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I like how modest your spec is. I love configuration videos but most are fantasy with no budget in mind. I like rubbing up against a limit because it helps me differentiate between what I really need to have vs what I'd like to have.
Thank you! I think that’s always the question when you are building to order. I think you are buying the car for you and not the next owner. You have to enjoy it yourself at a price you are comfortable paying.
Great choice! Happy for you and looking forward to your future videos & experiences with the car. It will certainly provide useful information about ownership of a GTS 4.0. Thank you for sharing!
I use the steering wheel buttons all the time and couldn’t imagine not having them, the sports chrono does come in handy on long journeys, hope you get the car soon
I bearly ised them on the 992 apart from the fact I had to so I could scroll through the dash menu. I just like the clean look to the wheel. I didn’t mind the extra stork. It’s all just personal preference isn’t it. Thanks I hope it arrives on the estimate!
Good choice Steve. The Cayman GTS looks great and I’m sure you will enjoy it very much. I haven’t decided on my next Porsche yet, but would definitely consider the Cayman over another 911. Take care and best wishes. Cheers 😎
Thanks Gilbert. I really enjoyed the car at the Performance centre and it was nice getting back into the 718 but with the power I enjoyed in the 992. I’m looking forward to it. I never thought I’d see a build slot the way things are at the moment. All the best!
Good choice. Still waiting for mine. Just ordered last December and it’s already feeling like ages now. A little surprised you didn’t option the premium package and full leather interior though.
I had full leather on my first 2.0 718 and I just fancied sticking with the half and half after driving a car with it in. I hope you get it soon then, although my order is in and invoice is back from the factory I am not sure if it will arrive on the estimated April/May time!
Hello Steve, good decision! 718 GTS is great value for money. Lovely engine! Also, glad you went with Dolomite silver, it's just better than GT Silver. it's a vibrant silver which makes GT Silver look a bit dull IMO. Hope your order doesn't get repeatedly delayed... unlike mine.. sign of the times..
Hey Cowan! Thanks. I saw something in the dolomite at the dealer one day and it just seemed to pop more than the GT I had before. Yikes I hope it gets sorted then! I’m keeping my fingers crossed it arrives on the estimated time. I know how stop start the factory was last year. The dealer never knew when customers cars were turning up until they saw a trailer outside from the conversations I’ve had.
@@Get10Yards I'm philosophical about it all.. The 992 GTS I had on order was delayed 3 times. The problem they said surrounded the Aeokit which I had originally specced and was recently deleted from the configurator. Between xmas and new year I received call saying the GTS delivery date was now not known... Luckily I've had a Turbo on order since last March as well and they said that an earlier than expected slot for the Turbo had materialised. Of course I said yes, and a build date in April was confirmed.. but with a July / August delivery date.. I know it takes 6 weeks or so from completion to delivery, but this didn't seem right.. and my sales exec said the same thing.. like you, it got me looking at lots of alternatives.. but I'm going to hold on as it will be a stunning car.. Turbo, Gentian blue with cognac / black exclusive leather interior.. similar combination to my former F12 (TDF blue and cuoio interior). It's not so much the wait that bothers me, but the fact it's a complete unknown as to when you're likely to get your car..
Wow well I hope it all gets sorted and something arrives! I’m just going to keep my fingers crossed ss I know it’s been stop start in general with builds as delivery. Maybe things will start to work themselves out this year.
I will absolutely be giving updates once I get the car. I enjoyed my first 2.0 experience of the 718 but I am looking forward to the 4.0. I will be interested to see what it is like to live with compared to the 992 as a daily considering the performance figures are vey similar.
Yeah the first year tax is even higher than I paid on the 992 now! Just have to take it on the chin I guess. I avoided it on the first 718 as I bought an ex demo so I just had the first year of the 5 lower payments
What are your thoughts on the Taycan? Im trying to work out whether to go EV now or buy a 992/718 and the sell in 2-3 years. Have you considered pure EV?
I’ve never been in one but I’ve been told that full electric is not the way car companies are directing all their resources now. Porsche are testing their new fuel now on the sports racing and l’ve been told Ford Europe are focusing on hydrogen fueled. Whether that’s the same thing or not I don’t know but I’m hanging on before going full electric. If the Porsche fuel goes well I’m hoping ill be sticking that in the 718 GTS eventually over moving into the next full electric 718. I’ve been told I can put £1000 holding deposit down to be in a non official queue for the next full electric 718. Not sure if I would do that. The dealer told me the Taycan/Macan factory is dealing with issues on that side of Europe due to the war. So you may want to check into delivery estimates on a build slot. It might help your decision unless you are thinking of buying used. But the dealer said they could still sell my new gts 718 over list when it comes if I chose not to take it.
Placed my GTS order on the 1st of July for delivery hopefully by the end of March. My dealer is not charging me the new increased price therefore it might be worth having a word with your supplier.
Hey snap! Also placed a order on the 1st July (OPC Swindon). Lock down has just passed (3rd Feb) and also hoping for late March/early April. I have also had it in writing that the original price will be honoured.
I asked and they have checked the invoice from the factory and they have charged it at the deposit price. I had a little look around the forums and others have said as long as the deposit was down with an order before the November the lower price was being honoured. Which is good news!
Great choice! I also went with the cayman GTS 4.0. Interestingly, I went with very similar options! My Code is PNVP2LL6. Awaiting the car to arrive in late April. Subscribed and love to hear your future comparison between the 2.0T cayman, 4.0NA GTS, and your base 992!
Hey! Cool well I look forward to your feedback to see if it's in line with what I think once I start getting content from the car arriving. I am looking forward to comparing it as a daily to my experience with the 992!
Hi Steve great videos but could you help me which video did you show the financial deal you got with Porsche 992, I've seen the video just can't remember which one it was, asking because I just got a quote for basically the same car as you got what they want 650 a month I know they've gone up but I'm sure yours is around 450 so I just wanna do a comparison cheers
Its the how to finance video with the blue background and yellow writing on the thumbnail. You need to check your deposit and overall value including options. My car was £85.5k even before the 3% increase. If you arent buying new your interest rate is likely higher too on the loan. Just when you come to check and compare. What you really need to compare is the overall value of the finance total including the interest value and the length as mine was 3 years also.
@@Get10Yards hi Steve thanks for you reply found the video very helpful, do you know is the financial calculator still working I can't seem to find it to log on
No it still seems offline at the moment. I keep checking back as I like to play with it too. It’s frustrating when they take it down but it always seems to be after they do price changes in the range. I’ve found it go on and off the configurator for years. It always ends up coming back. The best thing you can do is look at the finance examples on the model pages in the website at the moment.
Thanks again Steve great help. yeah I'm gonna put the five grand deposit down in the next few days your video has been very helpful Porsche don't tell you that you're not committed until you spec the car which would be 18 months away for me, one last question is the financial calculator when it's there, is it on the configurator page ? Cheers Chris
Yep it’s a link that appears in the list on the final summary page under the image of your car on the left when you’re on desktop view. I don’t think I’ve seen that anywhere on the website but the dealer should confirm it with you. Ask for a confirmation receipt of your deposit just incase you are waiting awhile and you need to refer back to it.
Great vid. I have a question. I have porsche 718 and now I'm thinking of getting a car with more seats. I'm thinking Macan S(2022), Cayenne coupe S, and Panamera Sport Turisumo. Which one would you recommend and why? Thanks!
Thanks Kevin. In all honesty I don't think I can give you a recommendation for those models as I haven't been in all of those models just a Macan. I know the latest version of that has a queue out the door at my dealer. I know very little about the other 2 sadly as they aren't models I would buy myself.
Not sure what your budget is but did you consider PTS? I am not a massive fan of the current colour line up other than metallic black or white which is a bit done. The Bruister Green in the PTS is just gorgeous I reckon....no doubt it would slow your order though.
I never really looked at it to be honest just because of the cost. It likely would have an effect on the order too yeah. It’s already 4 months estimated delivery at the moment. Took nearly 5 months to get the build slot too.
@@Get10Yards I would look into the PTS if I had the bucks for a Porka. I feel anything naturally aspirated with a Porsche badge is going to be a pretty solid investment as far as cars can go and might warrant a special spec to help it on its way once you are done with it (and to better enjoy your own ownership of it). I reckon it's a shame the gearing is so tall in the manual or that would be the obvious choice IMO but I think the PDK is probably the better car.
The are telling me end of April or beginning of May. So that’s about 16 weeks plus? That’s after waiting 16 weeks for a build slot too. So if you include that then I’m looking 32 in total. Hopefully I do see the car on time.
I placed my order for my 718 GTS PDK on the 23rd August in the UK, to date I still don't have a build date. Consequently having seen this video and your comments I've given my local Porsche dealership a call to enquire what's happening as there's appears to be no logic in the allocation of build slots. I've been advised by the dealership that build slots are not allocated in numerical order following order placement in the UK, apparently depending on sales volume each Porsche centre gets a percentage allocation. As my Porsche dealership is relatively new there percentage is small compared to other dealerships !. On the plus side I have been advised my order is now top of the list for the next build slot, fingers crossed I may see it in May.
Hi Bryan. Sadly yes this the case and how it’s always been explained to me by the dealer. I’m in the odd north east location where my nearest next dealer is 2 hours in either direction. So as there was a huge queue for 992 models at my dealer there was no queue for the 718 GTS which I thought would give me a chance of a slot. I have no idea how many of the 992 things orders where given a slot. I was told that where the dealers had previously shunned taking orders from customers in other regions now they don’t. So I believe a lot of London based buyers have started trying to get orders through northern dealers based on the percentage sales making it faster to get an allocation.
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I like how modest your spec is. I love configuration videos but most are fantasy with no budget in mind. I like rubbing up against a limit because it helps me differentiate between what I really need to have vs what I'd like to have.
Thank you! I think that’s always the question when you are building to order. I think you are buying the car for you and not the next owner. You have to enjoy it yourself at a price you are comfortable paying.
Wow. Whenever I spec a Porsche, I typically add 10-20k in options. Congrats!
Thanks! Looking forward to it turning up. Missing the Porsche daily experience!
Great choice! Happy for you and looking forward to your future videos & experiences with the car. It will certainly provide useful information about ownership of a GTS 4.0. Thank you for sharing!
Thanks so much!
Had mine nine months. Great car for touring with front & rear boots and more power than you will ever need. I went for the manual.
I enjoyed the 2.0 718 I owned so looking forward to this one.
I use the steering wheel buttons all the time and couldn’t imagine not having them, the sports chrono does come in handy on long journeys, hope you get the car soon
I bearly ised them on the 992 apart from the fact I had to so I could scroll through the dash menu. I just like the clean look to the wheel. I didn’t mind the extra stork. It’s all just personal preference isn’t it. Thanks I hope it arrives on the estimate!
Good choice Steve. The Cayman GTS looks great and I’m sure you will enjoy it very much. I haven’t decided on my next Porsche yet, but would definitely consider the Cayman over another 911. Take care and best wishes.
Cheers 😎
Thanks Gilbert. I really enjoyed the car at the Performance centre and it was nice getting back into the 718 but with the power I enjoyed in the 992. I’m looking forward to it. I never thought I’d see a build slot the way things are at the moment. All the best!
Good choice. Still waiting for mine. Just ordered last December and it’s already feeling like ages now. A little surprised you didn’t option the premium package and full leather interior though.
I had full leather on my first 2.0 718 and I just fancied sticking with the half and half after driving a car with it in. I hope you get it soon then, although my order is in and invoice is back from the factory I am not sure if it will arrive on the estimated April/May time!
At least they put the engine in the right spot on the 718.
Hello Steve, good decision! 718 GTS is great value for money. Lovely engine! Also, glad you went with Dolomite silver, it's just better than GT Silver. it's a vibrant silver which makes GT Silver look a bit dull IMO. Hope your order doesn't get repeatedly delayed... unlike mine.. sign of the times..
Hey Cowan! Thanks. I saw something in the dolomite at the dealer one day and it just seemed to pop more than the GT I had before. Yikes I hope it gets sorted then! I’m keeping my fingers crossed it arrives on the estimated time. I know how stop start the factory was last year. The dealer never knew when customers cars were turning up until they saw a trailer outside from the conversations I’ve had.
@@Get10Yards I'm philosophical about it all.. The 992 GTS I had on order was delayed 3 times. The problem they said surrounded the Aeokit which I had originally specced and was recently deleted from the configurator. Between xmas and new year I received call saying the GTS delivery date was now not known... Luckily I've had a Turbo on order since last March as well and they said that an earlier than expected slot for the Turbo had materialised. Of course I said yes, and a build date in April was confirmed.. but with a July / August delivery date.. I know it takes 6 weeks or so from completion to delivery, but this didn't seem right.. and my sales exec said the same thing.. like you, it got me looking at lots of alternatives.. but I'm going to hold on as it will be a stunning car.. Turbo, Gentian blue with cognac / black exclusive leather interior.. similar combination to my former F12 (TDF blue and cuoio interior). It's not so much the wait that bothers me, but the fact it's a complete unknown as to when you're likely to get your car..
Wow well I hope it all gets sorted and something arrives! I’m just going to keep my fingers crossed ss I know it’s been stop start in general with builds as delivery. Maybe things will start to work themselves out this year.
@@Get10Yards 🙏🙏🙏
Brilliant choice. I'll be really interested to get your opinion after driving it for a month or so in comparison to the 911. Love the color selection.
I will absolutely be giving updates once I get the car. I enjoyed my first 2.0 experience of the 718 but I am looking forward to the 4.0. I will be interested to see what it is like to live with compared to the 992 as a daily considering the performance figures are vey similar.
Good choice, can’t go wrong with silver, had it on my Boxster, rarely cleaned it and looked the same.
First year road tax a blow though…..
Yeah the first year tax is even higher than I paid on the 992 now! Just have to take it on the chin I guess. I avoided it on the first 718 as I bought an ex demo so I just had the first year of the 5 lower payments
I placed my deposit 1st July, lock down was 3rd Feb and hoping for late March/early April delivery. Gone for a manual
I was always hoping for an early spring delivery too. Hope it goes to plan for you Nathan and you enjoy the car when it arrives!
@@Get10Yards Cheers. I'll post a video up once I have it.
What are your thoughts on the Taycan?
Im trying to work out whether to go EV now or buy a 992/718 and the sell in 2-3 years.
Have you considered pure EV?
I’ve never been in one but I’ve been told that full electric is not the way car companies are directing all their resources now. Porsche are testing their new fuel now on the sports racing and l’ve been told Ford Europe are focusing on hydrogen fueled. Whether that’s the same thing or not I don’t know but I’m hanging on before going full electric. If the Porsche fuel goes well I’m hoping ill be sticking that in the 718 GTS eventually over moving into the next full electric 718. I’ve been told I can put £1000 holding deposit down to be in a non official queue for the next full electric 718. Not sure if I would do that. The dealer told me the Taycan/Macan factory is dealing with issues on that side of Europe due to the war. So you may want to check into delivery estimates on a build slot. It might help your decision unless you are thinking of buying used. But the dealer said they could still sell my new gts 718 over list when it comes if I chose not to take it.
Placed my GTS order on the 1st of July for delivery hopefully by the end of March. My dealer is not charging me the new increased price therefore it might be worth having a word with your supplier.
When was your build slot confirmed John? Mine was only allocated this month and I wont see the car until end of April early May.
@@Get10Yards Hi, got my build slot during December.
Hey snap! Also placed a order on the 1st July (OPC Swindon). Lock down has just passed (3rd Feb) and also hoping for late March/early April. I have also had it in writing that the original price will be honoured.
I asked and they have checked the invoice from the factory and they have charged it at the deposit price. I had a little look around the forums and others have said as long as the deposit was down with an order before the November the lower price was being honoured. Which is good news!
Great choice! I also went with the cayman GTS 4.0. Interestingly, I went with very similar options! My Code is PNVP2LL6. Awaiting the car to arrive in late April. Subscribed and love to hear your future comparison between the 2.0T cayman, 4.0NA GTS, and your base 992!
Hey! Cool well I look forward to your feedback to see if it's in line with what I think once I start getting content from the car arriving. I am looking forward to comparing it as a daily to my experience with the 992!
Hi Steve great videos but could you help me which video did you show the financial deal you got with Porsche 992, I've seen the video just can't remember which one it was, asking because I just got a quote for basically the same car as you got what they want 650 a month I know they've gone up but I'm sure yours is around 450 so I just wanna do a comparison cheers
Its the how to finance video with the blue background and yellow writing on the thumbnail. You need to check your deposit and overall value including options. My car was £85.5k even before the 3% increase. If you arent buying new your interest rate is likely higher too on the loan. Just when you come to check and compare.
What you really need to compare is the overall value of the finance total including the interest value and the length as mine was 3 years also.
@@Get10Yards hi Steve thanks for you reply found the video very helpful, do you know is the financial calculator still working I can't seem to find it to log on
No it still seems offline at the moment. I keep checking back as I like to play with it too. It’s frustrating when they take it down but it always seems to be after they do price changes in the range. I’ve found it go on and off the configurator for years. It always ends up coming back. The best thing you can do is look at the finance examples on the model pages in the website at the moment.
Thanks again Steve great help. yeah I'm gonna put the five grand deposit down in the next few days your video has been very helpful Porsche don't tell you that you're not committed until you spec the car which would be 18 months away for me, one last question is the financial calculator when it's there, is it on the configurator page ? Cheers Chris
Yep it’s a link that appears in the list on the final summary page under the image of your car on the left when you’re on desktop view. I don’t think I’ve seen that anywhere on the website but the dealer should confirm it with you. Ask for a confirmation receipt of your deposit just incase you are waiting awhile and you need to refer back to it.
Great vid. I have a question. I have porsche 718 and now I'm thinking of getting a car with more seats. I'm thinking Macan S(2022), Cayenne coupe S, and Panamera Sport Turisumo. Which one would you recommend and why? Thanks!
Thanks Kevin. In all honesty I don't think I can give you a recommendation for those models as I haven't been in all of those models just a Macan. I know the latest version of that has a queue out the door at my dealer. I know very little about the other 2 sadly as they aren't models I would buy myself.
Not sure what your budget is but did you consider PTS? I am not a massive fan of the current colour line up other than metallic black or white which is a bit done.
The Bruister Green in the PTS is just gorgeous I reckon....no doubt it would slow your order though.
I never really looked at it to be honest just because of the cost. It likely would have an effect on the order too yeah. It’s already 4 months estimated delivery at the moment. Took nearly 5 months to get the build slot too.
@@Get10Yards I would look into the PTS if I had the bucks for a Porka.
I feel anything naturally aspirated with a Porsche badge is going to be a pretty solid investment as far as cars can go and might warrant a special spec to help it on its way once you are done with it (and to better enjoy your own ownership of it).
I reckon it's a shame the gearing is so tall in the manual or that would be the obvious choice IMO but I think the PDK is probably the better car.
Nice build mate. Do you track your cars?
Cheers! With my luck I think I’d end up leaving the track without a car lol. I’m happier taking the Performance centres own cars around theirs haha
Hey mate, what delivery estimate did you receive in Porsche, UK? The current estimate here in the states is 24-32 weeks.
The are telling me end of April or beginning of May. So that’s about 16 weeks plus? That’s after waiting 16 weeks for a build slot too. So if you include that then I’m looking 32 in total. Hopefully I do see the car on time.
@@Get10Yards I guess 32 weeks is their standard. Good luck.
I placed my order for my 718 GTS PDK on the 23rd August in the UK, to date I still don't have a build date. Consequently having seen this video and your comments I've given my local Porsche dealership a call to enquire what's happening as there's appears to be no logic in the allocation of build slots. I've been advised by the dealership that build slots are not allocated in numerical order following order placement in the UK, apparently depending on sales volume each Porsche centre gets a percentage allocation. As my Porsche dealership is relatively new there percentage is small compared to other dealerships !. On the plus side I have been advised my order is now top of the list for the next build slot, fingers crossed I may see it in May.
@@bryanwalker3858 Brilliant feedback. I had not taken the tenure of the dealership into account.
Hi Bryan. Sadly yes this the case and how it’s always been explained to me by the dealer. I’m in the odd north east location where my nearest next dealer is 2 hours in either direction. So as there was a huge queue for 992 models at my dealer there was no queue for the 718 GTS which I thought would give me a chance of a slot. I have no idea how many of the 992 things orders where given a slot.
I was told that where the dealers had previously shunned taking orders from customers in other regions now they don’t. So I believe a lot of London based buyers have started trying to get orders through northern dealers based on the percentage sales making it faster to get an allocation.
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