03-14-2020, 07:11 PM | #741 |
Hello.
Join Date: Mar 2004
Carmudgeonly Ride: '09 X3, '11 328xiT, '11 135i C, '17 c2, '19 X5
Location: Downingtown, PA
Posts: 5,531
|
The trip there and back, kind of sucked. We didn't get on the road to Akron until almost 11am. Drove straight there, arrived at the dealership around 4. Did the paperwork and were back on the road by 6ish. Set the cruise control on the PA turnpike to 79mph. Stopped for a quick dinner and got home around mid-night.
Today my wife took over driving all sorts of back roads and we had a blast. I've been really impressed with how much of a 'car' it is. It was a really comfortable GT on the turnpike for 370 miles. It is a blast to carve up back roads, but it is just as pleasant doing it at 45 as it is at 85. It is so not dramatic, just excellent at everything it does. The engine is so much more flexible than the 981s we rented for a week. It is happy tooling around at 2500 rpm, starting off smoothing in 2nd gear, we got 27mpg sitting in 7th gear the whole way home. Visibility is decent, storage is great. Features are very intuitive and user friendly. thanks all for the positive reinforcements. It honestly helped push me over the edge.
__________________
Josh (PA) - '19 X5 '17 991.2 C2 Cab '11 135i Convertible '11 328xiT '09 X3 |
03-15-2020, 07:11 AM | #742 |
Alphanumeric
Join Date: Aug 2005
Carmudgeonly Ride: 981S, 340i
Posts: 9,584
|
Congrats.
|
03-16-2020, 10:47 PM | #743 |
Western Anomaly
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: White Orca
Posts: 16,612
|
You’re going to love it. 👍
__________________
|
03-17-2020, 01:08 PM | #744 |
•••••••
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: '11 1M
Location: Churzee
Posts: 17,741
|
Excellent! And you drove it all the way down under already!
__________________
2011 1M |
03-17-2020, 01:09 PM | #745 |
dogged
Join Date: Dec 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: '22 M440 xDrive GC
Posts: 13,299
|
|
03-17-2020, 01:49 PM | #746 |
Western Anomaly
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: White Orca
Posts: 16,612
|
I missed the details on this particular car. Is it a 991.2?
PDK?
__________________
|
03-17-2020, 03:51 PM | #747 | |
Hello.
Join Date: Mar 2004
Carmudgeonly Ride: '09 X3, '11 328xiT, '11 135i C, '17 c2, '19 X5
Location: Downingtown, PA
Posts: 5,531
|
Quote:
It's a 2017 991.2 base cab w/ stick GT Silver w/ Espresso Interior and brown top. It had 10,770 when we bought it. Probably +1000 miles since Specs: Division: PCNA Commission #: B54157 Prod Month: 2017-03-25 Exterior: GT Silver Metallic Interior: Natural Leather Interior in Espresso BASE 911 Carrera Cabriolet 176 Sport Exhaust System 446 Wheel center caps with colored Porsche Crest 460 20" RS Spyder Design Wheels 489 Multifunction and Heated Steering Wheel 498 Deletion of Model Designation 998 Natural Leather Interior 9VL Bose® Surround Sound System NE Natural Leather Interior in Espresso P07 Adaptive Sport Seats Plus (18-way) with Memory Package P3G Premium Package Plus i.c.w. Adaptive Sport Seats Plus (18-way) U2 GT Silver Metallic XUB Headlight Cleaning System Covers in Exterior Color
__________________
Josh (PA) - '19 X5 '17 991.2 C2 Cab '11 135i Convertible '11 328xiT '09 X3 |
|
03-17-2020, 04:16 PM | #748 |
Solving problems
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: M5 / 718 GTS / Cooper S / GTI / LR4
Location: Metro Boston
Posts: 25,265
|
Nice! Hey, at least the roads should be pretty empty.
|
03-17-2020, 06:18 PM | #749 | |
Western Anomaly
Join Date: Oct 2003
Carmudgeonly Ride: White Orca
Posts: 16,612
|
Quote:
Epic good. You got the manual with the new 3.0 powerplant! What a lovely car that must be to own. Looking forward to following your ownership experience from here on out.
__________________
|
|
03-27-2020, 04:44 PM | #750 |
Hello.
Join Date: Mar 2004
Carmudgeonly Ride: '09 X3, '11 328xiT, '11 135i C, '17 c2, '19 X5
Location: Downingtown, PA
Posts: 5,531
|
I kind of feel bad even posting this in the current environment, but I had to get out of the house today and figured the safest place was alone in the car. I took a pic at one of my favorite car picture spots near me. It is a really enjoyable car.
__________________
Josh (PA) - '19 X5 '17 991.2 C2 Cab '11 135i Convertible '11 328xiT '09 X3 Last edited by Josh (PA); 03-29-2020 at 11:11 AM. |
Bookmarks |
|
|
Similar Threads | ||||
Thread | Thread Starter | Forum | Replies | Last Post |
Washed the Saab today... (not dial-up friendly) | TD | Car Talk | 21 | 03-22-2004 01:47 PM |