Originally Posted by rosencrance

My build freeze date will be 2/27 and I've learned a lot by reading comments on build opinions. Much appreciated. My build as of today (it seems to change daily per my wife), is PRHZA490. All comments and suggestions are welcome.

Originally Posted by nyca

Those shift ***** are nice for people who have manuals. They should have made something for the PDK, it would have had a high take rate as an aftermarket item, as almost everyone doesn't like the braun shaver.

Originally Posted by Nein Eleven

I think that the Braun shaver is an overblown forum meme. It matches the five function buttons below the PCM screen and the two temp switches. Not to mention that the shifter design came from the 918.

Originally Posted by Fullyield

The Braun shaver is an electronic selector, not a mechanical shifter. It is disappointment with its reduced function as well as its diminutive appearance in a sea of piano black. The overall design of the entire central console when matched with the tiny ‘nubbin’ selector is terrible. OOO editor Alexander Palevsky recently wrote an excellent essay on this topic in Issue 28 at page 254 which is worth the read: “[T]he ‘nubbin’ removes a critical interaction point between car and driver-at a time when such interactions are inching toward extinction. The lever’s inability to shift manually is a glaring omission …which only makes perfect sense in a boardroom in an office complex somewhere in central Germany.” Not only is it fugly but it further reduced driver engagement by eliminating the ability of the driver to use the selector manually, especially in tight turns.

Originally Posted by Fullyield

The Braun shaver is an electronic selector, not a mechanical shifter. It is disappointment with its reduced function as well as its diminutive appearance in a sea of piano black. The overall design of the entire central console when matched with the tiny ‘nubbin’ selector is terrible. OOO editor Alexander Palevsky recently wrote an excellent essay on this topic in Issue 28 at page 254 which is worth the read: “[T]he ‘nubbin’ removes a critical interaction point between car and driver-at a time when such interactions are inching toward extinction. The lever’s inability to shift manually is a glaring omission …which only makes perfect sense in a boardroom in an office complex somewhere in central Germany.” Not only is it fugly but it further reduced driver engagement by eliminating the ability of the driver to use the selector manually, especially in tight turns.

Originally Posted by chalker911s

build looks good
consider Porsche crest on armrest
what about sport side skirts esp since you have sport fascia in front

Originally Posted by Nein Eleven

I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. The manual shifter looks very out of place in the 992 cabin to me. It objectively coordinates with nothing else and plops a big leather shift boot in the middle of a piano black center console. I’m not sure what OOO is but you should tell that guy that he should be doing his shifting and braking before the tight turns, not in the middle of them. Maybe he would be better off letting PDK shift for him.

Originally Posted by Michael M.

Great build, if you are looking to trim the cost a bit, I would agree with most here that FAL and RAS are not the upgrades worth having given the cost. Most people I've talked to say RAS only really helps on track and makes daily driving sometimes feel artificial. I think if you want a track car, you would order a GTS. RAS makes tighter turning circles so if that's important, decide if its 2k worth it. The other place you could trim costs and keep the same car is 14 way instead of 18 way. My SA is pushing me away from the 18 way to 14 ways. Try to sit in both, I did and found the 14 great and the 18 felt almost as good. If you sit in both and they are the same, decide if the 1.2K is worth for the look.

In terms of color, I love Arctic Grey, I think its the right color over agate grey. I've got a GT silver on order with a similar build, going truffle brown interior, I've seen the arctic grey, love it but I'm going for that classic old man look Carrera S, with the manual. The 930 is the bomb, I skipped FAL and RAS to spend the money that I will see and enjoy sitting in the car at a red light..

I would consider adding the prep for roof rails, its 60 bucks. Last item to consider cutting if you want to trim the build cost is the front fascia. I know you said you love it, I love it too but decided not to get it. 3k for a look and you lose the active aero flaps in front. I skipped it because I decided to either go full aero package or none of it. Good luck, you can't go wrong no matter what you do.

Originally Posted by Nein Eleven

I guess we’ll have to agree to disagree. The manual shifter looks very out of place in the 992 cabin to me.

Originally Posted by F250to911

Really? Is this a serious post or sarcasm? Everyone in the Universe thinks that the manual shifter looks a lot more at home in the 992 cabin. Certainly it looks better than the teeny weeny stub that is the PDK shifter.