"Andrew T. Maness" (theroadlessdriven)
11/16/2015 at 14:15 • Filed to: Porsche 911, 991.2, Build Your Own, Andrew Maness, The Road Less Driven
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"Andrew T. Maness" (theroadlessdriven)
11/16/2015 at 14:15 • Filed to: Porsche 911, 991.2, Build Your Own, Andrew Maness, The Road Less Driven | 1
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Earlier this morning I read Steven J. Ewing’s take on the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , and near the end of the piece he baits readers with this;
Speaking of price, it gets a modest hike for 2017, with the base 911 Carrera starting at $89,400 – a $5,100 jump. You can’t even get into a Carrera S for less than $100,000 these days, with the 991.2 starting at $103,400 (a $4,500 increase). Of course, you mustn’t forget about Porsche’s exhaustive options catalog – I highly recommend wasting a few minutes and !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . The first deliveries will take place in March of next year.
Needless to say, I took the bait, and clicked through to the Porsche configurator, to see just how pricey as base Carrera could get. The most fun bit about spec’ing out a Porsche is without a doubt being able to tick all those exclusive option boxes, and see how it directly effects the price without having to do any guess work. If illuminated aluminum door-sill inserts will save you a few bucks over the carbon fiber ones, it will tell you before you go ahead and select them.
So, thank you Porsche for making it relatively easy for me to configure the !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! , a car that I would never in a million years want to own due to the combinations of options needed to push the MSRP to the limit.
Carbon Floormats with leather edging, Alcantra sun visors, and leather inner door-sill guards are all tacky on their own, but housed inside a Miami Blue body, alongside a natural leather Espresso/Cognac interior, they are downright ridiculous.
Choosing a Lava Orange, or Carmine Red interior doesn’t help either. If you’re the type of person who wants to be able to say you own the most expensive 991.2 Carrera, you’re going to have a rather heinous vehicle on your hands no matter what.
Then again, if you’re that type of person, aesthetics are unlikely to be your strong suit. You might as well go ahead, and spend the extra $16,860 and get a !!!error: Indecipherable SUB-paragraph formatting!!! . At least with that car you’ll get some semblance of performance value due to the addition of the rear axle steering adapted from the Turbo and GT3.
Unfortunately, if you want both a fire extinguisher and carbon floor mats, you’ll have to stick with the base model, as the fun police at Porsche don’t allow for both option boxes to be ticked on the Carrera S. Something tells me they don’t like to watch TV and listen to the radio at the same time either. What a bunch of party poopers.
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Sam
> Andrew T. Maness
11/16/2015 at 14:20 |
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I just feel like $166,000 would be much better spent on something like an Aston Martin or and F-Type. At that price on a 911, you aren’t really buying a sports car, you’re buying a sporty GT car.
dogisbadob
> Andrew T. Maness
11/16/2015 at 14:35 |
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That’s like 5 or 6 V6 Mustangs :p
Saracen
> Andrew T. Maness
11/16/2015 at 14:51 |
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Except most won’t do this. I’m tired of this false sensationalism.
Though I’ve no doubt the average transaction price for a 991.2 will be over $100k.
SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
> Andrew T. Maness
11/16/2015 at 15:33 |
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I just want to say that I’m smitten with Miami Blue. It’s nice!
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Andrew T. Maness
> SnapUndersteer, Italian Spiderman
11/16/2015 at 15:43 |
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I agree, just not with a brown interior!
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Andrew T. Maness
> Saracen
11/16/2015 at 15:45 |
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I’m well aware that one, MAYBE two fully spec’d models will roll off the assembly line. The point of this post was simply to have a laugh about what that car would look like if one was to build it.
On Wednesday I’ll have a chance to ask the Porsche folks what they expect the average transaction price to be on the 991.2 Carrera, I have a feeling you are correct.
RallyWrench
> Andrew T. Maness
11/16/2015 at 16:05 |
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They should just bundle all of these options into one package, call it the “Floyd Mayweather Pack,” and mark it up even more. They’re guaranteed to sell at least one.
PushToStart
> Andrew T. Maness
11/16/2015 at 16:24 |
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whats with the steering wheel rivets? that shit is ugly
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Andrew T. Maness
> RallyWrench
11/16/2015 at 19:14 |
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I love that idea.
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Andrew T. Maness
> PushToStart
11/16/2015 at 19:16 |
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Yeah when I clicked that option box I audibly laughed.
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PushToStart
> Andrew T. Maness
11/16/2015 at 19:49 |
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What’s that option actually called? do you remember?
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Saracen
> PushToStart
11/16/2015 at 19:54 |
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It’s the GT Sport steering wheel.
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PushToStart
> Saracen
11/16/2015 at 20:10 |
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hmm, I guess I’ve never seen that before. I don’t like it much, and it’s weird that the GT cars (GT3 and GT4) don’t have those steering wheels (that I know of)...
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Saracen
> PushToStart
11/16/2015 at 20:54 |
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Looking at the standard equipment list, the GT3 uses a “GT3 SportDesign” wheel, and the GT3 RS uses a “GT3 RS Sport” wheel. So they’re different from this “GT Sport” wheel. Probably a little smaller.
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PushToStart
> Saracen
11/16/2015 at 21:44 |
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And without the buttons, but that might be more of a telecommunications package than the steering wheel itself.
pip bip - choose Corrour
> Andrew T. Maness
11/17/2015 at 02:31 |
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i’d rather spend money on a Mustang V8 , pocket the rest.