SO many GT4's for sale....
12-27-2017, 12:02 AM
#16
Originally Posted by John Ferguson
Wouldn't trade my 981 BGTS for a 981 Spyder or 981 GT4. With PDK and PTV, it's probably faster, with headers / tune it definitely is faster (sounds better too). 981 GTS were allocated to dealers separate from S and base, had to wait for a GTS specific allocation to order mine. GT4s were not built in the GT division, you might not like it, but facts are facts.
12-27-2017, 12:26 AM
#17
12-27-2017, 09:29 AM
#18
I wouldn't trade my Spyder for any car, I did sell my 914-6 GT 3.2 that I owned for 27 years to get it. 1. it looks amazing 2. it has all the same stuff my 914 had 3. it has heat and air 4. I bought it new and it has no rust and has only been in the rain one time so far 5. It has a 3.8 Carrera S motor and a very smooth six speed... 6. at 53 since this is the only new Pcar I was ever able to own it will likely be the only one 7. when the car is 27 I will be 78 if I live that long 8. There may be faster cars but I am not racing it 9. like the 914, the spyder is like owning a sail boat my selfish saturday and sunday pleasure 10. the top goes down!
Oh yeah, mine has fabspeed race headers and cobb tune installed by me and sounds better than yours.... LOL.
Many of the GT4s have been tracked and will be torn up if not already so.
Oh yeah, mine has fabspeed race headers and cobb tune installed by me and sounds better than yours.... LOL.
Many of the GT4s have been tracked and will be torn up if not already so.
12-27-2017, 12:15 PM
#20
Only two gripes are turning radius is terrible and I miss the glass roof from the GTI. 10/10 would buy again.
12-27-2017, 12:39 PM
#22
Originally Posted by JAhmed
Completely OT, but how do you like your Golf R? Shopping for a new daily driver.
12-27-2017, 12:57 PM
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I didn't see a two-door R (or GTI for that matter) at the VW stand at the LA Auto Show so I asked a VW rep and he said the two-door R no longer comes to the U.S. as of last year, as I recall, which was news to me. Was always partial to the two-door Golf models because the doors were longer, swung out wider, and allowed me more room getting in and out. The four-doors have stubby-ier doors and the pesky B-pillar makes itself known which makes egress/ingress slightly more difficult (at least for this long-legged old body). Just wish the R was offered here in the two-door, but I'm probably in the minority as the four-door admittedly offers more versatility. Cool cars.
12-27-2017, 01:00 PM
#25
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In hindsight, aren't the GT4 and Spyder looking like ridiculous bargains now given 718 prices? At the time, I thought $82K base was a little crazy for a top-end Boxster. Now, in comparison to today's prices, it seems like a steal.
When I pulled the trigger, I looked at the Spyder as probably my last opportunity to get a highly-desirable/special new Porsche, built to my spec at a price I could afford, thinking that if I passed, I would likely be priced out of the market on any new/future "special" models coming thereafter, and that's exactly how things seem to be turning out two years later. Like many of you, I've had my share of missed automotive opportunities, but thankfully the Spyder isn't one of them.
When I pulled the trigger, I looked at the Spyder as probably my last opportunity to get a highly-desirable/special new Porsche, built to my spec at a price I could afford, thinking that if I passed, I would likely be priced out of the market on any new/future "special" models coming thereafter, and that's exactly how things seem to be turning out two years later. Like many of you, I've had my share of missed automotive opportunities, but thankfully the Spyder isn't one of them.
Agreed. The Spyder was a good deal imho. At the time, Really did seem like it might be the last great affordable Porsche.
12-27-2017, 01:15 PM
#26
Burning Brakes
12-27-2017, 01:26 PM
#27
Burning Brakes
That's prejudiced drivel.
Porsche GT cars have the reputation of reliable track performance, generally. Every generation has it's issues, but save the 3rd gear, most GT4s have and will continue years of blissful, reliable service.
I would not let a well maintained tracked GT4 dissuade you from purchase. Nor do I think a well maintained tracked specimens means you are entitled to an automatic discount.
if you are looking for a garage queen, flawless, or "collector-grade" car; it's true, tracked cars will have patina, and what you are seeking will be fewer and far between. But I am happy that the great majority of GT4s have been driven happily, either on track or spiritedly on street. A testament to their true purpose...
12-27-2017, 01:38 PM
#28
12-28-2017, 04:23 AM
#30
Haven't checked prices lately, but last I did, it seems they haven't budged at all. I don't think GT4's are built at anywhere NEAR levels that will challenge their future values. Being not only the last of the N/A C/B's, but the last of the N/A AND flat 6 C/B's, every single one will see favorable future resales, none no more than the GT4/Spyder. IMO, due to the brand recognition of the GT cars, the GT4 even more so.
I find the 981 GTS's were underappreciated due to the justified excitement over the GT4. But I see more and more people recognizing how perhaps they're the perfect real-world/road going mid engine sports car. Sound of an atmospheric flat six, comfortable enough for mundane urban drives, and handling that's second to none outside of the succeeding and GT models? Can't really beat it. IMO, eventually (if not already), 981 GTS's will be more and more favored by the market.
I find the 981 GTS's were underappreciated due to the justified excitement over the GT4. But I see more and more people recognizing how perhaps they're the perfect real-world/road going mid engine sports car. Sound of an atmospheric flat six, comfortable enough for mundane urban drives, and handling that's second to none outside of the succeeding and GT models? Can't really beat it. IMO, eventually (if not already), 981 GTS's will be more and more favored by the market.