[Rubber Ducky]

1. Zero troubles, no trips to shop. No oil usage.

2. 3 or 4 second cranks on about 5 occasions but never twice in succession. Seems to correlate with sitting awhile.

3. Subtle high-pitched whine when adding power disappeared when Dinan flash installed. Exhaust tone sounds better - more rumbly and less burble. No droning.

4. Dinan Stage II is an absolute blast. Any gear above about 2800 RPM just pulls like hell. Traction limited. Can feel it taper off a bit approaching redline, as Dinan has it programmed to keep from clocking the turbos. Would guess 4.2 to 4.4 seconds 0-60 and driver limited.

5. Deep Sea Blue is surprisingly easy to live with. Was afraid it would be in same class as black (have had 4 in Jet Black and Sapphire Black), but is very good at looking good between washes.

6. Zero probs with Ivory interior. Wipe down with damp microfiber drying towel after every wash, use Windex on coffee etc. Looks like new.

7. If you haven't experienced it, the sun-reflective leather will seem uncanny. Really works. Never gets hot-hot.

8. DCT always in Manual, Sport. No shifting lag up or down. Did experiment with D and S modes in full auto - D is a very good automatic transmission, S is high revs and always in power band. Have also tested Sports+ a few times. IMHO, this is strictly a track or street-race mode. Very high shift points. In regular driving around town, DCT in manual, normally run between 1500 and 2000 RPM. 7-speeds may seem overkill ... until you try it and see just how flexible it is. These are very short gears.

9. Zero issue with handling in street traffic. Might be a step or two behind a Boxster in the twisties, but just not an issue in normal driving.

10. Comfort Access, adaptive HID lights, Nav, iDrive, top mechanism: all work well and without problems. Trunk is nice size for a roadster.

11. Visibility out and driving position are excellent. Very comfortable sports seats.

12. Top-down wind is not a problem with windows up or below 55. Do not have nor want wind deflector (it's a convertible, booby).

13. Glove box is OK, but wish it came without the 6-disk changer. Door pockets are good sized. Cup holder is excellent. Space behind seats is useful for umbrella or window rag, but anything there will slide side to side unless somehow anchored. I do not have the pass through.

14. Upgraded sound system is excellent. But mechanization of the various input sources is a mess. I use iPod (left in car always) and occasionally single-disk CD. Info from the sources on iDrive is not perfect. Could not get the USB input to work with thumb drive with several tries; did some partial transfers and could play songs but inconsistent and not as advertised. This is a parts-bin collection rather than an integrated system and needs real improvement.

15. Bluetooth with iPhone works flawlessly.

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