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Last July at the Glen with RTR
Entering bus stop
Exit bus stop playing cat mouse with a dear friend/mentor/instructor/excellent driver.
Had a great weekend.
Congrats. I will do the same before the end of 2020. Enjoy the car. I spent 3 hours driving a friend's GT4. A fantastic experience that sealed the deal.
Congrats. I will do the same before the end of 2020. Enjoy the car. I spent 3 hours driving a friend's GT4. A fantastic experience that sealed the deal.
I've always admired these cars from afar but I had never actually seen one up close until I went to the dealer. In my other post I mention that I had no intention of buying a car that day, but when I walked up to this thing and saw it in person I was stunned to the point I was speechless. To me it was that gorgeous, and the interior with matching stitching and yellow accents, plus the very, very cool carbon ceramic brakes.......I had to at least test drive it, so I did. Even then I wasn't actually planning to buy the car (I have a 2015 Z/28 Camaro which I need to sell so I wasn't going to buy anything until I sold that) but after I left the dealer I could not stop thinking about it. I got the number of the original owner and after talking to him, which made it clear this was not only a perfect car cosmetically but also mechanically because of how he had taken care of it, I started to get this overwhelming feeling that I might have to get it. I got the DME report, which showed zero over revs and then I decided screw it, I just HAD to have it, period. Bought the car, but had to keep it parked at the dealer for a couple of days before picking it up.......boom, while I was away from the car I had pretty severe buyers remorse.......what the hell was I doing, I hadn't even sold my other car yet, we could easily afford it but still it was just a lot of $ for a very selfish two seat car that is essentially a toy for me.......drove the hour to the dealer to pick it up, the entire time still with this feeling in my gut that I had made a mistake........then I pull up and I see the car and slowly but surely my buyers remorse starts to go away........I get the key, start it up and drive away and literally you can't peel the smile off my face! Non car people just don't understand and now that I've driven this particular Porsche (ha it still makes me giddy to say Porsche) I understand what that intangible term "special" means when it comes to this car. Put it this way, I walk out to my garage 6 times a day just to look at it.......I don't know what else to say......
^^ Congrats!! Now comes the fun part. Has the gearbox been replaced yet (warranty recall)? I'm thinking yes if it was well taken care of. If not, it's free and something I would do sooner rather than later. If you find the ride too harsh, go to the DSC sport controller website and search on here for testimonials. Your suspension can be made to feel a lot better via a plug and play controller box. The Porsche controllers (for all PASM cars) leave a lot to be desired. The stereo can be made to sound better too via new tweeters and unplugging of the center speaker. For the GT4, there was no stereo upgrade to Bose or Burmester like pretty much every other Porsche in 2016. Porsche intended your car as a track only weapon by God! The new 718 GT4 not so much.
^^ Congrats!! Now comes the fun part. Has the gearbox been replaced yet (warranty recall)? I'm thinking yes if it was well taken care of. If not, it's free and something I would do sooner rather than later. If you find the ride too harsh, go to the DSC sport controller website and search on here for testimonials. Your suspension can be made to feel a lot better via a plug and play controller box. The Porsche controllers (for all PASM cars) leave a lot to be desired. The stereo can be made to sound better too via new tweeters and unplugging of the center speaker. For the GT4, there was no stereo upgrade to Bose or Burmester like pretty much every other Porsche in 2016. Porsche intended your car as a track only weapon by God! The new 718 GT4 not so much.
Yes, the gearbox has been replaced. I have a Z/28, which is really harsh so this actually feels pretty nice........same thing with the stereo.....
Thanks for the input, that's what I love about these forums!
12-27-2019, 10:25 AM
