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AshD said:
Madadd,
Congrats on spec. I'm due to get mine in April, and it will have been 2yrs and 2months from my Pounds3k deposit.So probably win the ait game....but mainly as a result of not having a licence for medical reasons.
I'm very impressed, i nearly went Guards Red too, but was persuaded to go Seal Grey at last minute. The only thing i stuck firm on was the -20mm s/s - suprised you didn't go for it since you're spec is so 'sporty'. I too went for Sports Chrono, Sports Seats & Sports Exhaust.
Congrats!!!
Ash
The not -20mm decision was based on a variety of things. Much of what was found on here. At the end of the day, my interpretation of it is..
-20mm makes the car feel sharper and more in touch. So it improves the driving experience. It makes it 'feel' better.
However, it gives virtually no increase in performance over PASM. Just because it 'feels' better does not mean it actually is (difference in ring times was less than 1% from memory) . And for most of my driving it would be less comfortable (Its a daily driver for me).
Also, the dealer told me that I would get considerably less at trade in based on previous Porsche sports suspensions. He says they do cause damage to residuals and recommended I stay away.
So a mixture of things. Would I have liked -20mm. Yes. I love a rock hard ride. But I love comfort too and my 997 is a car of compromises. So I went with compromise suspension.
And its one extra toy to show off! Press button suspension goes hard. Press again .. goes soggy.. cool!
Cheers
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