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I was looking to buy a used 718, first is a 2019 2.5 cayman gts, standard gts equipment with 24k miles the second is a 2021 cayman S with 18k miles.
The s has all the gts standard equipment plus burmester sound and the 18way seats.
the gts has the approved Porsche warranty the other not and has also the big service to be done (by me)
GTS S
Which on should go for?
price wise the S costs 2,5k more
I'd get the GTS. The warranty is nice to have plus you get the most aggressive tune out of the 2.5l turbo cars. While the S does have the Burmester and lower miles. i dont think 6k miles makes a difference, but i do think having a warranty trumps a better sound system.
I'd get the GTS. The warranty is nice to have plus you get the most aggressive tune out of the 2.5l turbo cars. While the S does have the Burmester and lower miles. i dont think 6k miles makes a difference, but i do think having a warranty trumps a better sound system.
The gts has the standard sound system is it that bad?
plus the S has the racetex seats where the other alcantara.
Recetex is the same thing as 'Alcantara', as an FYI. And no, the base sound system sounds like crap, as reported by many, so that's why I made Bose a requirement on both my ex-981 GTS and the upcoming '24 Style Edition. To me both a base sound system, and no warranty, would be automatic deal-breakers. Plus also no PDLS+ headlights (the base ones look so old. Ha ha), premium package, power/memory seats, and other options, so I'd wait for a better one myself. Hey, did you check the Porsche site for CPOs? There are 8 GTSs, I believe, and many more Ss. And you can choose any 'must have' options, and mileage/transmission/previous-owners, etc., to only filter the ones you'd be interested in. Check it out first. Good luck.
Recetex is the same thing as 'Alcantara', as an FYI. And no, the base sound system sounds like crap, as reported by many, so that's why I made Bose a requirement on both my ex-981 GTS and the upcoming '24 Style Edition. To me both a base sound system, and no warranty, would be automatic deal-breakers. Plus also no PDLS+ headlights (the base ones look so old. Ha ha), premium package, power/memory seats, and other options, so I'd wait for a better one myself. Hey, did you check the Porsche site for CPOs? There are 8 GTSs, I believe, and many more Ss. And you can choose any 'must have' options, and mileage/transmission/previous-owners, etc., to only filter the ones you'd be interested in. Check it out first. Good luck.
sorry maybe I did not explain well, the gts has base sound system and extended warranty and racetex seats, the S has the sound system sportex but no warranty and a service to be dane as I get the car, that would be a 2.5k service and 1 year warranty cost after purchase and the car is also more expensive .
Both car have the pdls not pdls+, there aren’t many with full led here and I’m budget limited.
sound system on the other hand can be upgraded later
As an FYI, if you want to upgrade the sound system, you really need Bose, for what I've read. Otherwise, it'd be very challenging and expensive. Forgot the technical details, but it'd be very hard to make it work with the car controls and infotainment unit. With the Bose, you already have everything in place, including speaker locations, amplifier location and wiring, everything integrated, etc. Just look into that in depth, if you're considering the base sound system, to avoid nasty surprises. I'd still check all other options first (and wait longer if needed), but that's just me. Good luck.
Slightly bigger turbo on GTS and 15 more horsepower. (365 > 350).
Other things to consider - does the S have Sport Chrono or PASM/SPASM?
From the information presented, I'd lean towards the GTS.
the S has PASM PTV and Chrono as the the gts, the guy that listed the gts wrote in the description that the car has the sound package with CarPlay ( I assume it’s the sound package plus)?
The gts has the standard sound system is it that bad?
plus the S has the racetex seats where the other alcantara.
I know a lot of people will tell you that the base sound system is bad, but personally i found it adequate in my GT4. While the difference between it and the Burmester is massive, adding some sound deadening in the door panels can actually be a great way to help reduce road noise and make the sound system sound better. It's not amazing, but it's a very clear sound and decently punchy especially when compared to a lot of other cheap sound systems. I upgraded the tweeters in the dash to the Burmester tweeters and i found it to improve the sound a lot.
You can checkout that process in my youtube video:
I know a lot of people will tell you that the base sound system is bad, but personally i found it .. it's a very clear sound and decently punchy especially when compared to a lot of other cheap sound systems.
I agree. The base sound system is actually better than Bose in terms of clarity. Bose adds deeper, but “resonating’ bass and volume and sacrifices clarity and quality.
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