Awesome build, especially with the red natural leather interior. Great options selection too. Keep the sunroof -- just close it when you want the best look. I can't believe how upset some people are about it. It works better!

 

Thanks!

The thing with the sunroof is, I probably won't use the sunroof anyway so why add the weight in the worst possible place (up high) and give up the structural rigidity?

I did find out I won't get headlight washers without one of the Premium Packs and I think that will actually look cleaner like it does on the silver car another member took delivery of and posted pics of.

For those asking about the PCCB's, they contribute to a better ride that you will benefit from every time you get in the car. Properly taken care of, there is no worry on the track either and my dealer is providing me with the P50 pads as a deal sweetener.

Keep in mind too that for the 991, the "Big Red" calipers now employ a stiffening bridge so the caliper will have to be removed to swap pads at the track. What a PITA. The car won't be heavily tracked and my dealer assures me that if I use the correct pads and there is an issue, it will be covered under warranty. Worse case, switch to steel rotors and get on with life.

 

I don't like sunroofs and will do what I can to get my car without one. They're great in theory, and for marketing purposes, but I've never been able to keep one open for very long - invariably I find that as I speed up, the noise becomes unpleasant enough that I just close it.

 

Although a nuimber of people do not like the look of the 991 sunroof open, I can tell you that it is pretty quiet up to about 85 MPH. It doesn't "thump" or "drone" like the 997.2 sunroof does.

As I have stated before, I don't care what it looks like open. When it is open I'm in the car and can't see it!

 

We dropped by the dealer again today so my wife could actually drive the new 991 herself. Her TT comes off lease next month and she wants another convertible. She loves the new Boxster. I really wanted her to get it to match our 991 (Carrara White, Red Natural Leather, Black 20" Carrera S wheels), that would be cool, but no dice. Her TT is a silver/black convertible and looks like this will be the same. What a creature of habit. This would be her 3rd silver/black 'vert in a row, not that it's only about style with her. My wife is Brazilian and I actually met her through racing. She founded a female class with our local kart club, then promptly won the championship 3 years in a row!

Boxster S $60,900

Packages
Convenience Package P93 $1,170

Exterior Colors
Platinum Silver Metallic 1H $710
Convertible Top in Black 4V $0

Interior Colors
Standard int. / sports seats plus or sports bucket seats in leather Black AJ $0

Exterior
Supplemental safety roll-bar painted in Aluminum look 547 $635

Performance
Sport Chrono Package 639 $2,370
Porsche Torque Vectoring (PTV) 220 $1,320
Porsche Active Suspension Management (PASM) 475 $1,790
Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) 250 $3,200

Wheels
19-inch Boxster S wheel 400 $0

Wheel Accessories
Wheel center caps with colored Porsche Crest 446 $185

Interior
Seat ventilation 541 $730
Sports seats Plus (2-way, Electric) P04 $800

Interior Leather
Multi-function steering wheel 844 $615

Audio and Communications
BOSE(R) Surround Sound System 680 $700

Destination Charge: $950

Total Price
$76,075

I just hope her car isn't more fun to drive than mine! LOL

 

Hey Rushman- I have a car like yours coming in and may get my wife the new Boxster, in the same color.
I have a white S coupe coming in April, full black leather, PSE and PCCB's. My wife has had a MB SL 500 for 7 years (perfect, 20k miles on it) and wants the new SL coming out this spring. When she saw the new Boxster, she may have changed her mind. I like the looks of the new 991 but love the looks of the new Boxster- Porsche hit a home run with this new car. And like you said, it could be more fun than our new 911's...

 

Perfectly done. Love the red interiors. If/when you part with it in five years, call me.

 

All my wife is talking about now is her new Porsche so I think it's sold. She has let me know in no uncertain terms there is no chance on convincing her to do the same color combo.

When I say my is one of the best female drivers I have ever seen, I am not kidding. Before she got a female kart class started, she won races against the guys. I think she just wanted to dominate like her hero Schumi did during his best days and she did winning every race but one in one year and the one she lost was a mechanical DNF where she was leading at the time! That's what happens when you dad puts you in a kart when you are 5 years old!

What I am trying to say is that the real value of this car won't be lost on her so if her car is better, I will never hear the end of it! LOL

 

Is she getting the new Boxster S? Love the new body style.

 

I guess with PTV that would be the new one. Sounds like a nice build. I can't imagine not liking the BS more than the TT, but that's me.

 

My wife has always been a CGT fanatic so when she saw Porsche's new affordable homage, that was it.