Re: Lucky Buyers: 4.0 Spec Thread- What Is Yours?
 

Like the man said, I'm going to take the RS 4.0 and add some "extra spices". I would love to buy one and keep it stock and not race it, but it's just not in my nature.

-Troy

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The colonel is famous enough that there should be takers as-is.
The car is set up nicely!

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Send them my way.

-Troy

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Doing so!

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Underwhelmed by Silver wheel optipn. Switched to Black wheels.

http://gt2gt3cup.org/picture.php?alb...&pictureid=381

http://gt2gt3cup.org/picture.php?alb...&pictureid=380

http://gt2gt3cup.org/picture.php?alb...&pictureid=379

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I think Silver is perfect!

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Saving Silver for the track wheels. ;)

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I switched to White paint with white wheels :eek:

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Seriously! From the full-Vadar look?

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Yup.

And let me tell you I have been agonizing over the decision between Darth Vader and Snow White :-((

Best capture yet I have heard of the exhaust...whooo-wee!

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Sounds delicious!

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:-dd:-dd:-dd

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Sounds awesome and those F1 tracks look sooooo smooth. Turn 1 5th gear, so I can only imagine...

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Have any of you considered European delivery option? When else would you ever get to drive this car at the Nürburg Ring? With a July build you could join the 6 of us going so far!

-Christian

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Then I have the agony of the multi-month wait to get it over here. Too painful :(
Plus I want to clear film it before I cover it in rockchips...lol.

To clarify, you and other friends are going there to take 4.0 deliveries? Or various Porsche deliveries? Do you have a thread on this adventure somewhere? If not kindly start a new one as I would love to hear all about it.

:-8

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My car was build Feb 23, so I had to cancel Euro delivery because there was 2' of snow last year in Germany around that time.

I really hate that, I figure I ship my car back this summer, but it turned out that is easier said then done. Mancation will have to suffice this year.

I would do Euro delivery for sure. Pete, reconcider please. I have pages and pages of links and prep work I never used. Just re-read Team Drug Money's thread frrom last year. It was Epic and published in Panorama!

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Would like to do euro delivery but have issues for all the reasons Savy already pointed out plus November delivery not the best time for running around the Alps. Then there's the fact that BMW offers a discount for Euro delivery while Porsche charges $5k.......

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Hi all, I am new here and thought I would chime in. Mine is due Oct/Nov sometime, which is fine by me as I will have my right shoulder rebuilt at the end of August, so it will be a nice get well for next year. The car wont be tracked (save for a day here and there) as I have a 6GT3 specifically for that and wanted something that the wife and I could enjoy both as an unbelievable car and something a little special and different from most.

I must have been lucky. I called my dealer and the allocation was available (this was 4 weeks after release). No question it was list price. Didnt even want a deposit, but I insisted as I wanted to avoid any potential games.

Mine is -

White
White wheels
Full Leather, Black
Alcantara lower console
PCCB
Light headlights
No radio

Re: Lucky Buyers: 4.0 Spec Thread- What Is Yours?
 

Great first post!

Congrats on a great car and my compliments on the specs!

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Welcome to the community mrmuller. You are very lucky to find the allocation, and very nice configuration, congratulations :-DD

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Thanks for the warm welcome. There is a story to the allocation. In 2009 I bought the S5 and the GTS from this dealer when they where selling nothing. They proceeded to screw me royaly on service, culminating in the painting of the rear caliper on the GTS silver on a wheel repair. That night I got an email from the GM asking me how my service was. Let's just say at the end of it, they owed me one and I called it in.

If it wasn't for the shoulder, I would do euro delivery just for the experience and to have some fun and memories with the wife.

MM

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It is awesome that the dealership/GM honored the request based on past issues; as we have seen in Mooty's case with his dealership, some just would not have cared, at least not to this level.

Congratulations again, please let us know how it is once you receive it.

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congrats mrmuller.
at least your dealer answered the favor, bravo.

oh, my dealer in case you dont know since u are new is CARLSEN. and do not buy anything from them. i got a whole box of dirt i can dig out on them. this is not someone you want to do business with...

off my box now.

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Lolol.

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Has anyone received their 4.0 yet? I demand pictures and video immediately when any of you get it!!! :D

-Christian

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Can't wait to see the first video's and impression!!
Please post ASAP.

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Something to hold you over:

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November build, December delivery. Ugh. By the time I get to drive this thing we'll be reading about the 991 GT3. Decisions, decisions.....

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That's a long wait and taking it during winter won't be fun, but at least you are getting one ;)

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Mine will be built around October 19 -- so delivery stateside around Thanksgiving. Too cold by then to enjoy it, but dreaming about Spring will be pleasant :-DD

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My production finish date is first week of September.

-Troy

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looks perfect in that video with the silver wheels

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I just returned from a boondoggle to the Porsche development center. At the conclusion, I got a 3-hot-lap ride around the Weissach test track from Romain Dumas in a white RS 4.0 with white wheels and PCCB. What a hoot! He did hand-brake turns and could have had the car posing for those famous Auto Motor und Sport 30-degree slip-angle wild photos they always manage. The car was absolutely toss-able and I can't wait to get mine out on the track!!!

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Sounds very cool, I wish I would have been there!!
Pictures??

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All those NE winter deliveries should head to Fl in January and show TRACKCAR what he is missing. :kiss: Sebring would be a good break in event. ;)

Peter

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Exactly.

Guys don't waste time and get salt on the 4.0.

Let me do that anoying break in procedure and all the hassle of getting it track ready.

Just ship to my door :-DDD /Orbit instead and I will have it at Sebring for you ready to go with 500+ gentle break in miles, Roll bar and seat belts installed a set of BBS, Hoosiers, SRF, PFC pads.

I will do at least 10+ Sebring days between November and February. You should too. :pals:

Or maybe you prefer to sit in your (Hopefully heated) garage wax is 5x and watch TRAKCAR's flatout video's on Youtube instead while you wait for the snow to melt :ballkicked:

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Sorry, no pictures. Porsche AG personnel safely stored (confiscated? ;-)) all cameras and mobile phones and made us re-sign non-disclosure agreements before we could begin the festivities.

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Wow Mike, what an opportunity. Good for you.

Going to be a long winter of anticipation for a lot of Northerners.

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Coolsuit weight depends on size. Large is about 30 lb with ice, I run the small FAST setup that's about half that, the ice will last about an hour on a very hot day, 90-120 minutes on cooler days. I run it any time the ambient temp is above 70, and often below that for practice & warmup.

For me it's not about staying cool per se (once I'm on track I don't notice temperature or other physical discomfort etc., I'm too focused on driving), it's about not getting so hot that my mental or physical performance is compromised. Pre-cool suit I was starting to making mental errors and having to back off the pace towards the end of races on hot days. Of course it's the day I got heatstroke (running 5 race groups on a 104 degree day) that broke the camel's back :-)

I'll gladly add the 15 lb. for increased mental performance, even minimal, in the last half of a race. Given that I'm ~2800lb with driver, that's .05% extra weight, or about two gallons of gas, or about 2.25 horsepower given power/weight.

If you're that worried about performance, the engine drag from the AC compressor will hurt you more than the weight of the AC. I'm not sure if the Porsche disengages the AC compressor when at 100% throttle, if it does then you should be fine, as it just means you're burning a little more gas (ie. at say 45% throttle rather than 40% throttle in a part-throttle sweeper) rather than reducing full-on performance.

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Pete, I saw your car at Pearce today (Tuesday 21 Sept); wow! More beautiful in person than any pix. Enjoy!