-Ryan-

Congrats. 15 years of BMW before my GTS. Last one being an E92 M3.

Porsche911GTS'16

Great looking car! Were those pics taken in Swope Park? My parents live in Kansas - Mission Hills! Enjoy the sweet ride!

917k

Lovely car: congrats!

I own both marques and appreciate them both. Just saw a headline today that the current gen 5er is the most successful exec car ever, 2m+ sold.

BMWs have their merits and history (the WW1 aircraft engines, including early jet engines in WW2), and so does Porsche (from 1930s VW 1 through to WW2 tanks to the 356- roots of the cars we love today).

It was the classic racing Porsches, though, that I learned about as a child, before finding BMW, so the tinder was lit first there.

To OP: enjoy your new P-car Club.

917k

I miss the (my) E92's V8. There's a lot of angst amongst 991.1 NA troops... anaalgously for BMW M-philes re E92 V8 which is a 4.0L that screams to 8300 (could be tweaked to go higher) and won Int'l Engine of the Year Award 3.0-4.0L for 5 years straight 2008-12, yes, over some great flat-6 NA engines: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BMW_S65 vs new TT M3/M4.
And S65 was hand-built by one master mechanic at BMW Landshut - where BMW Motorsport bases, incl. the now moribund F1 programme (final 'marriage' at Regensberg). An abundance of halo emotion around that.

Apologies my but I hope germaine to OP.

trucheli

Talking about BMW addict! Welcome to the group, you'll find it more civilized here than Bimmerpost.

Just one recommendation, get her a Rennline mesh grill, she'll thank you.

chuckbdc

Bimmers are just fine- but your GTS is in another dimension. Magnificent!

One suggestion: whatever your level of skill, take some time at the track with a Porsche experienced instructor. Despite the huge improvements Porsche has made over the years to make inherent capability accessible, there are performance nuances that match your observations about styling and feel.

Highyo

you're taking the tried and tested road that is BMW --> Porsche. i agree with you that the brand is losing it's way a bit, it started in earnest w the F series cars. i went from an e60 535 to an f10 550 which i hated. at the time i thought to myself "when is the last time a BMW has lost out to an Audi or an MB on performance and won out on luxury?" i think that the brand is just changing. my last car before this was a e92 M3 which i just loved though she was a bit porky. still that engine.. man i can't believe that thing actually made it to production, it's downright exotic.

now what they do really well (as you know) are the SUVs that should not be as sporty as they are (i merely have the DHP package on a 35, but it has great presence and great tech)

congrats on your GTS, such a tremendous car, at least personally for me i dont think it gets better. i mean yes it can be faster or flashier or more tech addled, but to me this is THE perfect car. i know i'm keeping mine for a very very long time.

Slantnose!

Congratulations!

Jnosol

Thank you so much. I love BMWs for the price point. Arguably, no other cars drive like it in that price range. It's when I started flirting with six figure BMWs is when I realized there much sportier and fun to drive cars for the money.

Thank you so much. Most BMWs I've own didn't burn oil. The S55 engine (M3/M4) for example is a beast on the track, the harder to driver the cooler it gets, and no oil burn. Just the V8TT that had trouble with burning oil. Bad design and BMW won't admit fault.
Thank you. M3 is a good daily fun car. M3 is my fav BMW I've ever owned.
Thank you, PDK. I drove a manual since I was 15, but PDK is so much easier on the track. Hahah.

I had a 350z 9yrs ago and no backup camera. I was fine, we're just getting too spoiled. The visibility of this car is way better than a 350z, so you should be fine w/o a backup cam. I'm learning that most Porsche owners are purists, so camera = weight. Not many of my friends configured theirs with cameras.

The S63Tu is hit of miss. Oil burn is cause the turbos, low friction piston rings, and poor break-in procedure. The M5 I got was second hand, so the last driver probably didn't break-in properly. But many M5 owners are reporting oil burn, at least 1-4qt between oil changes. My X5M is bought brand new and I broke it in correctly, no oil burn at 12k miles.
Thank you. Lots of ex-BMW guys here.
Hahah, agreed and thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you.
Thank you, so many ex-BMW guys here.
Thank you. Taken at Shawnee Mission Park. They don't live too far from me, Mission Hills is a very nice neighborhood. They're enjoying property value doubling in the past 10yrs then.
Thank you so much, they both have interesting history in deed.
Thank you. I like those grill, I noticed a lot of bugs are collecting in radiator area. I'm a mod *****, but was hoping to leave this one alone for more than a month.


Thank you. I will do that, I know that Porsche are a lot different to track than other cars. Slow in and fast out.
Thank you. BMW make great cars that ahead in performance compared to other sport luxury brand. Porsche is in its own category I feel like. They have loyal followers and it's a segment stuck between where BMW is and where the super car are at. Just my personally assessment. Thank you, I love staring at the GTS.
Thank you so much.

THANK YOU everyone for the warm welcome. This forum so active, I'm very impressed. I learned that most of you are ex-Bimmers. I guess BMW is the gateway drug to Porsche, hahah. I'm reading as much as I can to catch up. Thanks in advance for dealing with some of my newbie questions.

jto24

Congrats, buddy! I can't keep up with you and your cars haha I think after the F80, I'm going to get into a 911 variant of some kind. It's been almost 2 years since I last test drove some (991.1 C2 base and C2S) but I still remember that day vividly as the cars were phenomenal on those PA back roads

Enjoy!! Will be interested to hear your thoughts as your ownership progresses.

Jnosol

Thanks bud, when you going to join me? . I owned too many Bimmers, only one worth owning after my collection was the i8 or M3 ZCP. If you like boost, the new 991 got some serious tq. If you're like me who's bored with high powered cars and just want a good balance and sound, 991.1 has more than enough power. The flat N/A sound is very intoxicating.

GSIRM3

Very nice. Congratulations.

satoru

Awesome, congrats...nice color btw

X2Board

Congrats on the new ride!

Seems like more, and more of us hardcore 'M" guys are switching to Porsche. I tried to love my F80, but I just couldn't.

The only BMW cars in the family now, are my son's 528, and my E36 328, which will become a track only car soon.

bandi

I too miss some of the f10 "nannies"--like the surround camera pkg; it is just awesome! Backup camera in the 911 is good but took me awhile to trust it backing up along curbs. The 5-series are great cars but get pretty boring after a couple years. It's becoming more of a 70+ year old's car!