rosenbergendo

Great read. Seems like you should've gone directly from TTS to 2RS. 2Rs is the only turbo that tickles my taint and would make me think about jettisoning my 3RS.2.

montoya

Thanks for the reviews, it's an interesting trip down the line of Porsches, especially since you've managed to have almost every interesting model. I imagine it can be hard not to get jaded on your car of the moment and then regret the one that "got away". It's happened to me a few times and I think will happen again if I continue to flip cars. I think your story probably rings true for a lot of people here, constantly chasing the next best thing, getting it and then moving on to the next. Even the rush of the new car gets dulled if done too often. Now, slowly I realize that really good cars, like my manual GT3 take time to appreciate. Especially if you have multiple cars you are driving. For me, I don't think I truly appreciate all the subtleties of a car until the third year of ownership, when you have finally 'learned' about all it has to offer and now also have great memories of great drives and a real connection is formed. Good luck on your quest and continue to share!

mafoofan

sampelligrino

Had a cup of coffee brewed this morning and enjoyed reading your write up

Loved the honesty/sense of humor and the fact that your TTS was the one that got away/favorite, did not expect to read that but made sense to me

That is a hell of a run of cars for you and envious you got to experience them albeit for shorter periods of time.. did you sell the R/.2 manual GT3 just to try the next one, or any other particular reason?

Curious what is going to replace the 2RS....I noticed deposit placed on Fresno's 918?

stephen k

Thanks for your write up and really enjoyed your first hand review. The 2RS seems to be something you might like best and I think now that you have done the full circle of GT cars, you will probably appreciate and enjoy it that much more. As a current .2 GT3 Manual owner I too LOVE the TTS very very much and have driven it for long periods on many occasions. I never thought of the 2RS as a contender, its too expensive for me but after reading your impressions I now wonder what the 2RS is all about... Enjoy it in great health!

Craig

Wonderful write up. While I haven't owned a TTS or a GT3, I've owned the other cars you've commented on. I agree with your descriptions. As I was reading, I hoped that you would end your post with impressions of the new Carrera T. I currently own a T as my driver, and am very impressed -- look forward to driving it, just like I do my 2RS -- a return to my earlier Porsche days: very direct and responsive performance.

hashash

reacher

Interesting observations! Out of all the 991s I've owned and driven I would flip your list around and put my '18 GTS cab at the very top, especially after high flow cats and a stage 2 tune which brings it to about the same wheel power as a stock Turbo, but in a lighter RWD package. To me it's got the best mix of power and agility in the lineup. It feels faster and much more nimble and fun than the 991.2 Turbo I test drove. I also think the alcantara is perfect in the heat, even in 110 degree Texas heat it is totally comfortable with the top down, unlike leather seats which burn your a** when you sit down and have ventilation that can't keep up with those temps.

I'd also rate my .2 GT3 RS much higher than my .1 and .2 GT3s in every aspect, including daily driveability. It's just a sharper and more fun car all around, and for what I like in a car there are no compromises over the GT3, only improvements.

Unfortunately I haven't had a chance to drive a GT2 RS yet, although I've been offered four of them at varying markups. I don't pay any ADM on principle so I've turned them all down, although they've gotten below $50k over MSRP. Even at MSRP I'm not sure the higher cost of entry would bring me that much more enjoyment, but I may be wrong. Maybe it's for the best I haven't tried one yet and gotten hooked. Might as well save the money and not know what I'm missing?

For the 992 gen I may try a Turbo S cab and make a tuned monster out of it. I like what I see so far, so if the Turbo S comes out looking tempting I'll probably get one. The GTS/Turbo S make a perfect family car that I can take the kids in, and the tuning potential with the turbo engines is just too hard to resist.

soulsea

Well, I can only compare the cars in stock form as I never tuned any of them, that basically makes them into a different car ... but it sounds like you'd feel the same way about the .2 GTS even without the tune.

And reacher, out of curiosity, did you ever own or extensively drive a .1 GTS?

The folks I have spoken to who have driven both tend to favor the .1 over the .2, willing to give up a little power for a NA manual GTS.
I considered buying one as a DD and in the end decided against it because of 991 overload, but I'm sure that would also be a blast to drive, especially if one added a tune and cats.

I'm not sure why Porsche can't offer ventilated Alcantara like other brands .

reacher

You're right, I really loved the stock .2 GTS from the first test drive. I didn't expect to even like it, because I had test driven a .2 S and I was bored to tears and didn't like anything about it. I didn't like the power delivery, the handling, the steering, or really much about it. The GTS had something special that was different, and it just worked for me immediately. So yes, I liked it stock, but I wanted more power, and now it's even more enjoyable and wild, and I get wheel spin all over the place. I have almost 5k miles on it now and it puts a smile on my face every time I drive it. That's why I love that Porsche makes so many different variants of the 911, people like different things!

As for the .1 GTS, honestly (and I know this is sacrilege) I'm just not a fan of most naturally aspirated Porsches besides the GT cars. I haven't tried the .1 GTS specifically, but the NA cars I have tried have left me wanting more power, and I'm not as big of a fan of the non-GT NA sound in 911s as many people are. For the 997 generation I tried multiple NA variants and just couldn't do it, so I ended up with a 997TT instead. I'm a turbo kind of guy at heard, my NA GT cars are the only exception. (And my Huracan, but I didn't keep that long.)

Lapis

1809

That was a good read. Thanks!

pissedpuppy

best read on RL in a while, thanks for that

btw, jealous as hell of your choices over the past 3 years

keep buying and posting your thoughts!

Itzkirb

Best read in awhile on RL. Thanks for posting.