Hi First Porsche!

[simono]

[SAC1]

Yes, it does seem early in its life, I haven’t given it a hard time, maybe the initial owner caned it for its first 495 miles.

What oil are we preferring in here?

Who was the first owner? Hope it wasn't on Porsche GB's press fleet or used at their Experience Centre at Silverstone!

Have you spoken with T H Bohler [seller] about your driveability issues?

[nozydog]

What do you mean by “low speed manners”?

....from a standstill if you are on some sort of steering lock , like having reversed off the drive and turning down the street, it seems like the transmission is slipping gripping slipping and jerky like traction control is messing with the the drive of each wheel ... it’s very ‘unsmooth’.

This bit just sounds like wheel scrub, my Cayman did it and my 340i does occasionally too. At full lock the front tyres kind of hop making quite a noise in the process... normal characteristic of wide low profile tyres!

[simono]

Yes, it does seem early in its life, I haven’t given it a hard time, maybe the initial owner caned it for its first 495 miles.

What oil are we preferring in here?

Who was the first owner? Hope it wasn't on Porsche GB's press fleet or used at their Experience Centre at Silverstone!

Have you spoken with T H Bohler [seller] about your driveability issues?

Fortunately it was a private owner who fell on some hard luck after he purchased. It was absolutely showroom condition when I bought it ... these salty roads haven’t helped it since

I should avoid T H Bohler for future reference ... part of the deal was for them to arrange to fit a Porsche electrically folding towbar so I can get to my track days with the bike/trailer ... endless emails and calls later it still hasn’t happened! Useless!

I was in no rush when I got the car last September as the season was over but as March approaches I am now getting quite pissed off with the bloke ...

[CharlesElliott]

T H Bohler do a lot of sale or return cars for people wanting to sell expensive cars 'privately' so to speak.

Transfer box failures seem more time based than mileage based. I think 2-3 years is the typical time frame.

[MikeM]

Well it is jerky pulling out of junctions between 1st and second, almost like it wants to get into 2nd too quickly, then lurches and from a standstill if you are on some sort of steering lock , like having reversed off the drive and turning down the street, it seems like the transmission is slipping gripping slipping and jerky like traction control is messing with the the drive of each wheel ... it’s very ‘unsmooth’.

Welcome!

I wonder if this could be a transfer box issue?

As already said, when changing gear sounds like PDK reset needed, but when you mention reversing and turning off the drive, if those big tyres are very cold and at very low speed it sounds like your experiencing "Ackerman effect" if that's the case nothing to worry about. Lots on here re Ackerman or just google it

[simono]

I will try the PDK reset tomorrow, however, today I turned off the stop/start and activated sport mode, what a difference! Much nicer to drive. Strangely, the oil light has gone off.

[GMAN75]

I will try the PDK reset tomorrow, however, today I turned off the stop/start and activated sport mode, what a difference! Much nicer to drive. Strangely, the oil light has gone off.

I tend to think that Sports mode is the actual default setting of the car. The non Sports mode only works when you're cruising in 7th gear on a motorway. The torque of the car just isn't there otherwise. I fang the bollocks off mine in London in Sports all the time. The other half potters around without it. You should always drive the thing off the leash. Reattach it only when circumstances require! You'll enjoy it more!

[simono]

Lol. Mine defaults to non sports every time you turn it off.

As for the Ackerman effect, thus stands true, thus is exactly what I am experiencing and I’ve only really noticed it in the last few weeks when it’s got colder.
It felt like a traction control issue with the wheels gripping them slipping when you pull away on a tight lock ... looks like it seems to effect Porsche’s more than most for some reason.

[Col Lamb]

Glad the tip about using Sport mode is working for you.

Transfer box issues generally only surface at 10,000 plus.

My OPC reset my Turbo at its service and it did improve the low speed feel.

If you take your VIN number into a Porsche dealer they will be able to look up and print out the full spec, including the extras fitted to it, which you may find useful.

By the way your car is a Turbo PP where the PP stands for performance pack, as standard it has the same suspension geometry as a GTS and 40 hp more engine power than a standard Turbo.

Porsche models go Base, S, GTS, Turbo, Turbo S and then specialist variants, but with the Macan they did not go the Turbo S route for some reason they called it a Turbo with PP, whatever they call it it is the dogs dangly bits, I drove one or rather thrashed one around the circuits at Silverstone PEC.