718 GT4?
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Originally Posted by Yellow Submarine
Not GT4 specific, but anyone has the basic air-conditioning? I want to go as light as possible with extra's.
I have the basic climate control system in my GT4. I have the automatic climate control in our 981 Spyder and GT3. If I had it to do over again, I would get the auto climate control in the GT4. It's nice to leave the temp at one setting and have the car manage the fan and temp output. The system works great in the Spyder and GT3.
#5524
I have the auto climate as well and it's kind of worth it because of my wife. It's surprising how effective the dang thing is. She was even complaining how she couldn't put her makeup in the Spyder cause I didn't get the light design package
#5525
Drifting
All this talk of dual zone temp control for the wives and passenger visor mirrors for make up application and you seem to be forgetting another important option, driver side activated passenger ejection seat!
#5526
I have a 987 Boxster S and a 718 CGTS both without climate control. It works fine but certainly not as nice as climate control in my opinion. I didn't really care about zones but a set it and forget it temp would be nice sometimes. I do find myself, turning it on, turning it off, turning it on...sometimes because it doesn't automatically adjust. In some ways, it's like the stereo upgrade. I think you can live with the base stereo but the upgrade is nice. Just a matter of how you want to spend your money.
My 718 CGTS is 90% AutoX and HPDE car. I don't really have a need for a daily driver or even a weekend car. I still spent on full leather and LED lights, and Bose but passed on power seats and climate control. We each have our own idiosyncrasies in what we want in our cars. I ordered it ad wasn't particularly budget constrained but there were somethings I was willing to pay for and somethings I wasn't.
So I wouldn't say the climate control is a waste of money but it just wasn't a priority for me. YMMV.
My 718 CGTS is 90% AutoX and HPDE car. I don't really have a need for a daily driver or even a weekend car. I still spent on full leather and LED lights, and Bose but passed on power seats and climate control. We each have our own idiosyncrasies in what we want in our cars. I ordered it ad wasn't particularly budget constrained but there were somethings I was willing to pay for and somethings I wasn't.
So I wouldn't say the climate control is a waste of money but it just wasn't a priority for me. YMMV.
Wifey wants standard and heated leather seats, no alcantara anywhere if possible. It's what took her to indulge my craving for the 718 GT4, so I am happily agreeing with her terms...
#5527
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Leather seats... no Alcantara... She is buying you the car right?
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Yes she is, with “her” half of his money. Yours is too, except she probably cares little about what you choose for the cars that she buys you. Many have tried to prove otherwise, with sad results.
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I dont know but I would never spec a GT car with all sorts of comfort features to please the wife. To me these enthusiast oriented Porsches are supposed to be raw and uncomfortable. But then again I am also not married so maybe my opinion is biased
#5532
Ha! My wife WON'T set foot in the GT4. In fact, she's ridden in it once: on my birthday in 2017 she didn't get me a gift (my choice -- I don't want any more stuff) but was going to take me out to dinner. So I asked her to ride there in the GT4 and she agreed, "as an act of love sacrifice." I told her I was going to get my money's worth out of it and turned on the loud button and the rev matcher and even the shock absorbers (which I never use) just to make her enjoy it all the more!
Eh. Some people just genuinely like automatic climate control and all that stuff. Buy the car that suits you.
#5533
Drifting
Alas, it didn't matter. I disliked driving it with all the goodies turned off (boring) and she still didn't like riding in it because it's low and loud and when I would punch it just a little on an onramp it would open the PSE and roar and I'd get a look. So everybody loses, right? Who needs that?
Granted, that's MY wife. She is outstandingly wonderful in most ways, and works her *** off and makes lots of money and the whole bit, she just doesn't like sportscars. So :shrug: I sold the Carrera and got what I really wanted by that time anyway, a GT4. But if she liked riding in it, and all it took to make her enjoy it more was better (from her perspective) seats, climate and stereo I'd do that.
#5534
With the wife thing I see it like this: It's good to have a "you only" hobby. Everyone needs solo time periodically. I used to try to get my wife into autox and driving. It's just not her thing.
As for the 718, I'm considering the following best bang for buck build:
Color - One of the free ones - white likely
Options - Extended Fuel Tank, Buckets, Free options like smoking pkg, luggage net, dash trim matched to exterior paint. Leather steering wheel and shifter.
Or maybe a fancier build:
Color - Chalk or Lizard Green if offered. I don't think I can stomach the price for pts.
Options - <same as above> PCCB, Sport chrono, radio upgrade, dimming mirrors, premium headlight config, aluminum pedals, extended leather and fancy stitching
I'm pretty sure in both cases I would do manual. I'm intrigued by PDK if offered but I feel like I might regret it.
I track my car and I've owned both a GT4 with 18 way and one with carbon buckets. Also with steel and pccb.
Buckets - love them in general but are less comfy for longer drives and are silly to get in and out of
18 way - slide around a bit more on track but overall better. I can adjust the tilt and other settings at will which is nice. Also bonus is stated compatibility with boosters and child safety seats so I could buzz the 5 yo around town. (Fwiw I read the child seat thread on buckets - it seems like they work but maybe not officially supported)
I might do a super discount build with the base seat. Had a loaner boxster 718 with them and loved them.
Lots of choices. Most of them will depend on the base msrp and how much current gt4 values take a hit.
As for the 718, I'm considering the following best bang for buck build:
Color - One of the free ones - white likely
Options - Extended Fuel Tank, Buckets, Free options like smoking pkg, luggage net, dash trim matched to exterior paint. Leather steering wheel and shifter.
Or maybe a fancier build:
Color - Chalk or Lizard Green if offered. I don't think I can stomach the price for pts.
Options - <same as above> PCCB, Sport chrono, radio upgrade, dimming mirrors, premium headlight config, aluminum pedals, extended leather and fancy stitching
I'm pretty sure in both cases I would do manual. I'm intrigued by PDK if offered but I feel like I might regret it.
I track my car and I've owned both a GT4 with 18 way and one with carbon buckets. Also with steel and pccb.
Buckets - love them in general but are less comfy for longer drives and are silly to get in and out of
18 way - slide around a bit more on track but overall better. I can adjust the tilt and other settings at will which is nice. Also bonus is stated compatibility with boosters and child safety seats so I could buzz the 5 yo around town. (Fwiw I read the child seat thread on buckets - it seems like they work but maybe not officially supported)
I might do a super discount build with the base seat. Had a loaner boxster 718 with them and loved them.
Lots of choices. Most of them will depend on the base msrp and how much current gt4 values take a hit.
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Y'all worrying about what the wife thinks have it wrong. Get your wife to drive the cars especially on the track, if you can. She'll then love your cars. My wife drives all of "our" toys on the street going back to our first Porsche, a 964 US Cup Car. She's been in a few green groups on track over the years, too. She doesn't give a hoot about manual vs auto climate control but since she likes the cars I like to make it as easy an experience as possible, so auto climate control for me (although I forgot to spec it in my GT4).