Ordered C4S - Thanks to rennlist contributors

Finally ordered my C4S for September production: Seal Gray/Black Litronics Bose Heated seats Steering wheel with leather airbag cover Aluminium/carbon shifter and handbrake Thanks to all contributors for the advice on this forum that helped with my decision, especially Palting and ohsixx. Now I start the long wait!

Congratulations! September production....what delivery date are you anticipating?

consider getting auto dim mirror/wiper sensor option also. inexpensive but very useful. congrats--this is a great car!

Congrats! We now have a serious group of C4S waiters. Maybe we should name ourselves the "proscheless bunch" or something.

Get the lumbar supports, and the auto dimmer mirrors like ignacio said. Also, consider the embroidered Porsche crest in the seatbacks. I wish I ordered that with mine. //edit. Get the supple leather, too. Only $395, worth it. The seats look better and are slightly softer than normal.

i like the supple leather, too. <img src="graemlins/bigok.gif" border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" /> the lumbar support is less necessary for me because the basic seat is so good. i refuse to pay extra for a porsche crest on the headrest. to me this should be a standard feature on such an expensive car. porsche seems to be shameless in this regard.

I think the supple leather looks good but I think the perforated leather looks more sporty and I think it will age better as I hope to keep this car for a long time. As the options are unbundled for 2003 I am still not sure whether is was worth paying extra for the Bose system as I can order the litronics separately. What do you think of the Bose stereo vs. the HiFi system?

Since the car changes a little bit each each there is always the chance some items that were previously options will become standard equipment.

i love the bose system! it is even nice at 100mph with the sunroof open and the windows down! some say it has too much bass response-to me there is no such thing as too much bass! i adise you listen to the system at highway speed with the windows and sunroof open--that should allow you to make a decision whether it's for you! <img src="graemlins/bigok.gif" border="0" alt="[thumbsup]" /> <img src="graemlins/c.gif" border="0" alt="[ouch]" />

hey sawmill why do you think perforated leather will wear better? i always thought the opposite--after all it's like thousands of little rips in the leather! <img src="confused.gif" border="0">

Congrats Sawmill! Nice to have another "waiter" to join the ranks. Not too much longer for me though! I'll find out what boat I'm on shortly! <img src="graemlins/jumper.gif" border="0" alt="[jumper]" />

ignacio, re: the supple leather I dont really know for sure. I had a 90 C2 for 3 years with the gray perforated leather and it looked like new until I sold it, but on my 98 BMW with something closer to Porsche supple leather the finish is harder to maintain. I could be way off - it was more of a hunch.

I have supple leatehr in my current car and it is great, looks are fine after 3 years. BUT, I believe you need at least 'leather seats' if not full leather to get the supple, but I could be wrong. In my 'waiter' car I ordered the sport seats, but have plans to put in the GT3 seats

sawmilldriver, Congratulations on your order. Which dealer did you order your car with and how did you find them to be? By the way, do you drive the Saw Mill Parkway? Steve '97 993tt

Steve, The car was ordered at New Country Porsche in Greenwich. I found them to be very good, they are a large dealer and seem to do business with customers all over the Tri-State area (who must have other dealers they can use). My username does refer to the Saw Mill Parkway, I used to drive it often escaping NYC.