My 918 or at least a report of it
11-02-2014, 02:59 AM
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11-02-2014, 12:29 PM
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Whoopsy,
I find it a bit curious that they fly it across the pond and drop it in Toronto only to put it on a truck for the rest of the journey?? Have they closed the Vancouver airport for remodeling, LOL. Just seems a bit odd.
I find it a bit curious that they fly it across the pond and drop it in Toronto only to put it on a truck for the rest of the journey?? Have they closed the Vancouver airport for remodeling, LOL. Just seems a bit odd.
11-02-2014, 12:45 PM
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Prosche Canada's headquarters is right off the Toronto Airport, that's why. Plus they are being cheap and wanted to save a little air freight cost haha.
11-02-2014, 12:49 PM
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Weissach pack with every added back on, I mean everything, including door handles and door storage pockets and the gas strut for the front hood. Matted carbon dash with the acid green trim strip added back on also. All the $0 options, plus the electric heater and front lift.
Spyder wheels painted platinum silver.
11-02-2014, 12:56 PM
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Whoopsy is da man! Congrats!
Shouldnt be much longer now.
Love the pics! They are now part of the history for the car.
Such an amazing oportunity to be a part of such a special build.
Look forward to seeing it on the streets of vancouver!!
Shouldnt be much longer now.
Love the pics! They are now part of the history for the car.
Such an amazing oportunity to be a part of such a special build.
Look forward to seeing it on the streets of vancouver!!
11-02-2014, 01:06 PM
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11-02-2014, 01:17 PM
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Beautifully done Whoopsy! And I totally agree with you adding everything back... Quick question (and sorry if it's a bit silly, but you'll see where I am going here): does Porsche now officially offer snow tires for the 918? I thought you would know all this being up in Whistler territory. There was indeed a cross country trip on one here in Europe -- from Stuttgart to Valencia I seem to recall -- and they used improvised Pirelli winter tires for such a purpose. My CGT will soon be doing its winter hibernation as the weather here in Switzerland gets colder (already many of the mountain passes are getting snow) and I am feeling quite down about it -- big withdrawal symptoms. One obvious appeal of the 918 would be its versatility in the winter months (4wd, 4ws, reasonably light and low in comparison to other 4wd autos, massive stability control, and fast & fun on beautiful sunny days!). Note that in Switzerland you are not allowed to just slap on any old tire to a car -- it has to be officially approved (I had a fight with them over the new Michelin tires until Porsche approved them). So hence my question. Cheers, Steve
11-02-2014, 01:35 PM
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Weissach pack with every added back on, I mean everything, including door handles and door storage pockets and the gas strut for the front hood. Matted carbon dash with the acid green trim strip added back on also. All the $0 options, plus the electric heater and front lift.
Spyder wheels painted platinum silver.
Spyder wheels painted platinum silver.
Almost forgot, custom stitcing colour on the steering wheel in acid green.