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senator said:
Now i'm feeling very sick with envy!!!
I had my car ordered in midnight blue but was pursuaded by numerous people that the 997 looks better in lighter colours so switched it on the last possible date to silver and that looks stunning!
The silver looks nice, too! I just prefer a darker color and we already have a black car, so midnight blue was a natural choice for us. I don't know if you could tell in the pictures, but we also had all the windows tinted. I do have to admit, though, that in the sun this car gets some serious attention.
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Also is that black interior? I had ordered the blue, which I have kept on the Artic silver I'm collecting from the factory in January.
We did get the full black interior. It has some nice aluminum trim that compliments the black very well.
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PLEASE PLEASE tell me what you think about the tip on the S - I've not read any reports on a tiptronic equipped "S" model. Performance? Some people have questioned the logic of having tiptronic on the S as its torque curve is more peaky and therefore needs to be revved harded to gain any advantage over the standard car.
We ordered the tiptronic so my wife would drive the car. I wasn't sure what to expect, but I do have to say that I'm happily surprised. I keep it in sport mode, which helps. I also keep in it manual mode for the most part. Shifting is smooth and quick going both up and down in gears. I don't take this car out onto the track so I can't compare, but driving hard around town now and then doesn't seem to be any less fun. We still only have about 600 miles on it so we've kept the RPMs down below 5k, but the car really likes to move once you get around 4k and higher. 3rd gear is a lot of fun on the highway.
Good luck with your order! It's well worth the wait!
Mike