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Old 01-16-2015, 05:25 PM
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GT silver is stunning. Congrats and enjoy your car in good health.
Old 01-16-2015, 05:27 PM
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Originally Posted by coxswain
0explorer,

Did your dealer explain to you that the dash does not come with the leather material with stitchings, when you ordered your car with your spec? If your dealer didn't, I think he did a poor job in assisting you. The GTS communication package interior comes with all leather and stitchings. But your car still looks good.
Pretty sure the GTS Communication Package is not all leather. You are right that the dash is leather with nice Carmine Red or Rhodium Silver stitching, but the steering wheel and seat centers are alcantara.
Old 01-16-2015, 06:04 PM
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The car looks fantastic. Be careful with the clearance, it looks closer to 5" than 5.5". Looking forward to more impressions.
Old 01-16-2015, 07:06 PM
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If you think it looks good now, just wait till you see it with the tires all nice and chunked up. Heh. Enjoy!
Old 01-16-2015, 07:10 PM
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Congrats, what a beautiful car. How do you like the 7 speed manual? It is supposed to be much improved compared with the standard 991's.
Old 01-17-2015, 10:08 AM
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beautiful! My Build is similar to yours. Will be picking it up today. Sport orientated. 7 speed with sport suspension. Measured the height last night and it was 5 1/4 inches. The grade I was on wasn't perfect though. I also drove it and the stick was very precise. A little high for my taste but it shifts beautifully. A real improvement from the 997 that it's replacing. I can picture myself shifting much faster with this unit.
I also chose to break up the black interior with all red gauges and belts and white trim on the dash to match the exterior color. Will post some pics later or tomorrow.
The 7 speed was the ultimate decider between the gt3 and gts. Plus I felt that down the road beyond the warranted phase. A PDK failure of any kind would cost tons of dollars to repair and hinder the resale value.
Old 01-17-2015, 12:31 PM
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Thanks for the comments -- Here's a few more pics.










Old 01-17-2015, 12:37 PM
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Originally Posted by laneskelton
Congrats, what a beautiful car. How do you like the 7 speed manual? It is supposed to be much improved compared with the standard 991's.
It feels good to me; but, I've never driven a standard 991. My only point of comparison was my previous 997 from ~ 5yrs ago and it feels better than that.
Old 01-17-2015, 09:07 PM
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thanks! pretty much will be my build but with sunroof delete & black LEDs. enjoy
Old 01-17-2015, 09:21 PM
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Originally Posted by Key Left
How does the stick shift feel? Is it slick movment-wise?
I only played with the shifter while parked when I saw the car in the dealership, and can say that it feels better than my current shifter.
Old 01-17-2015, 09:28 PM
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0explorer,
You decided to de-badge the doors yourself? I will on my order, I like the cleaner look. This GTS announces itself without the stickers
Old 01-17-2015, 10:57 PM
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Originally Posted by coxswain
0explorer,

Did your dealer explain to you that the dash does not come with the leather material with stitchings, when you ordered your car with your spec? If your dealer didn't, I think he did a poor job in assisting you. The GTS communication package interior comes with all leather and stitchings. But your car still looks good.


I don't think it looks ' cheap ' just a little plain for my taste...

..still a greta car and again the colour looks awesome !
Old 01-17-2015, 11:17 PM
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I see you removed the GTS decals, any reason why?

About time you weeded the driveway!
Old 01-17-2015, 11:25 PM
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Damn this GTS. Yours is seriously stunning, congrats. I've started the late night configuration routine I fear soon it will be all over but the crying.
Old 01-18-2015, 12:06 AM
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i have the same bumper and i don't have sport pasm (just pasm) and it is scraped up. when it happens don't let it drive you crazy... just get some touch up and you will be fine.

yours is WAY lower than mine!!!


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