It is so amazing. I have seen so many comments from many long time 911 owners saying the exact same thing about the Spyder. I am so excited to get mine in November.... and comments like yours simply solidify the decision for me! Thank you!!!!

 

Quantum Scape battery tech hopefully comes to market sooner than later. The 5-10 minute charge up is coming...... hopefully, (I own a Taycan)

 

I had no idea what I was getting into when I sold my C8 hardtop convertible to buy a new 718 Spyder. It is absolutely the best all around car I have ever owned.
Living in the mountains of Western North Carolina, I drive fantastic roads and enjoy my Spyder just as much as my 991.2 GT3RS but in a different way. (The 3RS is incredibly loud so it has pretty much been relegated to being a track car only.)
With a stage two tune and DSC controller and headers with valved exhaust, the Spyder is an auto cross monster! This is definitely a keeper.
My CGTS 4.0 I am sad to say has been neglected. It’s a good date night car or for driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway sightseeing. I’m just having too much fun with the Spyder!

 

Regarding the DSC Controller, I read on this board many folks love it. Sounds like it is worth the upgrade. However, I am going to use my Spyder as a daily. Does the DSC Controller make the ride too stiff for daily, or actually better for daily driving? Does it make the car more compliant?

Thanks,
Ken

 

Since my office is on my property .2 miles down the hill, I can’t say my Spyder is a DD, but I can say that I always drive it in sports suspension and have never thought the ride was too rough. But I think the low weight bucket seats are comfortable so you may have to take my opinion with a grain of salt.

After installing the DSC controller and switching off all the nannies, my autocross times decreased dramatically. I’m actually winning now.

 

I have had the DSC controller for about 1-1/2 years now on my almost daily driven Spyder... great for the track and of course completely tunable, IMHO a worthy addition. (Chassis Sport)

For the street I run it in Chassis Normal and it is very compliant and again tunable for what you want, it is a noticeable difference.

 

Thank you!

 

They make ok off gas where I am (put it this way I was paying 1.4x for for a farmer gas station that sells unpermitted clear gas to the public when it was 1.9 a liter here, so they were marking gas up probably 60 cents a liter very recently; that's $2 a gallon in American. That's good profit) but I am aware that gas is the hook for the high profit stuff in the store to get sold. I can see highway restaurants evolving better to become charging stations; charge stations at restaurants to squeeze profit from customers already there. Already have customer turn overs higher than 30 minutes. Bringing in more customers to eat while they wait for their stupid EV car to charge. Gas stations evolving would be much more difficult.

wireless charging is never ever ever going to be a thing in my lifetime. Our roads fall apart in canada yearly due to freeze thaw, and you guys south of the border can't even afford to fix your damn bridges as they keep collapsing.

 

Just download the DSC software and one of the suspension profiles. You can get a feel for what you can change and how the different (street/sport) profiles are setup. From that you can see what big changes are and why the street profile would be nice to daily

 

Fantastic! Last year I purchased a 1974 GTV from an older Italian gentleman who now has his 1959 Giuletta (Red on Black) for sale as well!

Mine is not (yet) up to being a great driving car. The steering is HEAVY, as in frozen non-lubable ball joints and a Burman steering box that may need to be replaced. But she's a pretty little thing.

Love to talk vintage Alfa with you sometime! I need some direction...

P.s. Whoopsey. Hikjacking the thread!

 

You have some of the BEST driving back roads EVER! Even the Blueridge Parkway is great. I drove it in a rented 318i and had fun with very very little traffic in front of me. Great memories!

 

Haha!!! Congratulations. A very BIG day awaits! Make sure to post pics. Remember the rule - no pics = doesn't exist!

 

FWIW, here are my 2+ years worth of DSC settings notes on my 981: https://rennlist.com/forums/gt4-spyd...-settings.html

 

While I don't have a spyder, the OP's post definitely resonated with me.

I have owned in excess of 20 cars. The car that most spoke to me and which I could not drive enough of was my 2014 Cayman S in manual, a stripper no less (only options were the paint and wheels). I have never fallen in love with a car like that. I could just not get enough of driving it for a good six months. Once the experience normalized for me, I tried to replace it with a 2015 C7 in manual and quickly realized I had a mistake and went back into a 2016 Cayman S in manual with the x73 suspension.

I have driven MANY cars in an effort to replace the feeling I had with that first 981S Cayman including 991's, audi r8's, Aston Martin Vantages, Lotus Evora, Mercede c63,Jaguar F type, various bmw's.

No car has ever left me with the "I need to have this" feeling that I got with my first drive of a 981S.

When I ordered the 2016 Cayman S the GT4 was coming out and I could have ordered one. At the time I said I wish they made a touring version of the GT4.

When the rumors about the CGTS 4.0 came out, I realized porsche might just make the car I wanted them to. And when they actually made it, I knew I had to order it and i was fortunate enough to get an allocation.

I have loved the car since delivery. I can't say the experience matches my love of that 2014 cayman S in the first six months, because that "first time" experience just can't be had again.

But having driven it last night for the first time in 2 weeks after having had a Mini Cooper JCW rental for almost 2 weeks (a fun little car in its own right), I was immediately struck with a sense of gratitude of having the privilege to own this car. It is an absolute blast to drive, I was literally laughing out loud in joy. The sound, the immediate direct throttle response, the amazing manual, the turn in and handling, the compact size, the beauty, the acceleration. It is just amazing!

I recently paid to test drive a 458 and while it was mind blowing, the lack of a manual, the wide size and worse visibility, just meant it didn't bring as much joy to the drive.

These are truly amazing cars and I feel like the OP does that it might be as good as it gets for me but am very grateful to be able to experience it!

 

I could say the exact same thing about my 981 Spyder. Except no LWBS which I regret not ordering when I spec’d it. Other than that, I am continually astounded at this car’s perfection 33k miles since taking delivery almost 7 years ago.