I have 991.1 S without it. Is it worth installing?

http://www.suncoastparts.com/product/SKU991PSP.html

Has anybody retrofitted it?

 

Correct me if I'm wrong but I've seen threads where members that have it are actually getting it disabled

 

^^^ YES. Have yet to hear someone adding it ever.

 

I'm about to add it to my Carrera...

Been debating it a while, but decided to hire the bullet and spend the $.

 

I de-installed it. Well worth the $130 (1 hour of labor) to be rid of it! It's just a reprogramming to either add or remove. But to add it costs something like $400 for the option plus the labor to install. Removing, of course, only costs the labor.

I'll go ahead and save Archimedes the trouble of posting:

Arch: "I have a 911 with it and a Boxster without (or vice versa). I think it's fine; haven't added it to the one that doesn't have it, haven't removed it from the one that does. People who say they can feel a difference are posing. It completely deactivates by 30 mph."

Me: "But it's at slow, parking lot speeds that I actually WANT heavy, tactile steering feel. PSP robbed the car of that. Even without PSP it has too much low-speed boost for my taste."

Arch: more stuff in support of keeping it.

Me: more stuff in support of axing it.

ad infinitum.



EDIT: HA! I couldn't even get it typed before Arch beat me to it!

So you're going to add it now? I'll need to edit my mock-post.

 

Suncoast sells one of these units a year

 

Going in at the next oil change. DDing this car now and want the assist in parking lots like my Cayman.

 

^^^ Good for arthritis sufferers. Just busting your *****

Totally personal preference. Not noticeable after like 20mph or so anyway supposedly.

 

I can't decide whether I like it or not. This car has a lot lighter steering than either of my Caymans did and prefer heavier steering. However, I do like not having to muscle the steering wheel to get into a parking spot. I was thinking of having it disabled when I first got the car but am going to keep it for a while longer. Not sure if that is helpful or not...

 

I have it but i don't feel any difference. What is this actually?

 

I didn't like it on the cars I test drove. Felt like the car was on a bed of ice. I guess it's good for the driver who wants to park using one finger while holding a cup of coffee and a cell phone.

 

It's a deal breaker, one of the rarest and most important options you will ever find. I wouldn't buy a 991 without it. It completely changes how the car handles at low speeds.






Okay, I jest....

I had power steering plus on both of my 991S's (including my current one). I bought both used and they were already equipped with PSP. It certainly makes it easy to steer at low, parking lot speeds. I also autocross and haven't seen any negative effects. But I am really used to the feel and it seems predictable enough to me.

I'm not sure I would order it on a new car and as far as retrofitting it, you have to ask yourself if you are really bothered by the effort to turn the wheel at low speeds? I mean, the car came with some sort of power steering, right? I used to drive a '77 VW camper with no power steering - now that was a bear to drive at low speeds. I have a feeling that the 991 without PSP is nowhere near as bad as that hahaha!

But if it does bother you, spend the $ and get the software changed.

 

My preowned car has it and I would turn it off but my closest stealer won't do it - "could cause an unsafe condition" - goofballs.

I find the steering in the 991 is too light as it is, and like others have said prefer to have more feel and heft at lower speeds

 

I have it on my car and it's nice for parking. It's only software and is easy to install or remove.

It is only functional up to 15k mph and then reverts to normal steering.

 

Useless save your money