997 TT Options?

[johnnywb]

The old man has decided to scrath the lifelong itch and get a 911 Turbo, i'd be lying if i said i didn't smile when he told me! Not looking for any chat about he should get this or that instead! But, i know the 997 TT is very well spec'd as standard, but are there any options he should really add to the car? I.e. options that everyone looks for?

Thanks guys

[anglebox10]

PCCB's ???

[anglebox10]

To be honest not everyone, or even that many people will look for PCCB's, although I like them a lot - so far !!

997 TT not as well spec'd as you might think - no cruise or rear wiper as standard, suspect most people will expect to get cruise at least, may even expect park assist as well.

[johnnywb]

I think he's looked at these.

Are they worth the money? I know they're rather expensive to replace, although i doubt he'd keep the car that long.

[chumley-warner]

Get the sports chrono - not for the cr@ppy timing thing on the PCM or the useless / ugly stopwatch on the dash, but for the extra 60 (?) Nm of torque you get for 10 seconds out of **every** corner whilst the button is pushed.

Personally I'll be ordering that plus heated adaptive seats, ali gear change, steel door sills, leather dorr finishers, telephone module and a couple of other things cosmetic I can't remember. But the extra power on tap is a must!

[anglebox10]

PCCB's ??

Many past discussions on these, and no real conclusions from what I've read.
Expensive option and very expensive to replace, unless with steel.
They suit me as my car sits around for 5 weeks at a time and no rust to worry about.
Also great 'feel', very little brake dust, and no noise - all in my experience anyway.

[johnnywb]

Cruise he'll definately get (lazy bugger!)

Park Assist he'll probably get (in case mother has to park it...)

Heated seats are likely

Sports Chrono, i suspect i can tempt him!

[Erik997]

Not sure what you get standard on the TT vs. a C2S but the spec on my C2S has never disappointed me:

Arctic silver
Blue leather (looks stunning)
Park Assist
Rear Wiper
BOSE sound upgrade
Upgrade Sat Nav & Phone module
Electric seats
Sunroof
Cruise control
Heated seats
Sport Chrono Plus
Sports Exhaust (not sure you can get this on TT)
Multi function steering wheel
Rain sensitive wipers (think this may actually be standard)

With the above spec the car is a perfect all rounder - just as happy cruising across Europe as being driven to death on a track. I'd make sure to have all the above on any new Porsche I went for and I genuinely use all of them on a regular basis.

A lot of the other options (extra leather, aluminium pack, etc etc) to me are luxuries that add to the price of the car without actually making much difference in ownership.

Hope it helps.

[IMI A]

most of must haves are in posts above. do think leather on rear of centre console makes a big difference to cheap plastic used here. don't get black its a pig to clean! if i were ordering one again think i'd go for pearl white like on the gallardos/astons with a terracota or maybe black interior. should have gone for one off colour with hindsight as loads of them about now. ceramics aren't worth it as car doesn't suit track use. understeers a bit too much but for road use its a great all rounder

[johnnywb]

Thanks for all the input guys, will sit the old man down and have a word...!