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993S said:
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STRADALE said:
Get the PCCB's.
If you got an honest answer when you asked 100 guys here if they could have the PCCB's at a no cost option and would cost the sane for a brake job I bet 99 would get them. So in other words unless it's not affordable get them. If money is an issue then consider the steel.
I agree , however , it is far from the same price and although I can easily afford them I decided not to take them. The new steel brakes are so extremely good that there is no reason to get them , other than showing of you have the latest and the best or of course for track use but my car will most likely never see a track.
To me it is simply not worth the extra money.
That's exactly my point: "To me it is simply not worth the extra money"
But if the dealership said they'd throw in free PCCB's on your build and change PCCB brake parts for life at the steel brake part cost would you take the PCCB's for free ?
Most car nuts here would agree I think that if the cost and maintenance of the PCCB's were the same as the steel they'd get the PCCB's for their many performance (pedal feel & reduced un sprung weight/possibility of better handling & longer life) and other advantages (lack of brake dust, rusty water and crudded up hubs & brake assemblies) and cooler looks (larger front discs). The only disadvantage is cost. Or maybe somebody hates yellow.
So when someone says don't get the PCCB's what they're really saying is I don't think they are worth the money. IMHO it's strictly a financial decision. All things ($) being equal most everybody would get the PCCB's.
I currently have the steel on my 997 S Cab and Carbon Ceramics on my Stradale and where I can perhaps justify steel on a $90k 997 S (although I'll never get steel again if given a choice) the turbo/turbo cab, GT3 and F430's really should have PCCB's/CCM's. If you're going to spend $140-$170k on a turbo (more on a 430) & probably more than the $9k cost for PCCB's on various options like Carbon Fiber, leather and other doo-hickies it would be better spent on the cars braking system. jimho.
Just one guys opinion but getting my 997 w/ steel brakes and spending $15k on other options was a mistake on my part. I should have left off half of the options and gotten PCCB's. The steel brakes on my 997 really suck _ _ _