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I knew the market was softing, but per Automotive News yesterday this headline only confirmed it. Definitely witnessing certain preowned vehicles sitting longer than they previously were. Prices are still inflated, but we are finally seeing some pushback from potential buyers.
Last edited by RatherJaded; 09-09-2023 at 09:27 AM.
I honestly find the Sport Tex to be very hot during the day use. Not sure if just me.
Interesting that you experience this, because I have found the sport tex to be very forgiving with heat and hot weather driving.. It is certainly a wonderful feature (ventilation) to have, but I personally was willing to give it up this go around to get the unique look of Sport Tex, and more importantly, I did not want to give up the "911" stitching into the headrest... really unique to the T and worth keeping in my opinion.
Interesting that you experience this, because I have found the sport tex to be very forgiving with heat and hot weather driving.. It is certainly a wonderful feature (ventilation) to have, but I personally was willing to give it up this go around to get the unique look of Sport Tex, and more importantly, I did not want to give up the "911" stitching into the headrest... really unique to the T and worth keeping in my opinion.
I grew up in the UK and find the summers here in northern NJ brutal. My wife is also English and copes better. She almost never uses the seat ventilation in our Macan. To each their own I guess, maybe I'm just cursed being sweatier than average. I decided the ventilation was more important than the seat design. Appreciate your input
The end of a model run does not mean the end of parts availability.
Agreed. Cars get in accident or break and need parts long after they leave the factory. Porsche will be making SD bumpers for the 992.1 for a long time.
People are so distracted these days apparently they either forget to read or they read something that doesn't exist. @Radiationman and I'll cc you as well @ndmiller since you seem to have missed this too:
My comments were a direct response to a request for my opinion. See the request pasted below.
I very specifically stated that it was my opinion, one that happens to be about a car that belongs to a dealer and is being auctioned, not someone here that I might offend.
I see both of you are relatively new to RL. FYI, the purpose of a car forum is to share ideas, and yes OPINIONS! Yeah. In case you haven't noticed, that's why you're here.
I suggest that before you jump the gun again and start, quite ironically, sharing your opinion on what other people ought to say and not say, you first take a moment to READ so that you have proper context and avoid ASSuming or reading something that doesn't exist.
I was debating on responding, but obviously decided to anyway.
I understood, as am sure everybody who read your comment understood that what you were stating was YOUR opinion.
What I, and I'm not the only one, object to is the opinion that not speccing a car as YOU think is appropriate is RUINING a car. At that point, your OPINION is putting down every person who opted not to option a car in line with YOUR specification. It's one thing to declare that you wouldn't get a car with certain options, it's another to declare that somebody who selects those options has ruined the car. In a group where there have been multiple posts about how welcoming the group is - comments like yours, both the one that I quoted in my previous post and the one I'm responding to aren't welcoming, but instead is telling folks that if they share that they optioned their car any other way than how you approve of - that they're unworthy. As someone who used to run a car club - nothing drives off new members more effectively than old members who say crap like that.
And yes, I've only been on Rennlist for a few months... But I've been involved in car clubs and internet car communities for well over 20 years, including spending several years as an administrator on another car forum that Internet Brands (who also owns Rennlist) purchased about 15 years ago, one of the communities I was involved in was one where the manufacturer saw customization of the car as a selling point - and folks did some pretty crazy stuff to their cars. So I'm pretty familiar with folks going in a completely different direction with the design and specification of their cars as opposed to how I want it.
Lots of folks post photos here of their T's in configurations and colors that I wouldn't be caught dead in.... And I like every one of those pictures regardless... Why? Because at the end of the day, whether it's a choice I would make or not, it's still a Porsche - and Porsche's are cool. And, even if it's not a configuration or color I like - clearly it brings the owner joy, and that's more important than what I think about the configuration.
What I wouldn't do, even if the owner asked my opinion, is tell them - Oh god, why did you ruin your car painting it baby poo brown with cat barf yellow seat belts. Just like most decent people wouldn't tell a parent that their newborn is hideous no matter how much of a shriveled prune the kid actually looks like.
I do stand corrected as the MSRP was higher than I expected. It was easy (for me) to miss as it was the aggregate of many small, less noticeable options. You can't expect to get your money back for an engine cover or mood lighting. As a used car, I would expect a leather, aerobat and upgraded wheel car (with similar MSRP) to do better. That car would show as a heavily optioned car. I have never heard of Sothebys BAT want to be iteration. That could not have helped the sale.
The following is untrue as we know that approximately 100 pounds has been removed from the T and we also know that the rear seats with the rear seatbelts add 21.5 lbs +/-. One adds far more that that when spec’ing the glass sunroof. Just saying…
Agreed. Cars get in accident or break and need parts long after they leave the factory. Porsche will be making SD bumpers for the 992.1 for a long time.
Sorry, I wasn't very clear. I wasn't told it was discontinued, just that it's hard to get due to a limited supply, and that it will probably be rejected on my build.
09-09-2023 | 09:04 AM
