991 GT3 No lift, No PCM...

[giggle]

Can these be retro fitted? Cost?

[V8KSN]

giggle said:

Can these be retro fitted? Cost?

I think you would be best off speaking to an OPC about this.

Side note - Why would anyone NOT spec PCM on a 991 GT3?
It's not like the weight reduction is going to make ANY difference to how the car drives!
Pointless!

[Sandy59]

I think basic PCM is standard, I take it you mean the Nav module for it ??

[hondansx]

Would have made more sense if it was a Clubsport spec! If it is purely a track toy you could sort of see why you wouldn't bother.

Nav would be simply i imagine but the lift would be expensive; cheaper to just buy a car with it.

[Callughan]

It's around 10k to retrofit based on 997

[Wilmslowboy]

Were you tempted by the one in Wilmslow OPC (now sold)

Suggestion is another one might be coming in (with lift)

[sidicks]

giggle said:

Spec is...

P13 Automatically dimming interior and exterior mirrors with integrated rain sensor
68 Black leather icw Guards Red stitching
250 Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK)
431 20-inch GT3 wheel
450 Porsche Ceramic Composite Brake (PCCB)
509 Fire extinguisher
602 Full LED headlights incl. Porsche Dynamic Light System (PDLS)
630 Light design package
P07 Adaptive Sports seats Plus 18-way
619 Mobile phone preparation
639 Sport Chrono Package
CGG Guards Red Sport Chrono stop clock
XFG Guards Red instrument dials
692 Six-disc CD auto changer
749 Decorative seams leather interior package in Red

Weird spec - most of the expensive options ticked (PCCB, LED lights etc) but no Nav and no lift.
No buckets and nasty red dials would also put me off - are there no other cars available that would be a better match for your requirements.

Retrofit Axle lift is likely to be very expensive.

[ferdi p]

giggle said:

I had red dials on my Riviera blue PDK Turbo so that doesn't scare me off (I quite like em)

I got used to scraping around everywhere in my GT3 Mk1, is the 991 just the same or a bit better?
Anyone running a no lift car care to comment?

Edited by giggle on Sunday 30th November 14:09

No lift on mine & very little issues with scraping, I put it in sport damping which seems to help over humps, less compression on the shocks must help I suppose!

[ttdan]

Get a discount and spend the money on a nice new front splitter every year. Even a car with lift will scrape. Hopefully Porsche have got the gremlins out of it now as the went wrong a bit often on 997's

[Skyway]

giggle said:

No because I don't buy cars at retail unless I get a massive over allowance on my swapper
but this time Ive already placed my car so I am looking to buy as keenly as possible.

Assuming you will eventually sell the car, what you may save now due to the spec will be a lot less than what you will lose when it comes to sell it.

[TheAnimal]

V8KSN said:

Side note - Why would anyone NOT spec PCM on a 991 GT3?
It's not like the weight reduction is going to make ANY difference to how the car drives!
Pointless!

Because it's an expensive POS and the money saved could be put to better use elsewhere?

[hondansx]

Would hardly call it a PoS! It is nicely integrated and the touchscreen is nice, in my opinion. Against a £120k car the cost is somewhat irrelevant.

In fairness, the overhang of the 991 is MUCH better than the 997. You could argue you'd get away with not needing it if you don't live in an area infested with speed humps.

[hondansx]

I dont understand - a OPC has bought a private car and are now selling?

[sidicks]

giggle said:

Now UK registered and for sale at Porsche OPC Solihull...

Was available last week at sub 120K.

Now...



£150K !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

for a cyprus c98 with no PCM/nav.

go figure

Good news! That must mean my car is now worth £180k (although to be fair it is well-specced and in the best colour)...

[rjn21]

Is that the one that's PoA on the approved website? I guess that's how they are getting round the restriction on advertising over list.

Can one even get an approved warranty on a non c16 car? I suspect the dealer will say nothing unless asked, as they don't warrant or represent anything about the spec of the car or its origin on sale, unless you specifically ask for something in writing.

[majordad]

I know of another of theses C98 ( Cyprus) cars sold by an OPC. Seems it's a method of them getting around the rules. I wonder what the story is, are there more etc. I'd imagine the Porsche New Warranty is worldwide so there would be no difficutties there.