718 Spyder - looking to buy

[Beaver]

981 had 918 buckets or folding, which could be heated.

[Mach]

bennno said:

Can anybody reccomend a supplier for the seat inserts.

Hopefully worth a look. Haven't used them myself (yet) but I've saved the link to the website based on recommendations I've read elsewhere.

https://www.classicfx.net/porsche-seat-covers/

[elisered]

Beaver said:

981 had 918 buckets or folding, which could be heated.

Folding buckets were a NCO, 918 buckets were at extra cost with electric height adjustment but no heating.

[Quickmoose]

Mach said:

bennno said:

Can anybody reccomend a supplier for the seat inserts.

Hopefully worth a look. Haven't used them myself (yet) but I've saved the link to the website based on recommendations I've read elsewhere.

https://www.classicfx.net/porsche-seat-covers/

These made/supplied mine and are fab. There are others.
Heated pads off ebay work a charm too and are an easy and popular mod.
Definitely join Craig's Spyder club.
ALOT of useful info gets chatted about there...

[kenofkens]

So many White 718 Spyders at the moment it's crazy. Interesting to see the ratio of manual to PDK too.
Tempted to get a bargain on a white one and get it wrapped.

[worldwidewebs]

I'm also in the 'looking to buy' category. I've been mulling this back and forward for quite a while as the Alpine would have to go and I absolutely love it, although I may just try and find a way to keep it!

GT Silver, PDK, PCCB would be perfect for me and I'd be happy with either the basic seats or the buckets

[ThisInJapanese]

worldwidewebs said:

I'm also in the 'looking to buy' category. I've been mulling this back and forward for quite a while as the Alpine would have to go and I absolutely love it, although I may just try and find a way to keep it!

GT Silver, PDK, PCCB would be perfect for me and I'd be happy with either the basic seats or the buckets

I've come from an A110 and have no regrets. Very different but equally as good (although I didn't enjoy the PDK in the Spyder).

[kenofkens]

worldwidewebs said:

I'm also in the 'looking to buy' category. I've been mulling this back and forward for quite a while as the Alpine would have to go and I absolutely love it, although I may just try and find a way to keep it!

GT Silver, PDK, PCCB would be perfect for me and I'd be happy with either the basic seats or the buckets

I started off as manual, i am only swayed well for two reasons but i am not sure still.

My initial review on this thread was a Manual i test drove on a very wet rainy day and i absolutely loved it and that manual gearbox.

I think my only slight change in preference to PDK is oh on those 'moments' where two hands on the wheel are possibly saving you from a bigger moment, but you do lose some interaction with the car, long journeys for exmple cruising to france etc for driving hols makes that part of the journey easier with PDK and the wife can take it on days out doesnt like manual.

That aside i love my current 997.1 for just that reason being manual.

PCCB i absolutely dont get, i am heavy on brakes i did find the steel brakes on a GTS4.0 get a bit smokey on a heavy test drive but not on the Spyder. I would spend my whole time worrying my Ceramics would die and i would be footing a massive bill, if i was tracking a car maybe more but Spyder is a fast road car, GT Silver nice colour on the Spyder it just works agree.

[kenofkens]

ThisInJapanese said:

I've come from an A110 and have no regrets. Very different but equally as good (although I didn't enjoy the PDK in the Spyder).

Ah yes i saw your thread you shared about your journey to your new Spyder (congrats by the way i did 'Spy' this one for a while, lovely example) Intrigued what you said about manual, agree somewhat, the manual does feel so engaging, it's what i always missing in my last 992 which was PDK, i still have a 997.1 which is manual, but always vowed anything faster or more power i would buy pdk for the 'two hands on the wheel' factor.

How you getting on with it, still enjoying it? Anything new you love/dislike about it?

I can't wait to get mine, i still have idea what i will end up with as for the moment all i ever see is White white red white white and or the odd one with red stitched interiors, the original Spyder Spawners had strange colour palette preferences!

Re the seat heightr i am intrigued are you tall am i just poorly enlightened, do the folding buckets/18 ways sit too high in the car?

[john_1983]

kenofkens said:

Ah yes i saw your thread you shared about your journey to your new Spyder (congrats by the way i did 'Spy' this one for a while, lovely example) Intrigued what you said about manual, agree somewhat, the manual does feel so engaging, it's what i always missing in my last 992 which was PDK, i still have a 997.1 which is manual, but always vowed anything faster or more power i would buy pdk for the 'two hands on the wheel' factor.

How you getting on with it, still enjoying it? Anything new you love/dislike about it?

I can't wait to get mine, i still have idea what i will end up with as for the moment all i ever see is White white red white white and or the odd one with red stitched interiors, the original Spyder Spawners had strange colour palette preferences!

Re the seat heightr i am intrigued are you tall am i just poorly enlightened, do the folding buckets/18 ways sit too high in the car?

The basic seats do sit lower - how much I don't know, but I'm 6'4 so don't want to sit any higher. I've never tried the 18 ways, but I've never found the basic seats lacking for me