Philosophical question for Sunday night
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The @Money2536 and Russian videos improve my perception of Alcantara, as I had had been led to believe that once it got all flat and greasy it was that way forever. Good to know otherwise!
I prefer Alcantara steering wheels to leather because when my hands are warm and sweaty, they don’t stick to Alcantara unlike leather. Also, the fuzziness feels nice in hand.
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For those using driving gloves, any problems using buttons, touchscreens, phones, etc while you have them on? I use race gloves in my race cars -- never used gloves in a street car.
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I picked up a pair of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0...?ie=UTF8&psc=1. I’m still waiting on my Spyder, but have used them a few times in my 2005 Boxster S with no issues (no touchscreen in 2005 Boxster, and I don’t use my phone while driving) to break them in a bit.
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I used to have a 987.1 base Boxster, and currently have a 718 Spyder. The Spyder is definitely better than my old 987.1 Boxster (sharper handling, more powerful, nicer interior, more exotic appearance, and auto-blip is nice). However, the (new) Spyder also cost me 6x as much as my (used) 987.1 Boxster did, and it's definitely not 6x better. Maybe 2x better, but definitely not 6x. The 987.1 is unbeatable for fun per dollar.
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I used to have a 987.1 base Boxster, and currently have a 718 Spyder. The Spyder is definitely better than my old 987.1 Boxster (sharper handling, more powerful, nicer interior, more exotic appearance, and auto-blip is nice). However, the (new) Spyder also cost me 6x as much as my (used) 987.1 Boxster did, and it's definitely not 6x better. Maybe 2x better, but definitely not 6x. The 987.1 is unbeatable for fun per dollar.
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The flat and greasy appearance is not permanent at all. On my AMG GT S, the steering wheel had become matted and greasy after 25k km of use, but I was able to restore it to like new condition by just scrubbing it with a microfibre towel dipped in warm water mixed with dish soap. Only took a couple minutes. Really easy to clean and restore.
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I’ve raced with grippy racing gloves (rubber dots inside) on alcantara wheels and didn’t find them too grippy. The more grippy the surface the less hand grip/force is required to hold the wheel which helps to keep the whole body (and mind) more relaxed.