Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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MrDemon
PCGB Member
only about 150 Spyders for the UK vs 200 GT4's be a rare site the thing is back in 2010 the UK had money issues and interest rates were not as bad, now days you may as well spend your money if it's into some thing quite safe. So it was not just poor Spyder sales, not many cars were selling full stop and it was expensive back then. demand will out strip the 150 cars I guess and people will kick off like they did about the GT3 and now doing about the GT4 and will do on the RS in a months time.
philnotts99
Member
If the 150 is true, i wonder what sort of premium the 981 Spyder will have once out and all cars are sold......
Andrew Killington
New member
Hard to believe ??? I was at Porsche Centre Cape Town this morning and found someone with close up pics of the black car. It had red leather buckets with black alcantara inserts. Red dash with black alcantara cubby and below. GT4 motor and 6 speed MT. GT4 front end with no PDC. The roof is a manually operated two piece roof and although an upgrade on the 987 Spyder roof, it is still far from practical! I guess it's what will stop most people considering it a viable replacement for a BGTS but also what will keep the numbers limited and therefore make the car collectable in the long run. As a weekend only toy I think it'll be FAB!
ORIGINAL: Andrew Killington Hard to believe ??? I was at Porsche Centre Cape Town this morning and found someone with close up pics of the black car. It had red leather buckets with black alcantara inserts. Red dash with black alcantara cubby and below. GT4 motor and 6 speed MT. GT4 front end with no PDC. The roof is a manually operated two piece roof and although an upgrade on the 987 Spyder roof, it is still far from practical! I guess it's what will stop most people considering it a viable replacement for a BGTS but also what will keep the numbers limited and therefore make the car collectable in the long run. As a weekend only toy I think it'll be FAB! As the UK's first ever Spyder owner back in "February 2010" well done for being the first to post what we have all been debating[]
MrDemon
PCGB Member
not that hard to believe other wise 987.2 Spyders would be 65k now ! if you say it has a 3.8 GT4 power plant and GT3 brakes then it will be very interesting. the roof on the other hand makes it a 2nd car again ! and NO PDK plus manual roof will then see it hard to even take 150 deposits imo. PDK is more than 85% of UK sales, there are only 100 Manual 987.2 SPyders in the UK now and that was not a Ltd run car. As a week end only toy you are than better off in the 987.2 car at £40k current money, well that is what I thought and I decided to keep mine and change the other car.
Andrew Killington
New member
little bit more (the roof) Can handle a higher top speed, so improved, but still a manual operation to fit and remove, so far far less practical than our 9 second roof at speeds up to 50 km/h!! The car looks production ready with Spyder decals (covered up) so that's its likely name. The roof will serve a two fold purpose for Porsche. Keep weight down and the demand fairly low... It won't be anyone's DD
Andrew the more I read from your posts the more I like what I am reading and hopefully with a price hike big enough to not dent the current excellent residuals on the 987 Spyders[8D] My OPC has confirmed the official announcement is April 1st so for once not a fools day prank [
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Great job to see the two together, still think it looks Photoshop. The top line of the rear cluster looks more like the 987, with the more pronounced angle to it. Also the accentuated clear line, across the middle of the lens in the 981, does not look clear enough and does not seem to reach the red border in the "Spyder" lens, also seems to be a bit above the border. Could be wrong but I don't think Porsche, now VAG, would risk building a similar hooded Spyder to the 987 after their first experience, unless they thought they could charge a very great deal more for it now, for some reason. Has anyone actually heard anyone from the factory say they intend to build a 981 Spyder?ORIGINAL: daro911Look stock to me [&o]
Whatever it is Spyder Clubsport etc its officially launched April 1st and that's no April fools joke [ORIGINAL: MillerIanFGreat job to see the two together, still think it looks Photoshop. The top line of the rear cluster looks more like the 987, with the more pronounced angle to it. Also the accentuated clear line, across the middle of the lens in the 981, does not look clear enough and does not seem to reach the red border in the "Spyder" lens, also seems to be a bit above the border. Could be wrong but I don't think Porsche, now VAG, would risk building a similar hooded Spyder to the 987 after their first experience, unless they thought they could charge a very great deal more for it now, for some reason. Has anyone actually heard anyone from the factory say they intend to build a 981 Spyder?ORIGINAL: daro911Look stock to me [&o]
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Yes. Me. Well, you say factory, I say Board of Porsche AG... [
] Quite how that intention materialises remains the focus of our speculation!Well spotted. You are correct that those are 987 light clusters.ORIGINAL: MillerIanFGreat job to see the two together, still think it looks Photoshop. The top line of the rear cluster looks more like the 987, with the more pronounced angle to it. Also the accentuated clear line, across the middle of the lens in the 981, does not look clear enough and does not seem to reach the red border in the "Spyder" lens, also seems to be a bit above the border. Could be wrong but I don't think Porsche, now VAG, would risk building a similar hooded Spyder to the 987 after their first experience, unless they thought they could charge a very great deal more for it now, for some reason. Has anyone actually heard anyone from the factory say they intend to build a 981 Spyder?ORIGINAL: daro911Look stock to me [&o]
If this Spyder follows the usual Porsche steps forward I think it will be a far easier sell 2nd time around because the demand for used Spyders via OPC's or Indys has shown the Spyder concept does have a dedicated following after a somewhat iffy start If the rumoured run is circa 120 plus cars that should be doable and I would guess a list price circa £60k if it is a 3.8L as suggested today could make it another Porsche exclusive bargain[][]
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philnotts99
Member
So for those who are going down the 981 Spyder route, what colour is it to be!? Phil
philnotts99
Member
I quite fancy the Rhodium Silver [8D]... Interesting to see what the launch colour will be.
MrDemon
PCGB Member
I was going to order the GT4 in that but have changed back to flat white. Silver is just silver how ever fancy the name lol and due to production issues atm I bet no Colour to sample either. so take a look at the GT4 colours and get disappointed as that imo will be your lot...
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