Originally Posted by Archimedes

As Gio said, don't think you can order a GTS anymore, but assuming you're looking at one already built or in process, I can give you my input, as I went through the same process. For me, the difference boiled down to two things: wide body vs. narrow body, and wheel choices. The engine differences weren't material enough to make a difference to me.

I chose S in the end because I find the narrow body models wide enough already and actually prefer their look, particularly from angles. Second, I didn't care for the GTS wheel options and it was going to cost me $4k+ to swap out wheels after the fact. And the price difference in the cars I specced similarly were already about $8k apart, GTS being higher. So I went S. All personal preference really.

Originally Posted by oalvarez

I'm with golfnut and Archimedes; awesome car the GTS is, but not having a choice on the wheels would be a deal killer for me.

Originally Posted by GSIRM3

You do have a choice on the wheels, at least at the time you could order one. You could get the awesome CL wheels, or the regular 5 lug Carrera S wheels.

Originally Posted by Archimedes

Yeah, but that's basically two choices, and if you don't want to deal with CL wheels, you really have one choice. I hate the Carrera S wheels, so for me it was either go with CL, which I didn't care to do, or go 5 lug and eat the swap cost.

But that's all personal preference. My only comment to a buyer considering both cars is simply to make the decision based on which they prefer aesthetically, inside and out, because the performance difference is deminimis.

Originally Posted by PatrickC23

I used to HATE black "murdered out" wheels. I did it on my supercharged Range and immediately regretted it, so I understand when someone says its not as classy (or classic) a look. I vowed never to have black wheels again, but when I saw the GTS, for me, it matched the car perfectly. The GTS definitely has a "raw" look to it as opposed to refined, but that's exactly what I'm looking for (for now).

Originally Posted by fastdiablo

let's put it another way, if there were 74 available, that would mean 1.5 cars available PER STATE!! I wouldn't call that a ton of stock.. and that assumes all 74 are available. think of all those deposits that are down from readers on this board..

Originally Posted by PatrickC23

I used to HATE black "murdered out" wheels. I did it on my supercharged Range and immediately regretted it, so I understand when someone says its not as classy (or classic) a look. I vowed never to have black wheels again, but when I saw the GTS, for me, it matched the car perfectly. The GTS definitely has a "raw" look to it as opposed to refined, but that's exactly what I'm looking for (for now).