Just traded '15 911 GTS2 for 16 GT4...
#1
Drifting
Thread Starter
Just traded '15 911 GTS2 for 16 GT4...
Hi guys,
I haven't been in the middie camp since selling my 2004 986 Boxster 550SE years ago and moving into 911 Turbos. Looking forward to the GT4 experience.
I gave PDK a fair shake -- two years this April. It is a fantastic, unbelievable, game-changing transmission. I literally have nothing bad to say about it. And I'm very glad I owned one long enough to truly know it. I used it in manual Sport or Sport+ mode 99% or more of the time, so I got to choose my gears and the computer didn't override or bother me about it. Learning the new trans was fun and a nice experience for this decades-long clutched-manual user.
But I'm ready to go back. I ordered my GTS (GT Silver over Garnet Red and Black) and got exactly what I wanted at the time. But I just keep having this nagging "wish it was a 6M" voice in the back of my head. And over the past week it's moved to the front of my head.
I've been perusing the forum for a little while; not interested in making more power right now. Read about the transmission failure issues (first I'd heard of that.) Anything else in particular I might need to know? Picking it up Wednesday 3.5 hours away, so a nice little bonding time on the way home.
Au revoir, GTS.
I haven't been in the middie camp since selling my 2004 986 Boxster 550SE years ago and moving into 911 Turbos. Looking forward to the GT4 experience.
I gave PDK a fair shake -- two years this April. It is a fantastic, unbelievable, game-changing transmission. I literally have nothing bad to say about it. And I'm very glad I owned one long enough to truly know it. I used it in manual Sport or Sport+ mode 99% or more of the time, so I got to choose my gears and the computer didn't override or bother me about it. Learning the new trans was fun and a nice experience for this decades-long clutched-manual user.
But I'm ready to go back. I ordered my GTS (GT Silver over Garnet Red and Black) and got exactly what I wanted at the time. But I just keep having this nagging "wish it was a 6M" voice in the back of my head. And over the past week it's moved to the front of my head.
I've been perusing the forum for a little while; not interested in making more power right now. Read about the transmission failure issues (first I'd heard of that.) Anything else in particular I might need to know? Picking it up Wednesday 3.5 hours away, so a nice little bonding time on the way home.
Au revoir, GTS.
#2
Rennlist Member
Congrats and enjoy in the best of health! Nice way to start - a bonding road trip!!
We'll need pics of course!
We'll need pics of course!
#7
Race Director
I would say take a week or two before you pass judgement. Some people just "get it" and others just do not give themselves enough time to understand this model. The GT4 is a very interesting car in my opinion. So far it is the only car that the more I drive it the more I like it. After 6 months I usually grow bored but has been over a year now and still grinning. I've had Turbos, R8 V10, C2S, 991 GT3 - and so far this is my favorite. The 6-speed is just sublime and the car is just the right size and really fun to chuck around. Now that i think about it- this car is just "hooligan" type of fun and makes you feel like a teenager again.
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#8
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I would say take a week or two before you pass judgement. Some people just "get it" and others just do not give themselves enough time to understand this model. The GT4 is a very interesting car in my opinion. So far it is the only car that the more I drive it the more I like it. After 6 months I usually grow bored but has been over a year now and still grinning. I've had Turbos, R8 V10, C2S, 991 GT3 - and so far this is my favorite. The 6-speed is just sublime and the car is just the right size and really fun to chuck around. Now that i think about it- this car is just "hooligan" type of fun and makes you feel like a teenager again.
Congrats, NoGaBiker! That was a fine looking GTS, and please post pics of your GT4 when you can!
#9
Drifting
Thread Starter
I would say take a week or two before you pass judgement. Some people just "get it" and others just do not give themselves enough time to understand this model. The GT4 is a very interesting car in my opinion. So far it is the only car that the more I drive it the more I like it. After 6 months I usually grow bored but has been over a year now and still grinning. I've had Turbos, R8 V10, C2S, 991 GT3 - and so far this is my favorite. The 6-speed is just sublime and the car is just the right size and really fun to chuck around. Now that i think about it- this car is just "hooligan" type of fun and makes you feel like a teenager again.
My other daily driver is a nicely built 2-door Wrangler that I drive probably 4 out of 7 days on average. So the "rawness" of the GT4 platform shouldn't be off-putting to me.
And laugh all you want, but one of my all-time favorite cars was my 94 Miata that I turbo'd in '96. Hoping to reclaim some of that wild abandon but with a healthy dose of NVH reduction!
#11
I would say take a week or two before you pass judgement. Some people just "get it" and others just do not give themselves enough time to understand this model. The GT4 is a very interesting car in my opinion. So far it is the only car that the more I drive it the more I like it. After 6 months I usually grow bored but has been over a year now and still grinning. I've had Turbos, R8 V10, C2S, 991 GT3 - and so far this is my favorite. The 6-speed is just sublime and the car is just the right size and really fun to chuck around. Now that i think about it- this car is just "hooligan" type of fun and makes you feel like a teenager again.
You don't think you'll miss it when the 991.2 GT3 arrives ?
#12
Race Director
^Will be a very tough decision when the time comes. I am trying not worry about it and just enjoying my GT4 for another year.
The good thing is I have plenty of time to hear from GT4 Owners as they start getting their .2 GT3s as to if they think it was worth it.
Lets not kid ourselves- the engine appears sick in the .2 GT3 and that is basically what I would be trading for
The good thing is I have plenty of time to hear from GT4 Owners as they start getting their .2 GT3s as to if they think it was worth it.
Lets not kid ourselves- the engine appears sick in the .2 GT3 and that is basically what I would be trading for
#14
^Will be a very tough decision when the time comes. I am trying not worry about it and just enjoying my GT4 for another year.
The good thing is I have plenty of time to hear from GT4 Owners as they start getting their .2 GT3s as to if they think it was worth it.
Lets not kid ourselves- the engine appears sick in the .2 GT3 and that is basically what I would be trading for
The good thing is I have plenty of time to hear from GT4 Owners as they start getting their .2 GT3s as to if they think it was worth it.
Lets not kid ourselves- the engine appears sick in the .2 GT3 and that is basically what I would be trading for
#15
Drifting
Thread Starter
Wow! This is a seriously fun car. And I haven't even seen a twisty road yet. More on that after this weekend.
I'm going to post a couple of separate threads with questions, for future searching purposes.
I'm going to post a couple of separate threads with questions, for future searching purposes.