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Old 03-07-2017, 10:23 PM
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I'm surprised we haven't heard from anyone that was at the show?

I haven't seen any non-press pictures posted either.
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Originally Posted by Manifold
Wow, already 40 pages in this thread!

I like the car, and may replace the 991.1 GT3 with one. Biggest attraction for me is the engine, which hopefully has the reliability issues sorted out.

But am I the only one who finds the front bumper cover, intakes, etc. kind of ugly? To me, that part of the car looks much better on the 991.1 GT3.
i don't love the black fins on the front, I get a real fish vibe from the front end. I do however love the rear.
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Originally Posted by Z356
Eduardo doesn't know. I guess 'Crayon' sounded better
than the German word for 'chalk' - 'Kreide'.


There is no substitute for such a freedom of choice
in paint color for this special Porsche model!



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Appreciate the insight! I knew you'd be around!
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Originally Posted by CAlexio
no manual until september
If that is the case, do all people who are 1st in line at their dealerships give up their allocation so the next one in line gets the PDK. Then in September, the 1st in line gets manual allocation first.

If so, wouldn't most US dealerships have tons of allocations until later this year as most people want a manual in US?
Old 03-07-2017, 10:39 PM
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Some dealers will boot you to the back of the line if you pass on your allocation. Plenty of people will want PDK and be first.
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So the engine used in the new GT3 is not the same as the one in the 991 GT3RS?
Old 03-07-2017, 10:55 PM
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Originally Posted by STG
I'm surprised we haven't heard from anyone that was at the show?

I haven't seen any non-press pictures posted either.
unotaz posted a few on his R thread.
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Originally Posted by mass27
If that is the case, do all people who are 1st in line at their dealerships give up their allocation so the next one in line gets the PDK. Then in September, the 1st in line gets manual allocation first.

If so, wouldn't most US dealerships have tons of allocations until later this year as most people want a manual in US?
I'm wondering the same thing because I want a manual. They should just move you down 1 spot and so on. I really hope they won't move a top of the list person to the back. Not fair at all..
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Surprised to hear the rear wing is higher, rather than lower like we thought from the spy pics. It's all good
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Hi all - I'm putting in a plug for a pdk car! I've owned two .1 GT3's and loved them both. I've driven manuals for almost 40 years with >100 days on track. I currently own a 981 Spyder which allows me to get my "driver involvement" fix. But for pure speed and ease of making the car do exactly what I want it to do exactly when I want it to - nothing beats pdk IMO. So I'll be glad to be one of the first owners who pass on a manual!
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Originally Posted by neanicu
Wow! That sounds terrible! I just hope it's a bad representation of how the car actually sounds. The GT4 and 991.1 GT3/RS sound way better than that!
It does sound terrible, not much wrong with the audio other than some background hiss. Seems like all of the driving was raw video for use in marketing with sounds to be overlayed. Car doesn't sound like it gets above 4k RPM.
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I had put three deposits down with three different dealers.
Got a call from two dealers for me to put my spec in. The one dealer I gave a nice spec that I like with white paint. The other dealer I am shooting for the fence. PTS, euro delivery heavy option.
My "plan" is to drive the white one, and IF/WHEN the PTS car comes through at a much later date....I can sell the white one. I got lucky last time with a PTS car, maybe not so much this time.

OH.. both cars at MSRP.

Third dealer crickets.
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Originally Posted by Engeljizzle
I'm wondering the same thing because I want a manual. They should just move you down 1 spot and so on. I really hope they won't move a top of the list person to the back. Not fair at all..
More likely that the dealership will take that pdk allocation that #1 on the list passed on and they can sell it on their lot at a mark up. Then the next allocation goes to #2 on the list. That's my guess
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Originally Posted by MC90
Am I the only who is exited about some of the new options that make the GT3 more livable? With the two most important new options being Bose Audio and a reversing camera.

Since Miami Blue is available I'm going to trade in my RS for one. Have been on the list since June/July 15. So definitely not first on the list, but since I'm getting PDK I hope I might get quite an early build.
Since this will be my daily and my 675LT is my fun/track car - I'm excited too by these options
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Originally Posted by signes
Car doesn't sound like it gets above 4k RPM.
Exactly


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