Must have options ?
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The takeaway here has got to be there are no must-have options. However if success is measured by meeting the widest possible circle of future buyers interests, then you are best served by selecting a PDK transmission and adding all the usual suspects (sport chrono, full leather, 14/18 way seats, premium package, FAL, RAS, and sunroof). That said, you shouldnt expect to get back the full cost of all those options when you go to sell.
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Porsche gives you a blank canvas. The last thing you ought to do is look over everyone else's shoulder and copy what they have. Think of your intended use, your needs, your likes, and your budget and then go play with the configurator.
If you really want to build a car for resale, I'd build a stripper. With no end in sight for the shortage of cars, I can't fathom used GTSs sitting around for very long.
If you really want to build a car for resale, I'd build a stripper. With no end in sight for the shortage of cars, I can't fathom used GTSs sitting around for very long.
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You said GTS so many of the options folks have mentioned I believe are baked in (like Sport chrono, sport exhaust to name as few). Opinions vary, but here were some of my thoughts *on the GTS only* when I built mine:
Must:
- premium package
- Buckets or 18 way seats
- CL wheels (love or hate they make the GTS a GTS for me)
- sport side skirts (enhances the lowered GTS)
Really nice:
- RAS
- carbon interior, rear views and wheel -or- GTS interior if you like racetex
- aluminum PDK/pedals
As has been said, make the car yours. The impact oil resale is not reason enough to deviate from this...and enjoy the journey!
Must:
- premium package
- Buckets or 18 way seats
- CL wheels (love or hate they make the GTS a GTS for me)
- sport side skirts (enhances the lowered GTS)
Really nice:
- RAS
- carbon interior, rear views and wheel -or- GTS interior if you like racetex
- aluminum PDK/pedals
As has been said, make the car yours. The impact oil resale is not reason enough to deviate from this...and enjoy the journey!
Last edited by Vicbastige; Jan 1, 2023 at 05:46 PM.
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Why would you spec a car for resale unless youre a dealer or plan to flip it? If youre a private buyer who intends to keep the car order what you want. Everyone has an opinion, it makes little or zero difference when you eventually come to sell it unless you go the MacDonalds way.
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Agree with most of the posts... I had a 2020 C4S and my more recent 2022 992 Targa 4S.
The one thing I have on my 992 Targa that I did not have on my 992 C4S was surround view. I think it is a must have giving much better visibility, damn car is wide and a really nice to have option.
Also for the targa RAS and PDCC is also great to have if you opt for a targa.
The one thing I have on my 992 Targa that I did not have on my 992 C4S was surround view. I think it is a must have giving much better visibility, damn car is wide and a really nice to have option.
Also for the targa RAS and PDCC is also great to have if you opt for a targa.
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I'm with those that recommend that you spec the car for yourself. Now, that said, what I would suggest you NOT do is: 1.) Do NOT pick colors or styles that are either a current fad or that are garish in their appearance. Fads are by their nature, temporary snapshots in time and garish is an ugly that goes all the way to the bone. and 2.) Keep a balance in the option load you pick. ie Do NOT select a one or two of the most expensive options, on what is otherwise a base/stripper option load. Or vice versa, don't leave out a common/poppular choice on an otherwise fully loaded car. Lastly, I'd try and stay away from the Lithium/Ion battery. It's a neat thing, but IMHO, it's just not something that's ready yet for prime time.
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Whats your time horizon? Resale within 2-3yrs or 10yrs or longer? For short turnarounds, tech options, convenience features may move the car faster. Long term, if the 992 retains value it will be because there is some historical significance( like last revision before hybrid), it has a good reliability reputation or if it proves to provide a better experience than other modern 911s. Leather this and wiz bang gadget that will have no impact at all. They say you lose 80% of the option value when you resell. The more you spec the more you lose. Only really limited production options increase resale, for instance back in the day; if a car had power steering and only 100 cars were produced with power steering, that could make the car more valuable. Other than that, get the options you like with expectation they will depreciate significantly.
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If the car has only one option, that option should be Sport Chrono. Its one of the few options where the absence results in a significant hit to used value and the car becomes very slow to sell.
A PDK 911 without Sports Chrono is a lesser car than a 911 with Sports Chrono. Its that dramatic to the experience and that important.
A PDK 911 without Sports Chrono is a lesser car than a 911 with Sports Chrono. Its that dramatic to the experience and that important.