Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!

[H14PDB]

Not sure how they are higher. It was comment from the Instructor I had who seemed fairly familiar with 987 Spyder. For a personal view I did not find them too high and very comfortable.

 

[spyderwhite]

The folding buckets do sit slightly higher than standard sports seats and don't go as low as the 918 style,although i wasn't there could he be referring to those instead!as said before I found folding buckets in the 987 spyder a nice place to be and with good comfort/vision but have not had the pleasure in a 981!

 

[daro911]

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[daro911]

Fresh Spyder @ an OPC and priced to sell compared to many of the others!

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[kitchens]

It's all wrong wrong wrong! .....Seats ...Wheels ....Gears ..... and the crest to locking wheels nut to valve are wrong how do they expect to ever sell it .... .end of conversation

 

[Rocket Man]

and no cup holders, it will be there forever. leather dash etc, that is not bad

 

[kitchens]

It is a decent looking car TBO if you factor in it will have had its 4 year service and will come with a 2 year warranty which would cost us approx. £2.850 to do the two items . The wheels are a minus IMO all the other bits are perfectly acceptable for most buyers including the PDK .

 

[daro911]

FOUR! Spyders @ OPC's today as summer 2015 starts to wind down[&:]

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[MrDemon]

None are Manual with buckets though !

4 could be 500

As I always say PDK owners seem to move them on a lot.

 

[jdpef356]

SIT UP AND TAKE NOTE! GREAT NEWS!!!!!

The sun not only shone on our National event at Althorp this weekend. It also shone on our founder member of this Thread. DARO911. aka to some as Rob Stone.

Rob entered our National Althorp concours event. As Rob drove his white Spyder onto the Concours stand I could not have picked a better car to represent us Spydermen. Never I have I seen one look better, and I was not the only one to think that either.

In a large field of concours entries Rob's Spyder came home a very creditable third place, and he has the trophy to prove it (plus another cleaning kit)

Well done Rob, It must have taken many, many hours to achieve that fabulous standard, well done indeed!

John Dunn

 

[Boxster7]

Well done Daro !

But unfortunately it's back to Concours ReHab for you

step away from that cleaning kit......

What a great event, and good to meet up with several of you Spydermen over the weekend to get some insight into Spyder ownership.

Big respect to everyone who put so much time into organising it.

Looking forward to bringing my new one to the party next year []

 

[daro911]

John we all have to thank you and your fellow active Porsche members for putting on a brilliant day and in the sun too. Whilst I spent some extra hours cleaning this year it pals into insignificance compared to all the time and effort you guys do on behalf of the club/members Well Done & Thanks

Shaun nice to meet up with you and look forward to seeing your new one and thoughts posted in the near future hopefully and in the flesh again next year

Rehab is definitely on my to do list especially as when I finally got home last night after a cuppa and some solids I just had to restore the garage queen to concours condition again before finally closing the garage door

 

[Boxster7]

At least that way you slept easy knowing she was looking her best.....

and with the trophy shinning at you from the bedside cabinet !!

good luck !! []

 

[kitchens]

What !! only a 3rd must try harder Robert .Well done now if you spent less time sending emails and more time polishing think what you could have achieved !

Nice to see the Founder Spyerman getting a result .

Any pictures of the happy event.

 

[daro911]

Thanks Brian - If I tried any harder I would have to stop driving her completely

I think you will find the pictures are coming from your next Porsche Post unless any of the Spyders on here took some

I was too busy chatting & cleaning to take pics

 

[Steve Brown]

Thanks go to the event organisers from Ann and me also - I can't imagine just how much organisation is involved in such a massive event. I counted 6 Spyders (plus the 981 version) in the car park on Sunday - surely a new record?

 

[jdpef356]

SIT UP AND TAKE NOTE! GREAT NEWS!!!!!

The sun not only shone on our National event at Althorp this weekend. It also shone on our founder member of this Thread. DARO911. aka to some as Rob Stone.

Rob entered our National Althorp concours event. As Rob drove his white Spyder onto the Concours stand I could not have picked a better car to represent us Spydermen. Never I have I seen one look better, and I was not the only one to think that either.

In a large field of concours entries Rob's Spyder came home a very creditable third place, and he has the trophy to prove it (plus another cleaning kit)

Well done Rob, It must have taken many, many hours to achieve that fabulous standard, well done indeed!

John Dunn

Hood up Rob[]

Just in case anyone did not believe Daro when he said his car lives with the hood down!

I was running the Concours at the Althorp event and gave a quick briefing to all contestants prior to the start of judging. The briefing including all cars including cabs must be judged hood up!

Immediately following this briefing Rob approached me and requested me to assist or tell him how to put the hood up. Unfortunately I could not that. As the organiser of the concours I did not wish to be seen assisting a concours contestant let alone a fellow spyderman.

Some fifteen minutes later Robs task was complete

 

[kitchens]

SIT UP AND TAKE NOTE! GREAT NEWS!!!!!

The sun not only shone on our National event at Althorp this weekend. It also shone on our founder member of this Thread. DARO911. aka to some as Rob Stone.

Rob entered our National Althorp concours event. As Rob drove his white Spyder onto the Concours stand I could not have picked a better car to represent us Spydermen. Never I have I seen one look better, and I was not the only one to think that either.

In a large field of concours entries Rob's Spyder came home a very creditable third place, and he has the trophy to prove it (plus another cleaning kit)

Well done Rob, It must have taken many, many hours to achieve that fabulous standard, well done indeed!

John Dunn

Hood up Rob[]

Just in case anyone did not believe Daro when he said his car lives with the hood down!

I was running the Concours at the Althorp event and gave a quick briefing to all contestants prior to the start of judging. The briefing including all cars including cabs must be judged hood up!

Immediately following this briefing Rob approached me and requested me to assist or tell him how to put the hood up. Unfortunately I could not that. As the organiser of the concours I did not wish to be seen assisting a concours contestant let alone a fellow spyderman.

Some fifteen minutes later Robs task was complete

He want's to come up and live in Scotland for a month or so and he will get that time down to 2 mins or you get wet!

 

[Andrew Killington]

Hi All,

Put in my 2p having driven the Silverstone PEC 981 Spyder this morning for an hour or so on the road followed by handling circuit and the straights (new to me);

A little background; I had one of the first 987 Spyders and currently drive a Boxster GTS so feel fairly well placed to make some comparisons.

First Impressions in the flesh:-

Familiarity breeds contempt? The PEC car is GT Silver with classic interior so matches the spec of the car I have ordered; the car has a much more purposeful front end but I feel the rear has lost something over the 987; it doesn't wow me as much as the that car did; but maybe that's because it's not the original!

I found the roof easy enough to take on and off and after a few goes I think it will be a doddle; didn't have any problems locating the release buttons in the fabric as some have cited and no need for any strongarm stuff lifting the hood as in the 987; so functionally an improvement for ease of use and driving at high speeds; less sure about the interior finish of the hood; the exposed metalwork left me cold and for those used to an alcantara style roof lining the quality imho was lacking somewhat.

Keeping with differences interior wise the steering wheel is a peach, the smaller wheel feeling instantly comfortable and tactile and sporty; less impressed with the look of the door pulls; preferred the 987 ones; they work fine but have a bit too much function over form for me (the material reminded me of the straps on a rucksack)

I have the sports seats in the GTS and immediately felt much more at home in the buckets (standard not the LWB which I have ordered, which are now subject to a 4 week delay); unless you hate buckets I would spec them over the sports seats as they suit the car very well; I was able to achieve a great driving position with little effort.

Except for the interior classic colour scheme most of the cabin is the 981 which I personally prefer to the 987 but each to their own.

The Road

At start up/low revs without the sports exhaust on I couldn't really tell any noise difference between the GTS and the Spyder however this changes once you start increasing the revs and with the sports xorst on the car is probably louder than the GTS and has a more grown-up less contrived noise; I think the purists will prefer it to the GTS noise wise.

The car was very compliant in sport mode on the road (A, B motorway, town centres) and I didn't feel it was any less compliant than my GTS with PASM; a great job by Porsche; the smaller wheel adds to the sense of occasion and may have contributed to the feeling that the car had a little more feel than the GTS although that may have been the lower suspension, the buckets and the smaller wheel, and less weight; however don't expect 996RS levels of feedback.

Road noise/wind noise was perfectly acceptable at motorway speeds with top off.

Bearing in mind the car had only done 400 miles I was very pleasantly surprised the first time (and subsequently when I accelerated; you can definitely feel the xtra urge over the GTS none more so when you are accelerating from say 3K; I have found you have to keep the GTS cooking at 4K plus to make good fast progress but the Spyder had much more oomph at 3K so yes you can notice the benefits speed wise of the 3.8 over the GTS in day to day use. A quick car.

My GTS is PDK and was worried about the tall gearing often mentioned with the manual box; again imho, not an issue; maybe the bigger engine and torque helps but I had no issues whatsoever with the gearing when I was out on the road; 40 mph in fourth, road opens up, just put your foot down; didn't notice the gearing issue at all.

And it's a vey sweet gearbox, short-precise shifts, probably as good as you get in a manual box these days; it's a real pleasure snicking up and down the gearbox.

On the road the car shrunk round me more so than the GTS but I've put that down to the buckets/smaller wheel etc

Spyder or GTS?

The looks of the GTS have grown on me and I now find it a good looking car (mine is Carmine Red); to me the 987 Spyder was a step change looks wise over the 987 S; I'm not convinced this is the case with the 981; I can't argue with anyone who feels the 987 is the better looking Spyder.

The engine is imo a step change over the GTS; more grown-up, punchier, a cracker to drive in the Boxster chassis;

Am I pleased I was able to secure a 981 Spyder? yes, defo, however I'm not sure whether a GTS with the same 3.8, buckets, sports suspension, smaller steering wheel would be any less desirable.

These were my first impressions and I will add anything elase signifiacant that I haven't mentioned

regards all

 

[jdpef356]

Thanks for your assessment of the new Spyder Andrew

I understand that the PEC Spyder is the only new 981 Spyder in the country.

When I visited the Porsche area the National event they had brought along a variety of cars for all to view. One of these was the Spyder.

So my opinion after just a five minute viewing.

Colour of this car is I think is GT Silver and it has a black hood. The 981 Spyder looks a bigger car to me that our current model 987 however, I am assured it is not. The car did not look anything special with the hood up, although I must say the front end with the mesh grills did look aggressive. The rear hump section has definitely lost its flow although a nice line has been added to the rear wheel arch either side. Other club members had been to the stand and the Porsche staff would not show the hood in operation, nor open the door. I was accompanied by a couple of others who had or were about to place orders. A polite request to open the car was met with approval and we were shown how the new hood operated. The car looked a lot better with the hood down and I think this was mainly due to the interior colour - red. Had this interior have been black or dark grey imho the whole car would have been a total disappointment.

We sat in the car and it did not take long to feel at home behind the wheel. The clutch felt light and the short shift gear change felt like you could quickly 'shift' up and down through the gears. Obviously we were not allowed to drive the car. However, I am not a fan of the 'Corporate Tunnell' that Porsche have created to fit in all models, that's just me! As Andrew said the small steering wheel felt good but I would order this in leather not the alcantra as fitted to this car. Just a short time behind the wheel for each present and the hood was back up and it was basically a no show to others. So we were lucky! The hood is a lot easier to operate than our current one!

I think if I was to order the most crucial point when specking this car is to get the colour of both the exterior and interior correct. The lines need to be shown to best effect and with some colours this does not happen.

Interesting that Andrews Spyder v GTS with mods - looks like that could be a score draw from his assessment[&:]

Will try and post some pics if time allows latter.