Some new toys

[Senna]

Bought some new toys for my 997.2 PDK.
New paddle shift wheel (which I have to say is in a completely different class, in terms of use, looks and quality).
Also added the sports exhaust (PSE) which sounds great.

 

[Senna]

Being a watch collector (hobby not a profession, mainly collect Panerai and IWC) got myself a new toy too.
Zuffenhausen meets Schaffhausen.

 

[adrian996]

Nice, nicer and nicest! Is that maybe a Thomas Pink stripe reflecting in the IWC case too....? RR Sport looks fab too![]

 

[Hasan]

Hi Senna,

Seeing as you are into watches, are you member over on TZ-UK?

I have a PAM 187 winging it's way to me next week []

 

[garyw]

Very nice upgrades...[8D]

I like most have a few watches, although just for pleasure...

garyw

 

[Senna]

Thanks guys.
Hasan, 187 is great catch. Congrats. If this is your first PAM, watch out. The madness starts almost immediately after your first purchase lol.
Not an active member over on TZ but I post from time to time over at the Paneristi forums. I'm up to 14 Panerais right now with another 2 headed this way in the coming months.
One of these is a ceramic version of the stainless steel 10 day auto Pam 270 which is my daily ticker (mine pictured below).

Here's the new Ceramic Pam 335

 

[spyderman]

ORIGINAL: Senna
Being a watch collector (hobby not a profession, mainly collect Panerai and IWC) got myself a new toy too.
Zuffenhausen meets Schaffhausen.

Nice, but I'm not sure I like the way some bloke levered the glass off and painted the 'A' on with Tipex. []

Like the 997 - and excellent choice on having the Sport Chrono with PDK!

 

[pwebb]

Had a Boxster courtesy car last week with pdk and paddles and have to say were a treat to use. I would probably change over but unfortunately can't have the multi function wheel and paddles.

Love the 335 btw.

 

[tscaptain]

I wouldn't buy those watches - the times and dates are wrong on all of them.....[]

I agree the paddles are a joy after the buttons - do you really need that multifunction wheel Pete?[]

 

[pwebb]

mmm, actually I use the phone and volume functions a lot, so probably yes. But time will tell...

 

[okellyt]

Pete

Excuyse the pun but you are bing paddled up a certain river from which there is nor refund/ er sorry return..........[8D]

 

[Senna]

As an aside, I didn't mind the original push buttons, at least that was the case before the paddle shift wheel replacement. I could never go back now.
I seldom used manual with the old wheel (probably 95% auto/D mode and 5% manual). I'm now around 70% manual and 30% auto mode. In fact I only use auto mode in built up areas/in traffic etc.

Here's what I find strange. I think we all agree that the standard (non-sport) auto mode is the most economical way to run the car in terms of fuel consumption (not that I'm looking to save pennies on fuel as I only average 6-7k per year so doesn't matter). In other words the car changes up a gear at the earliest opportunity keeping revs low and saving fuel etc.

The weird thing is, driving the car mostly in manual, fuel consumption hasn't changed much at all. Even for normal everyday driving (ie not driving the car like a lunatic) my gear changes are always a little higher up the rev scale than the auto system (changing up at around 2-3k revs rather than 1.5-2k revs of the auto system)and yet I'm still getting almost identical fuel mileage (almost 27mpg in town).