WalkerInTN

I keep forgetting to mention that. I signed up a few days back for the March 1-2 class. It was either that or in June, & I want to go ASAP.

WalkerInTN

I'm sure they did it so save $$$. They should have made some wheels with the right offset though. As I said, wheel spacers on any car from the factory is lame. Seriously lame on a $100,000+ car. Until this car, I'd never even heard of a car that came with wheel spacers from the factory.

Someone in Germany had to be drunk to come up with that idea.

porschedog

THat's a great story - congratulations!

Trj

Ive done both and they are fun for the basics but a bit sedate if you have some experience on the track. On the other hand it was nice to drive and start to feel the how the car works while getting feedback from the instructors. At the track, Im usually 8-9/10... Anyway, its an awesome experience, I just wish they had more advanced classes that would adjust to the drivers skill level....

ringmeister

Sweet car, looks great in black.

Dr.Porsche

Two words.....Beautiful!

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hope walker doesnt mind!?
did a grey whl lip & mirrors.
oh! and ceramic yellow calipers.

Trj

Walker, how about another update? How do you like the thicker steering wheel? Hit 8500 yet???

WalkerInTN

Not at all, I was hoping to see some after pics.

Carrera GT

Wow. Black wheels and a PCCB upgrade. Nice!


But maybe I'm not ready for that much Darth Vader.

Black is on my short list.

Still not sure about the various greys.

WalkerInTN

Here's a mini update before Daytona:

Today I pulled into the dealer with exactly 2000 miles, & had the oil changed.

Ran it up to 8200 twice in first & second gear. Damn that's nice!

Got the Champion Motorsport RG5 wheels with Michelin PS2's (stock sizes) on last Thursday. Never had a mesh style wheel before, I can see they're going to suck at cleaning time. Other than that, I love 'em! I will take some new pics after Daytona. No problems with the second set of pressure sensors BTW.

Got my Valentine 1 hardwired the other day. I saw the write-up here, but decided against tapping into the stock wiring. Used the hardwire kit from Valentine, tapping through the drivers footwell panel. Cost me $25 at a local stereo shop (I know the owner & have used him before).

The thicker leather steering wheel is nice, in fact it's the nicest I've owned. Having said that, it's not something I would order. With all of the other alacantra in the car (headliner, door panels, e-brake, shifter & boot), I'd much rather have the matching wheel. Besides, the alacantra feels GREAT!!! I'm still very much looking forward to the GT3RS wheel.

Still haven't used the nav or the chrono, one of these days I'll check them out.

Decided I need to look into speaker upgrades for the stereo. After having a system in my other vehicles, I'm noticing a lot of music notes that are missing. I can fix that.

I am still extremely happy with this car. For a car costing this much, my expectations were pretty high. I have not been disappointed, & feel like it's the best money I've ever spent on a vehicle. It's not so much a car as it is a finely crafted precision instrument.

I swore I'd never do it, but I am now seriously thinking about selling my vette.

khaug

Thanks for the excellent writeup. It's particularly nice to have the perspective of a former 'Vette owner on this car (I'd actually considered buying a Z06 - for about 30 seconds). And congrats for your choosing PDE! Coming from a front-engined high-torque car, that's just what you need, IMHO.

My GT3 came home on 1/13/07 and has remained in the garage since - our roads here are all salt and ice. Although my experience so far is limited to only 150 miles, my initial impressions very closely mirror yours. I'm now on my 5th Porsche, and have instructed for PCA DE events for >20 years, so I'm eager to hit the track.

Enjoy!!!

Nordschleife

Anybody who cares about music reproduction should try out the B+O system found in some A8s. Its vewry impressive. B+O are supplying a sound system for the new R8. So there are lots of components available and the hardware is not heavy.

I know some purists enjoy sniping at B+O, for them perrhaps they might like to try the Linn system, as fitted to some new Astons.

Thre is something jejeune about these Pioneer/Alpine/Panasonic/Kenwood systems and the Bosch/Becker alternatives hardly quicken the interest, nor their related Bose/HK systems chosen by so manyx of the German manufacturers.

One of the Gallardo features I like are the SD card slots behind the nav screen.

R+C

Greg Fishman

This is also available in the RS4.

frayed

Robin,

I'd like to do a simple, non invasive upgrade to the strereo. Just something listenable. Bose/Becker/HK et al are terrible systems. My wife's Mark Levinson system in the kids' bus is astonishingly good for OE. I'm not even looking at something that good, just simple component swaps for better quality.

You mention B+O. Do you know if the components are plug and play?