New S - first break-in miles - Page 2

Chris C. · 11-15-2009, 11:57 AM

Great pics indeed! GL with the break-in. My system is a hybrid - bringing the revs up gradually and gently to seat the rings on accel/decel

The Sharkwerks bypass is outstanding! Installed mine yesterday and I've been finding reasons to drive all weekend. Highly recommend it, and Alex has dropped the price significantly.

Paul - when will you change your avatar? Let's see the PDK!

Chris

Coochas · 11-15-2009, 12:02 PM

Great Tony.
I honeymooned across the street from the Ventana at the Post Ranch Inn,...also very nice. That is a beautiful part of the country. We were scheduled to return there in September for our 5th anniversary but my wife's father was ill at the time.

DLJ · 11-15-2009, 01:53 PM

Great pics guys! We drove part of Highway 1 last May, and this inspires me to come back for more. This time however, it has to be in a Pcar!

TooSixy · 11-18-2009, 04:44 PM

Beautiful pics as always. Thanks for sharing, guys.

ADias · 11-18-2009, 09:44 PM

Another 100+ mile trip through the Santa Cruz mountains today. A quick run to Pescadero via La Honda for lunch.

jsmirand · 11-19-2009, 11:07 AM

Big Sur area is stunning, I can only imagine how much fun in a 911. We were there last year, had some fabulous sunsets from Post Ranch Inn (next to Ventana Inn). At the inn's lobby, some guy was checking in and had his Porsche in the drive, I complimented him on his nice 996, he was confused, didn't know what I meant by '996'. Oh well.

ADias · 11-19-2009, 01:11 PM

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Originally Posted by jsmirand

... At the inn's lobby, some guy was checking in and had his Porsche in the drive, I complimented him on his nice 996, he was confused, didn't know what I meant by '996'. Oh well.

That guy is not a 911 fan, he just drives one.

OCBen · 11-19-2009, 01:48 PM

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Originally Posted by ADias

That guy is not a 911 fan, he just drives one.

Believe it or not, there are some people who buy these cars and regard them as just a car. Nothing wrong with that at all, from PAG's perspective.

The guy mentioned above may not even know it's a 911.

To him it may just be a Porsche Carrera, 'cuz that's what's on the car.

ADias · 11-19-2009, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by OCBen

Believe it or not, there are some people who buy these cars and regard them as just a car. Nothing wrong with that at all, from PAG's perspective.

The guy mentioned above may not even know it's a 911.

To him it may just be a Porsche Carrera, 'cuz that's what's on the car.

I have no problem with that in principle, but the price we pay is that the car design is dictated by that type of customer.

OCBen · 11-19-2009, 04:26 PM

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Originally Posted by ADias

I have no problem with that in principle, but the price we pay is that the car design is dictated by that type of customer.

Absolutely. But I wouldn't say dictated by them, because they're mainly ignorant for the most part.

Porsche knows that loyal enthusiasts make up only a small percentage of customer purchases. And anything they add to the car that is of a frivolous or cosmetic nature -- the stop watch on the dash, the quad tips of the S, to name a few -- in an effort to appeal to a broader, less discerning but well-heeled market, they know that loyal enthusiasts will still continue to buy them, because..........they're loyal.

11-15-2009, 11:57 AM	#16
Chris C. Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Tucson AZ Posts: 1,528	Great pics indeed! GL with the break-in. My system is a hybrid - bringing the revs up gradually and gently to seat the rings on accel/decel The Sharkwerks bypass is outstanding! Installed mine yesterday and I've been finding reasons to drive all weekend. Highly recommend it, and Alex has dropped the price significantly. Paul - when will you change your avatar? Let's see the PDK! Chris __________________ Chris C. (AZ) Member No. 010817-2861 2009 Carrera S Cabriolet Arctic Silver, 6-spd!, Nav, cooled seats, Dynamic lights, SC, PDC, etc. 2007 GT3 Guards Red (sold!) 2006 Boxster S 1998 Carrera S 1997 Carrera Bunch of Bimmers ...

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Coochas Banned For Life.... Rennlist Member Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Cambridge, MA Posts: 5,500	Great Tony. I honeymooned across the street from the Ventana at the Post Ranch Inn,...also very nice. That is a beautiful part of the country. We were scheduled to return there in September for our 5th anniversary but my wife's father was ill at the time. __________________ Coochas aka Dave \|-Cayenne TitS Ed Purrrr Red\|-'99 Spec Boxster Black\| -'09 997 TT RS Orange -Check out my p-car e-brochure collection -997 Emergency Procedures Mobile Website

11-15-2009, 01:53 PM	#18
DLJ Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: British Columbia Canada Posts: 69	Great pics guys! We drove part of Highway 1 last May, and this inspires me to come back for more. This time however, it has to be in a Pcar! __________________ Lee Looking for a new Pcar soon... '82 SC Coupe Zinc Metallic-missed (except the repair costs !) Current -07 Kubota Tractor/Loader- orange, not fast, but truly useful Toyotas coming out of my ears...

11-18-2009, 04:44 PM	#19
TooSixy Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Tampa, FL Posts: 182	Beautiful pics as always. Thanks for sharing, guys. __________________ '09 C2S Aqua Blue • Black/Sand Beige Full-Leather • Comfort Seat • Heated/Ventilated Seats • PDK • Nav • Bluetooth • Bose • Universal Audio • Sport Chrono • Self-Dimming • Dynamic Cornering Lights • Limited Slip Differential • Porsche Crest in Headrests • Colored Crest Caps • Leather PDK Shift Trim • Dome Lamp Leather Cover

11-18-2009, 09:44 PM	#20
ADias Addict Rennlist Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: SF Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,084	Another 100+ mile trip through the Santa Cruz mountains today. A quick run to Pescadero via La Honda for lunch. __________________ "Dream as impractical, irrational and unnecessary as that may be... Here's to the Dreamers!" -- Porsche AG

11-19-2009, 11:07 AM	#21
jsmirand User Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Tucson, Arizona Posts: 218	Big Sur area is stunning, I can only imagine how much fun in a 911. We were there last year, had some fabulous sunsets from Post Ranch Inn (next to Ventana Inn). At the inn's lobby, some guy was checking in and had his Porsche in the drive, I complimented him on his nice 996, he was confused, didn't know what I meant by '996'. Oh well.