Porsche exclusive options documentation
06-18-2015 | 10:44 AM
#61
Racer
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From: Rochester, NY
The stock 996 GT3 is a narrow body and runs 8.5/11
I've found that I'm more than competitive with the Corvettes locally on 8/10 - against Mark Daddio . . . well, I don't think it would matter what I was driving.
06-19-2015 | 02:36 AM
#62
Race Car
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From: $F Bay Area
06-19-2015 | 10:27 AM
#63
Drifting
Joined: Jan 2009
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From: Chesapeake, VA
Think about it. What's the real-world cost difference to build a Boxster vs a Cayman? Or one with a slightly larger displacement version of the same motor? Or a 911? Or a 911S? Or a C4S with an aero kit and a couple of turbos? Or a Tiguan vs Cayenne? They do it because they can charge it and people will pay it. And they're making the most insane profit margins of any auto maker in the world because of it.
06-20-2015 | 11:42 AM
#64
Burning Brakes
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From: Here
06-21-2015 | 01:37 AM
#65
Burning Brakes
Joined: Jan 2002
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From: Huntsville, AL
I agree with you on Boxster vs. Cayman. I'd think Caymans are cheaper to build. The soft-top mechanism is a very expensive collection of parts. The "value" of the Caymans is increased by the essentially free (to Porsche) 10 hp bump and other similar mods that make it "worth" the price to a certain segment of the market.
That's good engineering and smart business, when people will pay more for stuff that doesn't cost much more to build. If anybody could do it, well, then they'd have profit margins like Porsche. The fact that so few organizations can do it shows how hard it is.
06-21-2015 | 07:05 AM
#66
Drifting
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From: Chesapeake, VA
The multi-link suspension in the rear of the rear-engined cars is definitely more expensive to produce than the strut type in mid-engined cars.
I agree with you on Boxster vs. Cayman. I'd think Caymans are cheaper to build. The soft-top mechanism is a very expensive collection of parts. The "value" of the Caymans is increased by the essentially free (to Porsche) 10 hp bump and other similar mods that make it "worth" the price to a certain segment of the market.
That's good engineering and smart business, when people will pay more for stuff that doesn't cost much more to build. If anybody could do it, well, then they'd have profit margins like Porsche. The fact that so few organizations can do it shows how hard it is.
I agree with you on Boxster vs. Cayman. I'd think Caymans are cheaper to build. The soft-top mechanism is a very expensive collection of parts. The "value" of the Caymans is increased by the essentially free (to Porsche) 10 hp bump and other similar mods that make it "worth" the price to a certain segment of the market.
That's good engineering and smart business, when people will pay more for stuff that doesn't cost much more to build. If anybody could do it, well, then they'd have profit margins like Porsche. The fact that so few organizations can do it shows how hard it is.
12-23-2015 | 10:55 AM
#67
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From: Jacksonville, FL Duval County
I'm still hating this "exclusive options are legal...not really" ordeal.
-8.5J & 11J x 18" m416 wheels --> Can't show they weren't for GT3 only
-x74 springs --> It's in the tequipment catalog (and NLA to boot)
- XSE/XSF/XSN euro GT3 seats & rear seat delete --> can prove it is available in a regular 996 NA, just not in an American 996 NA
-sunroof delete --> not gonna happen $$
So I guess it's back to turning $$ into gas and tires.
-8.5J & 11J x 18" m416 wheels --> Can't show they weren't for GT3 only
-x74 springs --> It's in the tequipment catalog (and NLA to boot)
- XSE/XSF/XSN euro GT3 seats & rear seat delete --> can prove it is available in a regular 996 NA, just not in an American 996 NA
-sunroof delete --> not gonna happen $$
So I guess it's back to turning $$ into gas and tires.