No issues with the factory platinum wheels. Easy to clean and very hard wearing and hence far more resilient to scratches and chips. Much better than I had imagined they would be.

 

This parking job was at a car show in Vancouver and the organizer's asked me to put the car this way. Would never do it in a public parking situation.

 

If you are looking for ease of care / maintenance, a matte finish on the car's body is NOT what you want to do.

While you may not have to worry about swirls, it brings along a bunch of other problems. Anything that gets on the paint like bird deposits or sap needs to be removed immediately before it has time to etch into the paint. On a normal finish if something etches in you can polish it out and be back to a shiny finish. On a matte paint you can't polish.

I believe that BMW made / makes customers sign a paint care waiver before they took delivery of cars with their "frozen" matte paints.

 

I just saw these in the configurator, and I got kind of excited about it.

it's the little things... Right...lol

 

love them...definitely will be on the next build

 

sport exhaust is worth it!

 

I haven't heard a sport exhaust on the 350hp Carrera, but you say it's worth it hu'... Curious if you have heard it on the S as well and have any comparisons to share?

 

In April 2012 I rented a base 991 Cab with Sport exhaust then in September a 991S Coupe with PSE and now have a 991S X51 Cab with PSE. All pretty much sound the same.

 

My wife and I are both curious if the seats really get too hot in the sun. I know BMW seats are treated with something that makes them un-hot to the touch in the sun similar to the new MasterCraft boats.

Of course the lighter the better but curious as to your experiences with black?

 

yes, my blk seats get very hot when left out in the sun. However the vented seat help.

 

Haven't heard anyone discuss PDCC and PTV - I love these options, especially PDCC which you can really feel, wouldn't buy a cat without them after having them.

Also no comments on the ceramic brakes - my 991 doesn't have them which I regret, had them on a 2010 GT3 and really loved them. A bit expensive however, you really have to want them to order them.

 

I fell in love with PDCC also and added it to my configuration. In fact, like many folks, I experienced budget creep as I added many "necessities". I expect it will all be worth it when my car arrives.

 

Brad B--> Did you get your car yet? and how's that PDCC going? Did you get the S and if you did hows PTV? Can you notice it? Lastly is there a button to turn off PDCC? I know it replaces a button on the console, but not sure which one.

 

Sadly, my car is still a few weeks out. So no driving report yet!

 

No way to turn PDCC off, not sure why you would anyway. Not active when you are traveling in a straight line so it really doesn't effect ride quality.