Carrera GTS Build Advice
#1
Carrera GTS Build Advice
Hi. I'm ordering a carrera GTS - first Porsche. Seek feedback from others on the below build:
Dark Blue exterior
Gray leather interior
20" Carrera S wheels
Manual Transmission
4 way seats
PDCC with PASM
Bose sound system
front and rear camera
SportDesign Steering Wheel
Smoker package
Luggage Net
The purpose of the car will be my daily driver / track car. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Dark Blue exterior
Gray leather interior
20" Carrera S wheels
Manual Transmission
4 way seats
PDCC with PASM
Bose sound system
front and rear camera
SportDesign Steering Wheel
Smoker package
Luggage Net
The purpose of the car will be my daily driver / track car. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
#2
It's all what you like,...build looks fine!
If you plan to drive at night I would suggest the auto-dimming mirrors. They are not standard, but should be. Most people take them for granted on their other cars, but take my word for it, in a low sitting Porsche you will often be wishing you had them at night.
If you plan to drive at night I would suggest the auto-dimming mirrors. They are not standard, but should be. Most people take them for granted on their other cars, but take my word for it, in a low sitting Porsche you will often be wishing you had them at night.
#4
PCM is standard, Bose already on list. Good call on the auto-dimming mirrors.
Looks like a nice, fun-and-performance oriented build.
My advice on seats and colours of interior/exterior is to try to see/sit in them yourself. Things can look quite different on the configurator from irl. I personally like the 4-way seats more than the 18 (just find I can feel that lumbar support even when it's all the way retracted and it's not in the right place for me).
Looks like a nice, fun-and-performance oriented build.
My advice on seats and colours of interior/exterior is to try to see/sit in them yourself. Things can look quite different on the configurator from irl. I personally like the 4-way seats more than the 18 (just find I can feel that lumbar support even when it's all the way retracted and it's not in the right place for me).
#6
My brother had a 2002 C2 Cab in Lapis Blue/Granite Grey. Now Granite was a "cheaper" looking grey than the current one, but I swear, it looked like they had just put the top down and got a paint gun filled with grey and sprayed EVERYTHING! I think the most disconcerting part was the steering wheel.
Reminded me too much of my wife's dowry car, an 82 Chevy Citation that was about five years old when we got married. Beige over maroon. Same thing with that red -- paint gun to the interior.
To my eye, the exception to that can be one of the dark browns; I had a Cocoa interior a few years ago and thought it looked great, and I've sat in an Expresso S recently that looked just fine also. But I'd still slightly prefer the variegated Black/Expresso.
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#8
I think that Dark Blue over Espresso could look great, but it's a bit of a daring look. And I too would love an Espresso/Black interior combo. I ended up with Dark Blue over Espresso/Cognac and I'm very happy with it, but it's not cheap.
#9
Sounds like you are set on leather interior. I thought I was too until I saw the GTS Interior Communication Package. That is what I ended up with (Carmine Red stitching) and I have absolutely no regrets. To me, it "makes" the GTS a GTS. I understand why you might not like the standard alcantara interior, but if you haven't seen one with the GTS interior Package, you might want to see if you can find one to look at before you finalize your order.
#10
In a perfect world, Porsche would let us at least deviate the steering wheel to black on any interior -- it would go a long way towards making the solid lighter colored interiors look better, and ought to be a free change, since there must be 10,000 black wheels in the parts bin at any one time.
#11
Hi. I'm ordering a carrera GTS - first Porsche. Seek feedback from others on the below build:
Dark Blue exterior
Gray leather interior
20" Carrera S wheels
Manual Transmission
4 way seats
PDCC with PASM
Bose sound system
front and rear camera
SportDesign Steering Wheel
Smoker package
Luggage Net
The purpose of the car will be my daily driver / track car. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Dark Blue exterior
Gray leather interior
20" Carrera S wheels
Manual Transmission
4 way seats
PDCC with PASM
Bose sound system
front and rear camera
SportDesign Steering Wheel
Smoker package
Luggage Net
The purpose of the car will be my daily driver / track car. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
#12
Different strokes for different folks. I like PDCC and thought the deviated stitching on the GTS interior package looked too bright and busy. Went for black leather/alcantara interior so it still has the logo on the headrests, but it's in black.
I wonder if any two 911s are identical, anywhere...
I wonder if any two 911s are identical, anywhere...
#13
Different strokes for different folks. I like PDCC and thought the deviated stitching on the GTS interior package looked too bright and busy. Went for black leather/alcantara interior so it still has the logo on the headrests, but it's in black.
I wonder if any two 911s are identical, anywhere...
I wonder if any two 911s are identical, anywhere...
I personally dont think a 911 needs dynamic swaybars, its not a 2.5 ton SUV, YMMV
#14
Hi. I'm ordering a carrera GTS - first Porsche. Seek feedback from others on the below build:
Dark Blue exterior
Gray leather interior
20" Carrera S wheels
Manual Transmission
4 way seats
PDCC with PASM
Bose sound system
front and rear camera
SportDesign Steering Wheel
Smoker package
Luggage Net
The purpose of the car will be my daily driver / track car. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
Dark Blue exterior
Gray leather interior
20" Carrera S wheels
Manual Transmission
4 way seats
PDCC with PASM
Bose sound system
front and rear camera
SportDesign Steering Wheel
Smoker package
Luggage Net
The purpose of the car will be my daily driver / track car. Any input will be greatly appreciated. Thank you.