasty I almost want to buy her back! Used prices appear very strong, spec of that car was £68K new (excluding a £1K discount I managed to secure which I thought was quite impressive!)
https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
how much of a knock is average on a similar px?https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...
Twinfan said:
I've just checked the spec and neither of the manual cars have climate - just manual aircon. Major spec oversight which would put me off on a £60k car.
Other than that, the red one looks good with interior/exterior pack and PTV. It also has BOSE, parking sensors and nav.
The silver one has alcantara delete, an acquired taste for a GTS IMHO and not great for resale.
Surely manual AC makes you more "connected" with the car and goes with the ethos of the manual Other than that, the red one looks good with interior/exterior pack and PTV. It also has BOSE, parking sensors and nav.
The silver one has alcantara delete, an acquired taste for a GTS IMHO and not great for resale.
Edited by Twinfan on Sunday 16th April 12:49
Twinfan said:
I've just checked the spec and neither of the manual cars have climate - just manual aircon. Major spec oversight which would put me off on a £60k car.
While I personally think climate is highly desirable, it's pretty obvious from many other postings that many (perhaps most) new to Porsche don't realise that the standard offering ISN'T climate. So I suspect that there is more to it than that.Edited by Twinfan on Sunday 16th April 12:49
Mario149 said:
Not sure what you're asking exactly but my px value was 55.3k. Could have probably done a bit better but it's difficult when they've got the only example in the country of the car you want :P Manual rwd 997 GTS coupes make GT3s look common as muck!
thanks - that's exactly what i was asking. new to sports cars and though i have no intention of selling any time soon, it's good to get a handle on px values.good luck with the 997 - sounds like you've been lusting after one for a while
Edited by JasonSteel on Sunday 16th April 19:17
JasonSteel said:
Mario149 said:
Not sure what you're asking exactly but my px value was 55.3k. Could have probably done a bit better but it's difficult when they've got the only example in the country of the car you want :P Manual rwd 997 GTS coupes make GT3s look common as muck!
thanks - that's exactly what i was asking. new to sports cars and though i have no intention of selling any time soon, it's good to get a handle on px values.good luck with the 997 - sounds like you've been lusting after one for a while
Edited by JasonSteel on Sunday 16th April 19:17
JasonSteel said:
one thing about climate control i'm not sure about. if i set a given temperature and set the fan to - say - 50%, once the temperature is reached, shouldn't the fan auto reduce?
If you "set" the fan it stays set, but if you are in auto the fan reduces as the set temperature is reached.Budweiser said:
I took a 718 manual out the other week which confirmed that PDK was the right choice for me.
I don't care for the GTS interior pack or buckets either. The CGTS is without doubt the best Porsche road car I've ever owned. We are lucky punters ??
I don't believe the GTS interior pack is crucial for desirability or resale but retaining the GTS alcantara / leather combination certainly is. The full leather (or alcantara delete, call it what you will) eliminates the GTS character, replacing it with the "normal" Boxster interior trim.I don't care for the GTS interior pack or buckets either. The CGTS is without doubt the best Porsche road car I've ever owned. We are lucky punters ??
Twinfan said:
Only the earlier cars could get buckets, they were removed as an option in 2015. Plus they're the folding versions which sit higher in the car than the Sports Seats Plus. So I would say they're not a must-have.
I agree on the GTS interior pack and the Spanish gearbox though
Interestingly, the PDK cars seem to be selling better at OPCs. Two manuals have sat for months.
Have you tried a folding bucket? I am over 6ft and wouldn't want to be seated any lower. They are perfect IMO and I anguished at the time between them and 18 ways.I agree on the GTS interior pack and the Spanish gearbox though
Interestingly, the PDK cars seem to be selling better at OPCs. Two manuals have sat for months.
The buckets were still available here right up until the end of the run, so if somebody wanted them in the UK I reckon you could have pushed for them. My order locked in Feb 16.
Only 10% of the cars sold in Aus were manuals, so I guess the UK was the same. It would also come down to the spec of those manuals as to how well they'd sell.
NBTBRV8 said:
Have you tried a folding bucket? I am over 6ft and wouldn't want to be seated any lower. They are perfect IMO and I anguished at the time between them and 18 ways.
The buckets were still available here right up until the end of the run, so if somebody wanted them in the UK I reckon you could have pushed for them. My order locked in Feb 16.
Yes I've tried them and I much prefer to be lower in the SSPs.The buckets were still available here right up until the end of the run, so if somebody wanted them in the UK I reckon you could have pushed for them. My order locked in Feb 16.
My order locked at the end of Jan 2016 and the buckets were categorically not available here in the UK and hadn't been for a while (I asked before I had tried them in a car). If they're not on the configurator when you're ordering they can't be had. I don't think any amount of "pushing" would have got you any! The lack of late '15 and '16 cars with them here in the UK backs this up.
bcr5784 said:
If you "set" the fan it stays set, but if you are in auto the fan reduces as the set temperature is reached.
i'll try again today but when i left the fan unset and set a temperature in auto mode, the fan speed didn't seem to do anything and was always low, even if i set the temperature to something much lower or higher than current air temp.does the fan display (the no. of lines) change as the fan ramps up and down?
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