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maph said:Looks cracking, great to see you are enjoying putting some miles on in.
I couldn't agree more about the PDK. I normally seek out manuals and was looking for a Gen2 Turbo with one for over 12 months, before buying myself an S as a consolation prize......absolutely no regrets, using the paddles when pushing on is a treat and keeping two hands on the wheel really does deliver a higher level of control. I still have two other manuals in my life to get my fix and I wouldn't switch mine for a manual now.
Is it going back to Bristol for it's service? If so they will be getting two 2012 Black Aerokit Ss in for services this month. Mine is in for it's 6 yr service (slightly early) towards the end of the month.
Enjoy and post some more photos if you have any :thumb:
lCarlson said:UPDATE- Almost at two years of ownership. The 997 goes in for a service in a couple of weeks and currently has 10600 miles on the clock.
I'm enjoying the car immensely and it has been 100% reliable. The Aerokit means i have to be careful over London speed humps but that is a small price to pay for a car that excites me so much every time i drive it. I absolutely love the PDK box (my first one). I use sport whenever i am enjoying driving rather than just cruising. I don't use sport plus as i find it too mental. I haven't used the launch control as its not my thing (too mechanically sympathetic) and judging from the over-rev read out i got with the car neither did the first owner.
I find the car incredibly engaging whether driving country roads, A roads or motorways. It is extremely quick and literally takes my breath away (and i ride a ZZR1400 so massive acceleration isn't new to me). The level of grip the car provides is nothing short of astounding and it is confidence inspiring even on the M25 at 4 o'clock in the morning in a thunder storm (i work nights a few weeks a year so encounter these conditions).
I haven't missed a manual gearbox, i'm really enjoying driving the pdk on the paddles and quite honestly i am not sure i could drive as confidently on boost if i was having to change gear manually too, the speed at which the car eats up the road is quite brutal and its nice to be able to keep both hands on the steering wheel.
I have looked at the 991 but i don't feel i want to move into a bigger 911, and the 997 Turbo S is quite fast enough for me. It is certainly a huge step forward from a 997.1 Turbo Tip in performance terms, so much so words and power figures don't really do the subject justice.
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Bikeracer1098 said:Make sure that they replace the PDK clutch oil as well as the AWD fluid, which require replacing every 6 years. An additional £450 or so.