Musings on our "NEW" 06 Cabrio

[dak911]

Finally, we just bought an 06 C2S, its a Red/Black 24,000 mile CPO Cab/Tip.

I have been a PCA member since 1980...81?

First was a 1980 triple black targa..long story I was looking at a 77 Ferrari 308GT4 that got sold, I was really disappointed but they gave me the keys to this Targa and I took it out...about 3 hours later I came back with a big grin and bought it.

Among the others were...a 74 WhiteTarga, a 77 Kremer Targa (3.2 in a narrow body), a Red 79 coupe (bought in DE and imported, got lightly rear ended and wound up as a Turbo look, an Silver 80 coupe bought in DE land, a 79 Red Targa, a 356 Cabrio (64?) a S/Y 2000 base Boxster, a Black 2002 Boxster S, even a Speedster (replica)

So far the only thing I miss are the AIR COOLED engine sounds...however the a/c, heating, smooth running, etc, etc, have overcome the sound and it's only the second week!

I find that the 19" tire/wheel setup is very harsh, and what I'm wondering is, for me, would 18's improve this...I remember liking the 15's over the 16's back in the 80's for ride quality.

Also, all the new cars are no longer "user friendly" (not just Porsche) you MUST RTFM, even to figure outr how to use the audio!!

It took 15 minutes....with a Porsche service tech on the phone to program the GARAGE DOOR OPENER, the manual instructions were useless

.......more later as we get accustomed to the NEW (to us) car.

tnx Daniel

[wvicary]

Congrats on the new motor and be sure to post pics.

You don't mention what suspension set up your vehicle has but a 18" tire often has a taller profile so it will soften the ride.

[FlaHeel]

Congrats on your purchase and I hope you enjoy your car. I agree that the cars are so complicated anymore, but honestly I found programming the garage door opener was actually easier that some of the basics. I hear that there is a PDF version of the owners manual on this site which I hear makes searching easier.