Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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Spydermen are invited to attend the next R21 Breakfast Meet.
The second R21 Breakfast Meet of the year will be on Sunday 22nd May from 10.00 to 12.00 at the Crew Room, Denham Aerodrome, Hangar Road, Denham, Uxbridge. UB9 5DL.
All are welcome to come and join us for a coffee and bacon sandwich or full breakfast. Hopefully the weather will be kind and there will be plenty of flying activity to watch as well as Porsches to look at.
In case you have not been before it is best to approach the airfield using Tilehouse Lane from the south end, the approach from the north on Tilehouse Lane is not very Porsche friendly!
The second R21 Breakfast Meet of the year will be on Sunday 22nd May from 10.00 to 12.00 at the Crew Room, Denham Aerodrome, Hangar Road, Denham, Uxbridge. UB9 5DL.
All are welcome to come and join us for a coffee and bacon sandwich or full breakfast. Hopefully the weather will be kind and there will be plenty of flying activity to watch as well as Porsches to look at.
In case you have not been before it is best to approach the airfield using Tilehouse Lane from the south end, the approach from the north on Tilehouse Lane is not very Porsche friendly!
This desirable spec Spyder has found a new owner so once again the go to Spyder dealer has another notch on their belt
Anyone from here by chance []
Afraid I have to take responsibility for this....I've gone the other way Daro, PDK to manual. It is a great spec 2011 car with just 13k miles and the short shift 'box with alcantara wheel and stick, so really looking forward to getting it.
That said, PDK is great fun with the paddles, so easy to flick down to go and convenient when you get a bit of traffic, and I think overly criticised by some.....although...yes....I have made the switch back..
If anyone is looking for a white 2010 PDK with 38k miles, with the (imo) essential trio of Spyder wheels, buckets and PSE, then watch out on 911V. I can vouch for it - great car with absolutely no issues whatsoever during my 16 month ownership.
Anyone from here by chance []Afraid I have to take responsibility for this....I've gone the other way Daro, PDK to manual. It is a great spec 2011 car with just 13k miles and the short shift 'box with alcantara wheel and stick, so really looking forward to getting it.
That said, PDK is great fun with the paddles, so easy to flick down to go and convenient when you get a bit of traffic, and I think overly criticised by some.....although...yes....I have made the switch back..
If anyone is looking for a white 2010 PDK with 38k miles, with the (imo) essential trio of Spyder wheels, buckets and PSE, then watch out on 911V. I can vouch for it - great car with absolutely no issues whatsoever during my 16 month ownership.
C2MTH said:This desirable spec Spyder has found a new owner so once again the go to Spyder dealer has another notch on their belt
Afraid I have to take responsibility for this....I've gone the other way Daro, PDK to manual. It is a great spec 2011 car with just 13k miles and the short shift 'box with alcantara wheel and stick, so really looking forward to getting it.
Interesting that's the complete opposite to what I did - Short shift manual to PDK thoroughly enjoyed both for the very different driver experience and also my first ever paddle shift for me or auto box to others I guess - Now I am rejoining the stick shift fold but this time with the 3.8L GTS version [8D]
Enjoy the new Spyder sounds like another cracking 911V example
On a side note the 718 is a Spyer without the engine now
same brakes, same steering etc. But the newer PCM 4 And a working roof.
and it seems people only wanted the 981 Spyer because of the torque and speed when I asked why sell a 987.2 spyder for a new one !
so any 981 Spyders going for a 718 with more torque and speed ?
same brakes, same steering etc. But the newer PCM 4 And a working roof.
and it seems people only wanted the 981 Spyer because of the torque and speed when I asked why sell a 987.2 spyder for a new one !
so any 981 Spyders going for a 718 with more torque and speed ?
MrDemon said:On a side note the 718 is a Spyer without the engine now
same brakes, same steering etc. But the newer PCM 4 And a working roof.
and it seems people only wanted the 981 Spyer because of the torque and speed when I asked why sell a 987.2 spyder for a new one !
so any 981 Spyders going for a 718 with more torque and speed ?
No thanks.
MrDemon said:On a side note the 718 is a Spyer without the engine now
same brakes, same steering etc. But the newer PCM 4 And a working roof.
and it seems people only wanted the 981 Spyer because of the torque and speed when I asked why sell a 987.2 spyder for a new one !
so any 981 Spyders going for a 718 with more torque and speed ?
No thanks
More produced in a month than probably entire UK 981 Spyder allocation
More depreciation to match the numbers
More common site on UK roads than any 981 Spyder will ever be
More to the point why don't you cash out your GT4 and get a 718 Cayman GTS when it arrives and leave us poor bu66ers with our 3.8L GTS Boxsters with the dodgy roof alone to suffer our brand new Spyders in silence ;-)
It's a fair point. If you compare them that way then the 718 Cayman will probably render the GT4 even more pointless. Typically every new Porsche out-performs the last and a 718 will probably let you have your cake and eat it without big wings, low ground clearance and firm ride. But we know there's more to personal appeal than just numbers.
The Spyder is bought first and foremost for the Spyder body shape, Spyder looks, Spyder unusual roof. It wasn't typical for a Spyder owner to swap out a 987 Spyder for a 981S no matter what upgrades were in the engine bay. It wasn't a Spyder full stop. So a 718 has no bearing on the 981 Spyder until a 718 Spyder comes along.
What is good though is that some people still don't get why people want / buy a Spyder. That means it's quirky nature and narrow appeal is still the case with the 981 and that's what you want when you buy that kind of car. It's like the 997 Speedster, it doesn't appeal to me and maybe others but that's exactly the type of marmite appeal the buyer is looking for, something that's not 'safe' and not for everyone.
The Spyder is bought first and foremost for the Spyder body shape, Spyder looks, Spyder unusual roof. It wasn't typical for a Spyder owner to swap out a 987 Spyder for a 981S no matter what upgrades were in the engine bay. It wasn't a Spyder full stop. So a 718 has no bearing on the 981 Spyder until a 718 Spyder comes along.
What is good though is that some people still don't get why people want / buy a Spyder. That means it's quirky nature and narrow appeal is still the case with the 981 and that's what you want when you buy that kind of car. It's like the 997 Speedster, it doesn't appeal to me and maybe others but that's exactly the type of marmite appeal the buyer is looking for, something that's not 'safe' and not for everyone.
Have to agree flat 6 every new models out perform the out going in performance fuel economy it's evolution
Regard the 981 Spyder the roof has been slightly modified to make ease of use so will be very interesting if the 718 Spyder roof progresses even more in that respect.
The biggest issue and most interesting will be what engine the 718 Spyder has fitted .
Can't wait to see the next Spyder in the future.
Regard the 981 Spyder the roof has been slightly modified to make ease of use so will be very interesting if the 718 Spyder roof progresses even more in that respect.
The biggest issue and most interesting will be what engine the 718 Spyder has fitted .
Can't wait to see the next Spyder in the future.
Andrew Killington
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Hope I'm wrong but Porsche contact thought it extremely likely that the 718 Spyder would be a 4
Rocket Man said:
That's my favourite bit of the car, roof on with the rear section out. Nothing else I can think of is like that. Have to admit though, the roof is also a PITA. Really noisy at any kind of speed (80mph upwards) so ear plugs come in useful, and the roof stretches at prolonged high speed. Although I have Vmaxed a few times with the roof on so perhaps that's why
As the flagship of the Boxster range the next Spyder should surely have the brand new flat 4 Turbo engine which has far more going for it in every critical area except possibly the sound track (from what I have read so far)Andrew Killington said:
Why would the flagship have anything but a flat 4! especially as the 718 is being sold by the dealers and marketing suits as Porsche returning to its original roots [&:]
Plus the Le Mans winning 919 race car has a 2.0L 4 pot engine too
4 pots the new way forward apparently - Back To The Future
[ul][*]1948–1965 air-cooled flat-four engine—1100cc (1086), 1300cc (early1286&late1290), 1500cc(1482), and 1600cc(1588), 356 and RS Spyders][*][h3][link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_550]Porsche 550[/link] engines[/h3][ul][*]1951–1957 1.5 litre air-cooled [link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat-four_engine]flat-four[/link][*][h3][link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_912]Porsche 912[/link] engines[/h3][ul][*]1965–1969 1.6 litre [link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat-four_engine]flat-four[/link][*][h3][link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Porsche_914]Porsche 914[/link] engines[/h3][ul][*]1970–1973 1.7 litre [link=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Flat-four_engine]flat-four[/link][*]1974–1975 1.8 litre flat-four[*]1973–1976 2.0 litre flat-four[/ul][/ul][/ul][/ul]
So called specials such as GT4 & Boxster Spyder in my view should be a flat 6 power plant and sound track to match. []
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Now the proud owner of a new 981 Spyder . Today is the first day it has been out due to weather etc .
First thoughts it seems much bigger but it is the same as my 987 Spyder which I intend holding on too for the time being and has warranty till Sept 2017 and only covered 10500 miles so may as well get the use out of it .Well back to the new car ,it is defiantly more nimble and appears much quicker but not taken it above 4k .The noise from the SP is amazing and can imagine once it is run in will be awesome. The road noise is quieter from inside and there appears to be less wind turbulence have only taken it too just a tad over the legal limit[8|] I did notice there is defiantly a strain on the buttress clips . I went for the buckets again but need to see if I can get the seat raised by about 20mm at the rear I have a piece of foam under the 987 but due to this one having heated seats do not think it will be possible .I have had the 987 since May 2013 and can honestly say it is the prettiest car by far especially the rear end ,the new one as someone stated is far more aggressive from the front .
It is early days but it has all the makings of a class car and hopefully when this weather up here gets better I can try it with the roof off . I got it with Xpel and Gtechnq courtesy of the dealer so should help keep it stone chip free .
First thoughts it seems much bigger but it is the same as my 987 Spyder which I intend holding on too for the time being and has warranty till Sept 2017 and only covered 10500 miles so may as well get the use out of it .Well back to the new car ,it is defiantly more nimble and appears much quicker but not taken it above 4k .The noise from the SP is amazing and can imagine once it is run in will be awesome. The road noise is quieter from inside and there appears to be less wind turbulence have only taken it too just a tad over the legal limit[8|] I did notice there is defiantly a strain on the buttress clips . I went for the buckets again but need to see if I can get the seat raised by about 20mm at the rear I have a piece of foam under the 987 but due to this one having heated seats do not think it will be possible .I have had the 987 since May 2013 and can honestly say it is the prettiest car by far especially the rear end ,the new one as someone stated is far more aggressive from the front .
It is early days but it has all the makings of a class car and hopefully when this weather up here gets better I can try it with the roof off . I got it with Xpel and Gtechnq courtesy of the dealer so should help keep it stone chip free .
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