Beautiful spec

how did the top fare in all that driving. Been debating on driving out west in mine instead of shipping but didn’t know if it could handle the weather changes.

 

The top is fine with weather changes. It's only one layer so there is more wind noise than an insulated top, but I have had no issues driving in cooler weather with rain or the hot sun. I even drove through a bad rain storm with just the bimini up and found that it does a decent job keeping water out even when stopped in a torrential down pour. Now if the wind shifted and blew from the back to the front of the car I'm sure more water would have come in but basically the only thing wet was the "wings" they left on from the Spyder on each corner of the car by the back of the seats. I wouldn't worry about the top, you'll be fine driving the car long distances.

 

Got back from Boxstoberfest yesterday, and my love of the car has been cemented. For whatever reason, I had been fairly docile / passive with the car (admittedly it was just through break in) until I got behind Mojonito in the hill country. He was our tour lead in his shiny new srs, and once we had some clear road, he opened the taps. It forced me to “wake up and drive”, which unlocked far more of the srs than I had experienced before. The regular spyder is already a fantastic handling machine, but add in the howl of the intakes, the BAM BAM BAM of rapid fire downshifts on hard braking into corners, the liveliness of the back end under hard acceleration, and the HOLD ON! feeling as your RPM climb past 6k and the intakes start screaming…
May I have some more, please? All traces of Buyer’s Remorse totally dispelled. Many thanks to @Mojonito for the excellent wake up call.

PS I'll add that, even at lower speeds, the intakes keep you reminded you're driving something special. Every acceleration is a concert, which varies in character with the GO pedal depression; every slow down can be used to hear that awesome intake bark.

 

Captures the thrill and emotion of the car very well. Thanks for sharing, Adrift.

 

I think I could also use a little more Mojonito in my overall driving.

 

Top was fine. It rained two of the nine days we were driving, and top performed like any convertible top. I also took the car to two car washes -- handled the first one fine, but noted a small dribble of water near the driver-side A-pillar on the second one.

Only real issue with the top was when the car gave a warning about it not being secure when approaching certain speeds, but I was with a couple of friends from PAG and they told me to simply ignore it.

 

glad you had fun despite all the traffic. Next time we can go in a small group and we can have some MORE fun!

 

and the car is absolutely glorious. Best of all the 911s and 718s I’ve driven. Just a total drivers car. First time (besides track days) I’ve driven a car and not played music. I just listened to the incredible intake sounds all day long.

 

That “certain” speed is dead nuts at/after 125 MPH. You get a full screen warning right MFD.

 

Is this statement admissible in a court of law as a confession?

Determined on a track, no doubt!

 

If you can swing it, midweek the roads out there are pretty much deserted.

 

Is the PDK shifting software in the SRS the same as the 4RS? Does the SRS sometimes have jolty downshifts like the 4RS?

 

I would think the software is the same, but don't now for sure. I can say that the SRS downshifts are a bit jolty in sport mode.

 

Epic build. Question on the taillights: was it just preference on blinker to use the Euro ones vs. US or something else as well? I'm considering getting the US versions.

 

For what it's worth, I can confirm the top stays on at 201 kmh