992 non 's' now on the configurator
Discussion
FrankCayman said:
Still no manual...but when it does arrive, I reckon I could get a lightly specc'd one for around £85K
330mm disks and all that weight and turbo power.Always been the issue going for T and non S models is tiny brakes.
Already driven the 718 GTS and I cooked those brakes.
I think you would toast these if you start to use that 385bhp.
Bar that be a nice drive, but I cannot do tiny brakes.
I have tried the normal car thing also, bmw, Audi, porkers, none are as good as a Golf really, so it's a bit badge buying over the drive, my 911 GTS lasted 2 months.
FrankCayman said:
Still no manual...but when it does arrive, I reckon I could get a lightly specc'd one for around £85K
Yup. The way the model is set up encourages a light spec I think. Given the C2S/C4S so easily gets to £115k with a few options, a lightly specced C2/C4 looks quite good value at £25k less.Porsche911R said:
330mm disks and all that weight and turbo power.
Always been the issue going for T and non S models is tiny brakes.
Already driven the 718 GTS and I cooked those brakes.
I think you would toast these if you start to use that 385bhp.
Bar that be a nice drive, but I cannot do tiny brakes.
I have tried the normal car thing also, bmw, Audi, porkers, none are as good as a Golf really, so it's a bit badge buying over the drive, my 911 GTS lasted 2 months.
To be honest, I'm pretty delicate with any car I own as it's my only one so by default = a daily. You'll be shocked/surprised...perhaps even saddened to read that I get 30K out of a set of tyres on my current 981 C ...plus disks and pads last ages! I have little bursts of lunacy .....yet on the whole, I enjoy driving the thing within the limits of my skills along with respecting other road uses and the law of the land.Always been the issue going for T and non S models is tiny brakes.
Already driven the 718 GTS and I cooked those brakes.
I think you would toast these if you start to use that 385bhp.
Bar that be a nice drive, but I cannot do tiny brakes.
I have tried the normal car thing also, bmw, Audi, porkers, none are as good as a Golf really, so it's a bit badge buying over the drive, my 911 GTS lasted 2 months.
arcamalpha said:
Yup. The way the model is set up encourages a light spec I think. Given the C2S/C4S so easily gets to £115k with a few options, a lightly specced C2/C4 looks quite good value at £25k less.
I guess I'm just getting old!I quite fancy specc'ing myself a brand new basic 911 with as few options as possible and keeping it for years...perhaps even forever. I have no interest in electric cars...so this is my last chance to have a car that I will love and behold.....my last indulgence.......then I can finally release myself from buying depreciating assests!!!
Frank, those were my thoughts exactly when I ordered my Carrera T - at the moment, still the last narrow bodied manual 911...
Mr D, behave! Brakes on the T are a non issue for 99.9999% of potential and actual owners; if I wanted an extreme track day weapon I would buy a different type of car entirely.
Mr D, behave! Brakes on the T are a non issue for 99.9999% of potential and actual owners; if I wanted an extreme track day weapon I would buy a different type of car entirely.
FrankCayman said:
To be honest, I'm pretty delicate with any car I own as it's my only one so by default = a daily. You'll be shocked/surprised...perhaps even saddened to read that I get 30K out of a set of tyres on my current 981 C ...plus disks and pads last ages! I have little bursts of lunacy .....yet on the whole, I enjoy driving the thing within the limits of my skills along with respecting other road uses and the law of the land.
So am I , I am on 28k in one of my cars and still on org tyres (ok I binned the org for PS4S) but that was >2 years a goand still on the same disks and pads.
Takes nothing away from the car will have s
t brakes.FrankCayman said:
I guess I'm just getting old!
I quite fancy specc'ing myself a brand new basic 911 with as few options as possible and keeping it for years...perhaps even forever. I have no interest in electric cars...so this is my last chance to have a car that I will love and behold.....my last indulgence.......then I can finally release myself from buying depreciating assests!!!
If you want a daily driver to use forever then why wouldn't you go for a lightly used 991.1 GTS?I quite fancy specc'ing myself a brand new basic 911 with as few options as possible and keeping it for years...perhaps even forever. I have no interest in electric cars...so this is my last chance to have a car that I will love and behold.....my last indulgence.......then I can finally release myself from buying depreciating assests!!!
I couldn't imagine owning a new one forever.
thelostboy said:
FrankCayman said:
I guess I'm just getting old!
I quite fancy specc'ing myself a brand new basic 911 with as few options as possible and keeping it for years...perhaps even forever. I have no interest in electric cars...so this is my last chance to have a car that I will love and behold.....my last indulgence.......then I can finally release myself from buying depreciating assests!!!
If you want a daily driver to use forever then why wouldn't you go for a lightly used 991.1 GTS?I quite fancy specc'ing myself a brand new basic 911 with as few options as possible and keeping it for years...perhaps even forever. I have no interest in electric cars...so this is my last chance to have a car that I will love and behold.....my last indulgence.......then I can finally release myself from buying depreciating assests!!!
I couldn't imagine owning a new one forever.
great engine though and why I bought it. GT4 needs that engine !!!
Edited by Porsche911R on Wednesday 31st July 10:09
Geneve said:
If I went for a 992 my choice would be the base model with pccbs.
I'd hope to go for a simple spec, but having looked at the configurator, it's hard to resist getting close to £100k.
Same here. The base car needs lights spec - else what is the point. Better brakes would clearly be high on my list - as would be buckets as I find them much more comfortable than the regular seatsI'd hope to go for a simple spec, but having looked at the configurator, it's hard to resist getting close to £100k.
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