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Old 10-12-2019, 08:30 PM
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Very nice, enjoy her in good health.
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Old 10-13-2019, 04:05 PM
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get rid of that atrocious steering wheel cover... that's gotta go.
Old 10-13-2019, 06:25 PM
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Originally Posted by hexagone
get rid of that atrocious steering wheel cover... that's gotta go.
Lol, it is actually an expensive leather wrap. I was not sure about in photos, but I love it in person.
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Originally Posted by Doug H
Lol, it is actually an expensive leather wrap. I was not sure about in photos, but I love it in person.
Beautiful car and congrats on the buy, but expensive wrap? No offense, but the color doesn't match and the stitching is very, very bad.
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Old 10-13-2019, 07:36 PM
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I don’t believe in garage queens. I have put 22,000 miles on mine since I bought it 20 months ago and have enjoyed every minute. I understand the concept, but I live for today and not tomorrow mostly in my life. I am not promised tomorrow, but I do have today. That is also the reason why I bought my Porsche 911.

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Old 10-13-2019, 09:38 PM
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Originally Posted by golfinz
Beautiful car and congrats on the buy, but expensive wrap? No offense, but the color doesn't match and the stitching is very, very bad.
I felt exactly the same way from the photos and even asked the salesman wth is going on with that steering wheel and get me a close-up picture. In person, I love it and it feels great. It’s quirky but cool to me. Dude put over $4k into the touchscreen stereo with backup camera, amps and speakers and did a few other tasteful minor mods here and there. I won’t mention leather wrap costs . .

I guess I’ll just have the GTS cab with the hoopty wrapped steering wheel.
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Originally Posted by kru911
Congratulations!!!
Looks great. I'm a little biased

Enjoy
Congratulations! I’m biased too, as I got almost same spec than yours (except not GTS) white color, Cabriolet, black leather.... only other change is that mine came with the classic lobster claws wheels. Yours looks nice! Enjoy it and don’t let in the garage too much time...
Cheers
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Old 10-14-2019, 12:26 AM
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Nice Ride. Congratulations!

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Old 10-14-2019, 02:09 AM
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Originally Posted by Doug H
I have been salivating over these for a while now. This one is almost perfect. No chips, no paint work, no nothing. Perfect options. Now I cannot decide if I sit on or daily drive it.
Any idea where those floor mats came from? I need a new set but having problems finding what I'm looking for which is very close to what's in your car. Don't want Lloyds since they still use those worthless clips to keep them in place. Tried that once and threw the mats away a month later. Clips kept coming undone with the mats moving all over the floor. Besides, the clips don't work on the bucket seats.
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Congrats Doug, you got a really nice special car. I absolutely love those steering wheels!
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Old 10-15-2019, 09:01 AM
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Originally Posted by sandwedge
Any idea where those floor mats came from? I need a new set but having problems finding what I'm looking for which is very close to what's in your car. Don't want Lloyds since they still use those worthless clips to keep them in place. Tried that once and threw the mats away a month later. Clips kept coming undone with the mats moving all over the floor. Besides, the clips don't work on the bucket seats.
They are Lloyds.
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That is a nice car! Enjoy and congrats
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Old 10-16-2019, 02:18 AM
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Originally Posted by Doug H
They are Lloyds.
And they stay in place attached with the clips? Maybe they've made some improvements. I never understood why they don't just put velcro patches on the bottom like the OEM mats.
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Originally Posted by sandwedge
And they stay in place attached with the clips? Maybe they've made some improvements. I never understood why they don't just put velcro patches on the bottom like the OEM mats.
So far so good, but difficult to say after only a week. They are very think, heavy and are large enough to cover the entire floor space so there is not much extra room for them to slide around.
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Originally Posted by doclouie
I don’t believe in garage queens. I have put 22,000 miles on mine since I bought it 20 months ago and have enjoyed every minute. I understand the concept, but I live for today and not tomorrow mostly in my life. I am not promised tomorrow, but I do have today. That is also the reason why I bought my Porsche 911.
well said.. I’ve waited all my life to own one and finally did this year for those reasons. Best summer of my life!! Lol
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