Subi

I need to make a decision whether to purchase a new 2008 TT. It was not ordered with the Sport Chrono Package. Do you feel this will be a significant resale issue three or four years down the road? The car was configured by a dealer and has the following options:

Carrera White with Special Cocoa, 19" Turbo Wheels, Heated Seats, Standard Rockers Panels Painted to match, Door Entry Guards Stainless Steel with Illumination, Storage Compartment with the Porsche Logo Headlight Cleaners Painted to Match Exterior, Instrument Dials in Carrara White, Gear Lever and Handbrake Aluminum and Leather, Door Finishers Painted Exterior Color, Park Assist System and Floor Mats.

Terry Adams

The dealer has no clue what resells and needs to find a different vocation. Without Sport Chrono, pass.

Dr. G

The dealer paid $890 for white dials, $780 for illuminated sills, but didn't spec the sport chrono for $1920? I, too, would pass.

TT Gasman

the lack of sc may have a small impact on this particular car. seems like it was spec'd with mainly appearance items , s opposed to performance.
personally I would pass, for 130K plus why settle?

Solo1111

Sorry for dumb question. Do you still get the extra boost with the sports button w/o SC??

Soulteacher

No, you don't.

jpcourt

No!! thats why we are paying $1920 for it

Subi

This will a memorable first post. I was so tempted to live without it. This car is so close to what i would spec, and just arrived at the port. ouch.

jpcourt

Good luck Subi, keep looking, I'm sure you will find what you are looking for.

PbPedis

Absolutely ridiculous to spec a car like that and not choose sport chrono. Also, no sport seats or adaptive seats? There is no way I'd buy that car.

golfguy

I'm going to differ from the majority here and say go for it if you can get the dealer to drop the price by at least $4000. You can use the excuse that you need to buy a giac chip and suffer on resale due to missing the SC.

I can count on the numbers of times in have used the SC. The throttle response is great for the track but a little abrupt for city driving.

AAHTT

What about PASM?, you won't get that either. A tune does not replace SC and a tuned non-SC car remains slower than a tuned SC car.
I say pass.

Whoopsy

So it's a 'poser' car instead of a driver car.

Subi, asked yoruself this question, do you buy the TT for the performance or just for the looks? If the answer is the later, then this car could be for you. But as golfguy said, ask for a MAJOR discount, that missing wart on the dash is gonna kill your future value, you might as well ask the dealer to absorb that depreciation right now.

Subi

I am upgrading from a 997. I also understand that adaptive seats are standard on 2008 model, as are other 2007 options. i have not been able to obtain the base specs to verify. they do not appear to be published online yet. I will probably not track the car, but do not want to cheat myself out of the add'n performance.

Whoopsy

Then you should not have this car and wait for another one that has SC.