My 991 GTS is in production.... - Page 3 - 911/Carrera GT - PistonHeads UK

Should be exiting the factory on 18th March...I'm like a kid at Christmas!! Then it takes approximately 2 weeks to collection..... P

Congratulations! Spec?

18 way comfort seats (I need lumbar support) GTS interior with silver stitching Cruise LED headlights PDK Metallic paint (probably white) Bose Rear wiper Park assist front & rear Telephone module Light design package Auto dimming mirrors Think that's it....

Very nice!

Seems strange you don' t know the colour.......?!!

can you say whether any discount % off the price was available for this custom order?

LOL! I ended up choosing agate grey after seeing a demo. I managed to obtain almost 9% off the vehicle.

Paleridergbr said: LOL! I ended up choosing agate grey after seeing a demo. I managed to obtain almost 9% off the vehicle. Nice one! Which OPC?

I'll just say one near to London! Meanwhile, the said vehicle has now left the factory and is in transit.... My sense of anticipation is building!,

Exciting! I think we ordered at similar times. Got told mine was delayed a month because I fiddled with the spec too much (!), but the same helpful OPC managed to speak to the factory and get it changed back. Due to be built March 30, hoping to pick it up from Germany a couple of weeks after that. Looking forward to photos/first impressions of yours when it comes! Do you have a collection date yet?

Hi Josh. Note quite yet. The car is due to arrive circa 30th March at the OPC so if I'm lucky I'll get it 5th April! It must be currently in transit!! Phil

9% off....... Thought Porsche don't do discounts.

Officially they don't... But if you play the game..... Then eventually.... P

Paleridergbr said: 18 way comfort seats (I need lumbar support) GTS interior with silver stitching Cruise LED headlights PDK Metallic paint (probably white) Bose Rear wiper Park assist front & rear Telephone module Light design package Auto dimming mirrors Think that's it.... Wow cruise and park assist aren't standard???? Bloody nice car though, enjoy.

Ravi355 said: Wow cruise and park assist aren't standard???? Bloody nice car though, enjoy. Just to put this to bed once and for all, nothing is standard on Porsches, apart from the key. You buy the basic car, you get a key. Wheels are extra; doors are extra; roof is extra. Even the keys aren't completely standard, as you have to pay extra for keys that actually fit your car. Ok, sarcasm off now. Coincidentally, I also have one due this month. I wonder whether mine will come first. Or maybe it's the same one ... I wonder who will get it. It ought to be me (as I didnt get any discount), but you'll probably talk them into it being you ;p Osito Edited by Osito on Saturday 21st March 20:39

Advised today that my vehicle has arrived at Sheerness, so getting rather excited now!! Reg number also allocated so may even collect at the weekend if the OPC can PDI it quickly enough!! P

Congrats on car mate - enjoy. I was at Zuffenhausen last week and saw a brand new GTS in Sapphire Blue/Black wheels and PCCB's - the car looked and sounded superb.

Collecting mine tomorrow. 2wd coupe, Carmine red, Ducktail, Manual, Ceramics. Can't wait......

Niiice !! Fancy posting some pictures once you have the time??

So how long after build date did it take to get to these shores? Have just cancelled factory collection as my and Zuffenhausen's availability dates were incompatible (!) so it's now being delivered here. My build completes on Monday. And a second vote for pictures of people's new GTSs please!

Factory exit was 17/3 and it arrived at the dealer today apparently, so the OPC generally quotes 2 weeks...

Cheers. Have a good weekend!

She's arrived!!! Picked porsche up Yesterday, although then had to drive through some filthy weather on the way home. Boy cornering is good though, even in the wet! And front shot Edited by Paleridergbr on Tuesday 31st March 20:01 For me she's a hauntingly beautiful car. I'll just have to restrain myself during the running in period, and get used to a boot in the front of the vehicle rather than the back P Edited by Paleridergbr on Tuesday 31st March 20:05

Congrats - an absolute beauty! Hope you have a lot of fun!

991's just look so right. Congratulations dude, enjoy her to the Max!

Are you Phil P - friend of Simon? Andrew A

that's stunning!! Agate suits it so much

that's stunning!! Agate suits it so much

Andrew911 said: Are you Phil P - friend of Simon? Andrew A I am indeed Mr A. How are you? Didn't you just sell yours? Best P

Paleridergbr said: She's arrived!!! Picked porsche up Yesterday, although then had to drive through some filthy weather on the way home. Boy cornering is good though, even in the wet! And front shot Edited by Paleridergbr on Tuesday 31st March 20:01 For me she's a hauntingly beautiful car. I'll just have to restrain myself during the running in period, and get used to a boot in the front of the vehicle rather than the back P Edited by Paleridergbr on Tuesday 31st March 20:05 looks superb - saw a blue one today - looked equally good!

miskalachi said: that's stunning!! Agate suits it so much I wasn't certain but having seen a white one ( my original choice against agate ) and the demo I then saw in agate, the second won hands down for me. White was just a little too "show-boaty" for me! Now that I have the car it was definitely the best colour, for me at least. Happy driving! P

looks very classy Phil. Excellent choice - look forward to seeing it. I sold the 996 turbo over a year ago & have been driving a 325d coupe. Finding it too 'soft'. I recently put down a deposit on a new CGTS but now having second thoughts & will probably get a 997 GTS (in white lol). It will be good catch up. Maybe have a GTS meet up when i get mine Andrew

Looks fantastic! Enjoy!

Beautiful car, Phil. Agate goes really well with all the black. What did they tell you about running in? Mine's provisionally getting there Monday week and I want to be prepared for what I can and can't do!

I'm sure you'll love yours too Josh! They didn't really highlight running in. When asked the question they said don't bother. The manual is a little vague, but basically don't use high engine speeds for the first 1800 miles, and try to do longer journeys. I'll endeavour to keep the revs below 4000 rpm until 1000 miles and then increase in gentle steps until 2000 miles. After that, game on! Are you using VTS? Activated mine yesterday. Clever bit of kit! Planning a Euro tour around the Alps in July with the wife. Should be cool! P

Sounds reasonable. Do have VTS on the car and not used it before, but have a Cobra tracker on my current one so imagine it's similar (?) Seems to involve a serious-sounding man ringing me up asking if the car's been nicked whenever I go on a ferry... Picked my number plate today. It's real!

I ended up using Admiral multi car insurance. VTS for Porsche is the same service as cobra, so similar "lozenge" system. Looking forward to seeing some pictures! P

I'm with Admiral too, though I don't quite understand their pricing algorithms. They wanted over two grand to change the car on my policy, but if I took out a new one I ended up with a refund of thirty quid. Profoundly insane, but I'll take it!

Paleridergbr said: She's arrived!!! Picked porsche up Yesterday, although then had to drive through some filthy weather on the way home. Boy cornering is good though, even in the wet! And front shot Edited by Paleridergbr on Tuesday 31st March 20:01 For me she's a hauntingly beautiful car. I'll just have to restrain myself during the running in period, and get used to a boot in the front of the vehicle rather than the back P Edited by Paleridergbr on Tuesday 31st March 20:05 That looks great

Exactly same colour as my GTS that I picked up on 2nd March and now run in with 1100 miles so enjoying now. Get lots of likes from people about Agate colour combo as bit more subtle than some colours. Used no oil at all yet which I guess is benefit of running in - car came with litre can of Mobil in trunk so guess some must use oil?Makes great noise and not even that thirsty 27mpg on motorway (probably even higher mpg at 70mph) . Sport plus is a bit brutal and can't see it getting used much day to day. Relaxed on motorway as 80 is about 2000 revs. Tyre roar is very loud on poor motorway surfaces but they are big tyres.

MagicRat said: I'm with Admiral too, though I don't quite understand their pricing algorithms. They wanted over two grand to change the car on my policy, but if I took out a new one I ended up with a refund of thirty quid. Profoundly insane, but I'll take it! Be careful with Admiral insurance on cars with expensive optional extra, you are not covered for the cost of those options if the car gets stolen (God forbid). They still ask you to list every single option specified but they aren't covered, only the car in base spec. I found this out a few years ago when buying an X5!i'd loaded up with £10k plus of options. Bloke I work with just bought a new Bentley V8S which he has insured with admiral...it was cheaper for him to buy gap insurance and use Admiral than another insurer.

Good point. Fortunately I did go for Gap insurance. Also got my wheels covered and my excess via https://www.ala.co.uk although there are others out there... P

Yep. Autotrader gap insurance for Mrs Rat's new Mini, also via ALA I think. Was less than 1/3 of what Mini themselves wanted for it. I guess if insuring with Admiral one can reduce the insured value of the car to base price, which may cut the premium. Had this with my Boxster S. Was insured for what I bought it for so when I renewed cut the sum insured to what I thought (via Parkers) they'd pay me for it. Knocked about a hundred quid of the price. Either that or tell them about all the extras, which in my case might take an embarrassingly long time. Wouldn't want to not get that passenger footwell net back...

MagicRat said: Yep. Autotrader gap insurance for Mrs Rat's new Mini, also via ALA I think. Was less than 1/3 of what Mini themselves wanted for it. I guess if insuring with Admiral one can reduce the insured value of the car to base price, which may cut the premium. Had this with my Boxster S. Was insured for what I bought it for so when I renewed cut the sum insured to what I thought (via Parkers) they'd pay me for it. Knocked about a hundred quid of the price. Either that or tell them about all the extras, which in my case might take an embarrassingly long time. Wouldn't want to not get that passenger footwell net back... I think you have to tell them the full spec regardless of whether they cover it or not. I suppose some scrote is more likely to nick a car with top spec wheels and metallic paint rather than standard wheels and a solid colour.

Cheib said: Be careful with Admiral insurance on cars with expensive optional extra, you are not covered for the cost of those options if the car gets stolen (God forbid). They still ask you to list every single option specified but they aren't covered, only the car in base spec. I found this out a few years ago when buying an X5!i'd loaded up with £10k plus of options. Bloke I work with just bought a new Bentley V8S which he has insured with admiral...it was cheaper for him to buy gap insurance and use Admiral than another insurer. I would advise anyone to read the smallprint. I've just gone thru this on 3 cars. 1. If you need to claim the key is getting a swift repair at a porsche approved reparirer without invalidating the Porsche warranty. Genral mass market policies like Admiral,Directlin, Chirchill etc are not set up like this. 2. Most insurance companies make it quite difficult to achieve this and force you down their own approved repairer route. The smallprint will state that they can use parts equivalent to manufacturer specification but not manufacturer supplied parts per se. 3. many hi end insurance products designed for expensive cars like Porsche like Chubb, Zurich PC etc offer agreed value cover which negates the need for Gap insurance. Seems mad to me to buy a Bentley and then insure it on the cheap. Generally you get what you pay for with insurance 4. same logic applies to GAP cover - you want a swift pay out without caveat.