good for you. beautiful car. What is the total drive off price there in Aussie land? I would add the PSCB for 1500. The rotors have a mirror finish and there is very little brake dust. The brakes fade less and the rotors last longer. And if you get the white calipers they really stand out.Hi, I've been thinking about a Macan GTS for a whole year now and since it's still on my mind I'm going to put one foot in front of the other and do it.
I've always driven second hand/hand me down regular cars. I'm into mid life, few failed relationships and have saved money with no real goals. Pair that with a recent job change that has meant something that was a fairy tale to me can be a reality.
I got myself to walk into the local Porsche dealer yesterday which was almost an outer body experience and has put my mind into overdrive and playing with the online configurator a lot now!
Relevant things about me and my taste:
Other than that, I feel a little overwhelmed with the internal/external colour options and think quite a few combos look great haha.
- I've never bought a new car
- I've never had a performance car
- I feel I want some level of practicality hence the Macan
- Not ready for the all out sport car experience of other Porsche models (I don't think)
- I'm reasonably conservative (maybe read this as boring) with my tastes but I'm really trying not to be
- I want the car to look like a GTS. I want to know I'm getting into a GTS. So please help me to get over the point above
- I'm aware the options add up very quickly and that's tough for me being typically pretty tight/conservative with money
- I don't think I can justify one of the "special colours" over the other metallic options, although they all look very good. I would probably go crayon if I did, maybe red.
- I do like the interior with the contrast stitching
I liked this build (PPNCS7V7) with the Carrara White Metallic, even the green contrast inside. I've played around with this combo, but keep liking the red stitching inside and I'm also kinda wanting a louder colour and liking the Papaya Metallic (orange) but it doesn't quite look right and keep going back to the white metallic. I'm not a designer and don't want the choices to clash haha.
I'm also a little confused at some of the very recent build threads on this forum and some of the options I'm seeing as standard equipment now. ACC for example and surround view both seem to be in the standard GTS for me. It's as though the base Macan GTS has changed for 2023?
My last thing is, I do like the idea of the GTS sport package and am mainly hesitant about how the race tex will look and feel to sit on in the seats as well as the steering wheel. I'll go into the dealer to try, but comments are generally along the lines of someone like me being nervous about it and then everyone saying how much they love it! Other than that, I also happen to like the idea of the tacho in carmine red which I can't option with the sport package. But removing the sport package removes a lot of options/bling which is expensive to manually add. I really like the more open GT wheels too so have been adding these either way.
Here's my code. The Porsche Code
Quick last thing, I live in a colder place and feel the cold which is why the heated seats. I did read for resale (I actually wont be selling this haha) that heated seats and sunroof are the main things to add.
Feel free to offer any insight, opinion or advice you have. I want it all. I won't be offended if your taste is different to mine
Thank you very much.
I personally don’t like the racetex on the steering wheel and I don’t think it stays as nice as leather.
Stany with a flashy color IMO. It’s a GTS you want to stand out a little.
if you can afford it I would load it up with whatever makes you happy. Don’t worry about resale. 5-10 grand here or there in the whole scheme of things isn’t going to make a difference if this is a life long dream.
also something to consider. You have never had a sports car you say. The GTS will feel like a monster to you at first. It will also ride kind of harsh especially on the 21 inch wheels. A Macan S has nearly the performance and May ride a little nicer for less cost. Just a thought. if you like a luxury ride the GTS May disappoint but if you want a true porsche feel then the GTS would be awesome and you would get used to it.
congrats on your decision
