Re: Jason, thank you for making me have a huge, dumb grin
So nice of you to take time and make a review for us. Thanks very very much!!
Jun 7, 2006 3:11:09 PM
Jun 7, 2006 5:27:28 PM
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Apex Seeker said:
Stradale, that's a great suggestion as in the hot desert sun in Las Vegas the colors do look different. Andre Agassi has a 996TT cab in Artic Silver and lives around the corner, so I see it quite a bit. I have also seen a few Carerra GT's in GT silver and honestly it looks very different than in Jason's pics. I think I prefer the Artic Silver but will go to the dealer and look again under different light conditions to make my choice. Thanks.
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atomic80 said:
I can never be satisfied just being a photographer for just the M5! I don't even own one anymore! Gave it up in anticipation of getting my own 997TT! You can bet that I'll be sure to take plenty more. I just hope that I can meet other 997TT owners in the area. I wouldn't want to be the ONLY one with one.
I took many more shots of just every imaginable part of the Turbo because I knew many of you folks would be asking about this and that. For example, I believe that the seatback of the GT silver is actually the same Krylon (sp?) finish as on the PCM console. Not that pretty IMHO. I may try to get these parts painted. One thing that I'm confused about is the Active Sports Seats. I read somewhere that it basically means that the bolsters are power adjustable but yet one of the hosts (Marc) says that it means that they adjust dynamically in the curves. Can someone verify if that truly is the case. I'd be surprised if it was. The black 997TT had this option and I don't recall feeling the bolsters ever moving once I'd set them.
"Kristina" was one of the driver's girlfriend. She was HOT! Very willing model too. I sure wish that she was my "Tip."
As for the blue car. I do believe that IS Midnight blue after all. I just saw a Lapis blue car and that sure doesn't look as dark as the blue one that I drove originally. BTW, that blue car was the only one with tip but no SC. I managed to get that car at first before swapping over to the black fully loaded car. Both GT silver cars had the cocoa interior which IMHO doesn't look very good with that exterior color.
Thomas, our guide, chose which cars we should get before we got there I think but he did give us the flexibility of being able to swap cars later on in the day. I just wish that I had the foresight in asking for a chance to try a Tip with SC. I'm still happy with the choice that I made in going with a 6 speed with the sport shifter.
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Ok guys, I've finally uploaded the videos to Google Videos and submitted things so hopefully they should all be approved for viewing soon! I'll definitely post them here once that's been done. 10 videos in all. I think you'll enjoy them.
Personally, I don't know if my car had LSD since that's not obvious but from driving the car, I'd think so. I definitely ordered it though!
I wasn't too sure about the CF trim prior to seeing it in person but now I've ordered the basic package! Looks really sharp! The other CF package is bloody expensive at $2700 USD! Hardly worth it IMHO. I think that the car that I drove had both packages. Looked really good!
I'm glad that all of you guys are enjoying the many pictures that I uploaded! I enjoyed taking them!
Guess what? There STILL more to come! So definitely keep checking the site!
Jun 7, 2006 6:14:00 PM
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atomic80 said:
Ok guys, I've finally uploaded the videos to Google Videos and submitted things so hopefully they should all be approved for viewing soon! I'll definitely post them here once that's been done. 10 videos in all. I think you'll enjoy them.
Personally, I don't know if my car had LSD since that's not obvious but from driving the car, I'd think so. I definitely ordered it though!
I wasn't too sure about the CF trim prior to seeing it in person but now I've ordered the basic package! Looks really sharp! The other CF package is bloody expensive at $2700 USD! Hardly worth it IMHO. I think that the car that I drove had both packages. Looked really good!
I'm glad that all of you guys are enjoying the many pictures that I uploaded! I enjoyed taking them!
Guess what? There STILL more to come! So definitely keep checking the site!
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From the wandering forrest girl picture below it looks like the seat backs are lighter in color than the vulcan grey that is standard on the PCM consule. That's why I asked if it were Aluminum look. I'm probably going to order this combo - Alum look seat backs (which should be nice on an Artic cab) & Alum look PCM consule, the rest of my interior options will be CF & leather.
Jun 8, 2006 12:21:39 AM
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SoCal Alan said:
Jason,
what did you think about the exhaust sound? Did it sound adequate or was it below what you would like to hear. This seems to be the only negative thing about this car (at least the only thing left to me).
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SoCal Alan said:
Jason,
what did you think about the exhaust sound? Did it sound adequate or was it below what you would like to hear. This seems to be the only negative thing about this car (at least the only thing left to me).
It wasn't as good as my old M5's Dinan exhaust rumble but it gave off a nice shrieking sound! Definitely curable with an aftermarket exhaust.
Jun 8, 2006 2:21:39 AM
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Jun 8, 2006 2:31:20 AM
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atomic80 said:
I could be wrong about the raised stance. I seem to recall reading about this somewhere. Raised to meet US bumper specs or something like that. That makes me wonder if the 997TT meets European pedestrian specs.
Jun 8, 2006 8:59:00 AM
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I could be wrong about the raised stance. I seem to recall reading about this somewhere. Raised to meet US bumper specs or something like that. That makes me wonder if the 997TT meets European pedestrian specs.
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For some reason, the 6 speed felt faster to me even though the specs say that the Tip is faster. I always felt like I could keep the car in the powerband easier with the manual than the Tip. There was always a "lag" between the time I pressed the gas and the time that the car would actually move. This happened especially when I was pulling out of a tight turn.
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atomic80 said:
I'm really surprised that I'd be the first Rennteamer to drive one! I would've thought that somebody here before me would've done it!
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I would love to have these painted but Porsche charges an arm & a leg to do that. I'll much rather have my local paint guy do it for a lot less once I've gotten the car!
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Stradale, I wasn't serious about doing that. I'll stick with the Krylon color which IMHO isn't that bad. I just can't get over how much Porsche charges for certain options! To get the full CF package, it would cost over $11k!