New GTS Owner
08-12-2014 | 09:18 AM
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New GTS Owner
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Moving over from the 996 GT3 forum as I just bought a 2012 GTS. Had the GT3 since Jan '05, and, probably, would have been buried in it. But facing some ankle surgery that will restrict my driving of a manual transmission. Moving to a PDK-equipped GTS seems like a good move.
I'm a "more mature" (71) guy, retired from the Army after 23 years, retired from the corporate world in '98 (corporate finance), did the .com thing '99 to '01, and worked 2 days a week (bookkeeper) from '05 to last October. I now have 7 day weekends.
Started in sports cars in '86 with an RX-7 GSL-SE, then in '92 a '93 RX-7 (a TT that over the years I took from its stock 255 hp to 400). My first Porsche was a '99 C2 in '04, which wasn't nearly enough car coming out of the RX-7. Had that 996 only a few months before I moved to a 993TT (the one that got away!). Being a track junkie, was advised that the GT3 was the car to have, so, had that lovely SY machine until just now (still sitting in my garage awaiting the carrier).
Bought the GTS from Rusnak-Westlake Porsche. (Can't recommend them highly enough. All discussions/negotiations were done via email and phonecons. Flew down Sunday, and all was as agreed.) The GTS is all black, PDK, Sport Suspension, Sport Chrono Plus, full leather, Bose, PDLS, Sport Design wheel, center lock wheels, .... Frankly, a bit more optioned than I wanted, and a color that was down on my list (wanted GR), but too well-priced to pass up.
Now, to learn to drive with the PDK and all those buttons. Certainly, not elemental as the GT3. Maybe, too many choices.
Any advice on which buttons to push or not push?
At any rate, hope to be as active here as I was over on the GT3 forum. (Need to change my sig and avatar, I see. DONE.)
Moving over from the 996 GT3 forum as I just bought a 2012 GTS. Had the GT3 since Jan '05, and, probably, would have been buried in it. But facing some ankle surgery that will restrict my driving of a manual transmission. Moving to a PDK-equipped GTS seems like a good move.
I'm a "more mature" (71) guy, retired from the Army after 23 years, retired from the corporate world in '98 (corporate finance), did the .com thing '99 to '01, and worked 2 days a week (bookkeeper) from '05 to last October. I now have 7 day weekends.
Started in sports cars in '86 with an RX-7 GSL-SE, then in '92 a '93 RX-7 (a TT that over the years I took from its stock 255 hp to 400). My first Porsche was a '99 C2 in '04, which wasn't nearly enough car coming out of the RX-7. Had that 996 only a few months before I moved to a 993TT (the one that got away!). Being a track junkie, was advised that the GT3 was the car to have, so, had that lovely SY machine until just now (still sitting in my garage awaiting the carrier).
Bought the GTS from Rusnak-Westlake Porsche. (Can't recommend them highly enough. All discussions/negotiations were done via email and phonecons. Flew down Sunday, and all was as agreed.) The GTS is all black, PDK, Sport Suspension, Sport Chrono Plus, full leather, Bose, PDLS, Sport Design wheel, center lock wheels, .... Frankly, a bit more optioned than I wanted, and a color that was down on my list (wanted GR), but too well-priced to pass up.
Now, to learn to drive with the PDK and all those buttons. Certainly, not elemental as the GT3. Maybe, too many choices.
Any advice on which buttons to push or not push?At any rate, hope to be as active here as I was over on the GT3 forum. (Need to change my sig and avatar, I see. DONE.)
Last edited by ltcjmramos; 08-13-2014 at 10:06 AM.
A few more pictures are a must though 
08-12-2014 | 11:33 AM
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For some reason, can't upload more than one at a time. Here's the link for photos from dealer site (page taken down. I'll post more on original post.).
Last edited by ltcjmramos; 08-13-2014 at 08:41 AM.
