Macan GTS on order

[andy997]

Hi Lancerlot

Just noticed you have a Macan.
I just ordered a GTS for delivery early December. it wont have the performance of your Turbo (I'll get my thrills from my GT3), but just wondered how you find the Macan as a daily drive?
Anything you don't like, or I should know?

thanks
Andy

 

[Lancerlot]

Hi,
I don't have a Turbo, I have a Macan SD.
It's coming up for 2 years old in November. I've covered 17.5K miles and it has been a cracking piece of kit - great performance, handling and economy.
I had an oil change at 12 months as well as a PDK software upgrade and rear wiper mod to prevent screen skipping. There was a rear axle rumble initially too. This was noted by my PC, but has disappeared with use over time. The only thing I regret not speccing was the PDLS+ Headlight system.

The GTS will be fantastic,[]but make sure you tick the no cost 75 litre tank option under the "Transmission/Chassis" list, otherwise you'll be stuck with the 65 litre stock item and the petrol engine is not known for remarkable fuel economy.

Mike (Spook) our Register RS, has had 2 Macans now and may be able to provide further tips on spec etc.
Regards,
Clive

 

[DCGT3]

Hi Andy 997

I had an 'S' and now have a GTS - good advice from Lancerlot but best bet is to go to www.macanownersclub.co.uk where you will find plenty of threads on GTS ordering - in fact there is a brand new thread asking the very same question - the site is a mine of information on all things Macan. Great car by the way - I too have a GT3 and it has done a lot less miles this year! Not sure where you are based Andy but there is a 'Macanowners' meet at Windsor on 18th September - all are welcome.

 

[Geoff_Fields]

I just ordered a GTS for delivery early December.

So those second hand GTS adverts quoting "avoid up to 2 year delivery wait" are telling porkies?

 

[BigCat]

Hi Andy, I have had my Macan GTS since the end of March, it's now done 3700 miles and so nicely run in. I spent a long time with the configurator with several specification changes from when I first placed an order back in February 2015 (for a Macan S Petrol) to lock down in January. It replaced my Audi Q5 and as a daily drive does everything I want though fuel consumption is not brilliant so you need to makes sure you spec the 75L fuel tank which will give it a useable range of about 300 -350 miles, an S Diesel will go for about 500 before you need to think about refuelling (I had one for 3 months and just under 3000 miles so I can make that comparison). As far as the specification goes if this is a daily drive in all weathers then I would advise against the standard fit RS Spyder wheels unless you enjoy spending lots of time cleaning wheels. I have the same wheels on my 991 GTS which look great but take ages to get cleaned up so I have the 21 inch sport classic wheels which are really easy to clean and Air Suspension to reduce the harshness of the ride on the lower profile tyres. Too many other options on my car to list[]
Adrian

 

[BigCat]

Hi Andy 997

I had an 'S' and now have a GTS - good advice from Lancerlot but best bet is to go to www.macanownersclub.co.uk where you will find plenty of threads on GTS ordering - in fact there is a brand new thread asking the very same question - the site is a mine of information on all things Macan. Great car by the way - I too have a GT3 and it has done a lot less miles this year! Not sure where you are based Andy but there is a 'Macanowners' meet at Windsor on 18th September - all are welcome.

Andy, it's true that on that other forum is some useful information but you have to wade through the endless discussions on options, photos and other stuff such as why Sports Chrono is "essential" on a GTS etc. so if you want a sensible view on long term ownership from someone who also has a GT3 and knows a lot about the Macan do what Clive said and ask Mike who has been the Macan Register Secretary of the Porsche Club GB since the Macan was launched in 2014 and has probably covered many more thousands of miles in his Macans than anyone else on here or over there.

 

[forge197]

I've covered 42k in my Macan Turbo over the last 25 months, used as a daily driver, it's been good on tyres, had two services, a bit of warranty work along the way. It's comfortable fast and easy to get along with every day. Sometimes parking spaces aren't very Macan Friendly but that's not the cars issues! other than that it's a great daily driver.

 

[andy997]

Thanks to all for your input - I will look at the Macan ownersclub site .
Regarding delivery I was originally quoted 12 month delivery, but when they knew I was serious they miraculously came up with a build slot for December delivery !! Not that I am complaining as I cant wait to get my hands on it.

 

[DCGT3]

To be fair to Porsche GB I believe Porsche Germany has scheduled a lot more GTS's - whether that is as a result of forestalling Brexit cancellations or exchange rate pushing the price up at some future stage I'm not sure but there does seem to have been a ramping up of production for the UK. Whatever the reason, it is good news for you Andy - enjoy, you can't fail to.

 

[DCGT3]

To be fair to Porsche GB I believe Porsche Germany has scheduled a lot more GTS's - whether that is as a result of forestalling Brexit cancellations or exchange rate pushing the price up at some future stage I'm not sure but there does seem to have been a ramping up of production for the UK. Whatever the reason, it is good news for you Andy - enjoy, you can't fail to.

 

[Hubertus]

Hi Guys,
Just put down deposit on Macan GTS and have a query about the audio system in the Macan. When playing a CD is there an internal hard drive, like on the BMW, which saves the CD so you only need play it once,
a very useful feature. The GTS to replace our BMW touring, and heaven forbid eventually the 997 TT Gen 1.

 

[BigCat]

Hi Guys,
Just put down deposit on Macan GTS and have a query about the audio system in the Macan. When playing a CD is there an internal hard drive, like on the BMW, which saves the CD so you only need play it once,
a very useful feature. The GTS to replace our BMW touring, and heaven forbid eventually the 997 TT Gen 1.

Yes, it's called the "Jukebox" it has a 10GB capacity and you can copy music from a CD, or SD Card or an MP3 player plugged into the USB socket. You won't be able to copy direct from an iPod or iPhone as the it's the wrong data format

Here is all the info you need:

[h2]Porsche Communication Management (PCM)[/h2]
Technical data: Audio and video files
Supported media
SD cards up to 128 GB
DVD drive Audio CDs up to 80 min., CD ROMs up to 700 MB, DVD±R/RW, Standard Video DVD, Video DVD compatible DVD Audio
Portable players MTP Player, USB 2.0 devices of "USB Device Subclass 1 and 6” such as, for example, USB sticks, USB MP3 players without special driver software, external USB Flash memory and hard drives
DVD changers Audio CDs up to 80 min., standard video DVDs, video DVD-compatible DVD Audio
File system
SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC memory cards
USB mass storage exFAT, FAT or FAT32, NTFS file systems with a maximum of 4 partitions
DVD drive ISO9660, Joliet, UDF
Format
MPEG 1/2 Layer 3; Windows Media Audio 9 and 10; MPEG 2/4; FLAC, MPEG 1/2; ISO-MPEG4; DivX 3, 4 and 5; Xvid; ISO-MPEG4 H.264 (MPEG4 AVC); Windows Media Video 9
File extension
.mp3 (does not apply to DVD changer); .wma; .asf; .m4a; .m4b; .aac; .flac; .mpg; .mpeg; .avi; .mp4; .m4v; .mov; .wmv
Playlists
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics
max. 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequency; max. 2,000 kbit/s and 720x576 px. at max. 25 fps
Number of files
DVD drive max. 1,000 files DVD
Jukebox (max. 10 GB storage space) max. 3,000 files can be copied
USB mass storage and memory cards max. 10,000 files per medium
Metadata
Album covers up to 800 x 800 pixels; GIF, JPG and PNG formats or via Gracenote database
Video DVD region codes
Code 1: USA, Canada and US Colonies
Code 2: Europe, Greenland, South Africa, Egypt and the Middle East, Japan
Code 3: Southeast Asia, South Korea, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan
Code 4: Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Central America, South America
Code 5: Russia and other former countries of the Soviet Union, Eastern Europe, India, Africa
Code 6: People’s Republic of China
Code 8: International territory (cruise ships, aircraft)

 

[Hubertus]

Thanks Mate,
Here's hoping the 9 months wait is shortened.
john

 

[gtipirelli]

I don't suppose you know if the very original iPad we have will plug in via usb and play the music we have on it. We only use it these days to play music in the house and holds most of our music library

we take delivery of the car in late October

thanks

 

[Lancerlot]

I don't suppose you know if the very original iPad we have will plug in via usb and play the music we have on it. We only use it these days to play music in the house and holds most of our music library

we take delivery of the car in late October

thanks

I suspect not as I was unable to get my early iPod recognised by the PCM. I solved it by transferring music to a USB flash drive and then copying tracks into Jukebox from there.
Regards,
Clive

 

[gtipirelli]

Ok thank you. Will have to have a play about once we take delivery or transfer music on to one of the newer iPads.

 

[Cobra28]

Hi Guys, has anyone speced connect plus and if so what are your thoughts on usefulness


thanks

 

[jetbox]

Interested in connect plus feedback too?

 

[Robin M]

Be aware the manual says CD will copy to the Jukebox but on my May 16 Macan it will not. I am told others are the same. I am waiting for a software update to be released which may fix the issue.

 

[Hubertus]

Curiosor and curiosor, better start putting a load of CD's onto USB stick just in case CD into Juke Box doesnt work.
Delivery of my GTS now appears to be December brought forward from May 2017. Course my PDE slot now way past spec "freeze" point, but only not sure of power steering plus in my spec.
john