gghunt101

I recently retired and have saved enough money plus my exit bonus to buy a new Porsche. I have been driving a 2012 Corvette Grand Sport which is very fast in a straight line but does not handle well and gets old after a few drives. Mostly in sits in my garage while I drive my daughter's previous car, a 2013 Scion FRS. I am selling the Corvette and keeping the FRS. I would love advice on which Porsche to get, a Carrera S for $146,500 (my configuration) or a GT3 Touring. at $177,000 (configurator price - I have no idea what the out the door price would be). The first likely response is forget about the GT3 because you can't get one or you will pay a huge premium but for argument sake lets say I am patient enough to wait for a GT3 if its within 2 years. I have had my deposit in for 9 months here for a Carrera S or GTS - I have no idea what the wait is here for a GT3 - but I should be able to get an S or GTS in 2023. I have never tracked a car and that won't be its primary use but maybe I should - I live in Charlotte North Carolina and we have a big Nascar race track here so maybe I could track my car someday? I will likely drive the car daily and take it up to the mountains on week-ends for spirited drives but I won't be commuting to work or have to drive this car at all if I don't want too. I am definitely getting a manual transmission. The way the car sounds is important to me. Its not a fair comparison because they cost 3x as much but I have always loved the way a Ferrari sounds especially at high RPMs. Which model should I get? Thank you for your input.

AMJ0000

If you can get a GT3 Touring for $177K no matter if it's a 992 or 991.2 run don't walk to close that deal. I've heard the waiting list for a GT car at Hendrick is over two dozen deep at this point so getting any new GT car is likely a stretch anytime soon unfortunately.

gghunt101

thanks for your reply - the GT3 price was the price from the Porsche configurator. I gather from your comment the street price is nowhere near that. Shows how new I am at this ha ha

gghunt101

thanks for your reply - the GT3 price was the price from the Porsche configurator. I gather from your comment the street price is nowhere near that. Shows how new I am at this ha ha

Rigby143

Hi ! I read your post and would like to give you my opinion. You NEED to get a manual GT3. I own a GT3 Touring and a GT3 RS, just sold my daily 992 Carrera. There is no comparison, the sound a GT3 makes is like no other. I also love ferrari sounds like the 355 ect. The GT3 is even better, also the power delivery and the 6 speed just make it an amazing machine. The Carrera is a great gar until you drive a GT3. On the touring I have the Akra headers and muffler which is not that loud but just perfect. On the RS I have Akra the headers and the sport pipe which is louder and great fun. I really hope you end up with a GT3 for your Retirment ))) Is a 991 GT3 out of the question ?

Keith Guidus

This is a 911 forum for air cooled cars. You might get more input from the forum for new 911's.

theiceman

As Above this is a technical forum , this first responders to your post should have steered you in the right direction, glad Keith did. Welcome to the forum and hope you can land in the forum you need to provide direction

Cheers.

darylbowden

This is the forum you're looking for: https://rennlist.com/forums/992-gt3-...2rs-forum-256/

Your 2 cars are wildly different and a GT3 touring will cost double OTD what a C2S will. A GT3 is a track car, even the touring, in the way that it rides/is set up. If you don't want a hard, noisy ride, don't buy one.

If you're dead set on a 992, buy a C2S, it's the best value and most flexible of all the models in the lineup and will save you well over $100k.