Dial 911

[robg]

Originally Posted by Alan

I really like the PDK, I think it is a great transmission ... it's not just because the shifts are instantaneous but it seems to stick in the right gear by itself with no need for my input.

Alan- I had meant to ask you why you don't daily drive your 911 more? I ask because one of the potential appeals of a 991 would be that it's a sports car I could theoreteically drive often- and even do day to day stuff like drive my kid to school in (he's 6).

[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by robg

Alan- I had meant to ask you why you don't daily drive your 911 more? I ask because one of the potential appeals of a 991 would be that it's a sports car I could theoreteically drive often- and even do day to day stuff like drive my kid to school in (he's 6).

I've put 1500miles on mine since March 1. It rides well and is very livable as a car. I'd have no issues daily driving once things get back to normal. It does a great job running to the grocery store or other 'errand' activities.

And obviously I much prefer the beige and brown interiors over the black. I wound up with Espresso, but Espresso / Cognac is my favorite. Agate (interior) has a nice gray brown tone too. The all beige is too much, but you can find black / beige which provides some nice contrasts and doesn't reflect off the windshield as badly. The only one I really didn't like was bordeaux red. That seems way more prevalant in convertibles than you'd think. I would say 70% of the cars I looked at were black, 20% were red and the rest were the browns and tans.

One thing that might be in your favor when the COVID bottleneck loosens is a rush of 2017 cars being turned in off lease. You mihgt find a blip of higher inventory in July / August with a little lower prices on CPO cars.

This one is a nice package:
https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-fo...7-porsche-911/
edit: and as an FYI, the "smoking package" is nice, it adds a little cover over the small cubby on the center console and an extra cigarette lighter adapter in that spot as well. Just because a car has the smoker package, does not at all mean that the owner was a smoker.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

One thing that might be in your favor when the COVID bottleneck loosens is a rush of 2017 cars being turned in off lease. You mihgt find a blip of higher inventory in July / August with a little lower prices on CPO cars.

This one is a nice package:
https://www.truecar.com/used-cars-fo...7-porsche-911/

I love those chalky colors.

[Alan]

Originally Posted by robg

Alan- I had meant to ask you why you don't daily drive your 911 more? I ask because one of the potential appeals of a 991 would be that it's a sports car I could theoreteically drive often- and even do day to day stuff like drive my kid to school in (he's 6).

The 911 is a completely liveable everyday car ...

I try to drive it at least once a week but maybe because I am getting older I really like driving my 540 and I also find I really like the Cayman ... I think it sometimes has to do with the 911 being a manual ... something is so much easier about driving an automatic car.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Alan

The 911 is a completely liveable everyday car ...

I try to drive it at least once a week but maybe because I am getting older I really like driving my 540 and I also find I really like the Cayman ... I think it sometimes has to do with the 911 being a manual ... something is so much easier about driving an automatic car.

Agree. I’d have a hard time going back to a manual as my DD—not withstanding my troublesome left knee. For a weekend fun car, absolutely.

[FC]

I still enjoy driving a MT. We've (nearly) always have had an AT car and that has been a wise decision. At this point we are happy enough with our cars that it's hard to imagine the next car not being electric. Although, as I mentioned, the LR4 might become enough of a dinosaur that we use it for niche jobs and may get a mid-size hybrid for my wife at some point. Maybe.

But for me, I can't imagine a P-car not in MT. Unless I win the lottery and get a GT3RS.

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by FC

I still enjoy driving a MT. We've (nearly) always have had an AT car and that has been a wise decision. At this point we are happy enough with our cars that it's hard to imagine the next car not being electric. Although, as I mentioned, the LR4 might become enough of a dinosaur that we use it for niche jobs and may get a mid-size hybrid for my wife at some point. Maybe.

But for me, I can't imagine a P-car not in MT. Unless I win the lottery and get a GT3RS.

Being old school, I can’t really imagine driving a turbo with a manual. Seems like NA+manual; turbo+PDK or whatever...

I’m happy with the 2 because of the turbo engine mated with the ZF8. I do mostly drive in Sport, though, so it shifts at the points where I would shift were it a manual.

Edit: I’m sure Josh will chime in here...

[Josh (PA)]

Originally Posted by wdc330i

Being old school, I can’t really imagine driving a turbo with a manual. Seems like NA+manual; turbo+PDK or whatever...

I’m happy with the 2 because of the turbo engine mated with the ZF8. I do mostly drive in Sport, though, so it shifts at the points where I would shift were it a manual.

Edit: I’m sure Josh will chime in here...

Everyone is entitled to an opinion...

[wdc330i]

Originally Posted by Josh (PA)

Everyone is entitled to an opinion...

[Plaz]

Originally Posted by Alan

I try to drive it at least once a week but maybe because I am getting older I really like driving my 540 and I also find I really like the Cayman ... I think it sometimes has to do with the 911 being a manual ... something is so much easier about driving an automatic car.

Kidding, everyone's entitled to their wrong opinion.