Happy New Year all. SO thrilled to see this forum. Not only did I reference all your great discussions BEFORE purchasing my first Porsche, now I get to be a part of the conversations.
I live in the SF Bay Area and just returned my "lemon" Volvo XC90 - 7 seater. What a joy my Macan S is to drive by comparison. I have the 2018 S, black exterior, black 21 inch wheels and carbon black interior. Reading your experience with how difficult to find and expensive the 21 inchers are, I may regret getting them. but they look. SO. good.
Anyway. 2 questions to start: First, what kind of extended warranty or "protection" do you recommend? I've read that getting the tire/wheel insurance will pay for itself easily. What about extended warranty or pre-paid services? Anyone get the exterior coating? That black looks amazing when its clean and scratch free- which will last about 5 days!
Second topic: floor mats. Weather Tech or Porsche? I have just the standard black carpet ones now. And note that I have three kids, ages 10, 12 and 13. I read someone's comments about how quickly the all black look dirty but I can't imagine another color with the carbon black. Although I'm originally from Chicago and have had weather tech back in the day, we don't have much weather here unless we drive to rain/snow.
ALL your suggestions very welcome.
BTW, my 10 year old daughter helped me shop for the car and said we needed Bad Ass Black. Our sales guy laughed - so he gave us a book "Porsche Ladies" and we have enjoyed reading that although women make up only 30% of the buyers, we're happy to be a part of that club!
Happy Driving everyone! And thanks in advance for answering my questions and perhaps even answering questions that I haven't asked yet. This IS my first Porsche!
I live in the SF Bay Area and just returned my "lemon" Volvo XC90 - 7 seater. What a joy my Macan S is to drive by comparison. I have the 2018 S, black exterior, black 21 inch wheels and carbon black interior. Reading your experience with how difficult to find and expensive the 21 inchers are, I may regret getting them. but they look. SO. good.
Anyway. 2 questions to start: First, what kind of extended warranty or "protection" do you recommend? I've read that getting the tire/wheel insurance will pay for itself easily. What about extended warranty or pre-paid services? Anyone get the exterior coating? That black looks amazing when its clean and scratch free- which will last about 5 days!
Second topic: floor mats. Weather Tech or Porsche? I have just the standard black carpet ones now. And note that I have three kids, ages 10, 12 and 13. I read someone's comments about how quickly the all black look dirty but I can't imagine another color with the carbon black. Although I'm originally from Chicago and have had weather tech back in the day, we don't have much weather here unless we drive to rain/snow.
ALL your suggestions very welcome.
BTW, my 10 year old daughter helped me shop for the car and said we needed Bad Ass Black. Our sales guy laughed - so he gave us a book "Porsche Ladies" and we have enjoyed reading that although women make up only 30% of the buyers, we're happy to be a part of that club!
Happy Driving everyone! And thanks in advance for answering my questions and perhaps even answering questions that I haven't asked yet. This IS my first Porsche!