really nice in piano black@Nomada I have the full leather interior package in my 982 Cayman and in my opinion it is finished quite nicely. The leather surfaces and especially the stitching give it a more luxurious feel than the partial leather in my 981 Cayman. I also specced the "Interior trim painted in exterior color" option on the 982 which I like much more than the standard faux-aluminum on the 981.
exactly, thank you duegattiHere you go. Is this what you're asking about?
My thoughts exactly!The internal chrome dash trim is not my favorite. Couldn't justify the cost of the brushed aluminum option. Has anyone tried the 3M vinyls textured wrap for trim pieces? From some web images I've seen it seems to come up very well but it in person it might be a different thing. It seems like a diy job also.
It sounds like you understand what left foot braking is all about. Back when I was racing in SCCA events, both road racing and Solo II (autocross) everyone who was really competitive used left foot braking on either manual or automatic transmission vehicles. As you know it's not exactly natural, especially for some one who has been driving for many years before experimenting with left foot braking and especially with a manual transmission. The combination of left foot braking, heal and toe throttle/brake use, and shifting while using the clutch takes some getting used to. I learned by practicing the technique on the street and once I got good at it, I used left foot braking all the time; however, I never rested my foot on the brake enough to illuminate the brake light. I can see how that would annoy people.I actually think some of you may have misunderstood my previous reference to left-foot braking.
I'm referring to its usage on a race track or for auto-crossing.
I'm not familiar with the Wikipedia reference.
I would really have no interest in left-foot braking on the street since it would coupled with very aggressive and inappropriately fast driving on public roads.
It sounds like some of you have run into drivers who rest their left foot on the brake pedal in normal traffic. I really haven't noticed this that I recall, but I agree: that would be annoying.
But that not what I was referring to.
For example, I use left-foot braking in some of the manual transmission race cars I drive. This helps with transitioning car weight during very high slip angles at high speed. And it can be used to help "rotate" the car at racing speeds.
The brake pedal on the 718 is harder to access with my left foot than even some of the, 3-pedal manual trans cars I have raced.
After a week of ownership I have a small list of dislikes that in no way take anything away from the enjoyment of this amazing car.
- When driving alone, the passenger seatbelt bangs against the interior plastic. Has anyone found an easy solution?
The simplest solutions are usually the best.. Thanks!Solution 😉
Just remind the passenger to slide it back when leaving the car.
That can be fixed by not driving in the cold and/or wet. 😁<snips>
- The tire judder/skipping on full lock and cold tires (20 inch wheels).
There's no way I'm going to stick it in the garage until springThat can be fixed by not driving in the cold and/or wet. 😁
For the seat-belt part, I recently got these. Rubber goes around the hard plastic on the belt end and prevents rattle in any position when the belt is not in use.After a week of ownership I have a small list of dislikes that in no way take anything away from the enjoyment of this amazing car.
- When driving alone, the passenger seatbelt bangs against the interior plastic. Has anyone found an easy solution?
That's how it works, at least with the PDK. If the car is on a sufficiently steep incline it turns on my itself. Or if you press the brake pedal a little harder than "normal" it turns on . Isn't that what you are asking?First one [the hold function] is a nonsense as it should work by just pressing the brake pedal all the way on any incline or flat surface.
Mine is a manual and it doesn’t work this way. It’s been discussed here already and unfortunately you cannot activate it manually .That's how it works, at least with the PDK. If the car is on a sufficiently steep incline it turns on my itself. Or if you press the brake pedal a little harder than "normal" it turns on . Isn't that what you are asking?