Anyone got theirs yet?
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so the 991 a soft ride?
I waS in my local Nissan dealership when a 997 Turbo driver came in and px'd for a GTR ...
Looking at their GTR .... took it for a spin, think I would need the Middlehurst Exhaust so I could hear it!
Thanks for the welcome. My car is Racing Yellow with black leather, PDLS, Carrera S wheels in black, sport chrono, PSE, rear park assist, folding mirrors, cruise, BOSE, Sport Design steering wheel. heated seats, light package, yellow belts, wheel spacers, electric sports seats, PCM with phone prep and power steering plus. I had the brake calipers repainted in racing yellow as the standard red clashed with the bodywork and I didn't want CCB's. I also had the black stoneguards from the 997 speedster fitted.
In terms of feedback I am very pleased with the car and happy I went with the manual. It feels like a slightly less notchy version of the short shift kit I had on my 997.1 turbo with a fairly short throw. The shift lever falls easily to hand and the clutch is nicely weighted and the ratios seem pretty well spaced. There is plenty of space in the footwell on RHD cars with a nicely placed foot rest for your left foot. I feel more involved in driving the car with the manual box compared to the test drive I had of the PDK demo car. The PDK is great for a car being used as a higher miles daily driver and I would have selected that option had that been what I wanted to use the car for.We've had a couple of PDK equipped Boxster S models and I've just bought a Cayman R for my other half with the PDK option which she loves.
I think the negative reviews of the manual probably centre around the tight spacing of the 7 gears across the gate. It takes a little time to become familiar with it but once you do it's fairly easy. The ratios are quite widely spaced so I never felt like I needed to shift from 4th to 7th which some testers have commented on and criticised as it can't be done due to the lock out feature which only allows you to go from 5th or 6th in 7th. You still have a gear display on the rev counter which shows which gear you've just engaged plus a gear selector suggestion feature on the multi function display which suggests the optimum gear for economy.
I haven't taken any decent photo's as yet so apologies for the quality of some hastily taken shots.
In terms of feedback I am very pleased with the car and happy I went with the manual. It feels like a slightly less notchy version of the short shift kit I had on my 997.1 turbo with a fairly short throw. The shift lever falls easily to hand and the clutch is nicely weighted and the ratios seem pretty well spaced. There is plenty of space in the footwell on RHD cars with a nicely placed foot rest for your left foot. I feel more involved in driving the car with the manual box compared to the test drive I had of the PDK demo car. The PDK is great for a car being used as a higher miles daily driver and I would have selected that option had that been what I wanted to use the car for.We've had a couple of PDK equipped Boxster S models and I've just bought a Cayman R for my other half with the PDK option which she loves.
I think the negative reviews of the manual probably centre around the tight spacing of the 7 gears across the gate. It takes a little time to become familiar with it but once you do it's fairly easy. The ratios are quite widely spaced so I never felt like I needed to shift from 4th to 7th which some testers have commented on and criticised as it can't be done due to the lock out feature which only allows you to go from 5th or 6th in 7th. You still have a gear display on the rev counter which shows which gear you've just engaged plus a gear selector suggestion feature on the multi function display which suggests the optimum gear for economy.
I haven't taken any decent photo's as yet so apologies for the quality of some hastily taken shots.
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