"never tracked"
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I see GT3 cars for sale in which owners state the car was never tracked. Outside of investment value, why would owners get the gt3 if not tracking, instead of a 991S or GTS or even turbo. are those models better for just regular day to day road driving? I assume the gt3 is the tracking that makes it special from a driving perspective. Is the turbo not good on the track? Excuse my ignorance, i am looking at a 991.1 GT3 and this issue keep coming up in searches.
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I see GT3 cars for sale in which owners state the car was never tracked. Outside of investment value, why would owners get the gt3 if not tracking, instead of a 991S or GTS or even turbo. are those models better for just regular day to day road driving? I assume the gt3 is the tracking that makes it special from a driving perspective. Is the turbo not good on the track? Excuse my ignorance, i am looking at a 991.1 GT3 and this issue keep coming up in searches.
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Burning Brakes
I see GT3 cars for sale in which owners state the car was never tracked. Outside of investment value, why would owners get the gt3 if not tracking, instead of a 991S or GTS or even turbo. are those models better for just regular day to day road driving? I assume the gt3 is the tracking that makes it special from a driving perspective. Is the turbo not good on the track? Excuse my ignorance, i am looking at a 991.1 GT3 and this issue keep coming up in searches.
They say the GT3 is a "track-focused" car. I would say it is a "road-focused" car.
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After driving my first GT3s only a couple of days ago, both on the track and on the road I COMPLETELY agree with your sentiments. To me it really brings out all the emotions that 911s used to give but have now lost. It's SOOO much fun to drive on the road, but I'm not as positive about it on the track. At some point I'm going to put together my thoughts on why I don't actually think its that great a track car - I'm sure that will annoy many on here
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They lie for better resale (:
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Burning Brakes
I totally disagree. I find the Turbo a bit too soft, again, almost Sporty Coupe-like. I feel it a bit too isolated from the road in comparison to the GT3. It just doesn't feel as tossable and seems "heavy".
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OP: A lot of folks think the 911 non-GT cars have become too soft and have too much of a luxury orientation. That, combined with a terrific economy, has a lot of non-track users gravitating toward the GT cars (both 3 and 4).
As a dedicated track guy, I have my own opinion on this based on using the cars in a track environment. Personally I think very little can be gleaned about the capabilities of the cars on public roads. That's my opinion and others are fully entitled to theirs.
As a dedicated track guy, I have my own opinion on this based on using the cars in a track environment. Personally I think very little can be gleaned about the capabilities of the cars on public roads. That's my opinion and others are fully entitled to theirs.
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I see GT3 cars for sale in which owners state the car was never tracked. Outside of investment value, why would owners get the gt3 if not tracking, instead of a 991S or GTS or even turbo. are those models better for just regular day to day road driving? I assume the gt3 is the tracking that makes it special from a driving perspective. Is the turbo not good on the track? Excuse my ignorance, i am looking at a 991.1 GT3 and this issue keep coming up in searches.
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Burning Brakes
Even if I didn't track my GT3, I would prefer it over any other 911 in the line up (Except an RS ).
Nothing wrong with not tracking a GT3. They are amazing on and off the track.
Nothing wrong with not tracking a GT3. They are amazing on and off the track.
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thanks for the input. I was looking at the GT3 as the ultimate 911, but when i just thought it was odd when you read reviews on the excellence of the turbo also. For US roads perhaps they both are overkill. It is interesting that the rest of the cars are considered "soft" for the road - because the stats on their acceleration and lateral grip are astounding for the road, and the turbo drives very well also. I didnt know that those cars were soft. I need to re-drive and try that, it seemed pretty fast from my perspective, but i didnt test it in the high rev range, and maybe the power band isnt the same.
I drove the gt3 and liked the high revving and handling, it is just an interesting dichotomy. It is a strange dilemma, which makes sense for the track, but it seems more nebulous for the road.
The ads for "never tracked" was unusual to me, because i thought people go to the track with GT3s.
I drove the gt3 and liked the high revving and handling, it is just an interesting dichotomy. It is a strange dilemma, which makes sense for the track, but it seems more nebulous for the road.
The ads for "never tracked" was unusual to me, because i thought people go to the track with GT3s.
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Burning Brakes
thanks for the input. I was looking at the GT3 as the ultimate 911, but when i just thought it was odd when you read reviews on the excellence of the turbo also. For US roads perhaps they both are overkill. It is interesting that the rest of the cars are considered "soft" for the road - because the stats on their acceleration and lateral grip are astounding for the road, and the turbo drives very well also. I didnt know that those cars were soft. I need to re-drive and try that, it seemed pretty fast from my perspective, but i didnt test it in the high rev range, and maybe the power band isnt the same.
I drove the gt3 and liked the high revving and handling, it is just an interesting dichotomy. It is a strange dilemma, which makes sense for the track, but it seems more nebulous for the road.
The ads for "never tracked" was unusual to me, because i thought people go to the track with GT3s.
I drove the gt3 and liked the high revving and handling, it is just an interesting dichotomy. It is a strange dilemma, which makes sense for the track, but it seems more nebulous for the road.
The ads for "never tracked" was unusual to me, because i thought people go to the track with GT3s.
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thanks for the input. I was looking at the GT3 as the ultimate 911, but when i just thought it was odd when you read reviews on the excellence of the turbo also. For US roads perhaps they both are overkill. It is interesting that the rest of the cars are considered "soft" for the road - because the stats on their acceleration and lateral grip are astounding for the road, and the turbo drives very well also. I didnt know that those cars were soft. I need to re-drive and try that, it seemed pretty fast from my perspective, but i didnt test it in the high rev range, and maybe the power band isnt the same.
I drove the gt3 and liked the high revving and handling, it is just an interesting dichotomy. It is a strange dilemma, which makes sense for the track, but it seems more nebulous for the road.
The ads for "never tracked" was unusual to me, because i thought people go to the track with GT3s.
I drove the gt3 and liked the high revving and handling, it is just an interesting dichotomy. It is a strange dilemma, which makes sense for the track, but it seems more nebulous for the road.
The ads for "never tracked" was unusual to me, because i thought people go to the track with GT3s.