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New 997

Hi All,
Having been without a 997 for 18months i had been looking for a nice used low mileage 997.But on Friday last week i was offered a brand new C2 coupe, which i am now the proud owner of[:D]. I will post pictures once i have the car later this week. The spec is as follows:
C2 Coupe Basalt Black
Black Leather
PDK
Sports Chrono
Park Assist
19" Carrera Sport Wheel (Which i can change for any other wheels)
Heated Seats
Porsche crest on seats
multi- function steering wheel
Nav
Telephone module
Universal audio interface

Regards
Paul
 
Hi Paul. Sounds lovely - just the car and spec that I would've gone for, except manual and the 19" five spoke alloys![:)]
 
Hi adrian, I was offered a manual c2s with loads of kit but her who must be obeyed wouldn't let me spend any more and the deal had to be done before the month end. I did get a fantastic deal though and have now changed the wheels to turbo's.
 
....and will only have to pay half the road tax of the 'S' model too! A small thing, I know - but every little helps!! Mind you, you could always get her a £200 pair of shoes with the money you've saved on the tax!![:D]
ORIGINAL: pwr1@o2.co.uk Hi adrian, I was offered a manual c2s with loads of kit but her who must be obeyed wouldn't let me spend any more and the deal had to be done before the month end. I did get a fantastic deal though and have now changed the wheels to turbo's.
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don't talk to me about shoes, she has just spent £650 on new bag and shoes. she could have spent it on my car[:D] does she not realise thats half a sports exhaust!!! LOL
ORIGINAL: adrian996 ....and will only have to pay half the road tax of the 'S' model too! A small thing, I know - but every little helps!! Mind you, you could always get her a £200 pair of shoes with the money you've saved on the tax!![:D]
ORIGINAL: pwr1@o2.co.uk Hi adrian, I was offered a manual c2s with loads of kit but her who must be obeyed wouldn't let me spend any more and the deal had to be done before the month end. I did get a fantastic deal though and have now changed the wheels to turbo's.
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Does this mean that there are still good deals to be had on new cars at OPCs? I thought, after talking to some of the salesman at Hatfield, that sales were now pretty strong and the days of financially attractive deals had disappeared. Terry
 
Terry, I think it depends on the OPCs sales target and if they have met them or not.I spoke to several OPCs in the last couple of weeks and some were alot more interested in doing business before the month end than others. I did get a very very good deal from my OPC but they did want the sale before the month end or the offer would no longer be available. Paul
ORIGINAL: Terry Does this mean that there are still good deals to be had on new cars at OPCs? I thought, after talking to some of the salesman at Hatfield, that sales were now pretty strong and the days of financially attractive deals had disappeared. Terry
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Paul Congrats on the new car, sounds lovely.. Get yourself a Paddle Shift Steering Wheel as soon as you can, transforms the PDK.. You have to do without the steering wheel multifunctions, but the fun factor is worth the loss... [;)]
 
Hi, They have offered me the option of paddle shift steering wheel but i was going to stay with the multi-function one. Does it really make that much difference. Paul
ORIGINAL: robertc@okw.co.uk Paul Congrats on the new car, sounds lovely.. Get yourself a Paddle Shift Steering Wheel as soon as you can, transforms the PDK.. You have to do without the steering wheel multifunctions, but the fun factor is worth the loss... [;)]
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ORIGINAL: pwr1@o2.co.uk Hi, They have offered me the option of paddle shift steering wheel but i was going to stay with the multi-function one. Does it really make that much difference. Paul
ORIGINAL: robertc@okw.co.uk Paul Congrats on the new car, sounds lovely.. Get yourself a Paddle Shift Steering Wheel as soon as you can, transforms the PDK.. You have to do without the steering wheel multifunctions, but the fun factor is worth the loss... [;)]
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Having had both types I would rather have the paddles than the multi-function. You can do all the phone functions through the lower left stalk anyhow. Decisions, decisions.......[;)]
 
Hi Paul Had the paddle shift wheel fitted last month.. It's so much better having proper paddles than those silly buttons - after a while I stopped using the buttons (I just gave up trying to convince myself they we ok). With the paddles the car is now as much fun as my old manual 997.. Also, the paddle wheel has a slightly smaller diameter (10mm) which does feel better in the bends, believe it or not.. The only function I miss on the old multifunction wheel is the artist/album/track scroll feature on iPod player, however, driving enjoyment has a higher priority for me.. [;)]
 
I think its fair to say the paddle wheel has brought the enjoyment to a new level for quite a few owners with the PDK.. I'll be ticking that option... garyw
 
Is it me or is it just odd that Porsche can't combine the two? Look at the state of the 458 Italia steering wheel as demonstrated by Clarkson last week to show how complex it can be!! Perhaps the 991 or whatever it is called will solve the mystery.
 
It is odd therefore it's not you! On the present paddle wheel it because they have put the lighty up bits on the horizontal spokes where the twiddly bits are on the multifunction wheel. I don't know why they couldn't have left the Sport, Sport + and Launch displays on the dash and had a multifunction paddle instead? As you say Pete, that will be the on the next evolution no doubt!
 
What they really need to do is fix the paddles to the steering column so I know where to find them!
 
Nick, I agree entirely. There are very few ocassions when you would want to change gear mid-corner and with a fixed paddle you always know where to find it when needed. [;)] Another development for 991 maybe? [8|] Regards, Clive
 
If they would just let us design the cars just think how much better they could be![;)] Apologies to OP for getting off topic.....
 
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