Sport Chrono
05-11-2005, 01:38 PM
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Sorry to beat up this issue further, but the wart frustrates me--for $100K I should be able to enjoy the sportiest handling without the boy racer timer. At this point, I'm also thinking about holding my order to see if this issue is solved in future model years. Some more feedback please:
1. It has been said in previous threads that ordering a car without the wart might hurt resale. I think it might do the opposite as the wart is not likely to age well.
2. For those with the wart, how often do you use the sport mode? (I would guess this is pretty frequently used. I accept as per previous threads it can make a noticeable difference.)
3. How often do you use the timer? Is Porsche trying to tell us that the sport mode is really only necessary on the track?
1. It has been said in previous threads that ordering a car without the wart might hurt resale. I think it might do the opposite as the wart is not likely to age well.
2. For those with the wart, how often do you use the sport mode? (I would guess this is pretty frequently used. I accept as per previous threads it can make a noticeable difference.)
3. How often do you use the timer? Is Porsche trying to tell us that the sport mode is really only necessary on the track?
05-11-2005, 02:13 PM
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Originally Posted by tahoeblue
1. It has been said in previous threads that ordering a car without the wart might hurt resale. I think it might do the opposite as the wart is not likely to age well.
2. For those with the wart, how often do you use the sport mode? (I would guess this is pretty frequently used. I accept as per previous threads it can make a noticeable difference.)
3. How often do you use the timer? Is Porsche trying to tell us that the sport mode is really only necessary on the track?
2. For those with the wart, how often do you use the sport mode? (I would guess this is pretty frequently used. I accept as per previous threads it can make a noticeable difference.)
3. How often do you use the timer? Is Porsche trying to tell us that the sport mode is really only necessary on the track?
Funny,if I remember corrrectly, that the S.C. is for tracking the car yet Porsche voids the warenty for the car if used on a track
Then again, there's probably a youth factor, I bet younger guys like as much stuff as possible sticking out of the interior, wether or not it's attractive.
05-11-2005, 02:26 PM
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If Porsche allows S.C. option WITHOUT the wart in future orders, THEN maybe having it on the dash will be unsavory at resale time. IF that happens most people's main choices will be a used car with S.C. minus the wart or the cars without S.C. (i.e. the cars WITH S.C. AND the wart will be ignored). It's possible, in the future the stopwatch is going to take on a legendary spoofish reputation...
05-11-2005, 02:31 PM
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I'm with srfcity: I use the sport mode all the time and only turned the stop watch on once. The wart doesn't bother me at all.....I almost like it, but on the other hand I'm new to Porsche so what do I know.
05-11-2005, 04:24 PM
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Originally Posted by OCBen
Very challenging observation there, MMD (not to be confused with WMD, as someone else did)
05-12-2005, 01:40 AM
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So far we have heard in a couple of responses that sport mode is used a lot, but the timer basically isn't used. I suppose that's not surprising. It's also not surprising that the strongest endorsement of the wart is that "it doesn't bother me." Have not heard anyone say they actually like it.
The new dash is beautiful (especially in full leather). But get rid of the wart!
The new dash is beautiful (especially in full leather). But get rid of the wart!
05-12-2005, 02:30 AM
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I use sport mode frequently, but not all the time - nice thing is you can push a button and its on in an instant when you want it. The timer - have only played with it. The stupid thing is that its much easier to read the digital display, which provides the same information, and trying to read the wart is almost impossible if you're driving at any speed that's worth timing. It's totally redundant (I think).
While I'd rather not have it there, honestly it really doesn't bother me at all.
While I'd rather not have it there, honestly it really doesn't bother me at all.
05-12-2005, 11:44 AM
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Agree with that approach. Life is so simple:
if you don't like the clock, don't take the chrono option. The "basic" models are still doing very well.
if you do need the sports mode, accept the clock, and enjoy. Perfectionism is great to a certain extend. I like the 997, but are there some things not perfect?, Yes, and they will be perfected later on.
Don't wait and wait and wait. I enjoy the P-car for almost 5 months now. By the time Porsche comes with a model without the clock, but with Chrono package we are 2 years further, and guess what, by then I had three years of great driving.
In 7 years from now, there will be a 998 with a hybrid boxer motor, running on bio diesel.
if you don't like the clock, don't take the chrono option. The "basic" models are still doing very well.
if you do need the sports mode, accept the clock, and enjoy. Perfectionism is great to a certain extend. I like the 997, but are there some things not perfect?, Yes, and they will be perfected later on.
Don't wait and wait and wait. I enjoy the P-car for almost 5 months now. By the time Porsche comes with a model without the clock, but with Chrono package we are 2 years further, and guess what, by then I had three years of great driving.
In 7 years from now, there will be a 998 with a hybrid boxer motor, running on bio diesel.
05-12-2005, 11:53 AM
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Originally Posted by PV
Don't wait and wait and wait. .
05-12-2005, 02:01 PM
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Update: Wart Improves Performance!
Since I have never really used the "wart", I decided to road test it last night on my commute home.
1. I think the "wart" makes the car go faster!!! Looking at it out of the corner of my eye definitely made the car go faster! I set a new time record for the commute.
2. It is not totally redundant. The digital display only shows minutes and seconds while the wart is running, but the wart also gives you hundredths of seconds. However, when the timer is stopped, the digital display shows a readout in hundredths of a second.
3. There is more accuracy. My normal trip computer said the commute took 12 minutes, but with the sport chrono, I was a bit faster at 11 minutes, 59.77 seconds.
1. I think the "wart" makes the car go faster!!! Looking at it out of the corner of my eye definitely made the car go faster! I set a new time record for the commute.
2. It is not totally redundant. The digital display only shows minutes and seconds while the wart is running, but the wart also gives you hundredths of seconds. However, when the timer is stopped, the digital display shows a readout in hundredths of a second.
3. There is more accuracy. My normal trip computer said the commute took 12 minutes, but with the sport chrono, I was a bit faster at 11 minutes, 59.77 seconds.