Not impressed so far, Porsche!

[eslai]

Originally Posted by longislander1

And I just never understood all the black plastic in a car that price.

Yeah, i think that's just it. I don't think the interior's shape looked bad, but everything looked and felt too cheap for a $50,000 car. Now in the 987 it looks rather "audi-fied" with is fine by me.

I'm really quite confused by all the people in here that prefer the 986 look over the 987. I thought the changes would all be welcomed and in fact, most of the reviews mention the changes as being a good thing. Once again though, different strokes for different folks.

[longislander1]

I think people are referring to the curves of the 986 interior, which can be great if they're tastefully done and the materials are of high quality. As far as the 987 interior, I do think that the standard wheel feels cheap and unworthy of a car in this price range. I've said before that my Mazda Tribute wheel feels better. Anyone ordering a 987 would be well-advised to go with the thicker sport wheel.

[eslai]

YEah, I'm a bit bummed about that--I didn't order the sport wheel because I didn't even know it existed--it's listed on the LEATHER options page of the car configurator along with the leather version of the sport wheel, and I didn't bother to look there!

It's not even expensive and had I known about it I would've ordered it. The dealer didn't make mention of it because I went in there with my list all sorted out... OR SO I THOUGHT.

[bhduxbury]

add me to the bose stereo problem.

cd working fine, park and turn car off, didn't touch the stereo, come back out, start the car, stereo reads "STOP" and no controls work. i ejected the cd but didn't fully remove it to no effect. will fiddle around some more.

just hit 500mi.