Carpokes

brianja wrote: Mon Jul 11, 2022 10:53 am I'm way overdue to introduce myself and my car to the group here.

I picked up the car on December 31, 2021. It is PTS Oak Green Metallic with the two-tone Black/Iceland Green interior.

This is my daily driver here in NYC and gets used year-round unless snow is more than 4" or so.

She's gotten full STEK PPF coverage and Gyeon Syncro Evo ceramic coating.

Like everyone else, I spent way too much time on the configuration and there are a lot of little details in here, but some highlighted options are:

• Manual Transmission

• Sport Design Package (with Side Skirts)

• Sport Package w/ Sport Exhaust

• Premium Package

• Burmester Audio

• 18-way seats

• 930 Leather Package Interior

• Exclusive Design Taillights

• Rear Axle Steering

• Front Axle Lift (a necessity living in NYC)

• Black Painted Brake Calipers

• PTS Painted Rear Deck Grille Slats

Below are some recent exterior photos that I took of her along with some interior shots from during the winter (and a few with my winters wheels and tires installed).

This car was a replacement for my '13 991.1 C4S in White over Espresso interior. It also had the sport design package (with ducktail!) and was a 7MT car.

I love this build. It would be similar to how I would spec a GT3 Turing.

R1Samurai wrote: Wed Jul 13, 2022 5:57 pm I love this build. It would be similar to how I would spec a GT3 Turing.

Thanks! This would be a killer touring spec, IMO.

Oak has been a favorite for many years and I was lucky to get an allocation for a PTS build to have one for myself.

There was a lot of debating on interior color to go with it and Iceland is typically not shown accurately in most photos so it was tough to decide. Once I had the Oak sample in hand and put it next to the Iceland swatch at the dealership there was no question this was it!

Great spec and great pictures too, I love your eye for detail in the pics

Jetbox wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:45 pm Great spec and great pictures too, I love your eye for detail in the pics

Thank you!

It has been nice to have a new automotive muse to photograph these last few months. There will be many more, I'm sure.

brianja wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:44 pm

Jetbox wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:45 pm Great spec and great pictures too, I love your eye for detail in the pics

Thank you!

It has been nice to have a new automotive muse to photograph these last few months. There will be many more, I'm sure.

Very beautiful and tasteful color combination. Do you have any pointers for driving around NYC? Is the car a DD or for weekends only? I’m struggling with driving around Los Angeles. In NY, there are a lot of professional drivers. In LA, it’s mostly distracted soccer moms and dads, who are texting while drinking their decaf, oat milk, iced latte.

Larry C wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 2:02 pm

brianja wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 1:44 pm

Jetbox wrote: Tue Aug 02, 2022 12:45 pm Great spec and great pictures too, I love your eye for detail in the pics

Thank you!

It has been nice to have a new automotive muse to photograph these last few months. There will be many more, I'm sure.

Very beautiful and tasteful color combination. Do you have any pointers for driving around NYC? Is the car a DD or for weekends only? I’m struggling with driving around Los Angeles. In NY, there are a lot of professional drivers. In LA, it’s mostly distracted soccer moms and dads, who are texting while drinking their decaf, oat milk, iced latte.

As a NYC resident I'm lucky to have parking for two cars at my home... mine inside my garage and my wife's in the driveway. As a result, my 911 has to be my year-round daily driver. I swap to winter wheels and tires for December through March and, as long as there isn't snow deeper than 4" or so, I'm driving the 911.

I daily drove my 991.1 and RS4 before the 992 in NYC as well. It has it's challenges, but is worth it to me.

I think there are some differences between having a nice car in LA vs NYC, based on my experience in both places. NYC streets and garages are tighter/narrower and you are reliant more on garages for parking. Street parking spots also tend to be smaller, with more cars crammed into each block (at least in my experience with the portions of LA I've driven).

Most of my concerns driving here are related to parking.

Here I have garages that I know and trust in different neighborhoods. A $10-20 tip when you drop off your car will pretty much assure that you can park it yourself or that it will be left in a prime spot right up front and away from other cars.

Street parking is a game of chance, but you need to assess spots one-by-one. Do the cars on either side seem likely to move during the time you are parked? I've definitely passed up usable spots because of the look of the bumpers on the cars in front or behind. The tell-tale gouges and scrapes on bumpers indicate exactly what type of parking neighbors you are signing up for.

Growing up and learning to drive here in the city I've become numb to most of the challenges associated with moving around and other drivers. There are terrible drivers everywhere. Being able to anticipate their bonehead moves and adapt is the best protection I have.