[gentle music]
Holy!
Hey everyone.
So it's Christmas morning right now.
It's quite hazy, quite foggy,
which is quite nice, in Dubai.
Weather is amazing.
It's like 20 degrees, 22 degrees, something like that.
Merry Christmas to anyone who celebrates, obviously.
I'm hoping I get this video out on Christmas Day,
so that you guys can see it.
Anyway, I wanted to share
what I just recently bought.
I have bought a Porsche.
My friend's Porsche is back there as well.
But yeah, I have bought a Porsche.
Not something I was actually fully expecting to do,
but, yeah, I did it.
Let's go through the car,
and I'll also share my reasoning
as to why I bought this over
sort of so much other choices
that there are out other.
As you can see, I've got it in silver,
GT Silver specifically,
I would usually avoid silver cars,
but I really do think that GT Silver suits a 911 perfectly.
It's the perfect colour.
This is a Carrera S.
I was looking at a GTS
but a GTS was just-- I couldn't find one that I liked.
And they are a lot more expensive.
I was happy to spend the money,
but I just couldn't find one that I liked.
This though, is as close to a GTS
as you can get in terms of styling
because it has the sport design package.
So around the front,
you can see the black lip.
It has the black sort of grille,
the slatted grille,
and it has the black side skirt
and it also has, if I got around the back,
it also has the sport design
bumper on the back as well.
And yeah, I can't believe I've bought a Porsche.
I absolutely love it already.
It's so fantastic.
I can see what people are saying
when it comes to Porsches,
like it is the perfect everyday sports car.
I mean, this isn't
sort of my everyday car.
I do still have a Tesla for everyday driving,
but because this is so comfortable
as an everyday car,
I have noticed that I'm driving it a lot more than I would
if I were to like--
When I had my Ferrari, for example.
I'm driving this a lot more.
Let's go through the rest of the car.
So I have satin black wheels on it.
I don't know if you guys can see that from that angle,
maybe I should go shoot from this angle
so that you guys can see.
Yeah, I have a satin black wheels on it.
Sport design package, as I said,
and this has full PPF,
from the original owner, I think.
So that was actually another reason why I bought it,
because it had full PPF
and it also has warranty
for another two years.
So I don't have to worry about a single thing
if anything goes wrong with this car.
It has extended warranty,
it has the LED Matrix lights as well.
It has the sunroof,
but it's not the glass sunroof,
which I wish it did have.
I just have this sort of normal metal roof.
It does open,
but yeah, I just have the normal motor.
I would have like the glass sunroof,
but hey, I'm buying a used car here,
I can't be too picky,
and I have a bloody 911.
I'm lucky enough as it is.
Okay, so some people have just pulled up
to take a picture with the car,
with a nice car, which is super random.
But that's what happens in the desert,
people are just friendly.
I think this angle right here though,
is the best angle of 911.
There is something very timeless
about the sort of back end of an 911.
It's just so good looking, it's so sexy looking.
I'm not really sure
how else to say it, it just looks so good.
Of course I have the sport exhaust.
You've got to have the sports exhaust on on 911.
It's crazy to me that people purchase this car
without the sports exhaust.
Whoever spec this car
when they first bought it actually did quite a good job.
There are a few things that I'd probably spec differently,
like I said with the glass sunroof.
But yeah,
the gentleman who originally bought this car
did do a good job.
He basically just made it as close to a GTS as possible.
This is a 2022 model.
So, you know, back then 2021, 2022,
when he probably specced,
a GTS would have been very hard to come by.
So I have a feeling
the person who bought this car,
actually really wanted a GTS
and they couldn't get one,
so they got a Carrera S instead.
The other difference between a Carrera S and a GTS
is the ride height.
The GTS is 10 ml lower.
In Dubai, I probably would've been fine
with the lower ride height
because Dubai roads are really good,
but because this is 10 ml higher,
it is more comfortable.
I actually drove recently all the way down to Abu Dhabi,
did a quick little sort of road trip for the day,
and it was super comfortable.
140 kilometres an hour the whole way.
National speed limit.
And yeah, just sticking it into cruise control.
And it was just like driving any other car,
it was super comfortable.
That's what really impressed me most about this.
It can very much be used
as a daily car,
it just is the perfect daily sports car.
And I get why people say that now.
It is good looking though, isn't it?
Porsche have now the design of the 992.
If we go inside.
So I have the black interior
with the grey stitching.
Chalk stitching.
It has nice Porsche emblems on the headrest as well
and it has the grey seat belts, the chalk seatbelts.
I think this is actually really well done
because it matches the exterior of the car,
very minimal inside, in black.
I mean, my dream interior is probably
the sort of brown heritage edition that they do.
That interior is fantastic,
but that's obviously hard to come by.
So the black I think looks fantastic.
I also prefer
the leather over race-tex.
Race-tex, I can understand it looks more sporty.
It feels more sporty,
but I prefer the leather.
The only thing I wish this did have,
and I've seen quite a few Porsches in
Dubai have is in the middle here
you'd have buttons for cooled
and heated seats.
I've seen quite a few cars
with cooled seats.
It would have been nice
to have cool seats in this for sure.
In the Dubai weather, obviously
you just make such
a big difference having cooled seats.
Yeah, the doors are pretty standard.
Nothing fancy that the original owner
didn't spec lack of colour on the door,
but I think that's fine
because I actually think it looks
better with the grey
and black is or blends in better.
Of course sport Chrono Pack
you can't have a 911
without the sport credit pack.
I also have,
if you guys can see down there,
I also have the fire extinguisher,
which I think is an odd option
to add to a clever s model.
But hey, it's pretty cool to have.
And then of course
we have the back seats as well,
which let's be honest,
no one's ever going to be
sitting in these back seats
because they are so tight.
I would actually maybe
prefer it without the back seats.
Just have it as just the carpet
so that I can put stuff back here
so that I can have a bit more space
for the backseat.
So in my living,
I think it's just quite funny really.
If we have a look at the trunk space,
which always surprises
me on these cars,
it surprised me
when I had my Ferrari as well.
The trunk space is just fine.
My plate up,
it's ginormous.
Like I could fit in
that it's actually
so big
it's quite impressive
and you could easily
fit like weekend away bags.
You could easily fit a suitcase in that.
Obviously not a larger case, but
I think you can fit to carry
ons in there. No problem.
So yeah, I'm really impressed
by the practicality.
And of course you have the back seat
so you can put stuff on the back seats
if you like as well.
I really do like this.
I will say this angle
just looks fantastic.
I'm half tempted to change
this red light here
to the
sort of smoked out clear one
because it's not that expensive to do.
I think it's like a $100, $1,000,
something like that,
which I think is too bad.
But yeah, I'm
just like looking at little things here.
It really is like fantastic looking.
Oh, just this angle.
Well, good looking car.
Well, just look at that.
S like that.
So I'm sure many of you will be
wondering, Hey, what happened to the far
right of the Ferrari that I actually sold
the Ferrari like earlier
this year before I moved to Dubai.
I couldn't ship the car to Dubai
because, of course, the steering wheel
is on the other side.
Dubai doesn't allow cars
that have steering
wheels on the other side.
And unless they're like super old,
basically, like past
like a certain time.
So yeah, like it just made sense
for me to sell the Ferrari.
And the Ferrari actually got bought
by Ferrari,
like I sold it back to Ferrari,
which is quite nice because it means
I hold a relationship with them.
I also,
I said to myself
that when I come to the buy, I will buy
another Ferrari, but
I just was myself Halo,
I can buy another Ferrari at any time.
Why not try a Porsche
like everyone keep saying.
Try also get a Porsche, try not 11.
And that's why I wanted to do.
I just thought, Hey, let's try 911.
I was actually looking for It's
going to sound insane.
I was actually looking for a GT3 toy.
GT3 is a great car.
I do think it's a bit overrated, but I.
Right.
It doesn't mean that I don't like it.
I think it's an amazing car, but
I do think the GT3 in general,
it's just like an overrated car.
Porsche have done a really good job of,
of like this of aura
and the marketing around the GT3
and I get it like people love the idea
of going to see three
or GTC Eyes and being like, Look,
I've got a track car
on the track, whatever,
but let's be honest,
most people who gets a GT3
do not go on the track
and it's why I wanted the GT3
touring specifically
just a classy looking car.
It's more of a road
course, it's a bit more comfortable,
but it has the engine of the T3 three
and all of the elements of the GT3.
But GT3 touring
is nearly impossible to find in Dubai.
Like I just can't find one.
Like I've been looking
ever since I moved.
And they're really, really hard to find.
I think I've only come across
one or two on sale
since I moved in March,
which is just one that like that
hard to find and the one or two, though
I found the specs
weren't really what I wanted.
One of them was a manual as well,
and I definitely want PDK manual.
Of course I can understand, but
like a PDK
for Dubai driving and traffic
just makes more sense for me
and I just prefer the comfort
and the ease of a PDK.
So usually I like to keep my sports cars
for around a year or two
and then switch to the next one
because obviously I'm in this phase
where like I can try
all different types of cars, so why not?
Why not try every type of sports car?
I want to try
every type of supercar that I can.
So that's exactly what I'm doing
just to see what I like most.
I'm sure I'm going to go back to Ferrari
at some point.
Ferrari for me, there's just something.
There's always just another level
compared to Porsche.
Some Porsche
people might not like me saying that,
but let's be honest,
Ferrari's another level.
But of course
a different price bracket
also comes with that.
Ferrari are usually
you're going to be
going to my video
they're going to be a lot of that
is going on a thoughtful rear
end going the other way
anyway back to Ferrari Ferrari's
in a different price bracket.
But what's funny
is that the amount
that I bought this for,
I can actually also buy another four
I could have bought for eight.
So in Dubai,
Porsches are actually more expensive
than they are in the UK.
So I paid quite a bit more than I would
for something like this
than I would in the UK.
I think in the UK I would have paid
a good 30 to $40000 less
and for a couple of grand more
I can get a for I have compared
to what I pay for this.
And it's just because
911's hold our values
so incredibly well
and they're very in demand in Dubai.
It seems like people love Porsches here.
They love Porsches here
more than most other types of cars.
So yeah, I think I've done a good job
getting this
because I've got this
for a very good price.
And like I said, it's got full PPF,
it's got warranty
for another two years.
And from looking at what
the first owner bought it for,
they really didn't
lose much money
over the last two or three years
that they've had this car, which is wild.
Like I expect also
not lose too much money.
But anyway, the money thing is one thing.
Enjoying the car is also
just as important.
It's an absolutely fantastic car
and it really is
like the everyday sports car, like
this is the perfect everyday sports car.
If you want a sports
car that you can drive
every single day, you want to commute,
see friends go out, whatever.
This is like the perfect car.
It really is.
It's so comfortable, so nice.
It's as easy to drive as any other car.
I'd say the Ferrari.
When I had the Ferrari,
that was a bit different.
The Ferrari wasn't as easy,
it was a bit more.
The Ferrari felt like
a bit of a lunatic of a car.
Like it just felt like it had
too much power
because it had 650,
660 horsepower to the back rows.
This has like 450 or something like that.
So a big difference in performance.
But the Ferrari like that thing
wouldn't grip and it was fun.
Like the Ferrari felt more,
more like a maniac car.
This feels a lot more refined,
a lot smoother,
a lot more under control.
And that's the best way I can explain.
It was also absolutely fantastic.
And Porsche have nailed It's
just the everyday comforts
like having Apple CarPlay
and they have buttons
like I have buttons, thank God.
Like they have buttons for the AC.
They have buttons for the volume
for navigating the menu
lock and navigate the menu.
With this,
I don't have to use the touchscreen
like I'm so glad
that they've actually
implemented this stuff with buttons
rather than everything touchscreen
because touchscreens
and stuff is nice
and you can get used to it.
But like buttons are just superior
like and I have obviously
a screen in my Tesla
and I'm used to it,
but I would definitely
always prefer buttons.
So I push.
I have just done
a really good job of everyday
sort of usability and comforts
and things.
It's a really good job, but
one thing they haven't done well,
I don't know if you guys can see this,
but from from my head angle.
So this is where I usually sit.
This is my view. Yeah.
You can't see that.
And dials like
you just can't see them.
They're completely blocked off.
So I think that is a bit of a
weird design
trait that they've implemented.
I think it would have been better
just to keep the three dials
and then have this style
and that dial over that
sort of in the corners
maybe or something like
it's yeah,
it's a bit odd
because when you're driving
you cannot see the two outdoors at all.
Steering wheel in
this is the full leather steering wheel
and yeah, I think it looks really good.
It's a nice shape, nice thickness,
you know what I mean?
And yes, what's going on down
there is nice as well.
And the buttons on the steering wheel.
Oh man, that's so nice and clicky.
It's just these sorts of everyday
things that really make
the usability of this car so perfect.
Okay, so this is actually going to be
my first time doing Launch Control
in this car.
Sounds good.
Where's my sunglasses?
I think my sunglasses that I got ready,
but I really need to reverse it
back, put it into sport mode as well.
But let's
let's bring it
into the middle of the road first.
Make sure everything is clear.
I'm hoping my camera doesn't fall over.
That's the main thing.
Otherwise,
that's not going to be ideal.
Put it into sport plus
so you match the throttle.
I mean, that's the brake.
Oh, my God.
Holy.
Oh, my God.
What the hell?
That sounds insane.
Oh, holy crap.
That was.
That was something
that was.
Oh, my God.
That was incredible.
I just.
Well, it was insane,
and it sounded so good
as well, you
know, it.