Would you give in your 997 GT3 for 991.2 GT3?
02-13-2017, 02:13 AM
#31
Rennlist Member
replacement? no thank you
add on incrementally? sure thing
nature of 997 gt3 'specialness' is not recaptured in any 991 series car -- 991 gives you greater sheer performance envelope at the price of loss of connectedness, less visceral excitement and a bloated form factor
991 also greatly flatters the driver with its otherworldly platform stability and techno wizardry... 997 is plenty fast, and is not difficult to drive in an absolute sense, but clearly YOU are driving it and your skill/nerve is at the forefront of the results achieved
add on incrementally? sure thing
nature of 997 gt3 'specialness' is not recaptured in any 991 series car -- 991 gives you greater sheer performance envelope at the price of loss of connectedness, less visceral excitement and a bloated form factor
991 also greatly flatters the driver with its otherworldly platform stability and techno wizardry... 997 is plenty fast, and is not difficult to drive in an absolute sense, but clearly YOU are driving it and your skill/nerve is at the forefront of the results achieved
02-13-2017, 09:17 AM
#32
Burning Brakes
replacement? no thank you
add on incrementally? sure thing
nature of 997 gt3 'specialness' is not recaptured in any 991 series car -- 991 gives you greater sheer performance envelope at the price of loss of connectedness, less visceral excitement and a bloated form factor
991 also greatly flatters the driver with its otherworldly platform stability and techno wizardry... 997 is plenty fast, and is not difficult to drive in an absolute sense, but clearly YOU are driving it and your skill/nerve is at the forefront of the results achieved
add on incrementally? sure thing
nature of 997 gt3 'specialness' is not recaptured in any 991 series car -- 991 gives you greater sheer performance envelope at the price of loss of connectedness, less visceral excitement and a bloated form factor
991 also greatly flatters the driver with its otherworldly platform stability and techno wizardry... 997 is plenty fast, and is not difficult to drive in an absolute sense, but clearly YOU are driving it and your skill/nerve is at the forefront of the results achieved
i wanted a car that directly and proportionally rewards driver effort. it makes lap PRs that much more rewarding.
that being said, the 991 GT3/RS does make lap times more repeatable, and more durable to driver fatigue.
it's a give-take.
as much as i love my 997 GT3, an UV RS would be dandy.
02-13-2017, 09:29 AM
#33
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My 997.2 RS isn't going anywhere, and certainly wouldn't be traded in for a car we are guessing will be built in significant numbers. I'll just keep my hydraulic steering, shorter wheelbase, fixed rear steering, and Mezger based engine, thank you very much! 
02-13-2017, 05:02 PM
#34
Rennlist Member
replacement? no thank you
add on incrementally? sure thing
nature of 997 gt3 'specialness' is not recaptured in any 991 series car -- 991 gives you greater sheer performance envelope at the price of loss of connectedness, less visceral excitement and a bloated form factor
991 also greatly flatters the driver with its otherworldly platform stability and techno wizardry... 997 is plenty fast, and is not difficult to drive in an absolute sense, but clearly YOU are driving it and your skill/nerve is at the forefront of the results achieved
add on incrementally? sure thing
nature of 997 gt3 'specialness' is not recaptured in any 991 series car -- 991 gives you greater sheer performance envelope at the price of loss of connectedness, less visceral excitement and a bloated form factor
991 also greatly flatters the driver with its otherworldly platform stability and techno wizardry... 997 is plenty fast, and is not difficult to drive in an absolute sense, but clearly YOU are driving it and your skill/nerve is at the forefront of the results achieved
I also try to imagine the 991 with a manual... and if it did it still wouldn't be as special as the 997.
02-13-2017, 05:19 PM
#35
Wouldn't matter for me as the 991.2 will be too much of a price increase for my budget. Should be awesome though. The 991.1 is fantastic but I wouldn't buy one of those. No manual, no care.
02-13-2017, 05:56 PM
#36
I'll wait to comment until I've driven the 991.2gt3
I love the look of the 991.1gt3. But, the engine issues???
Probably figured out now with the gen2. MT, 4.0l
500hp. Price is completely different from 997gt3.
Probably closer to 997rs prices than 997gt3. And I wouldn't sell a 997rs for a 991.2gt3.
I love the look of the 991.1gt3. But, the engine issues???
Probably figured out now with the gen2. MT, 4.0l
500hp. Price is completely different from 997gt3.
Probably closer to 997rs prices than 997gt3. And I wouldn't sell a 997rs for a 991.2gt3.
02-13-2017, 06:01 PM
#37
Nordschleife Master
02-13-2017, 11:16 PM
#39
Drifting
One thing I've learned owning Porsches for the last 22 years, if it doesn't kill you financially, don't sell the rare Porsches. If I had kept all of my previous Porsches, I would have at least broken even when taking into consideration inflation and in some cases, made off like a bandit.
Here are some prices of the cars I sold in the past:
89 944 Turbo S with 60k mi: USD22k
91 964 Turbo with 60k mi: USD41k
96 993 Turbo with 30k mi: USD73k
A 408hp all manual race-derived car that looks fantastic is a car you can drive forever. Don't sell the 997.
Here are some prices of the cars I sold in the past:
89 944 Turbo S with 60k mi: USD22k
91 964 Turbo with 60k mi: USD41k
96 993 Turbo with 30k mi: USD73k
A 408hp all manual race-derived car that looks fantastic is a car you can drive forever. Don't sell the 997.
02-14-2017, 09:37 PM
#40
Addict
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No. After 8 years, 31K miles, many of them on the track - no mechanical issues, and still a head-turner. Never thought I was buying a forever car at the time, but fully understand today that this is what I have.
