Joined the GT4 club recently

[PaulJ_85]

That would be the one.

Thankfully paid a lot less (perk of buying a car in winter before demand ramps up in spring / summer).

I prefer the look of the alcantara wheel - however I'm quite into sim racing (and the wheel rims I had with Alcantara started looking a bit tatty after a few years) - so the leather wheel actually appealed to me. Maybe not such a problem on these cars - but it definitely didn't put me off buying it.

[WG]

kmpowell said:

PaulJ_85 said:

Small world! It is indeed that car!

It's an absolutely fantastic spec - your father picked some great options on it!

Just to add to this cars history, it was this very car sat in Mid-Sussex's showroom in Spring 2021 which prompted me to order my GT4.

I'd gone to Mid-Sussex to look at a lightly used 991.2 GTS, but as much as I was drawn by the Miami GTS, my head kept looking over at the GT4 on the opposite side of the showroom by the entrance (It was also roped off). I enquired about ordering one, and was rudely told no, which is when I found out how terrible Mid-Sussex are as an OPC.

From memory it was up £96k, and it had a personal plate on it starting R5, but the leather wheel stuck out to me which is why I remember it. I think the person who owned it now has a 4RS.

Just to redress the balance - I have been using Mid Sussex OPC and their predecessor Rivervale for over 30 years and never had anything but great service from them. Just picked up my 13 th Porsche from them last week .

[Twinfan]

PaulJ_85 said:

I prefer the look of the alcantara wheel - however I'm quite into sim racing (and the wheel rims I had with Alcantara started looking a bit tatty after a few years) - so the leather wheel actually appealed to me. Maybe not such a problem on these cars - but it definitely didn't put me off buying it.

Alcantara is easily refreshed, It's not worn, more than the pile has become flattened by oils from hands. Easy to clean up and make as new again

[TDT]

Twinfan said:

Alcantara is easily refreshed, It's not worn, more than the pile has become flattened by oils from hands. Easy to clean up and make as new again

I do struggle to comprehend why this isn’t understood and instead, people regurgitate internet lore.

(Not aimed at you btw Paul)

[Twinfan]

TDT said:

Twinfan said:

Alcantara is easily refreshed, It's not worn, more than the pile has become flattened by oils from hands. Easy to clean up and make as new again

I do struggle to comprehend why this isn’t understood and instead, people regurgitate internet lore.

(Not aimed at you btw Paul)

Indeed, me too mate! It's designed, and is, a very hard wearing artifical material. It doesn't wear out after a year ot two's use!

[ChrisW.]

Agreed, I wet it with a spray-on upholstery cleaner and dry it off with a microfibre cloth which I keep rising until there are no more bubbles ... then with a clean towel and leave to dry.

I have a 100% "like-new" success rate after 30,000 miles and no driving gloves ... it works for me

[PaulJ_85]

TDT said:

Twinfan said:

Alcantara is easily refreshed, It's not worn, more than the pile has become flattened by oils from hands. Easy to clean up and make as new again

I do struggle to comprehend why this isn’t understood and instead, people regurgitate internet lore.

(Not aimed at you btw Paul)

Yeah no worries - I would have been happy with Alcantara too if it had had it.

[LiamH66]

ChrisW. said:

Agreed, I wet it with a spray-on upholstery cleaner and dry it off with a microfibre cloth which I keep rising until there are no more bubbles ... then with a clean towel and leave to dry.

I have a 100% "like-new" success rate after 30,000 miles and no driving gloves ... it works for me

That's good to know Chris. My 981 GT4 needs this attention a some point. Any preferred brand/type of upholstery cleaner?

Liam

[Twinfan]

I think I've used a small amount of clothes washing liquid or liquid hand soap in the past. Any mild soap should do it.

[n12maser]

A good brush with medium bristles also gets it back to looking like new

[ChrisW.]

LiamH66 said:

ChrisW. said:

Agreed, I wet it with a spray-on upholstery cleaner and dry it off with a microfibre cloth which I keep rising until there are no more bubbles ... then with a clean towel and leave to dry.

I have a 100% "like-new" success rate after 30,000 miles and no driving gloves ... it works for me

That's good to know Chris. My 981 GT4 needs this attention a some point. Any preferred brand/type of upholstery cleaner?

Liam

Auto Glym .... what you don't want is soap residue left in the pile of the alcantara to gum it up ...

At first after cleaning you can feel the pile of the alcantara is a little hard ... rather like a very fresh towel ... but it very rapidly softens back to as new.

[TDT]

n12maser said:

A good brush with medium bristles also gets it back to looking like new

Yep. I did mild wet clean, and then used brush to help separate fibres and plush it back up

[ChrisW.]

This is why I use a microfibre cloth ... I've not tried a brush ....

[LiamH66]

ChrisW. said:

Auto Glym .... what you don't want is soap residue left in the pile of the alcantara to gum it up ...

At first after cleaning you can feel the pile of the alcantara is a little hard ... rather like a very fresh towel ... but it very rapidly softens back to as new.

Thanks Chris!

[Not Ideal]

That looks ace ! Congratulations ! Please let us know how you get on with it.