rich c4s

You can go to https://vinanalytics.com/. Additionally, page up to posts #97-110 and find you vin by color. Good Luck!

gandalfthegray.

Thank you, sir! I found it.

Can you explain the difference between full leather interior vs standard? I noticed your car and one other that I was looking at have "full leather".

gandalfthegray.

Thanks! I found it.

Marine Blue

Full leather adds leather to the upper and lower dash, entire door except the lowest section which is a smooth plastic, radio surround, center arm rest and the roll hoops. It’s a cosmetic upgrade and you typically only see it in the red and tan interior cars, Black was rarely optioned with Full Leather on the Spyder. Cost was $3,655. It also weighs less than the standard interior which is a nice side benefit!.

gandalfthegray.

So that's quite a nice bonus to find. I thought all the Porsche dash pads were leather covered. So it's just a plastic cover then? Slightly disappointing to hear, I imagined it would be a few bits behind the seats or something like that.

kaaayelll

Picking up a 2011 manual with approx 20k miles. What are people’s thoughts on buying a warranty from the dealer? I know it’s subjective, but what do you think is the right balance between timeframe and cost? It looks like I have options from 2yr/24k to 6yr/80k, and I’m pretty sure it’s transferable (will triple check tomorrow) but not technically CPO. Time and miles start now. I can’t see putting anywhere near 80k miles in the next 6yrs.

WenigerAberBeser

I’ve had full leather porsches (GT3 and Cayenne) and Porsches without. Everyone is a little different but please don’t let a non-full leather car deter you from at least checking it out... especially on a Spyder.

WenigerAberBeser

These are pretty solid cars from what I’ve read so unless you have certain suspicions, it’s probably not a big deal to pass. Having said that, it really comes down to price and the fine print.

I stupidly bought a 2 year third party warranty on a Lexus once for like $1700. Total waste of money. At least they threw in 4 free scheduled services on the house.

Marine Blue

Agreed, not much in the way of major issues. Water pump and shifter cables are the biggest items, neither will likely get you close to the cost of a warranty. The remaining stuff is maintenance.

pennbee

What color / spec did you end up getting? Where did you find it? That is great you found one.

alemaniac

No regrets on my "peasant" non-full leather Spyder. Not really a luxury car person, anyways. I'd have ordered it even without a stereo, if buying new. Yet, mine has a stereo, PCM, and Nav. None of which I really use.

Marine Blue

Agreed with above. Finding a good condition Spyder with the options you want is difficult enough, leather is a nice to have option but definitely not a must have.

kaaayelll

Basalt, manual, sofas, full leather, A/C. The options I would have liked are buckets, PCM, and sport exhaust. I have buckets in my GT4 and love them once in, but they are a bit of work to get in and out. How much would lack of PCM bother you all?

On the positive side, completely clean DME - zeroes across the board.

Marine Blue

Nice, congrats! In a car like the Spyder PCM seems out of place IMHO. This will be even more evident as the car gets older and the software is no longer updated regularly. You can always add PSE or an aftermarket solution if desired. LWB’s are a bit pricey but also easy enough to add.

WenigerAberBeser

agree on PCM. Already kind of outdated and only getting worse.

I like the Spyder buckets so much better than the 991/981 buckets I had in my GT3.