fastmd

What are the specs on your car, do you have a lot of miles. Giving you what on your trade exactly? The only good thing is that the GT3 should hold value better than your current 991, which will continue a pretty decent decline.

SanDiegoDavid

4th 911, 1st 991, 1st GT3.

seapar

3rd 911
First used 2009 C4S with PDK kept for 3 yrs
2nd 997.1 GT3 bought used at 10.7K miles. Now have 23k miles. Mainly track car. Still keeping. Just learned to H/T
3 rd 2015 GT3 SB. 94 miles

Wife loves her 2005 manual Boxster. 44k miles.

Hothonda

MSRP for the GT3 @ $150...$70K difference + $6300 sales tax (charged on the trade cash difference).

I misspoke on my original post...the sales tax is not included & is above the difference. In essence they are giving me $80 & MSRP on their car (-36%
of my orig MSRP).

I purchased this car before the GT3 was available. Car was delivered to me Jan 2013.

16K miles, clean Carfax.

seamus

First Porsche was a 75 Targa sold in '93 after 8 years. Bucket List GT 3 is second Porsche due first week in February.

FrstPorsche

Only if you have driven one or rode in one and you instantly fell in love with it. I was contemplating it but the delta was about 50k to do so and that's not a hit I want to take for 75 horses. I don't track the car so that weighed into my decision as well. I decided to use that 50k toward cayman gt4 coming out next year and have both cars

seapar

^^^^^ sounds like a plan. Just don't put wife's car outside.

Road Racin

1st Porsche.

rockitman

1st 991 GT3 coming from 996.2 GT3 which I owned for 11 years.

Hothonda

One thing is apparent....many (not all) of new GT3 owners never spent much, if any, time with the 991 chassis configuration. When the raves & applause comes out for the 991 GT3 handling, they are comparing to old or no Porsche engineering. My understanding is the 991 chassis is far advanced from the 5 year old 997 & its newer versions up to early 2012.

I owned a 996 so no explanation required

Not trying to rationalize the merits of a plain old 991S, but maybe the gain is not worth the $$$ to move up for me.

Backroads

First 911 was 993. Kept 7 years. NEVER should have sold it. Especially for what I sold it for. Currently have 991C2S 7MT, sunroof delete. Absolutely love it. Addicted, actually. GT3 coming mid January. Hoping it takes the addiction to another level.

Maverick787

First Porsche was a 991S, and I owned it for 18 months. Had the opportunity to take advantage of a GT3 slot, and since I loved the S I knew the GT3 was a good opportunity to own something special.

Maverick787

Had to trade her for the super model.

996C2Cabriolet

5th 911 for me. 996 to 997.1 to 997.2 to 991. All S Cabs. Took a big hit on all trade-ups, but loved every step up in the model year updates. Put a deposit on a GT3 and I am going take a big loss trading in my 991 S Cab for the GT3. Hoping to minimize the big annual hits with the GT3...
My soon to be ex:

Haku

A bunch of 911's (6 I think) including a 997.2 GT3.
As you know HH, I had a 991S and now 991 GT3.
Purely from a financial angle, although the initial buy-in is greater, the depreciation on a 991 GT3 is going to be less and at a slower pace than if you were to go with modding the 991 S.
If you've been smitten with the GT3 bug, nothing you do to the S will satisfy your lust for one!