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MikeM
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Phew! All done now, must be time for a……. 🤔 👍

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Previous Porsche’s
2008. 987 Boxster S Sport basalt
2012. 991 Carrera S aqua
2016. Macan Turbo volcano
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2020. Macan GTS crayon
2024. Macan GTS gentian sometime this year https://configurator.porsche.com/porsche-code/PR8H7WC6

Rarecolour
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Nelladrahcir wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:50 am (And no disrespect meant to you Rarecolour btw)

Sorry, only just noticed I didn't say - Same to you :oops:

Not sure about the kit-kat ^^^^^^^ make it a double decker 👌🏻
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Rarecolour wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:55 pm
Nelladrahcir wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:50 am (And no disrespect meant to you Rarecolour btw)

Sorry, only just noticed I didn't say - Same to you :oops:

Not sure about the kit-kat ^^^^^^^ make it a double decker 👌🏻
What’s come over you….
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2019 992 S
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2014 Modified Lotus Exige V6
2022 Seat Ibiza 1.0 (115ps) DSG Excellence Lux(dog’s!)
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Rarecolour
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Post by Rarecolour »

Tracky wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:58 pm
Rarecolour wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:55 pm
Nelladrahcir wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:50 am (And no disrespect meant to you Rarecolour btw)

Sorry, only just noticed I didn't say - Same to you :oops:

Not sure about the kit-kat ^^^^^^^ make it a double decker 👌🏻
What’s come over you….
Figured there has been too much bad blood on here in the last few weeks (cough... Tracky.... cough
;) )
Still, if there's a debate to be had, I'm in. Just can't really go down like they used to on the other forum, dread to think what folk would have thought about those days :shock:
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Audi RS6 (Misano Red)
Audi S4 (Silver)
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Peugeot 306 gti-6 (Silver)
Peugeot 205 gti (Ltd edition Sorento Green)
Tracky
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Post by Tracky »

Rarecolour wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 1:05 pm
Tracky wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:58 pm
Rarecolour wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 12:55 pm


Sorry, only just noticed I didn't say - Same to you :oops:

Not sure about the kit-kat ^^^^^^^ make it a double decker 👌🏻
What’s come over you….
Figured there has been too much bad blood on here in the last few weeks (cough... Tracky.... cough
;) )
Still, if there's a debate to be had, I'm in. Just can't really go down like they used to on the other forum, dread to think what folk would have thought about those days :shock:
You need to grow some! 😂
On order

GT4 RS

Current

2019 992 S
2019 Macan S
2014 Modified Lotus Exige V6
2022 Seat Ibiza 1.0 (115ps) DSG Excellence Lux(dog’s!)
1987 928S4
1967 Jag Mk2 3.4

Ex

2012 Boxster S
Jon A
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Post by Jon A »

So has anybody taken delivery with a GT sports steering wheel and if so, does it slightly occlude the view of the dials at all?
Obviously it’s smaller than standard and I thought standard was only just big enough but I haven’t had chance to try out GT wheel.
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Post by pmg »

Jon A wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 5:51 pm So has anybody taken delivery with a GT sports steering wheel and if so, does it slightly occlude the view of the dials at all?
Obviously it’s smaller than standard and I thought standard was only just big enough but I haven’t had chance to try out GT wheel.
Somewhere on the forum there is a thread than confirms there s some obstruction of dials
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Wil
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Post by Wil »

On-Track wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 10:12 am
Wil wrote: Tue Nov 23, 2021 8:24 pm Also, what does everyone think of the brakes? They felt pretty average to me on my drive home, but I’ve only done 20 miles, so they will probably improve with a bit of bedding in. I hope so anyway.
Your opening post has obviously generated a lot of heat (excuse the pun :D ) but by now your brakes should have settled in and you should be happy with the performance. Both Mercedes and Porsche brake systems have fairly long pedal travel. The Macan system is heavily servoed so stopping from medium to low speeds only requires a fairly small application. In the (thankfully) few occasions I've had to do a hard stop I always end up looking in the rear view mirror. I have absolute confidence I will stop short of the obstruction in front but don't know if the car behind me can.
You can say that again. I only said the brakes didn’t feel great.
Anyway, it’s done a couple of hundred miles now, but I’ve been out today in sleet/snow, so brake testing didn’t seem to be an ideal pastime. Pottering about trying not to crash seemed like a better idea.
I will make sure though that I keep everyone up to date as everyone seems to be quite invested in it. 😀
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Post by Wil »

On-Track wrote: Sat Nov 27, 2021 11:44 am The Ferodo information was posted to support Rarecolour's argument. Unfortunately it doesn't, it recommends braking from 50mph to 20mph.

One of the basic laws of physics is E=M(C squared) where E is energy, M= Mass and C=velocity. So a mass (in this case a Macan) travelling at 70mph has 400 times the kinetic energy as one travelling at 50mph. The brakes use friction to convert this energy into heat. Ferodo warn that excessive heat can cause irreversible changes to the pad material.

Rarecolour would seem to be right about the initial bedding in but wrong about the speeds involved.
This isn’t correct btw.
In E=MC^2 C is the speed of light not the speed of a macan.
Kinetic energy is 1/2 mv^2. So @70 you’ve about double the energy of the same vehicle at 50.
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