Minor Annoyances
11-08-2005, 10:54 PM
#16
lights will stay on for 30secs if you put light switch into 'home' (i/o 'off' position).
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Actually, I'm more concerned about leaving the lights in the "on" position and coming back to a dead battery. In many of my other cars, I never touch the light buttons. The lights come on when it gets dark, go off when it's light and go off sometime after the ignition is swithed off.
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Actually, I'm more concerned about leaving the lights in the "on" position and coming back to a dead battery. In many of my other cars, I never touch the light buttons. The lights come on when it gets dark, go off when it's light and go off sometime after the ignition is swithed off.
11-08-2005, 11:41 PM
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My minor pet peeves: (1) I hate that with the 997 cab you can't open the top with the key in the door as one could with the 996. I found that feature a lot more practical than being able to open the top while moving. (2) I really preferred the 996 window switches: 4 switches located on the center console. They were a lot easier to operate than having two switches on the door and having to operate a toggle to access the rear windows. (3) The damn seat belt chime.
11-09-2005, 01:33 PM
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Ditto that frickin seat belt alarm. Geez! Also, two stage unlocking, one push for driver a second to open passenger's side, fuel door, etc would be nice
11-09-2005, 02:21 PM
#24
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NO FRICKIN' DIPSTICK! 
I hate relying on unreliable electronics to tell me when to add some oil! ... I almost added a quart when the electronic dip**** said I was a quart low and flashing! The following morning it read FULL! I wouldn't be surprised if excessive oil contributed to that glitch in AeroSmith's Blue Zoomer.
Anyway, not being able to see and feel and smell the life-blood of my 911 is my biggest grievance.
I hate relying on unreliable electronics to tell me when to add some oil! ... I almost added a quart when the electronic dip**** said I was a quart low and flashing! The following morning it read FULL! I wouldn't be surprised if excessive oil contributed to that glitch in AeroSmith's Blue Zoomer.
Anyway, not being able to see and feel and smell the life-blood of my 911 is my biggest grievance.
11-09-2005, 04:10 PM
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I'm with Ben on this one. It just weirds me out not to be able to actually see the oil. For about a week, I've been down about a 1/2 qt. Miraculously, at my last fill-up, my 997S created oil and topped off the tank. Well, at least for a day or so. This is a good trick, don't you think?
I wish there were a way to access the trip function without having to defeat sound first. My trunk spends more time open than closed in my garage. I found this out when I kept wondering whose car was beeping in my driveway. Oops, mine.
I wish there were a way to access the trip function without having to defeat sound first. My trunk spends more time open than closed in my garage. I found this out when I kept wondering whose car was beeping in my driveway. Oops, mine.