Your Top 5 Must Have Options
12-05-2017, 01:23 PM
#121
Instructor
My list has varied as I've contemplated a CPO car. I just bought one which checks almost all the boxes (so, if it's on my list, is it really a "must have?")
1) Leather interior
2) SC (always planned on a PDK)
Those two were non-negotiable. As it turns out, I added two more, having appreciated the difference they make to me:
3) GT Sport wheel
4) 18-ways. All I can say is WOW
Finally:
5) PSE. My car does not have this, so I plan to add after market.
In addition, my car has SPASM, which was not an original top-five but seems pretty cool. I haven't spent any appreciable time behind the wheel, so I will continue assessing.
1) Leather interior
2) SC (always planned on a PDK)
Those two were non-negotiable. As it turns out, I added two more, having appreciated the difference they make to me:
3) GT Sport wheel
4) 18-ways. All I can say is WOW
Finally:
5) PSE. My car does not have this, so I plan to add after market.
In addition, my car has SPASM, which was not an original top-five but seems pretty cool. I haven't spent any appreciable time behind the wheel, so I will continue assessing.
12-07-2017, 11:50 PM
#123
Racer
12-08-2017, 06:14 AM
#126
20" wheels, full-leather, glass sunroof, seat ventilation and Sport Plus Seats 
12-08-2017, 10:27 AM
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Self dimming mirrors. Why the hell is this an option on a $100k car??? Seriously.
12-08-2017, 10:45 AM
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12-08-2017, 10:52 AM
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01-13-2018, 02:12 PM
#131
Drifting
Racing Yellow paint
Carrera T interior package in Racing Yellow
Manual transmission
PCCBs
Heated steering wheel (essential in the chilly U.K.)
Carrera T interior package in Racing Yellow
Manual transmission
PCCBs
Heated steering wheel (essential in the chilly U.K.)
01-13-2018, 04:10 PM
#132
This thread is now long enough that about every option has been mentioned, with one glaring exception:
Good floor mats!
The standard ones are tissue paper grade. If your car is a garage queen, not important, but if you don't live in a microprocessor factory grade clean room, get some Lloyd's or Coco mats--something durable.
Good floor mats!
The standard ones are tissue paper grade. If your car is a garage queen, not important, but if you don't live in a microprocessor factory grade clean room, get some Lloyd's or Coco mats--something durable.
01-14-2018, 12:33 AM
#133
My list, based on the GTS I've just ordered to replace my '15 GT3. (No, I haven't lost my mind. I'm no longer the track rat I once was, and the GT3 has been modified to the point that it's just not a very practical street car anymore. Mostly, it sits in the garage.)
GTS (I had a 997.2 and loved it.)
PDK (Shattered my right ankle many years ago, never could do a decent heel and toe afterwards.)
PDCC/SPASM/rear wheel steering (I intent to continue to AX the car)
Alcantara (I hate leather. Too hot, too cold, always slippery.)
No sunroof. I never use them, think they're pointless.)
Not a top five item, but I always buy a car in a light color, usually white. I live in a hot environment (inland SoCal) and dark colors just don't work for me. I went with Chalk this time around, since I've always loved Fashion Gray and this seems pretty close.
DMoore
'15 GT3
'16 RS7
'18 911 GTS on order, due in April
'18 Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo, trapped on the dock in San Diego since December, awaiting CARB certification.
GTS (I had a 997.2 and loved it.)
PDK (Shattered my right ankle many years ago, never could do a decent heel and toe afterwards.)
PDCC/SPASM/rear wheel steering (I intent to continue to AX the car)
Alcantara (I hate leather. Too hot, too cold, always slippery.)
No sunroof. I never use them, think they're pointless.)
Not a top five item, but I always buy a car in a light color, usually white. I live in a hot environment (inland SoCal) and dark colors just don't work for me. I went with Chalk this time around, since I've always loved Fashion Gray and this seems pretty close.
DMoore
'15 GT3
'16 RS7
'18 911 GTS on order, due in April
'18 Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo, trapped on the dock in San Diego since December, awaiting CARB certification.
01-14-2018, 12:36 AM
#134
My 991.1 S was racing yellow. The Highway Patrol could see me coming like the rising sun. I think they could see the glow before I even crossed the horizon. People think red cars are the most noticeable, but they're wrong. Bright yellow is.My first purchase after I bought the car was a good radar detector.
DMoore
'15 GT3
'17 RS7
waiting for:
'18 911 GTS and
'18 Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo
DMoore
'15 GT3
'17 RS7
waiting for:
'18 911 GTS and
'18 Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo
01-14-2018, 02:16 AM
#135
Drifting
My 991.1 S was racing yellow. The Highway Patrol could see me coming like the rising sun. I think they could see the glow before I even crossed the horizon. People think red cars are the most noticeable, but they're wrong. Bright yellow is.My first purchase after I bought the car was a good radar detector.
DMoore
'15 GT3
'17 RS7
waiting for:
'18 911 GTS and
'18 Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo
DMoore
'15 GT3
'17 RS7
waiting for:
'18 911 GTS and
'18 Panamera Turbo Sport Turismo
Thanks, DMoore. That's useful information, bearing in mind my Racing Yellow Carrera T on order!
