Hi all,

I recently aquired a very low mileage, certified, 07 911 turbo. Never owned a Porsche before (previous ride was an SL 65). I love it so far !! It has the tiptronic S and so i had some questions that I was hoping some of you could answer:

1) When in Manual mode, when is the best time to shift for maximum acceleration? 6000 rpm? Do you treat it like a "real" manual i.e, upshift and downshift?

2) The front lip has already been chewed up substantially in my first week of ownership! What's the best way to go up and down driveways without scraping the hell out of it? Or do you just accept it and replace it every 6 months?

3) I'm in Orange County, Ca. Can anybody recommend a quality factory approved service place? The only one I know of is the Porsche dealership in Newport Beach.

Thanks and look forward to some fun driving!!

 

first of all congrats on your new ride and welcome to the forum u've choose the exact right place you'll be addicted 6speed in no time
2nd share some pix
rolling 40-50km/h in 1st gear
0 with break boost fill the boost up to .5bar and release the break
i wasn't a fan in my tiptronic with over 60 mph rolling
i'd really be happy to change my lip every 6 months i change the lip 3 to 4 times a year and best place to look for it is suncoast ;

 

Thanks for the info and the warm greeting! I will post some pics as soon as I can.

 

Congrats and welcome to 6spd. Enjoy her in good health and dont forget to post some pics when you can.

 

Thanks! By the way, where do you post the pics? New guy...

 

Welcome to the club, and also the best board online!!!

 

Congrats and welcome!

 

Congrats!

 

Congrads. Nothing like starting at the top of the food chain. The tips are pretty fool proof. They are designed to keep you out of trouble. The paddles are more for downshifting than upshifting as the ECU will give you the optimum upshifts. The front air damn are problematic. PCNA lists them as a "wear part" just like brake pads. Best is to attack driveways and speed bumps at an sharp angle. This drives other people in parking lots crazy, but so what. OC has a huge group of non-factory service providers. GMG prolly the best known.

 

Congrats!!

 

Thanks guys! Appreciate the tips and happy to be a part of this forum.

 

Scraping the front lip is just a part of life with these cars sometimes. The piece is relatively cheap, so replacing it every once in a while is not such a bad idea.

As far as the shop goes, BBI Autosport in Huntington Beach and RSS/Stuttgart Performance in Costa Mesa are both great shops to get either basic maintenance or modding/tuning done at.

I don't see a need to take it to a dealer for basic maintenance issues.

 

As far as the shop goes, BBI Autosport in Huntington Beach and RSS/Stuttgart Performance in Costa Mesa are both great shops to get either basic maintenance or modding/tuning done at.

I don't see a need to take it to a dealer for basic maintenance issues.[/quote]

Does it void the warranty, potentially, if the basic service is not done by a factory approved place? (For instance, a year from now, a major engine failure occurs and Porsche won't cover it because they didn't do the basic service). I know Mercedes were real sticklers for that.

Thanks

 

No. A dealer has to be able to prove that improper maintenance caused the breakdown. It's difficult to prove that.

 

In your reply, click on the attachment symbol next to the smiley face on the top row. Then browse your computer to your pictures folder. Click one and upload.