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991.2 GT3RS
Hands down winner!....and I drove all of them extensively

Hex

Wow, you found another RS Green manual? Congratulations! I've been wondering how many more there might be out there. Isn't the color beautiful? And, how about that sweet six speed manual?

jareda80

I’m guessing this was my car that I had for sale at Porsche SLC. I just found out yesterday afternoon that they had sold it so congrats to drl if that’s the car!

I think you are the only other person I’ve heard of with an “RS Green” 991.2 manual. The best PTS Green IMHO and that 6 speed 4.0 is just the perfect match, incredible car! I’m definitely going to miss it.

Hex

I thought I might own the only one, but owning one of only two produced is pretty cool.

GT3 KSA

Btw, OP stated he is not looking for a manual

Hex

Then as far as 991.2 GT3 goes, a pdk car is also a great choice. You can see my previous white 991.2 GT3 with a pdk on the left in my avatar. As I said, 991 GT cars across all the variants offer a breadth of good choices for the way people plan to use their car.

GT3 KSA

OP i was always debating .1 RS vs touring when i was looking to buy after i sold my .1 GT3

i went with the .1 RS because where i live the cheapest touring was $32k more than the .1 RS & that specific touring did not come with buckets & i really wanted buckets, the closest delta i found between touring with buckets & .1 RS was $42k (also would need to ship from abroad & would need to pay 5% to import) as such the touring was not in the equation for me

considering .1 RS was specced perfectly, it made sense to keep the delta in my pocket & i never looked back no regrets it has been 16 months now since i made the .1 RS purchase

i have not driven a touring but i did drive a .2 GT3 back 2 back with my modified .1 GT3 w/dundon race headers... the major difference was the manual gear box, also the power up to 5,500 rpm was no doubt more obvious in the .2 but after 5,500 they felt very similar

the .2 was much more comfortable but i feel it was too comfortable & i missed the rawness + loudness / drama my .1 GT3 made (obviously dundon .1 GT3 vs stock .2 GT3)

i still very much admire the touring & love manuals but if i can do it all over again, now that i have owned an RS, i think it would be RS all day

if i could afford the delta now between a .1 RS & .2 RS i would skip the touring to go to .2 RS but i have not driven a .2 RS

considering where i live i get 9 - 10 years of warranty (obviously needs to be renewed after initial 2 years) + my .1 RS has dundons i think i am all set & i don't see myself regretting my decision whatsoever

best advice i have seen on this thread is test drive the cars if you can then you can make the decision, of course when i was debating if the touring & .1 RS were same price & touring came with buckets i would have went with that but 16 months later i dunno if i would be as happy as i am today with my .1 RS

good luck all GT products are hell of a lot of fun

NelsonF

I actually enjoyed the PDK in my 991.1 GT3 much more than the manual in my 997.2 GT3 RS as the PDK unit as seemed optimized for the car/engine-street or track.. However, the 6speed in my current and primarily street driven 991.2 GT3 makes the driving experience more fun and engaging-for me. You cant go wrong either way,

Yc911Kid

curious about the move from .2rs to .1rs

montoya

Thanks for the updates guys- I thought that Derek’s car was a “new” unknown PTS in “Green” (actually RS Green) but Derek figured it out and it’s the one on my list originally purchased in NYC. Hex, I’m adding you to the list, somehow you have been below the radar with your rare PTS GT3, so let me know a few more details (Production date, delivery state, special options, confirm it’s a manual). Thanks!

A little off topic but bringing it back- The 991.1 RS was available in PTS unlike the 991.2 GT3 and quite a few were built (IIRC around 200) so that is one more thing to think about if a specific PTS color strikes your fancy. A few more made for the 991.2 GT3 (approx. 470) so special colors are easier to find.

Good luck everyone with the hunt and those of you that have nabbed their car (DRL!!)

darth g-f

To those suggesting a test drive, I would but I’m from a small town and the Porsche dealer only has one 991.2 Gt3 in stock and no RS. I can’t really compare the two. Plus it doesn’t have the options I want and I would feel bad test driving it knowing I wouldn’t buy that specific car.

What’s hard for me is one minute I’m thinking, screw that fragile .1 engine and go for a .2Gt3. Then I’m thinking yeah but that .1RS sure looks good though. Then yeah but the .2Gt3 is quicker and revs 9000rpm. But will I regret buying the .2Gt3 every time I see a RS? Humm maybe a manual would be dope though, so cool to even have the option. Maybe I should get the .1Gt3 and drive with peace of mind for 5 years while saving quite a lot vs the RS and .2Gt3. Etc etc. I don’t know if others in the market have gone through that as well??

I’m gonna drop by the Porsche dealer tomorrow to have a look at the .2Gt3 it and see how it makes me feel.

Yc911Kid

I think you need a .2rs the price are coming down so give it another 6-12 months should be really accessible

darth g-f

I floated the idea to my SO and she gave me the look... the upcoming GT3 might bring the prices down.

darth g-f

I’m just back from the dealer. I test drove the .2Gt3 manual.
My impressions:
-the shifter is smooth and has a great action
-clutch is easy to modulate
-the standard seats are very comfortable compared to those in my old 996tt
-steering is light and felt great, best electric steering yet
-sound is out of this world. It genuinely sounds like a race car.

So I could see myself in that car. The only thing is, even if I never owned a sports car with anything but a manual transmission I can see how the PDK can make sense. The first two gears go by really quickly and timing the upshift perfectly will require more seat time. The Manual makes you the weak link in the process.

Also the salesman couldn’t turn off the autoblip and everytime I tried to blip myself on downshifts the engine would not respond and I was stuck using the autoblip. That was a pain. Anyone know what was going on?

Hex

The move from .2RS to .1RS was an interesting one. The two cars feel similar but the .2 feels stiffer and less compliant on the street. You will definitely feel a long day in the .2 on the street/canyons more as compared to a long day on the street/canyons in the .1. I did several thousand miles on the street in the .1 in the two or three weeks just prior to selling it and I appreciated the cars suppleness. This is a great quality in the .1 if most of your driving is on the street, but wold likely hamper seeking ultimate lap times at the track as compared to the .2. Also, the engine characters are different with the .2 feeling a bit more eager to rev towards the higher range. However, both cars are very capable in this respect. Additionally, my .1 was out of warranty and I was a bit concerned about the possibility of an engine issue over time as some of these engines went south. However, this appears to be a small subset of the .1's as overall they seem to be pretty robust. I think picking one up that has been CPOed would be a good choice. So basically, .1 is better for the street/canyons and .2 is better for the track, although I think both are quite capable for use on either the street/canyons or track. One other thing that stands out is that the cars look different with the .1 seeming to display some carryover styling from the 997 (e.g. the looks of the front end) whereas the .2 almost seems like a clean sheet design. Of course looks are subjective but I like the more rounded look of the .1 compared to the angular look of the .2.