Bought a 991 from Dealer Inventory
03-24-2012, 11:36 PM
#32
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03-25-2012, 01:11 AM
#33
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In my case it came together with the PDCC option I selected. If you see in the Configurator you can select either PDCC on its own, or PDCC with PASM Sport suspension (which is in addition to PASM which comes standard). I have the latter. BTW, I am reminded of it every time I leave a gas station or other elevated drive since it easily drags on the ground as it sticks out so far...about three/four times today alone!! Still there but I can see $179 flying out the window every so often 
03-27-2012, 09:13 AM
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Coming back with the requested Driving Impressions (and other comments):
Did a 7 hour road trip Sunday to Canada from NYC. It was mostly interstate driving, but gave me some insights to this car on this type of a drive. In a few words: GREAT Drive!
1) In the full comfort settings the car is remarkably smooth and, well, comfortable over the long haul: exhaust is quiet and almost inaudible - music takes over here and the bose system doesn't disappoint I have to say. The 20' tires don't disappoint, they are silent throughout, yet planted to the road.
2) PCM: iPod connection and the PCM is easy, quick and fantastic to use...better than my Audi Q5. The navigation is also great as is the car info and other functionalities. I don't have the multifunction wheel (on a Porsche, really?), but the buttons are easy enough to use though you have to get used to it. I wish only the radio had the auto-tuner that finds the strongest stations automatically and tunes them (like my Q5 - unless I haven't discovered this function yet);
3) Mileage: over the entire drive I managed 25.8 mpg! Starting on a full tank I gassed up only just short of the Canadian border with a quarter tank or so still to go, the remaining mileage indicator showed I would have come 16 miles short of my destination (Ottawa) if I just kept going, from Manhattan!
4) Coast function: this turns out to be a cool but weird function. It just has that feeling of coasting too freely, potentially even gaining speed on a downward incline...strange feeling in a non MT car;
5) Seats: I can't say enough about the 18-way seats. A bit of a splurge but on this trip I saw it paid off. I arrived after 7 hours and only two very brief stops (gas/WC, coffee) totally ready to go. The pneumatic side bolsters (upper and lower) just hug you, and the remaining positions including steering wheel were perfect for the drive - an important creature comfort now I am convinced;
6) auto start/stop: although I didn't use it much for obvious reasons, I forgot it was on when I got off the highway, and then suddenly the car 'stalls' on you at a stop. This takes getting used to and I find myself turning it off more often than I thought, mainly since it shuts the engine off and just the slightest release of the brake pedal or to inch forward forces the engine to come on again;
7) I come back again on the steering to say I think it is great and very responsive. I don't miss (or think I miss) the additionally assisted steering. This is a sports car and I expect this degree of frimness and in tight turns it's a breeze.
I still believe my only real regret in this 'off the lot' car is that I don't have the Sports Steering Wheel with the paddles - something I may still invest in and somehow I feel it would'complete' the package. But it was fine with the tiptro buttons just the same...
I will post additional impressions from the drive to Montreal and then back to NYC, if any...
Did a 7 hour road trip Sunday to Canada from NYC. It was mostly interstate driving, but gave me some insights to this car on this type of a drive. In a few words: GREAT Drive!
1) In the full comfort settings the car is remarkably smooth and, well, comfortable over the long haul: exhaust is quiet and almost inaudible - music takes over here and the bose system doesn't disappoint I have to say. The 20' tires don't disappoint, they are silent throughout, yet planted to the road.
2) PCM: iPod connection and the PCM is easy, quick and fantastic to use...better than my Audi Q5. The navigation is also great as is the car info and other functionalities. I don't have the multifunction wheel (on a Porsche, really?), but the buttons are easy enough to use though you have to get used to it. I wish only the radio had the auto-tuner that finds the strongest stations automatically and tunes them (like my Q5 - unless I haven't discovered this function yet);
3) Mileage: over the entire drive I managed 25.8 mpg! Starting on a full tank I gassed up only just short of the Canadian border with a quarter tank or so still to go, the remaining mileage indicator showed I would have come 16 miles short of my destination (Ottawa) if I just kept going, from Manhattan!
4) Coast function: this turns out to be a cool but weird function. It just has that feeling of coasting too freely, potentially even gaining speed on a downward incline...strange feeling in a non MT car;
5) Seats: I can't say enough about the 18-way seats. A bit of a splurge but on this trip I saw it paid off. I arrived after 7 hours and only two very brief stops (gas/WC, coffee) totally ready to go. The pneumatic side bolsters (upper and lower) just hug you, and the remaining positions including steering wheel were perfect for the drive - an important creature comfort now I am convinced;
6) auto start/stop: although I didn't use it much for obvious reasons, I forgot it was on when I got off the highway, and then suddenly the car 'stalls' on you at a stop. This takes getting used to and I find myself turning it off more often than I thought, mainly since it shuts the engine off and just the slightest release of the brake pedal or to inch forward forces the engine to come on again;
7) I come back again on the steering to say I think it is great and very responsive. I don't miss (or think I miss) the additionally assisted steering. This is a sports car and I expect this degree of frimness and in tight turns it's a breeze.
I still believe my only real regret in this 'off the lot' car is that I don't have the Sports Steering Wheel with the paddles - something I may still invest in and somehow I feel it would'complete' the package. But it was fine with the tiptro buttons just the same...
I will post additional impressions from the drive to Montreal and then back to NYC, if any...
05-06-2012, 01:53 PM
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Great looking car. I can see that you have sports suspension with extended front lip. Does it compromise day-to-day usability (e.g. speed bumps, ramps on parking entrance etc.). I'm speccing my car at the moment and having a bit of dilemma with this matter. Cheers.
05-06-2012, 07:56 PM
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Great looking car. I can see that you have sports suspension with extended front lip. Does it compromise day-to-day usability (e.g. speed bumps, ramps on parking entrance etc.). I'm speccing my car at the moment and having a bit of dilemma with this matter. Cheers.
Plus I think the car looks so much better with the extra lip too! Don't hesitate and get it!
05-06-2012, 08:44 PM
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Great summary, pretty much agree with everything you said. My car is also from the dealer inventory, but I got one with sports design wheel with paddles, and they have been great. The 18-way Sports Seat Plus is also vastly improved over the comfort seats I had in the 997.2.