991 new features: the Good vs. the Bad
09-09-2011, 12:04 AM
#31
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Why do some feel electric steering is a bad thing? F1 cars use it.
09-09-2011, 01:00 AM
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It occurs to me that with a sports car like the 911, where the whole point is to deliver a fun driving experience, that once you introduce THIS many computer into the way the car handles, the quality of the software engineers becomes almost more important than the mechanical engineers to the quality of the end product. That not saying electronics are bad, just that everything now hinges upon the quality of the software behind all these new features irrespective of the basic mechanical configuration of the vehicle. Software is make or break.
I realize F1 crossed this line long ago, but in that arena only the stopwatch matters. In a sports car, fun is everything.
I realize F1 crossed this line long ago, but in that arena only the stopwatch matters. In a sports car, fun is everything.
09-09-2011, 01:47 AM
#33
More bad:
1. No decent seat options/no seat options with harness pass throughs
2. No PDEM without being forced to have the ugly wart on the dash
3. No option for painted exterior warts
4. Carrera S is getting very pricey ~$110K with normal options and no high priced options like PCCB or aero
1. No decent seat options/no seat options with harness pass throughs
2. No PDEM without being forced to have the ugly wart on the dash
3. No option for painted exterior warts
4. Carrera S is getting very pricey ~$110K with normal options and no high priced options like PCCB or aero
09-09-2011, 02:52 AM
#34
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More bad:
1. No decent seat options/no seat options with harness pass throughs
2. No PDEM without being forced to have the ugly wart on the dash
3. No option for painted exterior warts
4. Carrera S is getting very pricey ~$110K with normal options and no high priced options like PCCB or aero
1. No decent seat options/no seat options with harness pass throughs
2. No PDEM without being forced to have the ugly wart on the dash
3. No option for painted exterior warts
4. Carrera S is getting very pricey ~$110K with normal options and no high priced options like PCCB or aero
2. I like the wart
3. ????
4. Agree, but to be expected. Name a high end performance car that's getting cheaper. As content, performance, etc. goes up so does price.
09-09-2011, 03:02 AM
#35
09-09-2011, 07:40 AM
#36
The ugly shark fin atop a sleek roof (997.2s) in another topic.
09-09-2011, 07:45 AM
#37
More bad:
1. No decent seat options/no seat options with harness pass throughs
2. No PDEM without being forced to have the ugly wart on the dash
3. No option for painted exterior warts
4. Carrera S is getting very pricey ~$110K with normal options and no high priced options like PCCB or aero
1. No decent seat options/no seat options with harness pass throughs
2. No PDEM without being forced to have the ugly wart on the dash
3. No option for painted exterior warts
4. Carrera S is getting very pricey ~$110K with normal options and no high priced options like PCCB or aero
W/PDK, SC Plus, PDCC, SPASM, Sport Exhaust, Full Leather, A.S.S. I came up with >$124,000. At that point one might as well add Burmester for another $2,500 over Bose (sucks... oops did I say that aloud?) and get that MSRP close to $130,000, WTF!
09-09-2011, 04:26 PM
#39
Race Director
And it's not already painted body color? And if so, someone would want an option to repaint it something else?
09-09-2011, 06:03 PM
#40
Drifting
I think he is talking about the headlight washer warts, if the 991 still has them. You can have them painted the body color on the 997.
09-09-2011, 06:20 PM
#41
Race Director
09-09-2011, 07:00 PM
#42
BTW, you can get them colored matched, or should I say could on the 997 and likely will on the 991, but for $295 (997 reference) I'd go Bumperplugs and get them for half price. Great quality too.
09-09-2011, 07:06 PM
#43
09-09-2011, 07:36 PM
#44
Race Director
Like I previously said in the above post, he IS talking about the dash WART, not the ugly chrome nipples nor the stupid 997.2 roof shark fin. The butt ugly dash wart that is.
BTW, you can get them colored matched, or should I say could on the 997 and likely will on the 991, but for $295 (997 reference) I'd go Bumperplugs and get them for half price. Great quality too.
BTW, you can get them colored matched, or should I say could on the 997 and likely will on the 991, but for $295 (997 reference) I'd go Bumperplugs and get them for half price. Great quality too.
09-09-2011, 07:41 PM
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I disagree, although only 10 GT3 knows for sure. His post clearly says "no option for painted exterior warts". I didn't realize that A) the dash wart was part of the exterior, and B) if someone thinks the dash wart is ugly, as 10 GT3 clearly does, why in god's name would you want to draw further attention to it by painting it?