Rapture1

Hi Everyone, I've been following the forum for some time now and am very strongly considering ordering a 13 C4S early next year. I have been reading many of the builds and working on the configurator. This would be my first Porsche, a daily driver (in Wisconsin) and a car that I would intend to own for a long time. I've gone a bit nuts and wanted the opinion on this build from some of you who have had more experience with Porsche.

I'm kind of on the fence on the powerkit and will watch for more info when some folks receive theirs.

I would also like the deviated stitching in either yellow or silver.

Not sure if the yellow belts are too much but would like some color in the interior but am not a fan of the beige.

Thanks for any input,

Paul

hoffa

That is a whole lot of options.

I am not sure the yellow stitching would look great on the dark brown interior. Hard to say without seeing it. Silver would be nice, but is it worth the premium over the standard stitch?

You could look at doing painted trim pieces (Aftermarket) to brighten up the interior. If I were buying new, I would look at Agate Exterior & Espresso Interior with lots of painted bits.

Either way, you have spec'd out an awesome car. Good luck with the decision!

Rapture1

Thanks, appreciate the thoughts. I will have to find an agate and spend some more time looking at that color. I really liked the previous Atlas Gray which is no longer available. The anthracite is looking good to me in photo's and they have a used one down at the Exchange which I am going to take a look at. It has the yellow Chrono and belts which should help me decide if those go well with the espresso.

sfo

brown exterior with brown interior may be too much brown?

Rapture1

That's why I'm thinking to put some pops of yellow in it to make it not so monochromatic. It wil be telling to actually see the similarly color optioned car outside of Chicago. I'm also a fan of the silver and agate but keep telling myself I'd like something a bit different.

fester

I was told that the rear wipe doesn't have wash function...I know in Wisconsin it's important for you...do you know if it has wash or not?

Rapture1

I do not know but now will check on this, thanks. Another small reason why these forums help you. My dealer orders most of their cars with the rear wiper.

Rocket_boy

First of all kudos for being inventive and different!

I think the combo will look really nice,....and yes, yellow accents do surprisingly well with a brown interior IMO. I have seen some in person.

If you ever start thinking differently, silver accents on brown also are great.

Can't say for the power kit,....but it is a bunch of money for what will be a very nominal increase in performance. Historically they only offer one or two tenths of a second better performance, most of it felt high up in the rev range,.....may not be that worthwhile for a daily driver.

Good luck with your choices!

Rapture1

Thanks Rocket Boy, I'm kinda thinking the same thing on the power kit, but would like to hear what people say as they receive cars with this option. I'm not much of a track guy but do enjoy acceleration, but if it is just a tenth or 2 this may be the bad choice dollar wise.

Which silver accents were you thinking of, Stitching?

DBYT

IMHO silver stitching and silver belts, together with white instrument dials will liven up the espresso interior quite nicely.

Instead of the power kit, why don't you wait for one of the many aftermarket companies to come out with a chip...it is likely going to be way better bang for your buck than the factory power kit.

sfo

all of Powerkit's extra power is at the top end. At lower revs, Powerkit actually has less torque!

http://www.porsche.com/uk/powerkit-911-carrera-s/

Rapture1

I did try the white dials, and silver belts on the 3D configurator and that looks nice also, decisions, decisions.

Need to think very hard about that powerkit, may not really be the benefit for the dollars.

Thanks again for the thoughts on this.

Anything else that you would recommend for this build?

DBYT

The people that will best be able to guide you through this process are the Porsche Exclusive folks. I worked with Melissa Witek and she was very helpful in guiding me through the deviated stitching options and making sure nothing was missed. PM me if you want her details.

sfo

consider aluminium interior package .. standard galvano silver trims are a bit plasticky.

I would also add leather center console trim so the metal bits are at one level only

stubenhocker

I like the Anthracite Brown color very much, saw one at my local dealer and it is stunning!
It had the UMBER interior and it is lighter than ESPRESSO, but still seemed to dark for my tastes anyway. I believe you need contrast with your colors, so for AB it would have to be BEIGE, if you go with a black dash and beige everything else it would look pretty nice. In fact we are considering that combination, but I am big fan of NATURAL LEATHER, so I will probably opt for another combination for myself.