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1. Great color.
2. Great interior.
3. I wouldn't worry about the Power Steering Plus. Totally not needed.
4. You're going to scrape that lip. Unless you think you area really needs it skip FAL.
5. Please for the love of pretty things, don't get black wheels.
6. Remote Park Assist with Surround View. Pretty pricey. Need that. Just get the Surround View.
7. Innodrive w/ ACC and ALK. This is starting to look less like a 911 and more like a self driving Tesla with the Remote Park, and other stuff. ALK is kind of crappy.
8. I wonder why you opt for 6 and 7 but don't get some other options. That's just my take. You did get full leather, that's good.
I upgraded your wheels, seats, and added the premium package including the bose system and did away with the FAL, and some other stuff and chopped $3k off the price.
1. Great color.
2. Great interior.
3. I wouldn't worry about the Power Steering Plus. Totally not needed.
4. You're going to scrape that lip. Unless you think you area really needs it skip FAL.
5. Please for the love of pretty things, don't get black wheels.
6. Remote Park Assist with Surround View. Pretty pricey. Need that. Just get the Surround View.
7. Innodrive w/ ACC and ALK. This is starting to look less like a 911 and more like a self driving Tesla with the Remote Park, and other stuff. ALK is kind of crappy.
8. I wonder why you opt for 6 and 7 but don't get some other options. That's just my take. You did get full leather, that's good.
I upgraded your wheels, seats, and added the premium package including the bose system and did away with the FAL, and some other stuff and chopped $3k off the price.
Nick Murray actually does a pretty great job running down the options list and giving slightly subjective but quality insight. Even if you agree with nothing Nick ever says it's worth a watch because he visually highlights some features with real cars that you can only sort of surmise in the configurator. If you're obsessed with your incoming 911 (like we pretty much all are), it's a pretty fun way to spend an hour and a half (there's a part 2 if it wasn't obvious).
Nick also hates black wheels if I recall correctly, but not many others do. Which is an important point- get what YOU like. Forum opinions vary incredibly. Great source of info and if you're on the fence about something, but if you like black wheels, then by all means get black wheels.
I'd avoid the gloss though because they're nearly impossible to keep scratches off of.
Nick Murray actually does a pretty great job running down the options list and giving slightly subjective but quality insight. Even if you agree with nothing Nick ever says it's worth a watch because he visually highlights some features with real cars that you can only sort of surmise in the configurator. If you're obsessed with your incoming 911 (like we pretty much all are), it's a pretty fun way to spend an hour and a half (there's a part 2 if it wasn't obvious).
Nick also hates black wheels if I recall correctly, but not many others do. Which is an important point- get what YOU like. Forum opinions vary incredibly. Great source of info and if you're on the fence about something, but if you like black wheels, then by all means get black wheels.
I'd avoid the gloss though because they're nearly impossible to keep scratches off of.
Enjoy!
No it is not Nick. And yes great color option as I have a Gentian Blue. I personally, and taste here, but I personally loathe black wheels. I think they look tacky. But that is my opinion and taste. Not Nick's.
He does do a great job of explaining a lot of the items in the configurator but he also gets one or two wrong. He incorrectly discussed PASM Sport as just a 10mm lowering, which there is more to the option than that. And he has no love and mocks the Aerokit. I probably initially disliked it after seeing his video. But after seeing posts here, it looks great. I don't think I would get it, but I disagree with him on that.
I have the same color and interior combo coming in on January 14. There are much better ways other than FAL to spend your money, unless you absolutely need it where you live and drive.
I like black wheels however, the color and chalk/gray interior lend itself to a more luxurious car and black wheels lend themselves to a more sporty car. They clash and don't fit well, in my opinion. Pick one and run with it. Change the interior to black with black wheels OR change the wheels to the regular silver and keep the interior.
It's all up to you though. It's a very nice car and you can't go wrong.
1. Great color.
2. Great interior.
3. I wouldn't worry about the Power Steering Plus. Totally not needed.
4. You're going to scrape that lip. Unless you think you area really needs it skip FAL.
5. Please for the love of pretty things, don't get black wheels.
6. Remote Park Assist with Surround View. Pretty pricey. Need that. Just get the Surround View.
7. Innodrive w/ ACC and ALK. This is starting to look less like a 911 and more like a self driving Tesla with the Remote Park, and other stuff. ALK is kind of crappy.
8. I wonder why you opt for 6 and 7 but don't get some other options. That's just my take. You did get full leather, that's good.
I upgraded your wheels, seats, and added the premium package including the bose system and did away with the FAL, and some other stuff and chopped $3k off the price.
I would skip Remote Park Assist. It seems very gimmicky. It might be fun to play with and show your friends, but are you ever planning on parking anywhere so tight that you need RPA?
I agree with 3rdpedal about the black wheels. I don't like them on any car, but I really don't like them on Gentian. Also, as PHX stated, in your case they don't go well with the light colored interior. I'll be taking delivery of my GB coupe in January and opted for Classics. I don't think options like Power Steering Plus, Park Assist and Lane Keep Assist are necessary. However, living in the LA area with lots of water management "dips" in the roads, I'm getting FAL. It's not the actual scraping I'm worried about, it's slowing to a crawl when entering parking lots from the street. Driving my wife's 997, I'm always aftraid I'm going to get rear ended, even though I use my turn signal well in advance.
First of all; GREAT FEEDBACK!!! You guys are making me think; which is exactly what I wanted!!! Thank you!!!!!
I’m surprised that no one likes black wheels!!?
I was as glad as (I hope) all you were to see chrome wheels die out; but to my eyes the silver wheels just aren’t that much better. Maybe it’s just the online simulator? I’ll go look at them myself, but I’m not a fan based on photos…
I’m also surprised by the premium package?!
It seems like such a waste to me. With the top down and the exhaust up; who cares what’s on the radio? Moreover, isn’t Bose known for being much better at marketing than music fidelity?
Also, why do you care about the plds? If it was true matrix, then I would totally get it… but it seems just to be a fancy name for auto high beams?
Remote park assist seems like a gimmick to me too
I’m more curious about the 3D surround view… can anyone speak to it? Does it work well or is it fussy to use?
FAL : How can I know if I need it?
I’ve had vettes for the last two decades and scraped on EVERYTHING. 911 is several inches higher, which is good. I’ll be living in Dallas, and notice the roads are pretty uneven. I’m guessing I’ll be needing it… but is there a good way to measure and know for sure?
+1 for surround view, easily one of the coolest things in cars in the last 5-10 years and super useful to avoid scraping, curbing etc. Maybe not as big of a deal on a smaller car like the 911 but on my C63 with its poor visibility it’s great for navigating weird drive thrus with curbs on both sides and such.
(edit: basic surround view with the overhead camera is what I’m talking about. I doubt a 3D version would be much more useful.)
Conventional wisdom is that the base audio has no business in a 6 figure car. I listened to the Bose and it was good, not great. Personally I spec’d Burm, but it was a tough decision driven mostly by FOMO. You won’t regret the Bose though.
Went back and forth on FAL for my build. Ultimately, what convinced me: the car isn’t low enough for you to tear the entire bumper off somehow, and that front lip trim is only a couple hundred bucks to replace if it gets visibly scraped (which is unlikely — the underside will be though). Easier to skip with that in mind. It’s not that hard to just go diagonally when it looks like you might scrape anyways.
First of all; GREAT FEEDBACK!!! You guys are making me think; which is exactly what I wanted!!! Thank you!!!!!
I’m surprised that no one likes black wheels!!?
I was as glad as (I hope) all you were to see chrome wheels die out; but to my eyes the silver wheels just aren’t that much better. Maybe it’s just the online simulator? I’ll go look at them myself, but I’m not a fan based on photos…
I’m also surprised by the premium package?!
It seems like such a waste to me. With the top down and the exhaust up; who cares what’s on the radio? Moreover, isn’t Bose known for being much better at marketing than music fidelity?
Also, why do you care about the plds? If it was true matrix, then I would totally get it… but it seems just to be a fancy name for auto high beams?
Remote park assist seems like a gimmick to me too
I’m more curious about the 3D surround view… can anyone speak to it? Does it work well or is it fussy to use?
FAL : How can I know if I need it?
I’ve had vettes for the last two decades and scraped on EVERYTHING. 911 is several inches higher, which is good. I’ll be living in Dallas, and notice the roads are pretty uneven. I’m guessing I’ll be needing it… but is there a good way to measure and know for sure?
I do like the black wheels.
For me, the Surround View is sufficient. While cooler, I don't think the 3D Surround View adds to the practical value of the feature.
There was a thread somewhere where someone measured the clearance and I believe it was 6 inches even with SPASM. Given that I have just about 4 inches clearance now and rarely scrape, that post saved be a couple of grand in my spec.
11-23-2021, 05:21 PM
My First Porsche - What do you think of my build?
