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The Short goodbye
- Thread starter Paulmc
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Hmmmm,
Don't want to slag the Porsche but I think coming from a F10 M5 it is just too big a jump backwards. i would not go back the the M5, too expensive and being RWD 80% of the time in the UK you cant use the power.
I miss my toys, too noisy, hard, old inside. Cant get out of the flaming thing lol
I think the Porsche is for Porsche people if that makes sense. I am not, I just like fast cars i can play with.
it sounds great in the pub though. I drive a 911 Turbo compared with a Datsun :floor:
Don't want to slag the Porsche but I think coming from a F10 M5 it is just too big a jump backwards. i would not go back the the M5, too expensive and being RWD 80% of the time in the UK you cant use the power.
I miss my toys, too noisy, hard, old inside. Cant get out of the flaming thing lol
I think the Porsche is for Porsche people if that makes sense. I am not, I just like fast cars i can play with.
it sounds great in the pub though. I drive a 911 Turbo compared with a Datsun :floor:
Slow.
I too had a Cayenne and the box is very similar. My Cayenne was 06 Turbo S and i found it took ages to change down, the 911 is even worse being 2003 it is old tech.
i cant be bothered with a manual anymore but the TIP is very slow. if you use the manual mode it is fine.
Knocking around town and motorway it is fine, nail it to pass a car on "A" roads, it does nothing for what feels like an age then changes down 2 or 3 gears and you off. Manual mode and select the correct gear to pass it is rapid.
not sure how it will compare to your GTR i guess you may find much the same as me??
I too had a Cayenne and the box is very similar. My Cayenne was 06 Turbo S and i found it took ages to change down, the 911 is even worse being 2003 it is old tech.
i cant be bothered with a manual anymore but the TIP is very slow. if you use the manual mode it is fine.
Knocking around town and motorway it is fine, nail it to pass a car on "A" roads, it does nothing for what feels like an age then changes down 2 or 3 gears and you off. Manual mode and select the correct gear to pass it is rapid.
not sure how it will compare to your GTR i guess you may find much the same as me??
I've never met you but I've enjoyed reading your posts way back to the 535d on bmwland.
You've had some amazing cars and I know the GTR will get the Paul C treatment.
Looks like I'll have to join the GTR forum to see what your up to.
All the best with your new toy,
Benny.
You've had some amazing cars and I know the GTR will get the Paul C treatment.
Looks like I'll have to join the GTR forum to see what your up to.
All the best with your new toy,
Benny.
955 box is slow, 957 box is a lot quicker especially in Sport mode. The 996 turbo tip box is much, much quicker than either of the Cayennes. Seriously, I use the turbo exclusively in manual mode with my RH thumb knuckle permanently on the tip button and find the changes to be virtually instantaneous. Overtaking in traffic....spot the gap, nudge the tip button as you press the throttle and you are gone! :thumb:
quattrosteph
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quattrosteph
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I saw this one in London. Superb.
bennyy,
My 535d was the best car I have ever owned and I have had a few :thumb:
This one is Litchfield Stage 2 so around 590-600BHP. They max out around 650, bigger turbos after that. See how it goes.
Fed up buying standard and tuning, very expensive. This time I will try tuned and if it fails fix it, maybe cheaper :?:
mcbit, Agree in manual mode it is excellent, if only it was that good in Auto.
quattrosteph,
Yeah that was the hook that got me, Matte Grey Wrap. That is not mine but same wrap i guess. Looks like a jet fighter. look forward to the coppers stopping me :roll:
My 535d was the best car I have ever owned and I have had a few :thumb:
This one is Litchfield Stage 2 so around 590-600BHP. They max out around 650, bigger turbos after that. See how it goes.
Fed up buying standard and tuning, very expensive. This time I will try tuned and if it fails fix it, maybe cheaper :?:
mcbit, Agree in manual mode it is excellent, if only it was that good in Auto.
quattrosteph,
Yeah that was the hook that got me, Matte Grey Wrap. That is not mine but same wrap i guess. Looks like a jet fighter. look forward to the coppers stopping me :roll:
quattrosteph
Barcelona
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If you want a much better clutch kit for your GT-R .http://www.xtreme-motorsport.co.uk/
Their kit can take 1400bhp and gear change is smoother than stock !!
They export all around the world.
8)
Their kit can take 1400bhp and gear change is smoother than stock !!
They export all around the world.
8)
Chris_in_the_UK
Estoril
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Rocketship!!
I am sure you have done your research, but pretty much every one of the GTR's I have ever seen is being hammered to death on the drag strip - bloody fast for sure but I would be suspicious of every single one in terms of 'careful owner' descriptors.
Didn't the early one's have launch control/gearbox issues?
I am sure you have done your research, but pretty much every one of the GTR's I have ever seen is being hammered to death on the drag strip - bloody fast for sure but I would be suspicious of every single one in terms of 'careful owner' descriptors.
Didn't the early one's have launch control/gearbox issues?
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