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Spec amended 9th June 21 to Crayon/Chalk and carbon roof added
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Today I have locked in my specification to realise one of my dreams - ordering a brand new Porsche GT car from new!
After spending hours on end on the configurator and watching (probably) every video on YT of anything 992 GT3 related it came down to 3 things:
as this is a car that I want to keep for the long term, it had to be a colour that would stand the test of time
neutral colour so I could complement different wheels/aero should I feel the urge to start tinkering
an interior that would contrast nicely
Trust me this sounds easier than it is! Shark Blue with matching interior sounded great until every second GT3 seems to be in this colour. I already had a Guards Red 991.2 GT3 so I wanted a change. White I wasn't convinced and Crayon felt a bit like it was more 'current' than 'timeless.' Anyway, cut a long story short I went for the following:
Delivery due in August, so fingers crossed turns out great..
The aim is to document the ownership experience on here as many miles are ahead with any luck!
I also have a McLaren 600LT Spider and a Taycan RWD so will be interesting to see what the GT3 pluses and minuses are!
My spec is about to lock, went with Agate Grey and manual. But black was a very close 2nd, can't go wrong with black! My 991.2 Touring was black and I loved it.
I'm going lava orange. I sometimes second guess myself, though. Black looks amazing! It's very difficult to use the configurator for color choosing, as the colors of some things aren't right IMO. Prime example would be dark silver vs black wheels (they're both dark gray looking on the configurator)... Hilarious bug is going on in the USA configurator for me today, notice the new "exklusive mnfktr splitter" I found? Lmfao
Congratulations! Beautiful car and specs. If you are not yet locked and it matters to you, make sure to inquire that you have the yellow stitching correct. 6RD + 00480 should stitch everything in yellow, but in the distant 997 past, a non-Exclusive part would often get stitched in standard color unless you ordered the CXX version of the part, at a higher price, of course. The only options this might apply to are storage cover and steering column—hopefully, Porsche figured this out over the past decade—and it really did not matter to lots of people anyway. Plus, you can easily change out those parts later, if they don't come out correctly. Someone with a 992, or even a 991.2, can probably address all of this.
Wait. What. That splitter could be interesting. Why do you say its a bug vs a new part?
Notice how it goes through the exhaust, definitely a glitch. Wasn't ever there before, and on the other models of cars it's not present. I have no idea why it's there now. Maybe the Touring is accidentally rendering underneath? lol
My RS WP is also flat Black and despite seeing others in all colours i still think i chose the best colour. Just make sure you get it paint corrected and ceramic coated from a reputable company. I would also advise getting at least front and sills protected with PPF. As you say Black will never go out of fashion and will always look good.
Today I have locked in my specification to realise one of my dreams - ordering a brand new Porsche GT car from new!
After spending hours on end on the configurator and watching (probably) every video on YT of anything 992 GT3 related it came down to 3 things:
as this is a car that I want to keep for the long term, it had to be a colour that would stand the test of time
neutral colour so I could complement different wheels/aero should I feel the urge to start tinkering
an interior that would contrast nicely
Trust me this sounds easier than it is! Shark Blue with matching interior sounded great until every second GT3 seems to be in this colour. I already had a Guards Red 991.2 GT3 so I wanted a change. White I wasn't convinced and Crayon felt a bit like it was more 'current' than 'timeless.' Anyway, cut a long story short I went for the following:
Delivery due in August, so fingers crossed turns out great..
The aim is to document the ownership experience on here as many miles are ahead with any luck!
I also have a McLaren 600LT Spider and a Taycan RWD so will be interesting to see what the GT3 pluses and minuses are!
I love blue, oslo blue was my choice, but could not justify paying PTS amount considering i love shark blue too. Granted this color would be everywhere, Porsche, let alone GT3 is very rare. Black does look great though.
Notice how it goes through the exhaust, definitely a glitch. Wasn't ever there before, and on the other models of cars it's not present. I have no idea why it's there now. Maybe the Touring is accidentally rendering underneath? lol
It's been there for about a week, definitely some sort of artifact from the Unity rendering side of things.
Congratulations! Beautiful car and specs. If you are not yet locked and it matters to you, make sure to inquire that you have the yellow stitching correct. 6RD + 00480 should stitch everything in yellow, but in the distant 997 past, a non-Exclusive part would often get stitched in standard color unless you ordered the CXX version of the part, at a higher price, of course. The only options this might apply to are storage cover and steering columnhopefully, Porsche figured this out over the past decadeand it really did not matter to lots of people anyway. Plus, you can easily change out those parts later, if they don't come out correctly. Someone with a 992, or even a 991.2, can probably address all of this.
I am jealous of the ClubSport package.
Thats a great point - I will make a point of speaking to my sales guy! Thanks
My spec is about to lock, went with Agate Grey and manual. But black was a very close 2nd, can't go wrong with black! My 991.2 Touring was black and I loved it.
I love Agate but my last 911 was an Agate Turbo S so wanted a change
My RS WP is also flat Black and despite seeing others in all colours i still think i chose the best colour. Just make sure you get it paint corrected and ceramic coated from a reputable company. I would also advise getting at least front and sills protected with PPF. As you say Black will never go out of fashion and will always look good.
Your RS sounds nice!
Yep it will be getting fully paint corrected and then full car PPF from Topaz. I have always found their work and kits to be amongst the best.
05-27-2021, 12:25 PM
My Chalk/Crayon 992 GT3 Journey
