992 Road Trip Observations
10-29-2020, 07:25 AM
#1
992 Road Trip Observations
I completed four six-hour plus road trips in the last few days and have a few observations on long-distance driving in the 992 (C2S)
-Adaptive cruise control is excellent. I wouldn’t have ordered it, but it was in my car when I brought it. Any future car will have it. I didn’t use it when I was pushing through interstate traffic, but I used it when I wanted to keep up with the traffic flow. While on the interstate, I set it for 10 MPH over the speed limit and was able to keep up with the traffic flow. When traffic slowed, it automatically adjusted my speed as advertised. Magic!
-Gas mileage is excellent. The car got just over 29 GPH on one stretch of interstate. (Normal mode.) I think using adaptive cruise control helps with mileage.
-Range is good. At one point, I had traveled 100 miles since a fill-up, and my estimated range remaining indicated 460 miles- assuming I stayed on the interstate.
-My car has 18-way vented seats. I was never uncomfortable, as I changed the adjustments every so often and moved my legs around when using adaptive cruise control. I found that snug upper seat-back bolster settings were the most comfortable.
-Have a clear bra on your car- at least the front half of your car and high on the rear wheel flares. The factory standard clear protective coating is too small on the rear fender flare. There are a lot of junk and gravel opportunities on the interstates and back roads.
-If you think you are driving fast, don't worry; a guy in a jacked up pickup truck will soon blow past you.
-Adaptive cruise control is excellent. I wouldn’t have ordered it, but it was in my car when I brought it. Any future car will have it. I didn’t use it when I was pushing through interstate traffic, but I used it when I wanted to keep up with the traffic flow. While on the interstate, I set it for 10 MPH over the speed limit and was able to keep up with the traffic flow. When traffic slowed, it automatically adjusted my speed as advertised. Magic!
-Gas mileage is excellent. The car got just over 29 GPH on one stretch of interstate. (Normal mode.) I think using adaptive cruise control helps with mileage.
-Range is good. At one point, I had traveled 100 miles since a fill-up, and my estimated range remaining indicated 460 miles- assuming I stayed on the interstate.
-My car has 18-way vented seats. I was never uncomfortable, as I changed the adjustments every so often and moved my legs around when using adaptive cruise control. I found that snug upper seat-back bolster settings were the most comfortable.
-Have a clear bra on your car- at least the front half of your car and high on the rear wheel flares. The factory standard clear protective coating is too small on the rear fender flare. There are a lot of junk and gravel opportunities on the interstates and back roads.
-If you think you are driving fast, don't worry; a guy in a jacked up pickup truck will soon blow past you.
10-29-2020, 08:29 AM
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I completed four six-hour plus road trips in the last few days and have a few observations on long-distance driving in the 992 (C2S)
-Adaptive cruise control is excellent. I wouldn’t have ordered it, but it was in my car when I brought it. Any future car will have it. I didn’t use it when I was pushing through interstate traffic, but I used it when I wanted to keep up with the traffic flow. While on the interstate, I set it for 10 MPH over the speed limit and was able to keep up with the traffic flow. When traffic slowed, it automatically adjusted my speed as advertised. Magic!
-Gas mileage is excellent. The car got just over 29 GPH on one stretch of interstate. (Normal mode.) I think using adaptive cruise control helps with mileage.
-Range is good. At one point, I had traveled 100 miles since a fill-up, and my estimated range remaining indicated 460 miles- assuming I stayed on the interstate.
-My car has 18-way vented seats. I was never uncomfortable, as I changed the adjustments every so often and moved my legs around when using adaptive cruise control. I found that snug upper seat-back bolster settings were the most comfortable.
-Have a clear bra on your car- at least the front half of your car and high on the rear wheel flares. The factory standard clear protective coating is too small on the rear fender flare. There are a lot of junk and gravel opportunities on the interstates and back roads.
-If you think you are driving fast, don't worry; a guy in a jacked up pickup truck will soon blow past you.
-Adaptive cruise control is excellent. I wouldn’t have ordered it, but it was in my car when I brought it. Any future car will have it. I didn’t use it when I was pushing through interstate traffic, but I used it when I wanted to keep up with the traffic flow. While on the interstate, I set it for 10 MPH over the speed limit and was able to keep up with the traffic flow. When traffic slowed, it automatically adjusted my speed as advertised. Magic!
-Gas mileage is excellent. The car got just over 29 GPH on one stretch of interstate. (Normal mode.) I think using adaptive cruise control helps with mileage.
-Range is good. At one point, I had traveled 100 miles since a fill-up, and my estimated range remaining indicated 460 miles- assuming I stayed on the interstate.
-My car has 18-way vented seats. I was never uncomfortable, as I changed the adjustments every so often and moved my legs around when using adaptive cruise control. I found that snug upper seat-back bolster settings were the most comfortable.
-Have a clear bra on your car- at least the front half of your car and high on the rear wheel flares. The factory standard clear protective coating is too small on the rear fender flare. There are a lot of junk and gravel opportunities on the interstates and back roads.
-If you think you are driving fast, don't worry; a guy in a jacked up pickup truck will soon blow past you.
10-29-2020, 09:22 AM
#3
I completed four six-hour plus road trips in the last few days and have a few observations on long-distance driving in the 992 (C2S)
-Adaptive cruise control is excellent. I wouldn’t have ordered it, but it was in my car when I brought it. Any future car will have it. I didn’t use it when I was pushing through interstate traffic, but I used it when I wanted to keep up with the traffic flow. While on the interstate, I set it for 10 MPH over the speed limit and was able to keep up with the traffic flow. When traffic slowed, it automatically adjusted my speed as advertised. Magic!
-Gas mileage is excellent. The car got just over 29 GPH on one stretch of interstate. (Normal mode.) I think using adaptive cruise control helps with mileage.
-Range is good. At one point, I had traveled 100 miles since a fill-up, and my estimated range remaining indicated 460 miles- assuming I stayed on the interstate.
-My car has 18-way vented seats. I was never uncomfortable, as I changed the adjustments every so often and moved my legs around when using adaptive cruise control. I found that snug upper seat-back bolster settings were the most comfortable.
-Have a clear bra on your car- at least the front half of your car and high on the rear wheel flares. The factory standard clear protective coating is too small on the rear fender flare. There are a lot of junk and gravel opportunities on the interstates and back roads.
-If you think you are driving fast, don't worry; a guy in a jacked up pickup truck will soon blow past you.
-Adaptive cruise control is excellent. I wouldn’t have ordered it, but it was in my car when I brought it. Any future car will have it. I didn’t use it when I was pushing through interstate traffic, but I used it when I wanted to keep up with the traffic flow. While on the interstate, I set it for 10 MPH over the speed limit and was able to keep up with the traffic flow. When traffic slowed, it automatically adjusted my speed as advertised. Magic!
-Gas mileage is excellent. The car got just over 29 GPH on one stretch of interstate. (Normal mode.) I think using adaptive cruise control helps with mileage.
-Range is good. At one point, I had traveled 100 miles since a fill-up, and my estimated range remaining indicated 460 miles- assuming I stayed on the interstate.
-My car has 18-way vented seats. I was never uncomfortable, as I changed the adjustments every so often and moved my legs around when using adaptive cruise control. I found that snug upper seat-back bolster settings were the most comfortable.
-Have a clear bra on your car- at least the front half of your car and high on the rear wheel flares. The factory standard clear protective coating is too small on the rear fender flare. There are a lot of junk and gravel opportunities on the interstates and back roads.
-If you think you are driving fast, don't worry; a guy in a jacked up pickup truck will soon blow past you.
If you want to save the side of your car just epoxy(3m windshield urethan) some splashguards to the inside of your front fender wells(you can do a search on the 991 GT3/GT3 RS forum for the procedure), no drilling, no screws, it will completely save the side of your car for little money. I make them for all my clients here in the Northeast and I have them on both my RS5 Sportback and GT3RS, most people never even notice I have them.
Yup, jacked up pick-up trucks are all the rage. Cracks me up that some of these guys try and race much faster vehicles on the road in an attempt to prove their manhood.
10-29-2020, 02:58 PM
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Here is a link to the thread that covers what I call "Mud Flaps". I have a set of the "Highland Long Life Duraflex 15" X 8 3/4" Splash Guards" that I will install on my C2S as soon as it is in my garage.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...aps-diy-2.html
The attached is a pdf file I assembled from the pictures folks posted in the above link. FWIW the pictures are not in any sort of order.
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https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...aps-diy-2.html
The attached is a pdf file I assembled from the pictures folks posted in the above link. FWIW the pictures are not in any sort of order.
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10-29-2020, 03:59 PM
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link to splash guards. Seems like a nice fix for reducing rock chips. Never would have thought of it.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...aps-diy-5.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...aps-diy-5.html
10-29-2020, 05:54 PM
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Here is a link to the thread that covers what I call "Mud Flaps". I have a set of the "Highland Long Life Duraflex 15" X 8 3/4" Splash Guards" that I will install on my C2S as soon as it is in my garage.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...aps-diy-2.html
The attached is a pdf file I assembled from the pictures folks posted in the above link. FWIW the pictures are not in any sort of order.
.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...aps-diy-2.html
The attached is a pdf file I assembled from the pictures folks posted in the above link. FWIW the pictures are not in any sort of order.
.
link to splash guards. Seems like a nice fix for reducing rock chips. Never would have thought of it.
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...aps-diy-5.html
https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...aps-diy-5.html
10-30-2020, 12:38 PM
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Just completed a trip from Houston to Tucson and back in my 992 Carrera S. I generally agree with BudFox6 observations.
One thing not mentioned is the rather severe wind buffeting that can occur when the window(s) are down. You have to open or tilt the sunroof to get it to stop. I know the 991 had the same issue. My friend bought some after-market anti wind buffeting gizmos to solve the problem. I might have to do the same. Otherwise, no complaints. It was a good trip.
One thing not mentioned is the rather severe wind buffeting that can occur when the window(s) are down. You have to open or tilt the sunroof to get it to stop. I know the 991 had the same issue. My friend bought some after-market anti wind buffeting gizmos to solve the problem. I might have to do the same. Otherwise, no complaints. It was a good trip.
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10-30-2020, 01:28 PM
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Overall I don't care if people want to "race" me, but I do get nervous when people come up right behind me and ride about a foot off my rear, b/c in the event of a panic stop they're going to rear-end me. Is this a 911 problem in general where everyone else wants to show you what they've got?
10-30-2020, 01:51 PM
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I thought maybe it was the bright Miami Blue but I've never had a car before this 911 where it seems everyone wants to race me or blow past me. I'll just be driving along a back road or the highway at normal speeds doing nothing out of the ordinary and cars or trucks will ride my ***, zoom past me, or floor it off a light to zoom ahead of me. With the exception of a GT2 RS that blew past me the other day (what an amazing sounding car!) it's always a far lesser vehicle trying to prove themselves. I don't engage.
Overall I don't care if people want to "race" me, but I do get nervous when people come up right behind me and ride about a foot off my rear, b/c in the event of a panic stop they're going to rear-end me. Is this a 911 problem in general where everyone else wants to show you what they've got?
Overall I don't care if people want to "race" me, but I do get nervous when people come up right behind me and ride about a foot off my rear, b/c in the event of a panic stop they're going to rear-end me. Is this a 911 problem in general where everyone else wants to show you what they've got?
It's not necessarily a 911 thing, any high-end fancy or eye catching car will have the same effect. Even when I was younger(and with less means) driving a crapbox, I never felt the urge to harass a faster car. I always had admiration and enjoyed watching them go by me.
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11-01-2020, 10:20 AM
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It can be scary stuff, especially considering a good portion of aggressive drivers have limited driving skills.
It's not necessarily a 911 thing, any high-end fancy or eye catching car will have the same effect. Even when I was younger(and with less means) driving a crapbox, I never felt the urge to harass a faster car. I always had admiration and enjoyed watching them go by me.
It's not necessarily a 911 thing, any high-end fancy or eye catching car will have the same effect. Even when I was younger(and with less means) driving a crapbox, I never felt the urge to harass a faster car. I always had admiration and enjoyed watching them go by me.
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