Ok, What do you "dislike" about your 997?
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Originally Posted by ahsans
Thanks Chris. Ideally, I don't want my CD or other pre-recorded music to keep running so I don't lose my spot in the music/audiobook. The mute button in the sound menu stops the CD, so that works, but the CD will keep running if I just turn the volume down. Ideally, I'd like to just access nav directly without having my music begin playing.
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Lack of low-end torque especially for a 3.8 with vario-cam
Third gear is pretty lame at anything below 4500 rpms
The doors sound like a Honda Accord's when closing...Porsche bring back the solid thunk of the aircooled cars!
The stock exhaust system (997S) sounds like crap when first pulling away unless you really rev it.
Why does the psngr window in the Cayman S have full auto-up and the 997 does not?
Third gear is pretty lame at anything below 4500 rpms
The doors sound like a Honda Accord's when closing...Porsche bring back the solid thunk of the aircooled cars!
The stock exhaust system (997S) sounds like crap when first pulling away unless you really rev it.
Why does the psngr window in the Cayman S have full auto-up and the 997 does not?
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997 things not to like
The inferior key seems to pop the hood all the time.
My Targa 4S with a 95K base price should have more standard options. You should not have to pay another 12k or so just to have minimal things. I guess you could always go to the Lexus if you don't want to dirve ther Pcar with almost no add on options to pay for.
My Targa 4S with a 95K base price should have more standard options. You should not have to pay another 12k or so just to have minimal things. I guess you could always go to the Lexus if you don't want to dirve ther Pcar with almost no add on options to pay for.
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Originally Posted by oc997
1. Lack of ability for beep sound when locking car
2. Lack of auto headlights (come on this is bad!! should be standard with this price tag)
3. Sports seats bolsters get creased and wrinkled after 1 week of usage. Needs more supportive and stiffer foam support that does not allow leather to sag.
4. Black Rubber Trim around windows is so cheap and hard to maintain. Should be aluminum like RS4 (same material used on A4's and looks like crap after a year)
5. 3M rear fender covers have way too much orange peel and will yellow after 1 year (should switch to venture shield film)
6. TPM sensors are not very accurate.
7. Passenger seat vibrates when driving when nobody is sitting on it.
Other than this I am in love with this car.
2. Lack of auto headlights (come on this is bad!! should be standard with this price tag)
3. Sports seats bolsters get creased and wrinkled after 1 week of usage. Needs more supportive and stiffer foam support that does not allow leather to sag.
4. Black Rubber Trim around windows is so cheap and hard to maintain. Should be aluminum like RS4 (same material used on A4's and looks like crap after a year)
5. 3M rear fender covers have way too much orange peel and will yellow after 1 year (should switch to venture shield film)
6. TPM sensors are not very accurate.
7. Passenger seat vibrates when driving when nobody is sitting on it.
Other than this I am in love with this car.
Are any of these issues fixed with the model refresh`that we are expecting to see in Frankfurt this year?
Hopefully the R8 will scare Porsche into improving these details because if there is one thing Audi do well it is interiors. I hear the R8 is a blast to drive, in a recent article in UK magazine EVO they gave the R8 the nodd over a Carrera 4S with Power Pack.
Things I hate about the 997....
The fact I cant afford one
Roll on next year
Hopefully the R8 will scare Porsche into improving these details because if there is one thing Audi do well it is interiors. I hear the R8 is a blast to drive, in a recent article in UK magazine EVO they gave the R8 the nodd over a Carrera 4S with Power Pack.
Things I hate about the 997....
The fact I cant afford one
Roll on next year
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Originally Posted by ahsans
Good point Chris -- never thought about that.
The fresh air from outside is something I'm still baffled about. There should be some way.
The fresh air from outside is something I'm still baffled about. There should be some way.
I'm a lot easier to please - it's nice out and not humid, windows down. Anything else, windows up, A/C on.
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agree 100%
-the alarm system, need some sound. Walk away from the car starring at it to make sure the car is locked
-passenger auto window feature, sucks
-sensitive key fob, damn hood pops up if ur not carefull
-if you have the bose option in your car and turn up the music w/the sunroof shut you hear vibration
-center console flips up, hard as hell to get crap out of there
but what I can say is the driving experience makes all of this go away.
-the alarm system, need some sound. Walk away from the car starring at it to make sure the car is locked
-passenger auto window feature, sucks
-sensitive key fob, damn hood pops up if ur not carefull
-if you have the bose option in your car and turn up the music w/the sunroof shut you hear vibration
-center console flips up, hard as hell to get crap out of there
but what I can say is the driving experience makes all of this go away.
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Loose passenger seat
Originally Posted by oc997
7. Passenger seat vibrates when driving when nobody is sitting on it.
Other than this I am in love with this car.
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Originally Posted by oc997
What is a smart key? Where can we get info on this pls?
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Not working it
Originally Posted by bodysurfer
dealer promised me i would get some big _itted _itch's with my 997...hasn't happened yet. other wise i love this car...
Otherwise, I love this car too.
