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kmpowell

2,928 posts

228 months

Thursday 13th January 2022
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detee said:
Each to their own, I picked up my Python Green one yesterday. The brightest car I have ever owned! I like it though. Nice to have a change.
Congrats, that's lovely. My spec locked on my GT4 on Tuesday, I've also gone for Python Green (with the Satin black wheels)!

Fun cars should be fun colours biggrin

jenic

13 posts

141 months

Thursday 13th January 2022
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detee said:
Looks awesome, was that York? I was in there to talk about a GTS yesterday and the salesman told me I'd just missed one go out in green.

When did you place the order out of interest?

130R

6,810 posts

206 months

Thursday 13th January 2022
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Just got a recall letter about the protective grills in the side air intakes. They are being changed to a tighter mesh version apparently.

RTA3

135 posts

36 months

Thursday 13th January 2022
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130R said:
Just got a recall letter about the protective grills in the side air intakes. They are being changed to a tighter mesh version apparently.
How old is your GTS?

coffeekid

72 posts

121 months

Thursday 13th January 2022
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130R said:
Just got a recall letter about the protective grills in the side air intakes. They are being changed to a tighter mesh version apparently.
Yea - I got it today too

130R

6,810 posts

206 months

Thursday 13th January 2022
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RTA3 said:
130R said:
Just got a recall letter about the protective grills in the side air intakes. They are being changed to a tighter mesh version apparently.
How old is your GTS?
July 2020

Al_Ra

113 posts

151 months

Thursday 13th January 2022
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130R said:
Just got a recall letter about the protective grills in the side air intakes. They are being changed to a tighter mesh version apparently.
Just got my letter too - in no rush will wait until my service is due in August seeing as I don't make a habit of throwing lit cigars out of my car window (which seems to be what the recall is about).

Charlie_1

1,013 posts

92 months

Thursday 13th January 2022
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This is interesting because I had a 2018 BGTS 2.5 and it recalled for this in 2020 , have they got it wrong again I wonder

RTA3

135 posts

36 months

Friday 14th January 2022
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detee said:
This was the final spec with help from the kind folk on here.

http://www.porsche-code.com/PN8XBXC3
Love the car and the spec. A spec not far different from my own that I need to lock in by end of February if not sooner. Looking at GT silver. Will share my spec once i sort out one or two options.

Twinfan

10,125 posts

104 months

Friday 14th January 2022
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Re. the recall, in case you haven't seen my comment in the GT4 thread about this, I've spoken to my OPC's Service Manager and he says that for GT models, Spyder and 4.0 GTS the recall is not applicable and the notifications have been sent out in error. Porsche AG sent out a communication about this to him around 2pm yesterday afternoon.

So if your 4.0 GTS is booked in for the work to be done, I'd give your OPC another call before you have a wasted trip.

OPOGTS

1,134 posts

213 months

Friday 14th January 2022
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Charlie_1 said:
This is interesting because I had a 2018 BGTS 2.5 and it recalled for this in 2020 , have they got it wrong again I wonder
The letter reads as though it’s an upgrade to an already recalled component so prob worth checking to be sure

Athboy501

158 posts

166 months

Friday 14th January 2022
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Ordered mine in June, had a call before Christmas to say it’ll be built on Feb 4th, and I therefore had to lock in my spec yesterday. Car should be delivered end of first week in March. Pretty Excited.

http://www.porsche-code.com/PNXTM526

Charlie_1

1,013 posts

92 months

Friday 14th January 2022
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Twinfan said:
Re. the recall, in case you haven't seen my comment in the GT4 thread about this, I've spoken to my OPC's Service Manager and he says that for GT models, Spyder and 4.0 GTS the recall is not applicable and the notifications have been sent out in error. Porsche AG sent out a communication about this to him around 2pm yesterday afternoon.

So if your 4.0 GTS is booked in for the work to be done, I'd give your OPC another call before you have a wasted trip.
Cheers I'm going to speak with dealer Monday will bear this in mind

Charlie_1

1,013 posts

92 months

Friday 14th January 2022
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OPOGTS said:
The letter reads as though it’s an upgrade to an already recalled component so prob worth checking to be sure
Yes going to call them Monday

Charlie_1

1,013 posts

92 months

Monday 17th January 2022
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OPC have confirmed that grill issue doesn't apply to 4.0 GTS models

User404notfound

12 posts

28 months

Monday 17th January 2022
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Well covid well and truly scuppered my collecting my car. It laid me low for quite a few days with a 10 day+ isolation period. It also scuppered the delivery of the car, I was told it was in its way to the dealer prior to new year. Crossed wires and delayed due to driver shortages. It only arrived last Thursday.

On this matter The dealer told me that they receive very scant information regards delivery, and when I called PGB they didn't know either….. helpful.

Finally delivered, and I am now better and fully negative, and have switched thoughts to collection. Hopefully this weekend coming, just finally received pictures.

Looks great, GB with platinum wheels. Fitted with Michelin PS4’s.

OPOGTS

1,134 posts

213 months

Monday 17th January 2022
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Charlie_1 said:
OPC have confirmed that grill issue doesn't apply to 4.0 GTS models
Ditto OPC Reading confirmed likewise today that it doesn't apply to the 4.0 GTS, GT4 or Spyder and can be ignored.

OPOGTS

1,134 posts

213 months

Monday 17th January 2022
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Folks

Does anybody notice much of a difference in the suspension when selecting either Sport or Sport +. In my previous 981 GTS it noticeably firmed things up (and even more so in my old 997 C2S before that) but in the 4.0 I really can't tell any difference other than the throttle map.

I have raised this with the OPC previously and apparently a setting wasn't enabled (or something) as part of the setup upon delivery and it was permanently set to sport, which they fixed - so I wonder if this has happened again or if its just too subtle anyway for me to notice.

Tilum

5 posts

44 months

Monday 17th January 2022
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User404notfound said:
Looks great, GB with platinum wheels. Fitted with Michelin PS4’s.
Congrats; I hope you enjoy it when you take delivery of it. BTW, how were you able to spec it with PS4Ss?

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J66JBo

260 posts

122 months

Monday 17th January 2022
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OPOGTS said:
Folks

Does anybody notice much of a difference in the suspension when selecting either Sport or Sport +. In my previous 981 GTS it noticeably firmed things up (and even more so in my old 997 C2S before that) but in the 4.0 I really can't tell any difference other than the throttle map.

I have raised this with the OPC previously and apparently a setting wasn't enabled (or something) as part of the setup upon delivery and it was permanently set to sport, which they fixed - so I wonder if this has happened again or if its just too subtle anyway for me to notice.
The 4.0 I test drive was noticeably firmer in sports +