Just home now, ended up at 27mpg which is still not bad given a fair bit of in town driving (both in Portland and various places on the coast), a couple of mountain passes which mandated some 3rd/4th gear WOT action through passing zones, then 70-85mph cruising en route home with the A/C on.
A few thoughts:
-I hate the standard Porsche seats just as much as I remembered from my 944. Why these awful, hard, unsupportive things are considered fitting for a sporting car I will never understand. I should have snagged that pair of 987 sport seats off of ePay...
-You really have to work the gear lever and bury the throttle to extract significant performance. I found myself surprised that 4th gear wasn't digging deep enough when I found myself at the bottom of a steep uphill incline with a passing lane starting at ~50mph and a whole fleet of trailers/motor homes/semis to get past...
-I wouldn't want suspension stiffer than the Bilsteins for long distance touring. Things get rough in a hurry over broken pavement at high speed.
-That said, part from the awful seats it didn't beat us up at all. Top up, it's noisier than a hard top car but still very reasonable. The A/C is surprisingly effective. Wind management isn't bad with the top down.
-It's fairly practical with the two trunks, but definitely lacks interior storage. I wish the glovebox standard on the '03-04 cars was an easy retrofit.
Who says Porsches can't be efficient? This was from our drive South over about 190 miles, a combo of holiday weekend stop and go traffic intermittently spanning 60+ miles and 80+mph cruising. Overall MPG for the trip was about 27.
I liked the juxtaposition here
Walked out of our hotel in PDX to find my car in very good company...991 GT3
Stunning Mini a long way from home (BC)
Caffenating
Enjoying the view
What it's staring at: Indian Beach on the Oregon coast
What broke?
TBD. There is an odd noise occasionally emanating from the RF that does not seem to be speed dependent. Fuel pump? Something resonating in the suspension? I will need to find out. Didn't stop us from making it home just fine so can't be that serious...(until it is, of course).