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Old 10-21-2011, 09:24 PM
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Just curious what you guys think is a fair price on a 2011 turbo with manual 6 speed. It is GT silver, cocoa interior with deviated stitching in white, additional leather package with additional leather tid bits, PTV, adaptive sports seats, dynamic cornering lights, turbo II wheels with colored crests. It has 3400 miles. MSRP was $152K. I bought this car new in April, but miss the feel of rear wheel drive--I think I had more fun driving my C2S. Thanks.
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Hmmm... Can you adjust the drive system to favour the rear wheels more? Sounds like an awesome car but I do know what you mean about the 4 wheel drive steering feel. Sure - may feel more planted but not as fun as the C2S.

Pics? You've GOT to show us pictures! Interior and exterior please...
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Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken but I saw a C4S test drive on YouTube with a factory rep and he said you can "disengage" the front wheel drive on a C4S by pulling up on the e-brake handle "one click". I asked a Porsche salesperson if he ever heard any truth to that and he said "yes". Might work on the Turbos also. Maybe a little known easter egg of sorts?

Seems like an easy way to have your cake and eat it too if it does work that way.

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Originally Posted by keithwatson
Just curious what you guys think is a fair price on a 2011 turbo with manual 6 speed. It is GT silver, cocoa interior with deviated stitching in white, additional leather package with additional leather tid bits, PTV, adaptive sports seats, dynamic cornering lights, turbo II wheels with colored crests. It has 3400 miles. MSRP was $152K. I bought this car new in April, but miss the feel of rear wheel drive--I think I had more fun driving my C2S. Thanks.
Personally I will not consider a DFI engine until there is evidence that the EGR intake valve coating, and intake manifold itsself, has been solved/resolved. I'm guessing we will soon see the use of a throttle body fuel injector, or 2, to alleviate this problem.

Lexus seems to be avoiding the intake valve problem via the use of both SFI and DFI injection.
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Hmmm... Can you adjust the drive system to favour the rear wheels more? Sounds like an awesome car but I do know what you mean about the 4 wheel drive steering feel. Sure - may feel more planted but not as fun as the C2S.

Pics? You've GOT to show us pictures! Interior and exterior please...
There is a time for fun and a time for SAFE.
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Originally Posted by OhioLefty
Someone please correct me if I'm mistaken but I saw a C4S test drive on YouTube with a factory rep and he said you can "disengage" the front wheel drive on a C4S by pulling up on the e-brake handle "one click". I asked a Porsche salesperson if he ever heard any truth to that and he said "yes". Maybe a little known easter egg of sorts?

Seems like an easy way to have your cake and eat it too if it does work that way.

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Might be true of later C4S models (2010/+[?]) that use the Ford(Saab) Escape originated electro-magnetic clutch. PWM duty cycle is used to control the level of coupling in accordance with overall conditions. Absent the e-brake function working one could simply add a switch to open the clutch circuit. You might have to switch in an equivalent resistor to avoid a CE.
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Probably 110-120K for that car. And dropping fast.



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