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Residency Evil posted:It's happening! This is a really cool car. Congrats!
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I have a question about Porsche interiors. A couple of weeks back I put in an order for a Taycan 4S in Volcano Grey with black leather... and saw some photos of the red interior and am having second thoughts. The build isn't locked yet so I can change and there's not a noticeable price difference. Anyone got a Bordeaux Red interior? How well does it age? I think the black full leather (plus the Dark Silver accents and the RGB lighting) looks pretty awesome but maybe isn't very "special". Basically the same interior as my order  Bordeaux Red  The back seats look great in a contrasting colour.  Here is the config http://www.porsche-code.com/PMME3W30 Thanks for advice
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Sep 15, 2020 13:24
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That does look nice. I do wonder if I'll get pissed off with the red on long journeys (may not be a problem in an EV). I've just discovered that you can spec the centre panels of the seats in a different colour which also opens up the lighter colours I'd disregarded as too likely to get messed up. Too many choices!
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Sep 15, 2020 14:33
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It turns out that the problem was already solved by Porsche having brought my manufacture forward by a week, so the spec is locked. The black is awesome anyway. Delivery is a month away, can't wait.
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Sep 15, 2020 20:54
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I've ordered some new wheels as they were a third of the price in Germany to here in expensiveland. They will need TPM sensors, any idea if I need to get them from Porsche directly or can I get generic ones? Maybe a bit silly to be penny-pinching on these but reading around they should just be the same things. They will be summer wheels so probably not any rush, though they will be going to the dealership for storage so it might make sense for them to be complete. The TPMS manufacturer list these as for the Taycan and all the part numbers match up, and the specific model "can be used directly and without programming after installation"... so should be OK? https://www.pkwteile.ch/huf/14501114 https://www.intellisens.com/fileadmin/fetch.php?pdf=/fileadmin/pdf/Produktkatalog_2019_PDF.pdf https://www.intellisens.com/fileadmin/fetch.php?pdf=/fileadmin/pdf/Produktkatalog_2019_PDF.pdf http://www.products.intellisens.com...2940C0C6E6B5B8A These are the wheels  https://www.reifenprofi.de/felgen/o...-gedreht?c=4834 
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Sep 19, 2020 15:17
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KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:You can and should get OES ones. There are only a few different ways that TPMS sensors work, and Porsche uses 433mhz standard sensors. Awesome, thanks. Now just need to persuade the dealership to swap out the 20" summer tyres it comes with for some 21"s and we will be all set.
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Sep 19, 2020 15:59
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slidebite posted:Not that you can do much about it, but looks good. Sport seats and LSD are nice but not deal breakers of course. Speaking of stereos I saw that they've made an upgrade modern head unit. https://www.porsche.com/international/accessoriesandservice/classic/genuineparts/producthighlights/pccm/ Though presumably there are any number of 2-DIN head units you could stick in without paying the Porsche Tax.
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Sep 19, 2020 18:01
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That's gorgeous.
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Sep 19, 2020 23:35
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knox_harrington posted:They will need TPM sensors Well that's loving great, I ordered these and the company subbed in cheap 16 CHF sensors, which have the wrong colour valve stem, for the OEM ones. But still charged me full price for them. What a loving hassle.
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Sep 28, 2020 11:30
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I saw on another forum a photo of the Taycan frunk without all the panelling. There's a lot of plumbing in there! That's going to be expensive if you prang it into anything. 
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Oct 1, 2020 07:15
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mobby_6kl posted:So much for EVs being simpler. What's all that stuff, battery cooling and A/C? Anything orange is 800V, the spaghetti is battery cooling and maybe other cooling / heat pump and presumably air con somewhere in there. The silver cube at the bottom is where the front motor is and I think that part of it is the controller.
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My summer wheels have been delivered but there seems to be a small problem E: super nice wheels though  E2: I'm going to need to replace the matte grey logos knox_harrington fucked around with this message at 09:50 on Oct 9, 2020 |
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Oct 9, 2020 08:15
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Dave Inc. posted:I bought a used Giulia for under 30k and all the guys in their 70k 8 year loan trucks think I'm rolling in dough. How is it? A mate of mine is planning on getting a quadrifoglio even though he could get a half price lease on a Taycan (works for a fund that owns a car leasing company...). They do look nice but I'm pretty sure where my money would go in his situation.
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Oct 10, 2020 14:04
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My fourth wheel has turned up  That's a relief!
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Oct 13, 2020 19:37
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Thought I should spam this thread as well as the EV one. This is an amazing bit of kit. 
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Oct 14, 2020 20:32
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DevCore posted:Lake Zurich? Must be a blast to drive in Switzerland. Similar, it's Lake Geneva. KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:my experience is that the swiss, while having great roads, have an almost Dutch approach to speed limits Yeah to stereotype completely the Swiss are cautious but incompetent drivers, except in Valais where they are reckless but incompetent. There is still fun to be had but in general I go way slower than I did back in the UK. A real plus is that they put a load of effort into maintaining roads so even the high passes are mostly in great condition.
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Oct 14, 2020 23:32
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I drove up the mountain roads for the first time in the Taycan last night. This thing is incredible, just so much torque. It hides the weight well, going uphill at least, I'll see what happens with 2200kg heading downhill tomorrow.
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The Taycan is still super impressive. It's been parked up for just over out in the open up high in the mountains, though under a cover as I learned my lesson last time it snowed. Only lost like 1% of charge. I had to come back to civilisation today and it is just so good on the mountain roads, I really don't notice the weight at all. It also gained charge going down from the mountain to the Rhone Valley which is pretty cool. Then really comfortable and quiet at 140kph on the autoroute.
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Dec 30, 2020 22:12
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That's great. The Dirty Martini look is awesome as well
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Feb 5, 2021 00:52
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Is this a 1970s France look ? 
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Time to buy summer tyres  quote:Hello Mr. Harrington, Any opinion on what tyres would be best? The dealer are recommending these https://www.goodyear.com/en-US/tires/eagle-f1-asymmetric-3 but I was planning on trying to get the EV specific P Zeros (I have the winter version at the moment and they've been great) https://press.pirelli.com/pirelli-elect-the-tyre-that-increases-autonomy-reduces-onboard-noise-and-maximises-grip/
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Residency Evil posted:I’ve had the eagle f2s and moving to the ps4s was like magic. Get the ps4. KYOON GRIFFEY JR posted:I've had the Goodyear Eagle F1 before and didn't care for it. They wore quickly and weren't so grippy. Thanks. Unfortunately they don't make PS4S in the right size. Pirelli are telling the Porsche shop they don't do the EV version in that size either, so my choice is either the F1s or P Zeros in non EV version. So.... Pirellis? This is the local tyre direct company, just not a lot of choice in this size. https://www.pneuexperte.ch/de/TyreSize/List/CarSummer/305-30-R21
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Thanks for the advice. Ordered the P Zeros and looking forward to maybe May sometime when I can see what the 21in wheels look like on the car. Reading elsewhere, Porsche charged someone €1250 for a set of TPMS so I'm feeling relatively smug about only paying €150 for OEM ones, also per thread advice. Cheers! More neige overnight. And bonus pic of the wheels  
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I've been pretty good so far but there was one incident in my previous car where one of the wheels got a good scrape while my girlfriend was driving. That was the main reason I got the rear wheel steering! Nightmare The 360° cameras are pretty much essential for parking as well, it's a big car and the visibility out of the back is poo poo.
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BigPaddy posted:Just had the Boxster S delivered and someone ticked all the boxes on the spec sheet. Nice. When do your clear side indicator lights arrive?
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McTinkerson posted:Did Porsche Japan ever offer a minidisc head unit? gently caress yeah https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/184821510362 Shame the upgrade head units are so expensive https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154433217310 (e: I am dumb and this is the wrong thing for a 987) knox_harrington fucked around with this message at 11:08 on May 13, 2021 |
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May 13, 2021 10:59
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BigPaddy posted:Thanks, I am ok with the grey since everything else about it is so good. There is a used CD place near me I am going to visit soon so I can fill up the cd changer and just roll with it. You can always get it wrapped in Miami Blue or gold or whatever
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May 19, 2021 11:21
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knox_harrington posted:Thanks. Unfortunately they don't make PS4S in the right size. Pirelli are telling the Porsche shop they don't do the EV version in that size either, so my choice is either the F1s or P Zeros in non EV version. So.... Pirellis? Having told me they didn't exist, the garage has fitted EV spec P Zeros to my car. Switching to summer tyres feels like it's sharpened up the steering a notch, it was a blast to drive in the foothills yesterday.  I think the 21in wheels look great.
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There's rumours going round that they will make a Sport Turismo version (ie, non raised and without the Audi Allroad style wheel arches)
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I should have paid in these for my car. Being Switzerland I suspect the dealer wouldn't have batted an eyelid. 
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Jun 6, 2021 12:04
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Hell yeah. Is that a RWD or a 4S? 
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My Taycan came with a really lovely plastic license plate holder which has been annoying me whenever I notice it. The holder was fairly badly screwed onto a plastic mount which itself was attached with plastic trim clips. I got a flush mounting kit which turns out to be some very expensive velcro. It looks a load better, though not as good as no plate at all.    knox_harrington fucked around with this message at 20:56 on Aug 17, 2021 |
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Aug 17, 2021 15:58
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I think deliberately driving with no front plate would be a recipe for getting immediately stopped and totally shafted by the extremely humorless Polizei And also reported by every other driver you pass.
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Russian Bear posted:Haha wow. Not 100% sure it is that modern! Women did not have the vote across the whole country until 1990 and it is often very local and conservative. People mentally lump Switzerland together with the Nordics culturally for some reason but it's pretty different. One of my colleagues was reported to the police for letting her daughter sit on her lap and drive in a deserted car park. I guess there is almost zero visible crime. Anyway it's a nice place to live but often really loving weird.
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The French speaking bit where I live is much more chilled out than the German bit. I think the further West you go, the more normal it gets. My girlfriend and I have made friends with local people who have not called the cops on us. Once you have a connection I've found that people are very warm, but there is a very insular and individualistic attitude in general. It is not generally welcoming to foreigners and I'm sure particularly if you're not white. I have a holiday home in the mountains in rural Valais and the people there are a much tougher nut to crack than in the city, I only really know expats there. I can definitely see why some people would not think it's worth the effort. I've made some good friends though and the quality of life is great. Working from home and skiing in my lunch breaks is mind-blowing. The driving is absolutely dogshit though.
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Aug 19, 2021 17:34
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There was a nice 911 parked next to my car when I got up.
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TheBacon posted:I do like the sport turismo a lot, the taycan one sucks though because it is the slightly lifted + black plastic cladding "off road" cross turismo :/ The Taycan Sport Turismo was announced yesterday. Looks great.
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Mission-R concept car https://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/new-cars/first-drive-porsche-mission-r-concept-review
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Residency Evil posted:I just wonder if the darker greens work as well with the carbon fiber/aggressiveness of the 4RS. I think racing green metallic or BRG would both look great against the carbon. Really dark greens won't contrast as well. https://media.porsche.com/paint-to-sample/718/racinggreenmetallic https://media.porsche.com/paint-to-sample/718/britishracinggreen There is also this site where you can RS the 911 https://www.ptsexplorer.com knox_harrington fucked around with this message at 08:35 on May 15, 2022 |
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