Well I think you may have heard from jonttt just how sublime the bgts is.
Having had a late 981s that was fully loaded and having to part company with it due to financial constraints (I was a bit skint at the time).
So first chance I got I bought another 981s but with a lesser spec. 12 months in and I just wasn't quite contented that I'd properly replaced the previous model. So I started my search for another well loaded 981s model.
This time it had to have PASM. Well you might not notice it but imho you notice it when you've had it and it isn't there anymore.
Then I had to have better headlights, as I live a bit out of town and sometimes have to travel on unlit country lanes, so I had to have at least bi Xenons with the high beam pdls units.
Then there was the pse, a. It like the PASM well you don't have to have it but you notice it when it isn't there and unless I'm mistaken it seems even better on the gts than the s model. Although it is a tad noisy even when its not on again unless I'm imagining things.
Then there is the extended leather to dash and doors. I missed that more than anything I just found that this made the car feel like a nicer place to be. The plastics in my 981 were really good but because i had extended leather before I couldn't help but miss it.
I wasn't sure I'd like the combo with alcantara but I was wrong here. The seats seem to glue to you like Velcro and yet they still feel comfortable.
The extra power is not really enough that you notice it much but I can feel it's there when the revs are high around the lanes.
Final thing for me was the interior and exterior styling. I love the carbon touches and the gloss black exterior and black gloss highlights on the turbo alloys.
So finally, to make sure I know I'm in a different car, I went for a colour that I'd never contemplate on the past. Thanks to a confidence boost from many on here(thanks for this) I grew some and went for guards red. Usually I've been a black or grey kinda bloke but as this car is not intended for daily driver I can go for something a bit more out there.
The cost: well cost to change was ridiculous really, I coul have bought a new mini and kept that as well as the old Boxster but I know I had to have the bits that I had been missing and I was driving a lovely car but still feeling a bit discontented. I feel a bit selfish saying that because the 981 s is awesome and what's not to like.
But having had the gts for a day and a half now, I feel back where I was plus a bit more to boot. It's just that combination of little bits of everything that make this a special car and now I'm back in love with my car again.
Sorry for the long post but just wanted to share my happiness 😀
Plus gratefulness that I have been able to get back to where I was.
I have now got my mojo back ðŸ‘
Having had a late 981s that was fully loaded and having to part company with it due to financial constraints (I was a bit skint at the time).
So first chance I got I bought another 981s but with a lesser spec. 12 months in and I just wasn't quite contented that I'd properly replaced the previous model. So I started my search for another well loaded 981s model.
This time it had to have PASM. Well you might not notice it but imho you notice it when you've had it and it isn't there anymore.
Then I had to have better headlights, as I live a bit out of town and sometimes have to travel on unlit country lanes, so I had to have at least bi Xenons with the high beam pdls units.
Then there was the pse, a. It like the PASM well you don't have to have it but you notice it when it isn't there and unless I'm mistaken it seems even better on the gts than the s model. Although it is a tad noisy even when its not on again unless I'm imagining things.
Then there is the extended leather to dash and doors. I missed that more than anything I just found that this made the car feel like a nicer place to be. The plastics in my 981 were really good but because i had extended leather before I couldn't help but miss it.
I wasn't sure I'd like the combo with alcantara but I was wrong here. The seats seem to glue to you like Velcro and yet they still feel comfortable.
The extra power is not really enough that you notice it much but I can feel it's there when the revs are high around the lanes.
Final thing for me was the interior and exterior styling. I love the carbon touches and the gloss black exterior and black gloss highlights on the turbo alloys.
So finally, to make sure I know I'm in a different car, I went for a colour that I'd never contemplate on the past. Thanks to a confidence boost from many on here(thanks for this) I grew some and went for guards red. Usually I've been a black or grey kinda bloke but as this car is not intended for daily driver I can go for something a bit more out there.
The cost: well cost to change was ridiculous really, I coul have bought a new mini and kept that as well as the old Boxster but I know I had to have the bits that I had been missing and I was driving a lovely car but still feeling a bit discontented. I feel a bit selfish saying that because the 981 s is awesome and what's not to like.
But having had the gts for a day and a half now, I feel back where I was plus a bit more to boot. It's just that combination of little bits of everything that make this a special car and now I'm back in love with my car again.
Sorry for the long post but just wanted to share my happiness 😀
Plus gratefulness that I have been able to get back to where I was.
I have now got my mojo back ðŸ‘
