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06-08-2018, 02:04 PM

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Until 3rd gear goes. COTA ate another third gear last weekend.

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06-08-2018, 02:30 PM

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Im hearing something “special” will be unveiled.

I’ll be at the Porsche Experience Center tomorrow and see for myself.

Interesting.
I will be at my local dealer here in NorCal.
Keep us posted!

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06-08-2018, 02:53 PM

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I’ll be at PECLA tomorrow as well, now I’m really looking forward to it!

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06-08-2018, 03:00 PM

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Originally Posted by fishing

Until 3rd gear goes. COTA ate another third gear last weekend.

yeah, they got to figure that out somehow.
Supposedly it is for cars before or after a certian build date or is that just pillow talk?

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06-08-2018, 03:54 PM

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We’ve seen very little of the speedster so far.

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06-08-2018, 04:02 PM

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We’ve seen very little of the speedster so far.

https://rennlist.com/forums/991-gt3-...ladies-35.html

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06-08-2018, 04:48 PM

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It's likely the 911 Speedster.

https://jalopnik.com/the-porsche-911...ack-1826678044

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06-08-2018, 04:52 PM

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Without any significant transmission, suspension, strut tower, or power changes this car will go from a ton of hype to sitting unsold at the dealerships. .

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06-08-2018, 05:08 PM

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yeah, they got to figure that out somehow.
Supposedly it is for cars before or after a certian build date or is that just pillow talk?

There is a "sticky" thread on RL with a spreadsheet that shows the distribution of cars by the build month.
Doesn't seem to have impacted any 2015's...… but April 2016 has the highest "fail" rate of any month (13) with May runner-up (10).
Average miles at time of gear failure: 5700
Average track days: 9

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06-08-2018, 05:24 PM

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It's likely the 911 Speedster.

https://jalopnik.com/the-porsche-911...ack-1826678044

Yup.

https://rennlist.com/articles/porsch...tely-stunning/

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06-08-2018, 09:40 PM

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Yup.

https://rennlist.com/articles/porsch...tely-stunning/

So maybe in all silver or I am not sure what?... But does anyone else think the Speedster concept is just off looking? I think even the standard 991 Cab is much better looking. Or maybe this needs to just grow on me...
Does anyone else think the Spyder whether it be 981 or 718 is much better looking? I think I just might. Maybe even by a bit...
I was seriously thinking about acquiring a Speedster, but at what could be an insane price, and its appearance, I think I still prefer the more wallet friendly bang for the buck Spyder.

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06-08-2018, 10:17 PM

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Yep, it does nothing for me.

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06-09-2018, 12:44 AM

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Speedster is ugly. It just looks porky rather than elegant, and the two tone paint doesn't help. That said, I've never liked drop top 911s as I don't think the shape lends itself to convertibles the same way as an Aston, Jag, or even a mid-engined exotic does.

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06-09-2018, 01:19 AM

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LOL We have a good idea what the base engine is, we have a good idea what capacity it will be stroked to, and we have a good idea there will be elements of NA powerkit involved. The rest is easy......

He was born in the summer of his 27th year...

Exactly. Not difficult to extrapolate from the 981. The graph might be spot on but it’s still, at best, cleaning lady level and should identified as such.