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pgamble

134 posts

118 months

Thursday 2nd June 2022
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My previous Boxster was a 2012 981s in GT Silver with red roof and red leather. I loved it.
When I was configuring my Boxster GTS4, my daughter really wanted me to get Python Green. I was keen, but bottled and ended up getting GT Silver again, with black wheels and full GTS interior with red stitching and dial. It's different enough from my last one and feels very special. I love it.

I drove a Cayman GTS4 in Python Green for my Experience day a few months ago. Looked super, but feel I made the right decision.

Paul

Edited by pgamble on Thursday 2nd June 23:11

scrounger73

264 posts

159 months

Friday 3rd June 2022
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Aventurine looks best with silver wheels imo




SimonD1974

5 posts

27 months

Friday 3rd June 2022
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I placed my order early Feb but no allocation yet. Has anyone received a build slot who has ordered after Feb?

Greedydog

889 posts

196 months

Friday 3rd June 2022
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SimonD1974 said:
I placed my order early Feb but no allocation yet. Has anyone received a build slot who has ordered after Feb?
I had a July 21 order for Boxster GTS which I cancelled in mid February when it became clear that I would be lucky to receive the car this year. That was before Ukraine etc so I doubt the situation has gotten better, although from what I’ve read Caymans seem to be in better supply than Boxsters.

cowboyengineer

1,411 posts

115 months

Friday 3rd June 2022
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SimonD1974 said:
I placed my order early Feb but no allocation yet. Has anyone received a build slot who has ordered after Feb?
Boxster or cayman? Big difference in lead times. By the time I receive my pts boxster it will be close to22 months since I ordered it

Andy718

95 posts

81 months

Friday 3rd June 2022
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I took a cancelled Cayman May build slot in March, prospective production date is now 14th June, I cancelled my Boxster slot as I was being given Q4 23 possibility 2024 if they're still making them by then.

SimonD1974

5 posts

27 months

Friday 3rd June 2022
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cowboyengineer said:
Boxster or cayman? Big difference in lead times. By the time I receive my pts boxster it will be close to22 months since I ordered it
It's for a Cayman GTS.

P. ONeill

1,455 posts

53 months

Friday 3rd June 2022
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Anyone else with standard steel discs on their GTS finding they need to really work the pedal to get some stopping power? The initial travel does little to nothing, maybe I’m used to PCCBs but the steels are not up to it. Would an upgraded perhaps GT3 master cylinder help?

dans160

62 posts

40 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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P. ONeill said:
Anyone else with standard steel discs on their GTS finding they need to really work the pedal to get some stopping power? The initial travel does little to nothing, maybe I’m used to PCCBs but the steels are not up to it. Would an upgraded perhaps GT3 master cylinder help?
Maybe get them bled? I had to get the brakes bled at a specialist soon after I picked the car up (981s) as they were shocking. After that, they were really very, very good. I found that there was plenty of feel but you did have to push harder than certainly anything I've driven other than an Elise, and there did appear to be a little bit of dead travel at the top which is something I've felt on other Porsche cars.

Dan

Spenny64

62 posts

52 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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scrounger73 said:
Aventurine looks best with silver wheels imo



Love the look of that Aventurine Green. I have mine on order but no build slot yet, still deciding on what colour to go for?
But reason for my posting is that I see you have photo at Staffordshire Car Care. What did you have done and were you pleased with their work. I have a quote from them and was intending to use them when I get mine. Plan for me was front extended PPF and ceramic elsewhere, including wheels.
They seem to get excellent reviews.

cammy71

351 posts

199 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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I put a deposit down in Nov 21 and been having updates that there were no updates. However, got an e-mail this morning with a system screen shot which states 'Vehicle Fixed in Production' 24/6/22 and 'Entry to Dealership' 12/8/22. Most positive info to date but assuming that this could still move about a bit.

Pivo

1,082 posts

36 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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cammy71 said:
I put a deposit down in Nov 21 and been having updates that there were no updates. However, got an e-mail this morning with a system screen shot which states 'Vehicle Fixed in Production' 24/6/22 and 'Entry to Dealership' 12/8/22. Most positive info to date but assuming that this could still move about a bit.
You have a build slot, that is good progress update. It might move few days but your car in on Prod schedule, which is far better than being told you are #1… 100th in a queue :-)

Mr Tom

624 posts

142 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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cammy71 said:
I put a deposit down in Nov 21 and been having updates that there were no updates. However, got an e-mail this morning with a system screen shot which states 'Vehicle Fixed in Production' 24/6/22 and 'Entry to Dealership' 12/8/22. Most positive info to date but assuming that this could still move about a bit.
Hi Cammy,

Is that a Boxster or Cayman?

Cheers

scrounger73

264 posts

159 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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Spenny64 said:
Love the look of that Aventurine Green. I have mine on order but no build slot yet, still deciding on what colour to go for?
But reason for my posting is that I see you have photo at Staffordshire Car Care. What did you have done and were you pleased with their work. I have a quote from them and was intending to use them when I get mine. Plan for me was front extended PPF and ceramic elsewhere, including wheels.
They seem to get excellent reviews.
Yep. Staffs did an excellent job and this is my second Porsche done there. I had full front PPF with rocker panels. Then ceramic on the rest of the paintwork, wheels, calipers and all the exterior plastics coated with Gyeon trim.

Craig and Greg are brilliant.

cammy71

351 posts

199 months

Saturday 4th June 2022
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Its a Cayman. And just another piece of info. I had wanted to make a minor change to my order, literally changing the colour of the Sports Chrono clock. However, as I had a build slot, OPC said no problem but to please be aware that due to current process and factory situation that making any change at this stage whilst having a build slot could result in a 6 month delay as punted back down the pecking order. So for those who are havering over spec, once you press the button you can only change up until you have build slot or risk a further delay to delivery.

Pivo

1,082 posts

36 months

Monday 6th June 2022
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cammy71 said:
Its a Cayman. And just another piece of info. I had wanted to make a minor change to my order, literally changing the colour of the Sports Chrono clock. However, as I had a build slot, OPC said no problem but to please be aware that due to current process and factory situation that making any change at this stage whilst having a build slot could result in a 6 month delay as punted back down the pecking order. So for those who are havering over spec, once you press the button you can only change up until you have build slot or risk a further delay to delivery.
That is very interesting development. Normally I am able to finalize the spec after I get a build slot.

Jefferson Steelflex

1,443 posts

100 months

Wednesday 8th June 2022
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Swapped my Boxster order for a Cayman on the weekend, and had a call today with a build slot for December so Cayman’s are certainly easier to come by. I made the swap as i bought a 981 Boxster GTS recently and that’s filled my convertible needs so the coupe is a nice addition.

To add to the comment above, i queried the point about amending the spec and was told i was fine to do so and it wouldn’t affect anything on my build slot, so must be an OPC thing.

My Cayman GTS spec is a bit funky, don’t like the GTS pack and wanted some custom stitching and a few interior mods so this is the current thinking http://www.porsche-code.com/PP6XRES7

Have asked for a price to spec the Race-tex steering wheel back in, as i’d like that option.

Edited by Jefferson Steelflex on Thursday 9th June 10:03

Rob P

5,770 posts

265 months

Thursday 9th June 2022
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Nice spec. The race tec wheel is fantastic, I didn’t appreciate how much I would like it until I got the car. After all, it’s the one thing you hold all the time!

Charlie_1

1,014 posts

93 months

Thursday 9th June 2022
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Pivo said:
cammy71 said:
Its a Cayman. And just another piece of info. I had wanted to make a minor change to my order, literally changing the colour of the Sports Chrono clock. However, as I had a build slot, OPC said no problem but to please be aware that due to current process and factory situation that making any change at this stage whilst having a build slot could result in a 6 month delay as punted back down the pecking order. So for those who are havering over spec, once you press the button you can only change up until you have build slot or risk a further delay to delivery.
That is very interesting development. Normally I am able to finalize the spec after I get a build slot.
Im not sure its a development I bought my first Porsche in 2015 and even then I was told if I accepted build slot and then changed config the date would change

Mick Dastardly

155 posts

25 months

Thursday 9th June 2022
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Ordered my BGTS late July 21 (number 2 on the list), got told estimated q1 22, then 2 months ago was told it’d be unlikely I’d get the car before 23.

However, got a call this week with a build slot of mid October 22 and a delivery of early December, which is a nice Christmas pressie I suppose.

Tldr I suspect my OPC is a cock tease.

Here’s my final spec. http://www.porsche-code.com/PPTPG5A4