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A few random observations after 1.5 months of ownership:
Key Fob
Week 1 (new battery) - Works from 25-45 ft
Week 2 - Works from 25-30 ft
Week 3 - Works from 10-15 ft
Week 4 - Works from 2-5 ft, maybe
Week 5 - Works from 2 ft after 2nd try...
Guys in SUV's and 10-year old subcompacts apparently remember you from high school and that time you relieved them of their girlfriend. These guys consistently wait in the middle lane as you approach and cut into the fast lane to cut you off, ride your bumper like they're looking for the mileage on your odometer, and pull up 3-5 ft behind you to your left or right at stoplights.
You check your oil pressure as often as you check your mirrors.
When you notice others do it, you reminisce back to when you used to speed up through traffic to get behind on next to a 911 to get a better, more unobstructed view.
The gas hand drops from 4/4 to 3/4 20 miles after fill up.
Sometimes, depending on the angle, your 911 looks like a 15-year old 996, but most days it looks like the supercar it is.
Definitely the staring and my kid in the backseat waving at people or yelling hello with the top down doesn't help.
Just yesterday a M6 jumped in front of me right before the off ramp but he couldn't pull away from the off ramp... I think he was pretty frustrated lol
No key fob issue.
I def look at oil pressure more than I look at any dash gauge of any car I have owned.
Every other noise sounds like a tick... I enjoy the car so much more when I forget about it.
It probably has something to do with the Aerokit making the car look faster than it really is, or the dark tint that makes them wonder if I'm part of the crime syndicate - but:
* Folks seem no less polite when I drive the 996.
* I do watch the oil pressure gauge, but not like, say, how I watch a nice pair of yoga pants when they walk by.
* As for people noticing the car - yeah. On a couple of occasions, people have stopped traffic to talk about the car, which I don't endorse because it makes us look even more jackhole-ish than we actually are. If this is possible.
Now, granted, the only car I owned when I was in Chicago was a burgundy Ford Tempo...all of my 996 observations are from San Diego, which is a far cry from Chicago.
Originally Posted by Chicago6MT
A few random observations after 1.5 months of ownership:
Key Fob
Week 1 (new battery) - Works from 25-45 ft
Week 2 - Works from 25-30 ft
Week 3 - Works from 10-15 ft
Week 4 - Works from 2-5 ft, maybe
Week 5 - Works from 2 ft after 2nd try...
Guys in SUV's and 10-year old subcompacts apparently remember you from high school and that time you relieved them of their girlfriend. These guys consistently wait in the middle lane as you approach and cut into the fast lane to cut you off, ride your bumper like they're looking for the mileage on your odometer, and pull up 3-5 ft behind you to your left or right at stoplights.
You check your oil pressure as often as you check your mirrors.
When you notice others do it, you reminisce back to when you used to speed up through traffic to get behind on next to a 911 to get a better, more unobstructed view.
The gas hand drops from 4/4 to 3/4 20 miles after fill up.
Sometimes, depending on the angle, your 911 looks like a 15-year old 996, but most days it looks like the supercar it is.
Best encounter on the road I had was at a stop light next to an OLD rusty Ford pickup jacked up on huge tractor style tires. I glance over to see the 50 something, tatted(from prison), cap covering ratty looking hair, rolled up flannel shirt sleeves, four day beard(not for style), semi-toothless,...etc hanging out his window looking my car over. I'm expecting a huge spray of terbacci juice at any second to be shot across my windshield. As i'm looking up he catches my eye, gives me a big toothless grin and a bigger thumbs up! Can't always judge people by appearances. This ain't Chicago, either!
"Key FOBS". Anywhere from 20 feet to not till 1 foot. Not dependent on battery freshness. I just push the button as I walk and wait for the sound or the light flash to tell me it worked. I have the instructions for the mod just haven't done it yet.
My keyfob works from about ten feet away. I've rewired the dash so the tachometer is now that oil pressure gauge. I had a truck with two young ladies rear end someone in a parking lot. When I looked up the driver was still looking at my car. I had a teenager at a stoplight politely ask if he could take a picture of the car. I drive far more defensively in the Porsche as I know the one I have would be very very hard to replace and nearly any accident would be a total loss. I often refer to it as a rolling museum.
I love replica cars. There is a similar one to yours that shows up from time to time at the museum's cars and coffee. Doesn't matter that it's a replica - all our PCA crew loves the car.
09-21-2017, 04:59 PM
Is it just me?
