[markymarc]

Hello,
I am Marc from Belgium waiting on my first porsche. Ordered on 01/29/2019 and hopefully deliverd early may.
Hardest dicision was the color and the rims. My first thoughts where the 19" cayman s rims with graphite blue but the color was not available anymore (read it also on forum) .
All Colors are beautiful on the car but i kept it on the safe side (not the risktaker). So i decide to go for the agate grey metalic.

So this is my order now and i have seen others with the same good taste .
718 cayman - PDK - Agate grey - interior stock black on alcantara - 20" Carrera S platinum - PASM - PNAV .

Friendly greetings.

 

[CupraLeon]

Welcome, Welkom Marc,

Congrats, classy color the Agate grey.

 

[Nosmo]

Welcome @markymarc

 

[KEN OB]

Welcome, Nice colour.

 

[JazzCatGab]

Welcome markymarc! I have the agate gray (or grey) on the base 2019 Cayman and I love the color and all its variations in different light! I seem to be one of the few whom really love the stock 18" wheels, but I understand why others go for the bigger wheels and their different designs.

 

[Porsche2018]

@markymarc Congratulations sounds like it's going to a beautiful 718. As I have said before, the waiting and anticipation is part of the fun. Enjoy!

 

[aeronca65tl]

Welcome!

I remember waiting for mine.....and it was worth it!

 

[DriveInHouston]

Congratulations!

Regarding the choice of 20" rims. You know that there all the tire choices are the Extreme High Performance Summer tires and all the manufacturers recommend that you don't drive them below 7C...? The risk is that you will do damage to the sidewall structure and they will not honor the warranty for such damages. They give themselves a lot of leeway by not indicating at what temperature below 7C (45F) this MAY happen, but you risk your warranty for the tires.

Living in Houston, which is a lot warmer than Belgium, I can attest to the fact that below 50F (9-10C) the Michelin PilotSport 4S harden up and lose part of their grip. You can still drive them but not fast. Coming back from a 35 mile ride New Year's eve, the car sounded like a train car on the concrete freeway, because the tires had hardened up.

Your other choice would be to buy All Season tires. For 20" rims you don't get the recommended Porsche dimensions. You can get the front ones, but the rear ones (if I remember right) are not 265s but either 255s or 275s depending on the manufacturer.

You get a lot more choices with 19" rims.

 

[markymarc]

Ok thanks for your input.
You're correct that temperatures or several months below 7°C (45F) here. Maybe a winter tyre with other rims is an option.
Time will tell. Only problem is that i don't drive a lot of millages so bot tyres or endured before worn out.
Maybe my local dealer can inform me too.

Congratulations!

Regarding the choice of 20" rims. You know that there all the tire choices are the Extreme High Performance Summer tires and all the manufacturers recommend that you don't drive them below 7C...? The risk is that you will do damage to the sidewall structure and they will not honor the warranty for such damages. They give themselves a lot of leeway by not indicating at what temperature below 7C (45F) this MAY happen, but you risk your warranty for the tires.

Living in Houston, which is a lot warmer than Belgium, I can attest to the fact that below 50F (9-10C) the Michelin PilotSport 4S harden up and lose part of their grip. You can still drive them but not fast. Coming back from a 35 mile ride New Year's eve, the car sounded like a train car on the concrete freeway, because the tires had hardened up.

Your other choice would be to buy All Season tires. For 20" rims you don't get the recommended Porsche dimensions. You can get the front ones, but the rear ones (if I remember right) are not 265s but either 255s or 275s depending on the manufacturer.

You get a lot more choices with 19" rims.

 

[GGG]

I'm driving since august (12000 km) on the stock Pzeros (19") . I think they're great tyres that work in most conditions and tyre wear is OK. I avoid snow driving, but aside from that the car works great in our belgian climate.

 

[Calimerus]

All Colors are beautiful on the car but i kept it on the safe side (not the risktaker). So i decide to go for the agate grey metalic.

So this is my order now and i have seen others with the same good taste .
718 cayman - PDK - Agate grey - interior stock black on alcantara - 20" Carrera S platinum - PASM - PNAV .

Friendly greetings.

Congratulations

Great combination of colors

Same as mine

 

[Calimerus]

Congratulations!

Regarding the choice of 20" rims. You know that there all the tire choices are the Extreme High Performance Summer tires and all the manufacturers recommend that you don't drive them below 7C...? The risk is that you will do damage to the sidewall structure and they will not honor the warranty for such damages. They give themselves a lot of leeway by not indicating at what temperature below 7C (45F) this MAY happen, but you risk your warranty for the tires.

Below -7° C

In my user manual is written literally, do not move the car if the temperature is MINUS -7°C

 

[Calimerus]

Porsche "good to know app" instead says, below 7°C you loose performance and below -15°C you'll damage your tires.



Anyway I'm not going to go anywhere with a 300+hp light sport car if its such cold

 

[CupraLeon]

In Belgium (with our rather mild climate) I drive all year round on Michelin PSS Cup2 tires, never had any problems on a 300+ hp car. So investing in an extra pair of wheels just for winter tires is out of the question for me, will only invest in an extra set (lighter wheels) for trackuse. Like GGG I avoid driving in snow (witch are only a few day's a year) and under 10°C I adjust my driving according the reduced performance.

 

[DriveInHouston]

Congratulations

Great combination of colors

Same as mine

Calimerus, this is gorgeous!

Re: Tires in cold temperatures. The 7C (45F) comes from the tire manufacturers, not Porsche. For some unspecified lower temperature they claim you will destroy the sidewalls and they don't warrantee such damage. They recommend not to drive the car until the temperatures rise above 45F for 24 hours.

Unfortunately, Winter tires are not an option here in Houston. We can have 25C on Friday and 5C on Monday... I am leaning towards All Season for the winter and getting back to Michelin Pilotsport 4S for the other three seasons...

 

[markymarc]

Lovely car , excellent choice.

Congratulations

Great combination of colors

Same as mine

 

[markymarc]

delivery today

Finally delivery completed. Time to enjoy my new ride.

 

[C718GTS]

Finally delivery completed. Time to enjoy my new ride.

Definitely you will - have a nice safe ride all the time!