Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Evening chaps. After several years away from PORSCHE I think it's time to come back. Plan to order a new Boxster on Saturday, rather taken by Sapphire Blue and 19" Boxster S wheels. Any thoughts or advice welcome, new to forums so be gentle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RBD914 v2 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 First of all - Welcome to the forum! So you are ordering a 718 S, very good choice of colour, personally I prefer the 20" alloys though! Whats the rest of your spec? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Joseph Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hi @Jonny A. Is this what you have in mind? If so, very nice! I'm sure the 718 guys on here will be along shortly with useful advice. Welcome to BoXa.net. No need to worry, we don't (often!) bite! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIkeyv60 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Be prepared for a long wait Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 That's exactly what I fancy. Not too concerned by the wait, looking for a Sept delivery and that seems okay. Glad to join the forum, look forward to chatting "Boxster" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIkeyv60 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 7 minutes ago, Jonny A said: That's exactly what I fancy. Not too concerned by the wait, looking for a Sept delivery and that seems okay. Glad to join the forum, look forward to chatting "Boxster" Sept delivery might be a bit ambitious? I think the wait is around 10 months? Cracking car so pleased with mine I would stick 20,s on personally, they fill the arches better and ride isnt affected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forest Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Welcome, that's a lovely colour, looks great in the flesh. Defo think the car can carry 20" very well. Good luck with the ordering, even September might be optimistic at the moment though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John T Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Now then Jonny Welcome aboard and happy car and spec choosing this weekend. Look forward to hearing what you include in your spec and to seeing her at a meet sometime Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Fingers crossed for Sept, my local dealers told me 4 months so it'll be interesting. Might look at 20s although I've already got about 12k of extras specified. Man it's easy to go nuts, I'd forgotten. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Hmmm. That does look good! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIkeyv60 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 That is a lovely blue and the wheels look so much better, try the satin ones ? you get the coloured wheel centers with them. What else have you added? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Thanks. I'll have a look on Saturday. Rest of the spec will be a little comfort oriented as I don't use my car for track days Exterior Colour Sapphire Blue Metallic N1 £ 581.00 Black Convertible Top 4V £ 0.00 Interior Colour Black Leather package with partial leather seats AS £ 1,052.00 Exterior LED headlights including Porsche Dynamic Light System Plus (PDLS Plus) 602 £ 1,397.00 Porsche Entry & Drive 625 £ 497.00 ParkAssist (front and rear) with reversing camera 638 £ 1,086.00 Electrically folding exterior mirrors 748 £ 210.00 Transmission / Chassis Porsche Doppelkupplung (PDK) 250 £ 2,000.00 64-litre fuel tank 085 £ 84.00 Wheels 19-inch Boxster S wheels 397 £ 1,263.00 Interior Cruise control 454 £ 228.00 Speed limit display 631 £ 236.00 Automatically dimming mirrors with integrated rain sensor P13 £ 345.00 Heated multifunction steering wheel 489 £ 329.00 Fully electric Sports seats (14-way, electric) P06 £ 1,599.00 Two-zone automatic climate control 573 £ 539.00 Seat heating 342 £ 294.00 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Topbox Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Here we go spending your money: Roll over hoops in body colour, not known anyone regret it and there is a very nice 981 in Sapphire blue on here with that option ticked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Joseph Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, Topbox said: Here we go spending your money: Roll over hoops in body colour, not known anyone regret it and there is a very nice 981 in Sapphire blue on here with that option ticked. Absolutely agree. They look so much better than the standard black plastic finish. Regarding the wheels, IMHO, the ones you have chosen look great and are somewhat less vulnerable to kerbing than the 20" items because the tyres have a more prominent protective lip on the sidewall. (Whether this is important or not depends on your regular driving/parking environment.) They'll also provide a slightly more compliant ride. I would also suggest also coloured wheel centre caps. Inexpensive and a nice finishing touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIkeyv60 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Yes agreed with the colour coded hoops I would add folding mirrors and think about the speed limit display as it's really annoying when it keeps popping up in the display The sat navigation shows the signs anyway My tyres have a huge protection lip and I have the 20,'s I personally chose not to have the pse on the 718 as it is quite drony. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whaleblue Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 1 hour ago, MIkeyv60 said: I would stick 20,s on personally, they fill the arches better and ride isnt affected. My experience was that 20"s gave a noticeably harder ride than 19"s. Not awful (and I'd say things have improved over the 987/981 a little), but definitely harder. Before my change of plans I had a 718 Boxster S on order, and loved the 20"s - but felt that PASM became a very good idea in tandem with them. Worth a test drive with the various options. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MIkeyv60 Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 8 minutes ago, Daniel Joseph said: I would also suggest also coloured wheel centre caps. Inexpensive and a nice finishing touch. Lol that's inexpensive in Porche world. At £40 each expensive in other worlds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Thanks all helpful, I'll have to mull some of that over. Not sure I like the colour coded roll over hoops but I guess if we were all the same it'd be dull. Hadn't even thought of centre caps so I'll have to look at that. Might ditch the speed limit display though, probably a bit box ticking happy with that and one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Great colour choice I happen to think colour coordinated role over hoops make a big difference to the roof down look, especially on this type of colour. heres mine: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Very nice. I might have to think again. Really helpful to see a proper photo. Appreciate that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 ok so given a chance to show off heres a couple more for you to get a good colour appreciation: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 That's stunning, seals the colour for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonttt Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 It's always exciting to spec a new car, enjoy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenman Posted March 30, 2017 Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 47 minutes ago, Jonny A said: Thanks all helpful, I'll have to mull some of that over. Not sure I like the colour coded roll over hoops but I guess if we were all the same it'd be dull. Hadn't even thought of centre caps so I'll have to look at that. Might ditch the speed limit display though, probably a bit box ticking happy with that and one. Colour coded centre caps can be had off eBay for £10-15 so I wouldn't waste my money. Does 718 come with Nav as standard now? If so you get a speed limit display of sorts based on the GPS info. i personally wouldn't go with entry and drive due to security issues (not Porsche specifically but known to be a bit of an issue generally) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonny A Posted March 30, 2017 Author Report Share Posted March 30, 2017 Good shout I'll look for those. I saw the warning about the entry and drive, frankly I wouldn't miss it so may take your steer on that. Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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