Took My GT3 Delivery As Winter Hits
11-13-2014, 09:26 PM
#1
Took My GT3 Delivery As Winter Hits
I took delivery of my GT3 last night as a dusting of snow hit the area, leading to a lot of snow accumulation and plummeting temps this morning. Wasn't able to get any pics last night, but did get some today which are included below.
A quick summary of my build: Agate, leather with red stitching, extended leather dash, 18 way heated seats, dimming mirrors, carbon fiber, LEDs, lift, sound package plus, HD/Sat radio, all the freebies.
A few observations before the pics...
Delivered with 21+ miles on the odo and Dunlops. Changed wheels to the TTS/Alpin winter tire combo, which looks quite nice with the Agate color. Agate looks amazing, both slightly sinister as well as understated (if that's possible with this car).
Leaving the dealer lot required the lift to not scrape the front splitter. Very hard to read the bumps in the dark, too.
Drove only in manual, and I would guess that I'll almost never use the PDK in automatic mode. There is a wonderful rattling chain-like sound at crawling speeds coming from the engine. The shifts are amazingly fast. It will be very hard to keep the rpms below 4200, particularly in the first two gears. Didn't have a real chance to test the brakes.
The sound is amazing, even in the low rev range. I can hardly imagine what it will sound like screaming to 9000. The sound also renders the stereo a moot point...better to keep it on mute. The small round speaker in the leather dash/sound package plus combo looks poor compared to the larger speaker with stitching. Very disappointing.
As many others have said, the wing is situated so as to block a lot of the view out of the rear view mirror. Also, anyone who complains about the sat radio bump on the roof, well that wing is the absolute focal point of the car, and the bump is all but invisible in relation.
The heated seats are nice here in Michigan, and the Alcantara steering wheel is warmer to the touch than leather when it's cold out. We got quite a lot of snow today, so annoyingly I wasn't able to take the car out for a drive. It's obvious considering the low ride of the car that I'll only be able to take it out on *nice* winter days if the roads are plowed and no snow is on the forecast. Cleared part of the driveway to take some pics.
A quick summary of my build: Agate, leather with red stitching, extended leather dash, 18 way heated seats, dimming mirrors, carbon fiber, LEDs, lift, sound package plus, HD/Sat radio, all the freebies.
A few observations before the pics...
Delivered with 21+ miles on the odo and Dunlops. Changed wheels to the TTS/Alpin winter tire combo, which looks quite nice with the Agate color. Agate looks amazing, both slightly sinister as well as understated (if that's possible with this car).
Leaving the dealer lot required the lift to not scrape the front splitter. Very hard to read the bumps in the dark, too.
Drove only in manual, and I would guess that I'll almost never use the PDK in automatic mode. There is a wonderful rattling chain-like sound at crawling speeds coming from the engine. The shifts are amazingly fast. It will be very hard to keep the rpms below 4200, particularly in the first two gears. Didn't have a real chance to test the brakes.
The sound is amazing, even in the low rev range. I can hardly imagine what it will sound like screaming to 9000. The sound also renders the stereo a moot point...better to keep it on mute. The small round speaker in the leather dash/sound package plus combo looks poor compared to the larger speaker with stitching. Very disappointing.
As many others have said, the wing is situated so as to block a lot of the view out of the rear view mirror. Also, anyone who complains about the sat radio bump on the roof, well that wing is the absolute focal point of the car, and the bump is all but invisible in relation.
The heated seats are nice here in Michigan, and the Alcantara steering wheel is warmer to the touch than leather when it's cold out. We got quite a lot of snow today, so annoyingly I wasn't able to take the car out for a drive. It's obvious considering the low ride of the car that I'll only be able to take it out on *nice* winter days if the roads are plowed and no snow is on the forecast. Cleared part of the driveway to take some pics.
Last edited by 1pvr; 11-14-2014 at 09:17 AM.
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11-13-2014, 09:50 PM
#8
Nice looking wheels. I like the alcantera wheel -- just be careful to keep the grease monkeys away from it and it will hold up better than its reputation.
By the time I get mine in April, I won't even bother posting pics as everyone will be bored out of their minds with new GT3 deliveries. In the meantime, I enjoyed yours!
By the time I get mine in April, I won't even bother posting pics as everyone will be bored out of their minds with new GT3 deliveries. In the meantime, I enjoyed yours!
11-13-2014, 10:09 PM
#15
Burning Brakes
Very nice build! Way to go! Looks awesome with the background of snow.
How far north are you in Michigan?
I got mine last week and was able to put 700 miles on it in some nice 60-70 degree weather.
Now it's snowing here in Baltimore! My God! Earliest here in a long time!
You going to Xpel, etc. the car?
How far north are you in Michigan?
I got mine last week and was able to put 700 miles on it in some nice 60-70 degree weather.
Now it's snowing here in Baltimore! My God! Earliest here in a long time!
You going to Xpel, etc. the car?