Today’s Service Loaner

[FC]

Originally Posted by JST

FWIW, I just spec’d my car and it is now $8,000 more than I paid. Yikes.

Also, LOL at the personalized key colors costing $420. I actually bought a couple of different shells for the keys from Amazon for like $20 each. Now I can mix and match a little, but I sort of dig the silver.

I think that FWIW, that $420 includes the leather holder. If so, that explains that pricing a little. You can buy painted OEM shells for ~$100. Which is insane, of course. But two of those plus the leather holder, in the world of Porsche pricing, is not quite so insane. Horrible value to be sure, but perhaps that is the "logic" they are using.

I was tempted by the CF shell at amazon, but at ~$60 I am not so sure.

[JST]

The leather pouch seems like it would only work if you were carrying the key around in your bag. It does address a need, though; after a year, the “chrome” on my key had already started to wear from contact with my house keys.

For $20, I’m happy with this look. Plus it makes it easier to tell the Porsche keys apart from my others (which are mostly black).

[nate]

Originally Posted by FC

Sweet! Best loaner ever! Have fun!

PDK is an unfortunate cost adder.

Cool loaner indeed.

I had thought that PDKs were now standard on all Porsches, with manuals being a no cost option on models that offered them.

[SCA]

I have had a base Boxster before and did not like it at all in comparison to the manual Boxster S that I previously had. The base engine is certainly more tolerable with the T package. I am really curious as to how it would be with a manual.

Originally Posted by nate

Cool loaner indeed.

I had thought that PDKs were now standard on all Porsches, with manuals being a no cost option on models that offered them.

On a 992 Carrera T the manual is the default option, the PDK is a zero cost option.

[SCA]

On the way back to West Knox.

[FC]

Beautiful!

You do need some turns though. :-P

[SCA]

Just got home. Perfect timing too… not 2-3 minutes after I walked in the door they texted my 7.2 was ready.


I ran both sides of the Foothills Parkway in each direction. 123 miles of behind the wheel time. I like it and a lot… even with the PDK!

[robg]

Wow- that is a very cool loaner car indeed.

[FC]

Originally Posted by SCA

Just got home. Perfect timing too… not 2-3 minutes after I walked in the door they texted my 7.2 was ready.


I ran both sides of the Foothills Parkway in each direction. 123 miles of behind the wheel time. I like it and a lot… even with the PDK!

That's awesome. Such great roads down there.

[SCA]

Originally Posted by FC

That's awesome. Such great roads down there.

I went over to Fontana and was en route to the dragon when it dawned on me that since the Rennsport rally is this weekend it would probably best that we were not photographed running a service loaner through the dragon so I turned around. I like my Porsche service loaners and it is certainly best that I not jeopardize that. The dealership would not care about taking it across the Foothills Parkway. It is literally just a 25-30 minute drive from West Knoxville.

More pics to come…


Edit: I will state that this car paired with a six speed manual is probably all anyone really needs for public roads. Obviously YMMV. My Porsche salesman of 40+ years totally agreed. Oh and by the way, he is not some old, crusty fart. He is in his late 50s. Started with the company at the age of 18.