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Unfortunately cognac is on a stop-sale, so I changed it to a red GTS interior package.
This is my most updated build: https://porsche-code.com/PTUG3ED0
I think the red accents on the interior (chrono, seatbelts, fire exting, deviated stitching) tie well with the red calipers.
I am going for a sportier look, hence the aerokit with carbon fiber. I have seen the high gloss back aerokit, and prefer this one to it.
Unresolved issues:
1. I like the race-tex look of the steering wheel, but it doesn't have the option to have it heated with the GTS interior package, so I chose the heated leather wheel. I am torn bec I am so used to having a heated wheel living in a cold environment, but prefer the race-tex look. Thoughts? Does anyone think the leather wheel looks out of place?
2. Anyone have real life pics comparing the exclusive design fuel cap vs turbonite one?
My build freezes in a few days. Any other thoughts are welcome!
Too much red and green for me but if you like that color combo its a great build. I have similar build coming with AGM exterior and thats less green than Oak and Im second guessing red belts.
Personally I would make the brakes black. If you do do PCCBs then IMO they need to be black or then you really need a neutral black/brown interior
You need to really like Racetex to like the GTS interior
Decisions decisions. The good thing is that no matter what you decide in a few months time you will still be driving one of the best cars on the planet
Unfortunately cognac is on a stop-sale, so I changed it to a red GTS interior package.
This is my most updated build: https://porsche-code.com/PTUG3ED0
I think the red accents on the interior (chrono, seatbelts, fire exting, deviated stitching) tie well with the red calipers.
I am going for a sportier look, hence the aerokit with carbon fiber. I have seen the high gloss back aerokit, and prefer this one to it.
Unresolved issues:
1. I like the race-tex look of the steering wheel, but it doesn't have the option to have it heated with the GTS interior package, so I chose the heated leather wheel. I am torn bec I am so used to having a heated wheel living in a cold environment, but prefer the race-tex look. Thoughts? Does anyone think the leather wheel looks out of place?
2. Anyone have real life pics comparing the exclusive design fuel cap vs turbonite one?
My build freezes in a few days. Any other thoughts are welcome!
I agree with others that the red with the green just dont go together. Of course, its your build so get what you like. For me, Id get rid of the red bits in the interior and go with black/cognac club leather along with the 930 package. Alternatively, truffle brown with 930, but realize its a lot of brown with the steering wheel and dash also brown. I also agree with others that the black calipers look better with oak green than the standard red calipers.
I think theres a thread on the turbonite gas cap that may have real life pictures. If you dont have other turbonite features, Id stick with the exclusive gas cap. Its such a frivolous option, but one that makes me smile every time I fill up. Speaking of filling up, unless youre tracking the car youre probably fine with the standard gas tank. On long road trips, Im getting well over 400 miles. I usually need to stop well before I need gas.
Power steering plus is cheap, but not needed. I dont have it and have never had a thought that I wish the car was easier to steer at low speed.
I always question the need for front axle lift. Its an expensive option. Unless your home or work driveway really need it, consider saving that money. Im glad I didnt add it to my build and have never missed it. Id use the money saved and put it towards the Burmester to upgrade the sound system and interior look.
No matter what you do, youll love the car because you chose the options for you. In the end, well all offer our opinions but your opinion is the only one you should listen too.
I might be an outlier but I do like the red accents on the green... And I do like the GTS interior, I saw it in the flesh.
I don't want to be presumptuous, but I wonder if I am younger than the average buyer, which is why I may be going for a more sporty/less classic look (I could be way off in this one and just offended a bunch, apologies). I am in my early 40s.
Either way, I might be hurting resale value, but at the end of the day, I want to smile every time I look at the car and get in it, and these are the options that makes sense for me.
Although now I am second guessing myself hahaha
I might be an outlier but I do like the red accents on the green... And I do like the GTS interior, I saw it in the flesh.
I don't want to be presumptuous, but I wonder if I am younger than the average buyer, which is why I may be going for a more sporty/less classic look (I could be way off in this one and just offended a bunch, apologies). I am in my early 40s.
Either way, I might be hurting resale value, but at the end of the day, I want to smile every time I look at the car and get in it, and these are the options that makes sense for me.
Although now I am second guessing myself hahaha
Similar age, first Porsche, my GTS spec - PTB97DP2
Age is just a number, ha! That being said, I think you nailed it in the second part. This forum is built for forming second guesses. Ultimately, get the car you want to drive, not the car you want to sell!
In regards to PCCB, in your opening post you said you "liked the look". Could just get the default red and have them painted. Yellow looks great with the OGMN.
Cruise Control: I've never been crazy about it in any car and I'm not buying a GTS to put it in cruise control. Plus the big ball in the front is ugly.
Aerokit: Love it. It's just classic Porsche to me. If I were to order a coupe it would be a no-brainer.
Heated Race-tex Steering Wheel: Not sure what you mean. I ordered it.
I actually just turned my final spec today for my Oak Cab. I was considering doing the sportier build with yellow brakes, yellow belts & yellow gage but decided to go with something more understated. GTS interior with chalk sticking, black brakes. and carbon everywhere. If I were buying a GT I would go sportier for sure but I wasn't sure how I'd feel about driving around in a "track look" all the time.
I might be an outlier but I do like the red accents on the green... And I do like the GTS interior, I saw it in the flesh.
I don't want to be presumptuous, but I wonder if I am younger than the average buyer, which is why I may be going for a more sporty/less classic look (I could be way off in this one and just offended a bunch, apologies). I am in my early 40s.
Either way, I might be hurting resale value, but at the end of the day, I want to smile every time I look at the car and get in it, and these are the options that makes sense for me.
Age has nothing to do with it. Its each persons personal preferences projected onto your starting point.
Do not worry about resale value. I bolded what you wrote above. Stick to that and youll be very happy.
Consider removing the SPASM in favor of the PASM ("Raised Suspension (+10mm), GTS Suspension Delete" option).
This summer I felt a bump in the front, perhaps something on the road surface on the highway. I didn't think anything of it; no warning lights on the dashboard, no strange noises, no steering wheel problems.
Back home, a few weeks ago I went to the Porsche dealership. After the first 7,000 km, I wanted to change the oil and filter. They put it on a lift, and the head mechanic pointed out a scuff in the upholstery and suggested I fix it.
The result: the floor of the frunk had to be replaced and the repairs cost over €7,000. Luckily, I have full insurance.
Perhaps if the car were 1 cm higher, I could have gotten away with the damage without it, and the ride would have been more comfortable.
Consider removing the SPASM in favor of the PASM ("Raised Suspension (+10mm), GTS Suspension Delete" option).
This summer I felt a bump in the front, perhaps something on the road surface on the highway. I didn't think anything of it; no warning lights on the dashboard, no strange noises, no steering wheel problems.
Back home, a few weeks ago I went to the Porsche dealership. After the first 7,000 km, I wanted to change the oil and filter. They put it on a lift, and the head mechanic pointed out a scuff in the upholstery and suggested I fix it.
The result: the floor of the frunk had to be replaced and the repairs cost over 7,000. Luckily, I have full insurance.
Perhaps if the car were 1 cm higher, I could have gotten away with the damage without it, and the ride would have been more comfortable.
I think the lesson here might be to avoid foreign objects in the roadway.
Unfortunately, when driving on the highway at 150 km/h it is very difficult to see an object, probably metallic and small, on the road surface.
This must have happened in Germany . The maximum speed limit is 130 in Italy. The good thing was that the reparation was covered by the insurance.
Impossible to say if this would have been avoided if you would have chosen the SPASM delete.
Different people have different tolerances to the ride quality/harshness. What is intolerably punishing for some seems totally normal for others. Also a matter of perspective. My other car is the S580, which I adore. I dont enjoy the harsher ride. I am glad P gives me the flexibility of SPASM delete. I would not want the 50% higher spring rate in it, nor would I appreciate 1 cm less of the ground clearance for my use case. I dont track my cars and would rather track the driving school fleet. The roads where I live are so awful, that friends from the neighboring towns make fun of it every time I invite them over. For the twisty mountain roads of SoCal, the sport setting of PDCC assisted dampers is fine 90% if the time. What body roll it cannot control via the firmer suspension set up of SPASM, it compensates through the active end links of the anti roll bars. If I were to track my car though, Id say with confidence that the softer PASM would cost me heftily the lap time. And this would be the only upside for me to choose SPASM.
PS: Back in 2009, GTS was designed as a baby GT3 car - track oriented. Hence the sporting suspension (alcantara seats and the center locks).
Looking for feedback on my GTS 2wd build.
Anything I should add or do without?
Also, contemplating PCCB. I like the look, but expensive at 10k.
I live in Chicago, will drive it year round, city/highway. Are they a bad idea in cold weather, or what should I know?
I chose the Aerokit with the carbon fiber. I just can't tell if the grey accents will look worse than the Aerokit without CF (no grey accents).
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. The maximum speed limit is 130 in Italy. The good thing was that the reparation was covered by the insurance.
