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992 GTS day 1 impressions
I posted this on Rennlist . Some of it was thanking them as I struggled with colors in the ordering phase . Much of it I have talked about here .
I picked up my car on Friday and it went straight to PPF . I got it back today and went driving . Here are my first brief impressions .
1) On Friday I asked about my suspension . I gave the tire pressure by memory and was wrong . They were overfilled . Thats solved .
2) Normal mode is almost like sport mode in previous Porsches . Its not quite as aggressive but it finally isn't total boredom .
3) Sport mode really ups the ante . It lets the driver know not just that its ready but that is eager !! I really like that !!
4) With the lightweight package suspension and handling is sublime . It came with Goodyears and I know some here like them . They are acceptable or maybe its the car being that good !! It blows away my 991.2 GTS and I haven't even nailed it hard yet (break in ) .
5) That lightweight package has the glass where it keeps the ambient noise out and retains the engine sound . Its freaking incredible !!
6) PCCB - Yikes !! I only had one car before it back in 2005 and they have come very far. I also have Brembo BBK on my 997.1tt . They are different . PCCB takes this car down better . I actually had to slam them once .
7) Technology - I skip most of it but the two things I feel I need (phone and sat radio) I have with ease . I am all good .
8) The Comfort settings - I am very old school but Im am giving it a whirl (soft close doors .. etc)
I have less than 50 miles on the car . I have to get those stickers off my visors .I got home just in time to see city construction first the first time ever . Thats why I had to slam my brakes . A worker had his truck parked in the street and as I slowly moved alongside it he through a giant hose from the other side that almost hit my car . I stopped in time . It dangled in front of me . He looked at me . I looked at him . He's digging up my entire block . Its going in the garage when he's here .
I wish the GTS came with Race Tex roof liner . It was standard last car . I even have it on my Macan Turbo.
Gt silver was a great choice and I am so glad that you guys posted all those pictures on the many picture threads . The truth is the car looks great in any color but this is working for me . I am glad I did the carbon roof .
I love the car already and am still learning it .
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I picked up my car on Friday and it went straight to PPF . I got it back today and went driving . Here are my first brief impressions .
1) On Friday I asked about my suspension . I gave the tire pressure by memory and was wrong . They were overfilled . Thats solved .
2) Normal mode is almost like sport mode in previous Porsches . Its not quite as aggressive but it finally isn't total boredom .
3) Sport mode really ups the ante . It lets the driver know not just that its ready but that is eager !! I really like that !!
4) With the lightweight package suspension and handling is sublime . It came with Goodyears and I know some here like them . They are acceptable or maybe its the car being that good !! It blows away my 991.2 GTS and I haven't even nailed it hard yet (break in ) .
5) That lightweight package has the glass where it keeps the ambient noise out and retains the engine sound . Its freaking incredible !!
6) PCCB - Yikes !! I only had one car before it back in 2005 and they have come very far. I also have Brembo BBK on my 997.1tt . They are different . PCCB takes this car down better . I actually had to slam them once .
7) Technology - I skip most of it but the two things I feel I need (phone and sat radio) I have with ease . I am all good .
8) The Comfort settings - I am very old school but Im am giving it a whirl (soft close doors .. etc)
I have less than 50 miles on the car . I have to get those stickers off my visors .I got home just in time to see city construction first the first time ever . Thats why I had to slam my brakes . A worker had his truck parked in the street and as I slowly moved alongside it he through a giant hose from the other side that almost hit my car . I stopped in time . It dangled in front of me . He looked at me . I looked at him . He's digging up my entire block . Its going in the garage when he's here .
I wish the GTS came with Race Tex roof liner . It was standard last car . I even have it on my Macan Turbo.
Gt silver was a great choice and I am so glad that you guys posted all those pictures on the many picture threads . The truth is the car looks great in any color but this is working for me . I am glad I did the carbon roof .
I love the car already and am still learning it .
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The roof liner is outrageous but it was standard on my last 2017 GTS . I never realized I'd miss it . In fact its even on my Macan Turbo . Usually I didn't even notice these things . The day I noticed how beautiful it was I was a passenger with my wife driving (Macan) me to an emergency tooth extraction . The pain was so bad on that day I found myself looking at the roof just to take my mind off it .
The glass I have is part of the lightweight package . I love the package !! The glass itself retails the exhaust note in the cabin but street noise is no different than any other 911 . The combined package is unreal !! I am so glad I ordered it . I am even glad I ordered the carbon fiber roof . Its is such a nice touch . Really pleased with this car !!
The lightweight package forbids it . A few early builds in the many hours on the configurator tinkered with it but in the end lightweight package won . My guess is the weight of the GTS aero is very different than the Gt3 . I have a Techart Type 1 package on the modded 997 Turbo . Its complete with side skirts , carbon , roof spoiler , mirror inserts .
I sure can understand why you can't let it go! Then again, you can only drive one car at a time.
Love the wheels on your 997 Turbo!I sure can understand why you can't let it go! Then again, you can only drive one car at a time.
My GTS configuration is locking in today or tomorrow according to my sales rep. Cosmetics - carmine red, carbon fiber roof and mirrors, 7 speed manual, roof tex roof liner + visors...I really can't imagine needing more car capability than what this car has to offer. Going further in performance would have a high degree of diminishing returns for large bucks. And the bucks are finite in my world. Rock on and nice chatting.
PS. The wheels are HRE C20's in brushed clear .
PSS. I have been driving the black car for the last two days . I am keeping it !!!
PSS. I have been driving the black car for the last two days . I am keeping it !!!
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