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I saw a Sapphire Blue targa at Parade and fell in love. I tend to like metallic colors, too. It's a fantastic color. With that being said, Shark is amazing! I hesitate to say "better" because I don't want to offend anyone, and one color is metallic and one is not, so that's very different. But I'm telling you all, when I had my car at a local Concours event, people fell over the Guards Red Turbo S parked next to my car just to ask me what color it was. It's that good. Will that change as more cars come out in blue? Maybe. But I don't think so. This is why I was very tempted to order the T in Shark also, but I thought that would be silly.
As for Ice Grey, for the money, I'd get GT Silver instead. But Ice is metallic which is why it looks different in person. Someone at the dealer told me it's way better looking in person because of that. It's like a Mother of Pearl look. For me, I like bright colors, although GT Silver probably makes my Cayman's shape really look its best, but I just didn't want another silver/gray/black car.
Forgot to add the pic... here ya go.
Sapphire Blue was one of my favourite colours a few years ago, loved the way a 981 looked in it.
I called my 718 baby Shark.. the T could be daddy Shark.
I have seen a few non GT 992's in Shark and it works well too.
Still have time to think more but if choosing one of the special colours it would have to be Shark, the other choice is GT silver as I originally planned, I have toyed with Gentian but it's a very light specific colour.
Hi y'all, first time poster and longtime lurker. Its been interesting following this thread since the announcement. I think I've got my spec down to the least 911 I can live with and the most 911 I can presently afford. I'm planning on keeping this car for 10+ years. Here's what I'm adding. Its a short list:
Features I would have liked but ended up leaving off are the sunroof (never going to be the open air experience of the cab, so why bother with the weight and the $2k in cost), PDLS+ (cornering lights are nice, but I'm stretching already and I think I'll notice this 2% of the time), 18 way seats with memory (not worth $2800 to me), Surround view (awesome feature and I can see it being useful, but I don't think I'll get $1800 of value from it).
I'm skipping the manual since I haven't rowed my own gears in 20 years and I will be putting the back seats back in (toddler and dog fit perfectly). My plan is to pay this car off in its entirety in 2 years and multiple times I've fallen into the trap of "get the car you really want so you don't regret it after its paid off", but once I get into the options game I have a hard time choosing between the above features and I end up getting all of them and bloating the price by 7k, pushing me into year 3. It's taking a lot of discipline to stay at the poverty spec, but I think its the right call. Having owned a 2013 C2, the magic of this car isn't in the fancy doodads or comforts, its the way it accelerates out of a corner and the way that makes me feel every time. In that old 100k+ mile nat asp car without a lot of torque, I still had tons of fun running rings around the lumbering "performance" EVs (Taycans included). I much prefer the narrow bodied 911s, but I'm hoping that the 992 makes up for its whale-ish proportions with a monstrously better drive (as all the reviewers say it does). Posting in case there are others like me who've spent way too many hours on the configurator. It literally is designed to draw you into these traps. Some advice from someone who spent way too many hours on this - start with a firm budget, figure out what you can't live without, drop everything else and chalk it down to weight savings that will not hurt you on resale. The magic of the T, unlike the other trims.
time_sink, honestly if you are throwing back in the seats and pdk, the weight reduction is nil compared to a standard Carrera at that point. Why not go with a base Carrera and load up some options at that $120k. Just a suggestion.
Good spec @time_sink , if you will keep it for 10 years, do you really need rear axle steering? Cool for a flipper, but perhaps not for a keeper?
I always spec my cars if it was my last one, intending to keep it until wheels fall off. With that in mind I get what I want, without features that I wouldn’t be able to fully utilize. Sadly, after few years I get the dreaded call from the Porsche dealer, offering me more money than I expect, and I am back in the game.
How good of lumbar support is there with sports seats plus 4 ways? Decent support?
It depends how good is your back. I enjoy lumbar support in general, so I have driven 992 with 4-ways vs 18-ways and 4-ways are perfect for me. You will have to test drive it with your spine on it.
12-16-2022, 01:48 PM
