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Wish I could buy a round for you all-some interesting comments and suggestions.

I took the gt3 out for a short while again yesterday and was reminded at what an occasion it is to drive this car: having to contort myself into the CGT buckets, the raspy start followed by the lumpy idle, going through a kind of pre-flight ritual checking analog gauges and letting the Valentine wake up, adjusting mirrors and leg pressing the clutch to back out of the garage. It doesn't set off neighbor's car alarms like an obnoxious Ducati I used to ride and it doesn't smell like gas and oil the way my 930 did, but it is still pleasingly antisocial.

I'm not sure I won't get rid of the gt3 yet, but the bar to replace it will be high. A lot of great cars have been suggested and I need to drive them before I go much deeper down this hole. I can probably find a Miata and possibly an S2000 locally, but likely will need to make a road trip to drive the 981, 987.2 and possibly even a gt4.

It's been about 10 years since I've fooled around with motorcycles, but in hindsight my interests followed a similar parallel and I should probably heed that lesson. I started riding old school BMW R75/5s, graduated to sport bikes and ended back full circle with vintage BMWs. I've got an 85 VW Vanagon Westfalia parked next to our modern daily drivers so I guess at my core, I'm more of an analog hydraulic junkie.

As I write this, I'm talking myself into keeping the GT3 but am smitten enough with the Spyder that I need to see and drive one before I can feel settled!

Skl- just saw your post. We were typing at the same time. It was a twin to your Mexico blue Spyder that I saw a couple weekends ago in CO that started this. Damn that's a good looking car! I enjoyed your comments too on the gt3 and shift linkage.
Enjoy those cars in good health

JCtx

A little out of subject, but may I ask why you kept the 914-4 over the 914-6? Thought the latter was a much more desirable car. Thx.

spyderphile

It's hard to let go 997 GT3. If I weren't a hardcore open-top guy, will definitely have one. Sadly, I got no use for a coupe! As for motorcycles, no car can provide all the elemental feelings of moving through the air, ever! Not even a Caterham Seven or Ariel Atom! I can never stop riding a sport bike. You can always get back on the saddle; it will remind you what you missed for a period of time!

With Spyder, you are in a tight spot, with respect to GT3! You may have to delay the retirement savings by a few years!! It is that good! :-)

zanwar

I went from a 997.2 GT3 to a 981 Boxster 2.7 PDK. The Boxster is a much better street car in almost every way and much more modern. The 981 Spyder is very desirable and I'm looking forward to driving one. But neither is a GT3.

When I had my GT3, I swapped out the passenger side GT2 bucket for a Cayman seat, and installed a factory airbag deactivation kit. This way I could fit a child seat in the car. I took my then three-year old son on many country drives and to pre-school more than once. I'll treasure those moments for the rest of my life.

If I was in your position, I would keep the GT3.

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Zanwar, that's a cool photo and thanks for sharing. It wasn't a Porsche but my dad had a BMW Bavaria when I was a baby and little boy. Everyone is more safety conscious now but I definitely remember being in the front seat (probably sans booster seat) singing along to Rod Stewart's Hot Legs when I was a little guy like that. Good memories for sure.

I just dropped the car off for service and asked them to perform a PPI so I have one current in case I do decide to sell or trade. The GT3 is a very special car and I was reminded of that by the service guys who came over to check it out.

Hope everyone has a good weekend

Bklyn964Turbo

I recently became more familiar with the Spyder by doing a deep dive and it's a sleeper.

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Bklyn964Turbo

I couldn't agree with you more...while the 981 Spyder might take a depreciation hit I think it won't be for long...this car says collector all over it when you consider where Porsche is going with it's engines...there's no way to tell but the 991 R basically chin checked all those with the 997 GT3 that thought they were the last of the Mohegan...as in the last manual transmissions...love the GT3s and even if the next gen GT3 has a manual the 997 GT3 will still be an amazing car to keep. It just want see the ridiculous appreciation it has seen in the last two years.

The Spyder is a really intriguing choice and one that I would consider.

mooty

a gt3 is a ritual. sometimes you just hate it. bouncy, noisy, and that pos shifter ....
but those are the religious qualities that gets UNDER your skin.
selling it to buy spyder is fine now, but in 6 months you will have some regrets.
i would wait and add spyder or i you want a slower car to push, S2000/mx5 are both wonderful cars.

you mentioned u want to push a MGA? great looking car. and i am certain you will be doing a lot of PUSHING b/c they rarely work. when they do, they are magical. but if your main thing of getting one is PUSHING it. then by all means, no other cars are better.