Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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turbo jonny
PCGB Member
Lovely car , will probably be bought by a collector and not used , but hey
someone has to keep a few for posterity and miss out on the real fun of ownership .
Ideal spec for collector car would have had less unnecessary options i think .
someone has to keep a few for posterity and miss out on the real fun of ownership .
Ideal spec for collector car would have had less unnecessary options i think .
turbo jonny said:
Not sure why it would appeal to a collector, with AC and PCM etc ! the AC will have failed by now esp on a garage queen and the PCM is so outdated on this model it's useless.
I would say the Launch spec cars are always the collector cars, Porsche owned and the headline weight saving spec, but always with PCCB and leather. (£9k extra for those 2 options)
nice car but with all those weight options it misses the point of the concept a little.
Andrew Killington
New member
This months GT P mag has a 987 Spyder PDK vs Manual review
turbo jonny
PCGB Member
I meant that the low miles would probably appeal to someone who wanted to preserve
that , but for an ideal collectors car that would appreciate best , it needs to have less luxury options .
We can probably agree on Manual and Buckets as essential .
Others desirable like sports exhaust , short shift , PCCB . A/C delete . Light Battery.
I wouldnt discount A/C for example if it was otherwise mostly “ pure” . The PCM is black mark for sure .
My plan is to put as many quality miles on mine as possible and maintain it well . Keep it until
i cant drive it and maybe just to look at after that .
that , but for an ideal collectors car that would appreciate best , it needs to have less luxury options .
We can probably agree on Manual and Buckets as essential .
Others desirable like sports exhaust , short shift , PCCB . A/C delete . Light Battery.
I wouldnt discount A/C for example if it was otherwise mostly “ pure” . The PCM is black mark for sure .
My plan is to put as many quality miles on mine as possible and maintain it well . Keep it until
i cant drive it and maybe just to look at after that .
I gave my recently aquired 987 spyder 'drivers spec' a wash today and bit of a drive out.
It is lacking the sport button, think a few have had it retro fitted, was wondering if that might add a bit more to the pse which is a little quiet compared to my carnewal 981 in sport mode? Anyone know if the sport map creates a bit more drama with the exhaust and what the cost is of sport retrofit??
It is lacking the sport button, think a few have had it retro fitted, was wondering if that might add a bit more to the pse which is a little quiet compared to my carnewal 981 in sport mode? Anyone know if the sport map creates a bit more drama with the exhaust and what the cost is of sport retrofit??
The sport button doesn't have any effect on the pse - both operate entirely independently. I can't remember the cost of my retrofit (it was 7 years ago now) but could dig out info if you're desperate. Over and above the electronic work, there is also the replacing of the dash section to add the button ie they don't just add another singular button if that makes sense. It's been debated before that there is no extra performance from the upgrade, but what you do get is a more responsive throttle to initial movement (which I find makes heel and toe easier) and a bit more slip angle before stability control kicks in. I'd fit it again if I bought a car without it.
Latest 718 Spyder report nothing definite but there is a video with sound!
[link=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1113854_2019-porsche-718-boxster-spyder-spy-shots-and-video]https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1113854_2019-porsche-718-boxster-spyder-spy-shots-and-video[/link]
"the more potent versions are expected to run naturally aspirated flat-6 engines, just like their predecessors. That’s the word of [link=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1105096_porsche-718-gt4-spyder-models-coming-with-flat-6-engines]Porsche engineer August Achleitner[/link], who is in charge of the 718 and 911 sports car lines."
[link=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1113854_2019-porsche-718-boxster-spyder-spy-shots-and-video]https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1113854_2019-porsche-718-boxster-spyder-spy-shots-and-video[/link]
"the more potent versions are expected to run naturally aspirated flat-6 engines, just like their predecessors. That’s the word of [link=https://www.motorauthority.com/news/1105096_porsche-718-gt4-spyder-models-coming-with-flat-6-engines]Porsche engineer August Achleitner[/link], who is in charge of the 718 and 911 sports car lines."
Sound video discussed [link=https://www.porscheclubgb.com/forum/FindPost/994623]here[/link] in Caymanland
turbo jonny
PCGB Member
[link=https://www.instagram.com/p/BhqqMaqgO98/]https://www.instagram.com/p/BhqqMaqgO98/[/link]
Latest Spyder video from the ring . Could be 6 cylinder turbo ?
Latest Spyder video from the ring . Could be 6 cylinder turbo ?
Not according to Porsche Experience Centre where they had on show the F4T engine and it completely fills the 718 engine bay and the F6T wouldn't even come close to fitting as the Turbo & extra cooling are HUGE space invaders[&:]turbo jonny said:
It will either be n/a F6 or a highly tuned F4T [8|]
turbo jonny
PCGB Member
Attached Files dont sound like an NA GT engine to me
[link=https://rennlist.com/forums/attachments/987-981-forum/1279572d1524028146-982-718-spyder-short-video-on-ring-testing-during-industry-pool-img_4019.mov]IMG_4019.mov[/link] (1.00 MB, 189 views)
[link=https://rennlist.com/forums/attachments/987-981-forum/1279573d1524028156-982-718-spyder-short-video-on-ring-testing-during-industry-pool-img_4020.mov]IMG_4020.mov[/link] (1.05 MB, 119 views)
Is is a manual however...
Anyone of us could have written that text to accompany some pictures.
philnotts99
Member
Forgot just how good the Spyder is! First time out the garage since Sept! [8D]
daro911 said:I thought I was bad but that's incredible time apart
Gave mine a nice run out to JZM Coffee Cakes & Cars meeting [8D] my first outdoor car gig of 2018
wanted to goto that, but I have a cold and the other half had a hang over ;-( so both been in bed all day, I did watch the 3 hour GT race though which was fun, but not as fun as a fun out would have been :-( looked like a big turn out.
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