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You may be able to find a source to do the boot later - and match to the Espresso. Just look around for high quality leather work in your area, or perhaps some of the posters here can advise, then get it matched.
It has been a while since I posted on this forum. Mainly because I am enjoying my 991S car especially on the track. It handles much better (sport plus mode) than my previous track car, a 2001 996 C4 - with a racing suspension.
On long trips (>250 miles) I get almost 30 miles to the gallon, on average.
Since I took delivery in June of 2013 I have made only one change and that is "painting" the wheels platinum satin. The brake dust showed too much on the regular wheels. Below is a picture of the old wheels now in the new color. They do not show the brake dust as much.
The Porsche Racing Green exterior color does get lots of good comments and my dealership has only ordered one other 991 carrera in green over the past 15 months.
A point of note: the OEM brake pads do NOT last long under track use, at most 5 track days.
Get a set of track pads and swap them out for events. You can even get away with just doing the fronts. I'm currently using PFC 11s which are also extremely tolerable on the street should you want to leave them in between events that are back to back.
Porsche Racing Green?!!
Sure looks like the British Racing Green on my 1960 Austin Healey 3000 I have had for the past 46 years! Congratulations on choosing the color you like.
Get a set of track pads and swap them out for events. You can even get away with just doing the fronts. I'm currently using PFC 11s which are also extremely tolerable on the street should you want to leave them in between events that are back to back.
Could you tell me where you got them? I'd like to get a set.
As a previous Racing Green/beige 997.2 CS2 owner, perhaps the naysayers are biting their tongues, but it's refreshing to hear the glowing remarks regarding a color that received such lackluster comments only a couple of years ago.
And by the way, the buyer of my vehicle was searching specifically for an RG 997.2 as it's become a rare production color for its 3 year run.
06-19-2013, 07:09 AM
