Westcoast

All of the time!

matt0520

Ditto and seems like one of those things that you just can't change. Interior trim, headlights, etc can be swapped easily. Color, seat type, transmission, rubber dash...you're married to it no matter what.

J-Rod

I know. Market was a bit crazy back then. I was a bit overly concerned with taking a bath on my purchase. Lesson learned!

MaddMike

In winter months it gets dark by 5:00pm so during winter it is essentially daily.

cooler2442

More importantly base headlights look awful.

TheBucketOfTruth

I feel like so many people harp on about "rubber dash," and I'm quite discerning and picky when it comes to basically almost everything in my life. That said, the difference has never bugged me at all. I'm not sure I'd even have given it much thought if not for all the discussion of it on rennlist. It's not like the standard material is hard plastic like a 996 without leather or some older American car inside. I mean maybe if I had a GTS with the Burmeister and nice leather 18 ways it might feel cheap to not have a leather dash since that's more of a luxury car, but in the GT4 it doesn't feel out of place at all. That said, I agree with the sentiment of these posts though wholeheartedly. Nobody needs one of these cars really, so wait for exactly what you want. But sometimes it's easier said than done. I knew these were going out of production and didn't want to be without a seat when the music stopped. So my decision came down to a great PTS color and buckets with CPO or I could get a new car with PCCB and PDLS, but no buckets nor PTS. Patience is a virtue, but you can't always tick every box these days whether it's with car or home buying.

Anyway, to pay the listing tax and make this on topic, Porsche Princeton posted a quite expensive CPO 2023 in Shark Blue.

https://rennlist.com/forums/market/1399035

matt0520

They had a really cool python green Spyder as well, sold in a day though. Bummer, I finally saw that color in person and it's awesome.

Good points on the dash.

fartrash007

Yeah this is pretty spot on with what I'm seeing. The car in question has everything but leather dash with a chance for favorable pricing. If another one pops up like it WITH leather dash, but priced at $10k more, is it really worth it at that point? No straight answers I guess.

I'm also only looking for python green or miami blue. Listings on autotrader are atleast $10-$15k over sticker from the dealer. Unless the car sits for 2-3 months no dealer would be motivated to move those at a reasonable price. Private party is slim pickings as well. My first Porsche and I'm finding it increasingly difficult to strike a balance between options and price. Engineer in me doesn't want to settle but I'm also not wanting to pay through the roof to get 1-2 extra options.

cooler2442

All I'll say is that 10-15k will mean nothing to you after about 1-2 years but you wishing you had Python Green or a Leather Dash if that's what you truly want will continue to haunt you. My advice is always just pay up for the exact spec you want and not settle.

matt0520

My first P car too. We're jumping right into the good stuff it seems lol

MOGI

The way I decided what options were must haves were categorized as driving options vs cosmetic options. The driving option items I did not compromise (which for me, only consisted having a manual transmission) - so if I saw a PDK car, it would be out of the question. In terms of the cosmetics, the exterior color mattered, but otherwise things like leather dash, buckets vs sofas, headlights, sports chrono, etc I wasn't really picky on. I knew from my previous experiences that when I'm driving the car none of the cosmetic stuff mattered to me.

However, for some, a car is both something to drive and stare at. If you are one of those folks who enjoys admiring the car's beauty then I would say you should wait for the perfect spec, but if you're like me and care less about what it looks like vs how it drives, then get the car that's available. I also didn't think too hard about resale as I plan to keep mine a long time and I thought that getting something that's too desirable may deter me from actually driving and putting mileage on it (as every time I do, I'd be worried about dropping it's value).

TXshaggy

https://bringatrailer.com/listing/20...omments-anchor

179 mile GTS Cayman manual…

Great color!

ADC1

There are some nice 718 GT4 on PCA. I think you can see them without PCA membership but you won't get contact info. This is only one.
21 GT4 Miami Blue MT

matt0520

New one just popped up down the street from us in FL. $150k on a $120k sticker

https://finder.porsche.com/us/en-US/...enter-exterior

TXshaggy

RNM

Bid to about 10 grand below sticker. Pretty typical for a GTS