I don't know if there's a place for owner threads that aren't E500's, so I'll keep posting about the 911 in this thread. After about three weeks of ownership I could not be more happy with the car. I've owned a couple corvettes. One C6 that was stupid fast after many engine and rearend mods, but the driving feel of the 911 is superior to any car I have ever owned. The steering is like a precise go cart, the acceleration is exhilarating and the sound is just plan fun. Why did it take me so long to own a 911? I like the streamline look of the 911 coupes better than the cabriolet, but having the ability to put that top down on a nice day and hear that engine whine is priceless. I chose the 997.2 because the motors are very reliable, direct injection with no IMS issues. The PDK transissions are very reliable and allows for mindless auto mode or full manual mode without the third peddle. It's a the perfect combination for me.
So far, I've done a few maintenance items just to get the car to a good ownership point. Changed the oil, transmission fluid, plugs and filters. I have new brakes that just arrived, so those will go on all four corners in the next week, depending on time. I just received a set of Fuchs wheels that will go on with the new brakes. I have ordered a Sport Plus kit from Porsche that should be installed by the dealer next week. I have found that most of the originally offered options can be added quite easily. Such as the sport plus mod that holds the gears longer before shifting and allows launch control. No major wiring issues, just plug it in and the dealer avtivates it. The same is true the steering wheel controls. If you want to control the PCM through the steering wheel you can purchase the wheel from Porsche for $900 and it plugs right into the existing harness. I love the fact that you don't have to chase the wiring all the way back to Stutgart to add an originally offered option or worse be told you can't get there from here. That is the way it should be. I love my Mercedes GLE but it has horrible headlights. I researched upgrading them to the better Xenon headlights. The Xenon upgrade on a new car was about $1300 but it is impossible to add on after the fact because the entire wiring harness has to be replaced. The dealer told me I could get a harness built for about $4k but as soon as it was installed my warranty would be voided. What a stinking pile of crap that is. MB should be taken out a whipped for putting these crappy, unsafe halagen headlights on a $70k vehicle and then whipped again for making it impossible to upgrade them. Enough ranting about MB. Long story short the 911 is the most fun vehicle I have ever owned and I have owned a bunch of cars in my 63 years.
