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Post by johnc on Sept 20, 2019 10:53:53 GMT
Bog standard is one way to keep the price down. |
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Post by Tim on Sept 20, 2019 11:16:47 GMT
I'd definitely spend a little extra on the colour.
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Post by Martin on Sept 20, 2019 11:17:06 GMT
£1,200 for some stitching on the seats? It includes full leather, don’t spec it and you end up with a plastic dashboard which Porsche don’t do particularly well. |
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Post by racingteatray on Sept 20, 2019 11:46:54 GMT
You want not conservative? This is my Italian counterpart’s GT3 RS:  |
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Post by Tim on Sept 20, 2019 11:54:14 GMT
£1,200 for some stitching on the seats? It includes full leather, don’t spec it and you end up with a plastic dashboard which Porsche don’t do particularly well. I assumed it was a little more than the stitching! I like that GT3, it's a very 1970s colour and somehow suits it well. |
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Post by racingteatray on Sept 20, 2019 12:13:46 GMT
Somewhat incredibly he also has a new 991 Speedster in the very same colour. Just sent me a video of it earlier this week.
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Post by Stuntman on Sept 20, 2019 20:18:26 GMT
Why would you add the smoking package? It puts a lid on an otherwise uncovered part of the centre console. Tidies it up, looks sleeker. Nothing to do with actually smoking! This option used to be free. it still was free when I specced my current GT4. Edit: you can see the difference clearly if you look at the interior shots of Ed's 'fully loaded' spec  |
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Post by Stuntman on Sept 20, 2019 20:22:16 GMT
Somewhat incredibly he also has a new 991 Speedster in the very same colour. Just sent me a video of it earlier this week. Wow. I bet a Lizard Green Speedster is quite a sight to behold. Italy would be an excellent location in which to own such a car. |
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Post by ChrisM on Sept 20, 2019 20:33:53 GMT
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Post by Martin on Sept 20, 2019 20:36:16 GMT
It doesn’t even have climate control as standard, nor quite a few other things you’d get on a mid range hatchback (rain sensor, dimming mirrors etc). But it does have a rather special engine and chassis! One thing that should be standard are decent headlights, it gets the low power xenons which isn’t good enough. |
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Post by Stuntman on Sept 20, 2019 20:51:16 GMT
Interesting. Chris has spent his option money on paint and ceramics, whereas I've spent it on seats, sounds and trinketry. The final costs of each of our GT4s are pretty similar! |
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Post by ChrisM on Sept 20, 2019 21:27:26 GMT
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Paint - only because the standard colours are crap and even then, i am not totally happy with my colour choice, but it's the least worst of all the choices IMHO
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Post by PetrolEd on Sept 20, 2019 21:49:21 GMT
FFS it’s a performance car not an s-class. Truth be told at 85 grand once you’ve added a few options it’s still a bargain |
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Post by ChrisM on Sept 21, 2019 7:57:41 GMT
It may be a performance car but no doubt most will still be driven on the roads too, and cruise control is so useful
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Post by Stuntman on Sept 21, 2019 12:02:22 GMT
My current GT4 doesn't have cruise control and I didn't consider speccing it, nor on the previous Cayman I owned. The only reason why I would spec it on a new one is because of the massively increased proliferation of average speed cameras /smart motorways since I bought the last one. The direction of travel for this trend is sadly only going one way. My M3 has cruise as standard and I only ever use it on an average speed camera section or smart motorway, or very occasionally to play Cruise Control Chicken |
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Post by michael on Sept 21, 2019 12:31:49 GMT
Why would you add the smoking package? It puts a lid on an otherwise uncovered part of the centre console. Tidies it up, looks sleeker. Nothing to do with actually smoking! This option used to be free. it still was free when I specced my current GT4. Edit: you can see the difference clearly if you look at the interior shots of Ed's 'fully loaded' spec That explains it! I did wonder as I couldn’t imagine you ever being a smoker. |
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Post by ChrisM on Sept 21, 2019 17:28:10 GMT
FFS it’s a performance car not an s-class. Truth be told at 85 grand once you’ve added a few options it’s still a bargain ... and if I could afford to buy and run an £85k car, I wouldn't have a Cayman..... I'd most probably seek out a discounted M5 |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2019 18:06:27 GMT
You'll wear that record out if you keep playing it as often as you do. |
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Post by Andy C on Sept 21, 2019 18:10:46 GMT
FFS it’s a performance car not an s-class. Truth be told at 85 grand once you’ve added a few options it’s still a bargain ... and if I could afford to buy and run an £85k car, I wouldn't have a Cayman..... I'd most probably seek out a discounted M5 Would it fit in the garage though? |
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Post by Martin on Sept 21, 2019 18:14:16 GMT
... and if I could afford to buy and run an £85k car, I wouldn't have a Cayman..... I'd most probably seek out a discounted M5 Would it fit in the garage though? No plus it doesn’t have a full size spare wheel and you’ve no chance of getting a wardrobe in one. Pointless. |
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Post by ChrisM on Sept 21, 2019 20:09:28 GMT
It's all "if's"......
If I could afford an M5, I'd be able to afford to pay someone to move furniture, fence panels etc around
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Post by racingteatray on Sept 22, 2019 11:15:47 GMT
Would it fit in the garage though? No plus it doesn’t have a full size spare wheel and you’ve no chance of getting a wardrobe in one. Pointless. 😂🤣 |
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Post by racingteatray on Sept 22, 2019 11:20:58 GMT
Admittedly you can get pretty good quality wraps these days to change the colour of a car, but not being able to have a car in a colour I like is a leading annoyance for me.
It’s even worse with interiors. It’s one of the things I don’t like about fast Audis - typically you had black seats or black seats, or possibly paedo-shoe grey, and silver trim or silver trim, or possibly piano black or carbonfibre. I don’t want the inside of my car to have a colour scheme from a 1990s stack-system.
BMW at least usually offers a decent range of options.
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Post by Andy C on Sept 22, 2019 13:53:56 GMT
It's all "if's"...... If I could afford an M5, I'd be able to afford to pay someone to move furniture, fence panels etc around Just how often do you change your fence panels Chris ? Personally I just paint mine every couple of years |
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Post by ChrisM on Sept 22, 2019 15:25:15 GMT
LOL! I have once loaded up with a fence panel, in my old Honda. Still miss that car
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Post by michael on Sept 23, 2019 9:21:36 GMT
Admittedly you can get pretty good quality wraps these days to change the colour of a car, but not being able to have a car in a colour I like is a leading annoyance for me. I'm sure Porsche will give you it in any colour you want if you hand over enough money - it seems to be their way! |
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Post by racingteatray on Sept 23, 2019 10:06:22 GMT
Admittedly you can get pretty good quality wraps these days to change the colour of a car, but not being able to have a car in a colour I like is a leading annoyance for me. I'm sure Porsche will give you it in any colour you want if you hand over enough money - it seems to be their way! Well I know Audi does as well through their "Exclusive" options, because my father likes his cars to be a sort of dark metallic Barbour green colour with a sort of rich dark chocolate leather interior with walnut trimmings, which requires a full-on assault of the Exclusive options list, but that also costs a fortune. I like that BMW gives you the option without having to raid their "Individual" options. This is the only pic I can find but you get a vague idea of the colour:  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 20, 2019 15:20:15 GMT
Jeremy Clarkson's review GT4 broke down during his test.
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