Things I don't like about my Turbo S

[Lancerlot]

After 2k miles with my 992 Turbo S, I am pleased to report I am very happy with my purchase. []

It is prodigiously quick. has a well appointed cabin, good front end and long journeys are a breeze. The back is slightly skippy but should be resolved once the chassis alignment is adjusted next month. AND I am currently returning around 28 mpg too - must be getting old or not driving fast enough!

It's the electronics that get me. I'm starting to master the PCM now but I can't say I'm entirely proficient with it as yet.

What gets me is the diamond buttons cannot be programmed to control the stop/start function. It has to be accessed from the PCM unless it is set up within the Individual mode. It's not the same in Macan, where it can be set on the steering wheel button and, when I forget to switch it off initially, I can do so easily before the engine dies at the first traffic jam.

After some initial hiccups, Homelink works fine. Mine is programmed geographically, so the menu hits the screen whenever I drive up to the house and I can then easily operate the gates and both garage doors. However, when entering the garage and the parking sensors go crazy, it becomes very difficult to get back to the Homelink screen again in order to shut the garage door.

The radio has to be selected each time otherwise Apple Play becomes the default setting.

Keyless entry - touch sensitive door handles are erratic. Sometimes they pop out, sometimes not. Locking is a bit of a lottery too. Touching the dimple in the handle often results in nothing happening at all and I then have to hunt around for the key to physically lock the car. By contrast, the Macan keyless locking works first time, every time.

With the car locked and the door mirrors folded in, if I walk past the car with the key on me, the car auto unlocks and the mirrors open out. The car will relock if I don't get in, but the mirrors remain fully extended.

Washing the car, key in pocket, results in the boot lid continually opening whenever approaching the front of the car. Then whenever you want it open to load luggage - it won't! []

This is all very perverse and challenging on its owner, but overall the car is worth all the hassle. []

Regards,

Clive

 

[geoff lane]

Possibly just getting old Clive and struggling to understand how these things work.
Could also be the answer for the good MPG, you never know on the plus side the tyres may last longer than ever before.

 

[Lancerlot]

Much obliged, Geoff.
I give thanks every day I've got this far!
Many of my contemporaries haven't made it and far fewer still get to own and drive a 992 Turbo S! []

Regards,

Clive

 

[geoff lane]

Touché

I think in these times as we get older we must all be thankful we are still around.

Enjoy the car

 

[lem]

Concur with some of your views Clive as Im now 1K in and enjoying the car and it certainly feels a little more loose and run in.

It’s extremely fast, one heavy push of the accelerator and its in licence loosing territory before you have had chance to look at the speedo. My 12 year old akins it to the Millennium Falcon (aka Star Wars) going into Hyperdrive!

I also find it very nimble, turn in is really precise and visibility is excellent making for an easy to live with daily driver.

Ive got my head round the PCM now, but agree it’s annoying that the radio turns on but then 20 seconds later turns off as CarPlay kicks in. Small issue but one that annoys me. As is the fact the tracker fob is separate to the key, and you cant actually hook it on a key ring. I know that its designed like this to keep it separate from the key, and Ive found a work around by sealing it in a Porsche pouch that I then attach to the key, but it means the keys become bulky to carry around.

I do have one big issue with it though, and not having had a Porsche since 2001 others help me understand if its a ‘my car’ issue or a general Porsche thing. It’s has a LOT of interior rattles. I cant always acertain where they come from but certainly from the rear bulkhead, maybe rear speakers, sometimes passenger door panel. Is this common, or something I have to take up with a dealer? (nearest one to me is Hatfield). I also now have a Cayenne and the fit and finish on that is far superior to the 911.

Overall though its an amazing piece of kit!

 

[Lancerlot]

I do have one big issue with it though, and not having had a Porsche since 2001 others help me understand if its a ‘my car’ issue or a general Porsche thing. It’s has a LOT of interior rattles. I cant always acertain where they come from but certainly from the rear bulkhead, maybe rear speakers, sometimes passenger door panel. Is this common, or something I have to take up with a dealer? (nearest one to me is Hatfield). I also now have a Cayenne and the fit and finish on that is far superior to the 911.
Overall though its an amazing piece of kit!

It's stiffly sprung and the 21" low profile rear tyres aren't helping chassis compliance either. I haven't had too many problems with rattling so far, apart from the passenger seat belts which, if travelling alone, do provide a cacophony of sound on undulating roads.

My advice would be to remove all your personal items from the car first, then buckle up all the seat belts to see if this reduces the noise. Then unbuckle each belt in turn to eliminate it. 992' s generally seem to suffer from front seat belt rattles, so suggest you buckle the passenger side when unoccupied, alternatively provide some kind of insulation between the metal buckle and 'B' pillar when not in use.

Be interested to learn if this helps.

Regards,

Clive

 

[checkers]

Thanks for this tip!
Its stopped an intermittent rattle on the
passenger seat

 

[Peter_Bull]

...... Keyless entry - touch sensitive door handles are erratic. Sometimes they pop out, sometimes not. Locking is a bit of a lottery too. Touching the dimple in the handle often results in nothing happening at all and I then have to hunt around for the key to physically lock the car. By contrast, the Macan keyless locking works first time, every time.

Really pleased you like the car Clive. It does look awesome!

When I had my first 992 ( all of 30 days!) it had the keyless entry, and it was just as you described and at times drove me witless. Trying to get in the car at times was a struggle. Hence, when I ordered my current 992S, I chose not to have this option.

By contrast, my wife’s new BMW 4 Series has keyless entry and works like a dream every time. As do all the electronic functions, putting the Porsche shame!

 

[richardfleming]

I do have one big issue with it though, and not having had a Porsche since 2001 others help me understand if its a ‘my car’ issue or a general Porsche thing. It’s has a LOT of interior rattles. I cant always acertain where they come from but certainly from the rear bulkhead, maybe rear speakers, sometimes passenger door panel. Is this common, or something I have to take up with a dealer? (nearest one to me is Hatfield). I also now have a Cayenne and the fit and finish on that is far superior to the 911.
Overall though its an amazing piece of kit!

It's stiffly sprung and the 21" low profile rear tyres aren't helping chassis compliance either. I haven't had too many problems with rattling so far, apart from the passenger seat belts which, if travelling alone, do provide a cacophony of sound on undulating roads.

My advice would be to remove all your personal items from the car first, then buckle up all the seat belts to see if this reduces the noise. Then unbuckle each belt in turn to eliminate it. 992' s generally seem to suffer from front seat belt rattles, so suggest you buckle the passenger side when unoccupied, alternatively provide some kind of insulation between the metal buckle and 'B' pillar when not in use.

Be interested to learn if this helps.

Regards,

Clive

had exactly this on my 991 - phantom rattle somewhere - took months to trace it down and turned out to be the rear seat belt latch behind drivers seat. Sorted now with a new seat belt latch and car is rattle free at all times so it is fixable. But took ages to find - so +1 on the advice above - spot on.
unfortunately now i've got a perfect rattle free 911 and am thinking about changing to a 992 so I'm going to have all that over again I suppose [8|]

 

[lem]

Mine is booked in to Hatfield on the 28th Sept for a couple of days so hopefully they can cure the rattles. Did the seat belt thing, emptied the car, still no improvement so hopefully this will remedy the rattles, and the new creaking of the drivers seat that has developed in the last week!