Which makes me nervous that they will give us a revised, neutered PDK. "Special" for the GT4/spyder. Longer gear ratios because hoonestly even with the 10% shorter gearing in the regular 718 box, these cares will rip (possibly a bit too hard).

 

I would have a little chat with his manager.... this is unacceptable.

 

My schedule is the same as yours - we’ll see what happens on 8/28.

 

I bet the engine specs are identical and the gear ratios are slightly shorter. The car will be a few tenths quicker than the manual. No way it’s a sub 3.5 second car though, except on make believe adjusted perfect condition paper.

 

I’ll take shorter gears, 3.6 to 60, and trap of 122 in the 1/4 mi, 7 days a week and twice on sunday. That would make it as fast as my Vantage, which feels brutal

 

I know I should but I'm just happy to get an allocation. The last thing I want to do is loose that. I'll bite my lip until I get the letter asking how was the service. I can't see PDK coming to the UK before I'm locked anyway.

 

So sorry you had that experience! Every little thing matters when you're customizing a six-figure sports car. Part of being an experienced, good SA is understanding what we first-world buyers of these very special cars go through when we order (chalk? red? yellow? miami blue? body color headlight washer nozzle?); this is the 4th P-car I'm buying from my SA and he tolerates every ridiculous indecision I agonize over, sometimes helping me, sometimes just standing back and letting me sort it out. I already made one change (seat belt color) and emailed him about a possible two or three others, and he remains unflappable.

 

Amen!

 

Torch him on the post delivery review.

 

May I suggest a better approach? Keep the power to torch him post-delivery in your back pocket. After delivery, especially if you have options as to where to bring your new car for service, as well as where to go for future purchases, you will have leverage. I'd suggest sitting down for a friendly, respectful, heart-to-heart "need to clear the air before we continue to do business", chat with the SA, in which you gently mention that you like to work things out rather than use formal complaint or review channels. Porsche dealers' employees are VERY sensitive to the reviews and reports after a customer has dealt with them. Having a good relationship with an SA, and, even more importantly later, with the service folks, can be very valuable. I've had more than one experience where an initially lousy interaction turned into a long-term positive relationship. And, of course, if this guy really is a jerk and wasn't just acting out some temporary stress, you can always take action accordingly in a formal way.

 

Alternatively, you can set his office on fire.

 

Ah, yes, I forgot, there's that, too!!

 

The issue is that the current torque limit is supposedly the limit of the manual gear box. The PDK can handle more torque. Now whether we get that on the GT4 or it’s reserved for the GT4RS, we shall see.

Ron

 

Its only 317 ftlb (8 more), which should be equivalent because DCT has slightly more drivetrain loss. The shorter ratios are gonna be where its at. Carwow guy hit 85 mph in second gear in his video. I mean, WTF.

 

Why will I have to wait until Dec? My allocation shows that the estimated delivery date of the car to the dealership is the first week of Nov (got moved up by a week).