2014 Carrera S
Black
Standard black interior
7- Speed manual
PASM
PSE
SC
20" Carrera S wheel semi satin
Bermester
Carbon fiber interior with MF carbon wheel
Sportsdesign front bumper
Sunroof

I think this is my final decision. Since i order it 3 weeks ago, I change my mind more than 1000000 times but now stay with this!!! 4 more month to go!!

 

Very nice. Well done! MT luv it.

 

Very nicely done, congrats! The Black with Black standard interior looks great, but I admit that I'm a bit bias

I just picked up my 2014 911 Carrera 3.4 liter in Black with a Black standard interior a month ago. My 991 coupe took about 3 months of waiting to go from configuration to delivery of the car. I admit that I also configured and reconfigured it many, many times.

Waiting for the car to be delivered was difficult, but I think it was well worth it in the long run. Two things helped pass the time till I got my 911. 1) Checking out the Porsche forums and 2) tracking the location of the ship that had my car.

I recommend getting the name of the ship that will be delivering your 911 S. Your salesman should be able to get you that information, as well as the car's build schedule. Once you have the ships name you can use the following site to track its location until it arrives at Port in the USA. (See link below) I found it helpful to track where my ship was while i was waiting for it to finally arrive at my dealership.

http://www.marinetraffic.com/ais/index/ships/range

Enjoy the car when you get it.

 

Awesome build. You're going to love it! In the meantime, good luck with the wait!

 

I appreciate the video -- that looks like a great option to consider.

 

thank u. I think carbon fiber interior is too much? I am not sure. Let me think about one more time
Black paint looks so great too ...!!

 

Your welcome. Well for me I thought the Carbon looked great but was just way too expensive for what you got. The glossy Black painted interior trim with the Black interior and Black exterior looks great, and cost about 1/3 as much as the Carbon. Its all subjective though. Both look amazing ...... its just a matter of choosing

 

First time on this site.
Fell in love with the 2015 Targa 4S site unseen in April.
Ordered it in June.
Getting it today (8-8-2014)
Can't begin to tell you how excited I am. :-)
Jet Met Black, Esspresso/Conac 2-tone, Manual, Chrono, Wood Steering Wheel + Wood Mahogany Trim, ++++++
Really Retro. really Hot.
Woohoo!

 

I have gone for white dials and aluminium trim.. They break up the black/black nicely.

 

Looking forward to the pics! Make a new thread and post some snaps when you get the chance! Enjoy the pick-up... I remember that 'can't wipe the smile off my face' feeling

 

Congrats - post pictures. . we are getting to be "single digits" in our countdown to arrival as well - between Aug 18 and 22!
Have fun!

 

Agree on the white dials! Doing a retrofit of them on mine.

 

Just got my Black Beauty. It arrived perfect. Just as ordered, including the subtle (and no charge) black tachometer dial (which was slated grey as an "upgrade" for the 4S). Minor point, but that's the point, Porsche got every little detail perfect on this new '15 Targa. Ordered early June, driving August 14th. Love it!

Looking for advice as to breaking her in. When should I begin using the Sports Plus and start really driving?
Welcome any general and specific break in advice.

Thnx,

GeeMan

 

Oh no!!! Not this topic again. As a summary - use the owners manual if you want. Or believe the Germans and warm it up and then flat out. Whichever way you believe is correct. Everyone has an opinion about it so do what you want.

 

Congrats on her!! Black and Tan is always an awesome look for a 911. Nice Turbo wheels too.

As for break in, there are plenty of opinions on it, and two from Porsche apparently: for Americans baby it under 4k RPM for 2k miles first. For every one else, "careful when cold, then flat out", as someone said.

The important take away there is that no matter how you do it, careful when cold is a permanent requirement. The water jacket warms up fairly quick, but the oil takes a bit longer. I'd err on the side of caution and say watch the oil the most. I like to see 165 or more on the oil temp before I get on it. By that time, the water temp has stabilized for a while anyway.

Don't forget cool down too. There's no turbo to fry or anything, but I'd make sure oil and water were back to normal if you were driving it hard. Might have to do a "penalty lap" in the neighborhood. They'll think you're slow cruising to pick up wives of non Porsche owners. If you don't want to do that, the key is to avoid eye contact. 8)

One thing I like to do for cool down is about 10 minutes before I anticipate turning the key off, I put it into Sport mode. This apparently opens another oil cooler and in that time it drops the temp 15 or so degrees with enough time to stabilize everything before shut off.

I'd also make sure to vary the RPMs so you don't stay at one speed in 7th all the time. If anything can be called "break in" it's probably that. It'll mean delaying an up shift for a while sometimes, but I think it's important to vary the RPMs for the first couple thousand miles. For in town or windy road driving it'll take care of itself, but if you're planning any immediate highway road trips it's something to consider.

Oh and watch those radiators for leaves in the fall. Enjoy!