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I just got back from the Porsche Sports Driving School in Birmingham. At dinner I sat next to a person who is very in the know about all things Porsche. He commented that Porsche is doing a marketing commercial in Hawaii next month for the Spyder. He also stated that he did not understand why they are doing this, from his perspective the Spyders are selling very very well.
My two cents...we are seeing a few Spyders showing up unsold, but there are also some GT4s showing up unsold. We also know Porsche coupes sell better than roadsters/soft tops. With only a little over 200 miles on my Spyder, for me it is already a much better car than the 987.2 Spyder.
My two cents...we are seeing a few Spyders showing up unsold, but there are also some GT4s showing up unsold. We also know Porsche coupes sell better than roadsters/soft tops. With only a little over 200 miles on my Spyder, for me it is already a much better car than the 987.2 Spyder.
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I just got back from the Porsche Sports Driving School in Birmingham. At dinner I sat next to a person who is very in the know about all things Porsche. He commented that Porsche is doing a marketing commercial in Hawaii next month for the Spyder. He also stated that he did not understand why they are doing this, from his perspective the Spyders are selling very very well. My two cents...we are seeing a few Spyders showing up unsold, but there are also some GT4s showing up unsold. We also know Porsche coupes sell better than roadsters/soft tops. With only a little over 200 miles on my Spyder, for me it is already a much better car than the 987.2 Spyder.
Bob thanks so much for the info.
Can you comment on the "long" gearing 981 vs 987
Thanks so much
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The GT4 shift points on the Birmingham track seemed okay, though longer than PDK shift points in other cars (including Boxster GTS).
My impression with limited miles on the street is I will be happy with the gearing, the torque on the 981 Spyder makes up for any longer gearing....of course my other current Porsche is a 993 C4S so I am use to longer gearing!
Last edited by il pirata; Nov 16, 2015 at 02:56 PM. Reason: correction it was GT4 not Spyder at Birmingham
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Thanks.
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Right now I am shifting more often as I am keeping the revs below 4200 per the manual.
There are certain reviewers (Panorama as an example) who's reviews usually seem to match my impressions of the car if I get to drive it. If they say the gears are a little long they are. My impression is for my driving, which is preferably in the canyons in the front range of Colorado, the gearing will be fine and the mid-range torque of the engine will help. Mind you, I am not of fan of pushing it too much on the street, if the tires start to make any noise I am going too fast.
Last edited by il pirata; Nov 16, 2015 at 07:49 PM.
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I just got back from the Porsche Sports Driving School in Birmingham. At dinner I sat next to a person who is very in the know about all things Porsche. He commented that Porsche is doing a marketing commercial in Hawaii next month for the Spyder. He also stated that he did not understand why they are doing this, from his perspective the Spyders are selling very very well.
My two cents...we are seeing a few Spyders showing up unsold, but there are also some GT4s showing up unsold. We also know Porsche coupes sell better than roadsters/soft tops. With only a little over 200 miles on my Spyder, for me it is already a much better car than the 987.2 Spyder.
My two cents...we are seeing a few Spyders showing up unsold, but there are also some GT4s showing up unsold. We also know Porsche coupes sell better than roadsters/soft tops. With only a little over 200 miles on my Spyder, for me it is already a much better car than the 987.2 Spyder.
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