smoothound
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- Alan
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- CT Turbo Acid Green PTS
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One month in tomorrow and so far my CT-T has behaved impeccably - It is a nice comfortable car with easy overtaking - love the driving dynamics - and I am starting to really appreciate what Porsche has made here - it's such an accomplished piece of well-thought-out engineering.
....and like my RS green A7 before it, gets admiring glances and even photos being taken whenever I take it for a spin.
The controls and interface have been easy to learn/accommodate - Though I still sometimes find myself reaching for the A7 gear selector and handbrake button - Doh!
So far (touch wood) no faults - It just needed a 15 minute a pop-in to the OPC to set a timer for it's MOT (missed from the PDI) - and a very nice coffee.
I mainly recharge at my home - the few road-trips have been a doddle so far - with slow charging at my kid's houses - free charging at PEC Silverstone - plus a small number of pubic charging stops ..... one at 25 mins - one at 15 mins - and a few at around 5-10 mins each (all that was needed). For two of these stops, the first charger I tried only delivered 50-60kw (from 350kw units) - but I just hopped to a different charger at the same sites and got 190kw+ - fair enough.
So passage-making has been a breeze so far - I am sure it won't always be the case.... but feeling very blessed and privileged at the mo - especially when I see how so many people are struggling with life's pressures at the moment.
At first, I was nervous about range and hyper-milled motorways at 60-65 mph - eeking out the miles between charging stops ........ but now, with good planning of alternative charging stops if they are needed (not needed so far), I just drive 'normally' at full motorway speed on ACC ... so pretty rapid progress as per my A7. Charging stops are short - so no worries.
We also have some nice twisty roads hereabouts and they are a joy - not taking risks - but pushing on when safe...... Grin-making!
Anyways, just thought I would share my positive experience - I know Forums are great for venting frustration - and seeking advice when things go wrong - but sometimes the positive side deserves a mention too..
FWIW
Cheers
....and like my RS green A7 before it, gets admiring glances and even photos being taken whenever I take it for a spin.
The controls and interface have been easy to learn/accommodate - Though I still sometimes find myself reaching for the A7 gear selector and handbrake button - Doh!
So far (touch wood) no faults - It just needed a 15 minute a pop-in to the OPC to set a timer for it's MOT (missed from the PDI) - and a very nice coffee.
I mainly recharge at my home - the few road-trips have been a doddle so far - with slow charging at my kid's houses - free charging at PEC Silverstone - plus a small number of pubic charging stops ..... one at 25 mins - one at 15 mins - and a few at around 5-10 mins each (all that was needed). For two of these stops, the first charger I tried only delivered 50-60kw (from 350kw units) - but I just hopped to a different charger at the same sites and got 190kw+ - fair enough.
So passage-making has been a breeze so far - I am sure it won't always be the case.... but feeling very blessed and privileged at the mo - especially when I see how so many people are struggling with life's pressures at the moment.
At first, I was nervous about range and hyper-milled motorways at 60-65 mph - eeking out the miles between charging stops ........ but now, with good planning of alternative charging stops if they are needed (not needed so far), I just drive 'normally' at full motorway speed on ACC ... so pretty rapid progress as per my A7. Charging stops are short - so no worries.
We also have some nice twisty roads hereabouts and they are a joy - not taking risks - but pushing on when safe...... Grin-making!
Anyways, just thought I would share my positive experience - I know Forums are great for venting frustration - and seeking advice when things go wrong - but sometimes the positive side deserves a mention too..
FWIW
Cheers
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