Are Spyders Becoming Extinct At OPCs!
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kitchens said:That's well protected are those the mattresses' you use when you have a sleep over
Ha! - no upholstery foam; a narrow garage with lots of bike and pedestrian traffic - better to be safe than sorry.
kitchens said:
1: better steering feel like the 991.2 GT3
2: An engine which makes BHP to redline
3: no fake sounds to give me a head ache the GT4 was perfect the 981 Spdyer annoying
4: shorter gearing
5: smaller wheels
6: Adjustable sus arms all round
7: wider tyres, really needs 245/275 with this power.
8: GT3 electronics not base boxster ones, the PSM is nanny ! 9: Apple car play
10: at least 50 kg lighter
11: An electric roof , now you cannot take it out may as well make it electric so you can use it more of the time.
12: able to open the boot roof up
there you go for starters
Do you think it can all be achieved for the price of a 981 Spyder - No me neitherMrDemon said:kitchens said:
1: better steering feel like the 991.2 GT3
2: An engine which makes BHP to redline
3: no fake sounds to give me a head ache the GT4 was perfect the 981 Spdyer annoying
4: shorter gearing
5: smaller wheels
6: Adjustable sus arms all round
7: wider tyres, really needs 245/275 with this power.
8: GT3 electronics not base boxster ones, the PSM is nanny ! 9: Apple car play
10: at least 50 kg lighter
11: An electric roof , now you cannot take it out may as well make it electric so you can use it more of the time.
12: able to open the boot roof up
there you go for starters
Electric roof in this day and age would be good.[]
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Cliff the roof is so easy imagine all those motors that would be needed to power up the rear deck drop the roof and then power the deck back down [CLIFFWILKINS said:Electric roof in this day and age would be good.[
]MG the extra weight [link]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YSudCNHIhn0[/link]
daro911 said:Do you think it can all be achieved for the price of a 981 Spyder - No me neitherMrDemon said:kitchens said:
1: better steering feel like the 991.2 GT3
2: An engine which makes BHP to redline
3: no fake sounds to give me a head ache the GT4 was perfect the 981 Spdyer annoying
4: shorter gearing
5: smaller wheels
6: Adjustable sus arms all round
7: wider tyres, really needs 245/275 with this power.
8: GT3 electronics not base boxster ones, the PSM is nanny ! 9: Apple car play
10: at least 50 kg lighter
11: An electric roof , now you cannot take it out may as well make it electric so you can use it more of the time.
12: able to open the boot roof up
there you go for starters
none of that would cost extra bar the roof design. every thing is made /done for other cars as is.
save 50kg in the seats and battery alone. Porsche seats are stupid imo VERY heavy and VERY expensive all other brands use an off the shelf 1/2 the weight Recaro carbon pole. !
In terms of what the next Spyder may be like, it may be worth looking at it from another perspective. I.e. what is Porsche likely to do (or not do) to a) maintain differentiation between the Spyder & the Boxster GTS, and b)maintain differentiation between the Spyder and GT4.
I think they'll always shun an electric roof. It's part of the 'story'.
I think they'll always shun an electric roof. It's part of the 'story'.
MrDemon said:
That'll be the original one then!
Re the new 718 version, all seems to have gone a bit quiet with the scoop shots and info leaks?
Another Autocar piece, they've bought some pictures and regurgitated a story but pictures seem to be new
[link=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/porsche-718-boxster-spyder-new-pictures-show-bespoke-roof-setup]https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/porsche-718-boxster-spyder-new-pictures-show-bespoke-roof-setup[/link]
[link=https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/porsche-718-boxster-spyder-new-pictures-show-bespoke-roof-setup]https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/porsche-718-boxster-spyder-new-pictures-show-bespoke-roof-setup[/link]
daro911 said:MrDemon said:
Well we all know which one you should never have bought after condemning it from day one of its launch and then buying a used one off the showroom floor[
You have to play the games some times to get the better cars, so a small price to pay to end up with the cars I own now.
MrDemon said:daro911 said:MrDemon said:
Well we all know which one you should never have bought after condemning it from day one of its launch and then buying a used one off the showroom floor[
You have to play the games some times to get the better cars, so a small price to pay to end up with the car I own now.
We are talking two different cars. Still have a hankering for my old 987 from time to time.
One of these day we will get caught with our pants down.[:-]
Porsche could change the definition of limited production to 7.500 cars instead of 250 [
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jdpef356 said:MrDemon said:daro911 said:MrDemon said:
Well we all know which one you should never have bought after condemning it from day one of its launch and then buying a used one off the showroom floor[
You have to play the games some times to get the better cars, so a small price to pay to end up with the car I own now.
We are talking two different cars. Still have a hankering for my old 987 from time to time.
One of these day we will get caught with our pants down.[:-]
Porsche could change the definition of limited production to 7.500 cars instead of 250 [
I am sure the next ones will be far easier to get, 718 not selling that well, and if they can sell more Spyders and GT4 then why not, it's production line limited, so less 718 sales, more Spyder sales, they are not going to have a production line with no cars on it. none of the cars are ltd ed only cars like the 911 R and Sports classic were LTD, every thing else is production line spaces , they are still making 911 GT3 T's as they have spaces on the line it seems and people waiting to buy. we had 500 odd GT4's In the end and 400 odd new GT3, and they are still making RS and T's
they already prob sell more GT cars then base 911's worldwide already.
I would guess due to lower sales a new Spyder will be easy to get, most got them who wanted them last time, it's a tiny market.
they filled spaces with the base 911T but they are not selling either, over hyped cars to swallow people who failed to get a GT3 slot and most dealers have 2 in their showrooms as we speak not selling > over 35 for sale on the OPC network and many more off book at OPC sites.
bit of a flop for Porsche that one.
could be a nice buy at £50k as a daily in 2 years.
I guess you have the original as the keeper, the 981 has probably cost you very little, a lot less than £40k overs to get a GT3 and you could spec it yourself, sounds good business all round.
You say they are still making GT3 touring ? I'd not heard that, are they supplied into the UK market ?
You say they are still making GT3 touring ? I'd not heard that, are they supplied into the UK market ?
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