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I've had the fascination since I was seven years old and a family friend took me for a ride in the back of his then-new '88 Turbo. Granddad had a 930 a little later which I wasn't allowed to sit in without supervision (Granddad was not a trusting man). When I was in high school I drove a Subaru DL but I kept my key on a Porsche fob. I chased a restomod/flax 6 conversion project on a 912 for a while, I had torrid affairs with a couple 993s, there was a 991 GTS that turned my head, and of course my cherished 997 (which I'll never, ever part with). In 2010 I went to my local dealer to drive a 997 Turbo and ended up falling in love with the GT3 in the showroom (and a green RS in the service bay) and the GT3 has been my halo car ever since. I remember an irrational flash of anger when the 991 GT cars debuted with no manual gearbox.
When the GT3 Touring was unveiled I felt like Porsche had conceived of the car just for me, it was everything I'd ever wanted and nothing I would ever drive or even ride in would take it's place as my white whale.
One day, maybe not too long from now, I'll take delivery of my own 991 Touring. When I do the chase will have ended but the fascination will endure.
pardon my ignorance, but do you not have to pay the tax when you then register in BC? or is it only tax on the difference? i.e when I register in Ontario I only pay tax on the difference between the touring and the value of my car?
driving would be cool but the timing doesn't work with the weather!
I paid GST in Alberta, then PST in BC when I registered it. Tax is calculated on the difference in trade value. I paid the same amount of tax as if I’d have bought it in BC, but got got the fun experience of driving one car there, trading it, then driving the new one home through the rockies. Screw the weather, throw some winter tires on it and go get it.
Like many of you, my main chase ended with my 991.2 GT3. It is so good, so visceral, special, beautiful, but doesn’t get too much attention like a Ferrari/lambo.
The 992 GT3 is faster around a track, but the 991.2 GT3 is still great on track, but better everywhere else vs the 992.
The 991.2 GT cars have a MUCH better looking interior and exterior compared with 992 cars. I also don’t want the tramlining steering, pointless extra road noise, fragile windows, digital dashboard, and the insane ADM of the 992 GT cars.
I am adding a Spyder RS next year for the open top GT car experience.
However, I have no interest in the 992 GT cars and I don’t plan to ever sell my 991.2 GT3.
Like many of you, my main chase ended with my 991.2 GT3. It is so good, so visceral, special, beautiful, but doesn’t get too much attention like a Ferrari/lambo.
The 992 GT3 is faster around a track, but the 991.2 GT3 is still great on track, but better everywhere else vs the 992.
The 991.2 GT cars have a MUCH better looking interior and exterior compared with 992 cars. I also don’t want the tramlining steering, pointless extra road noise, fragile windows, digital dashboard, and the insane ADM of the 992 GT cars.
I am adding a Spyder RS next year for the open top GT car experience.
However, I have no interest in the 992 GT cars and I don’t plan to ever sell my 991.2 GT3.
It was a simple question.
We get it you don’t like it. You’ve already repeated yourself on the 992 subject a million times. I think you find new threads to bash the 992.
I could have answered similar but complete opposite but I didn’t. I don’t want to get 991 owners (I had one) cranked up.
You're not the OP, and this is the 991 board, not the 992 board.
This is also a discussion forum. I can discuss and say whatever I want. You have zero authority over me or anyone else on RL.
Was it your childhood dream to be a hall monitor?
Next, you’ll go to the 993 board to exercise your “imagined” authority to forbid anyone on the 993 forum from saying they prefer their 993 over a 996.
Yea dude. I wanted to be a hall monitor. You constantly spew your 992 narrative in the 992 section too. Settle down with the “this is” the 991 section Leonidas. I didn’t know I wasn’t allowed to have an opinion on something I owned for 3 years.
I have zero issue with someone who prefers one thing over another but you constantly bash something you know nothing about.
Like many of you, my main chase ended with my 991.2 GT3. It is so good, so visceral, special, beautiful, but doesn’t get too much attention like a Ferrari/lambo.
The 992 GT3 is faster around a track, but the 991.2 GT3 is still great on track, but better everywhere else vs the 992.
The 991.2 GT cars have a MUCH better looking interior and exterior compared with 992 cars. I also don’t want the tramlining steering, pointless extra road noise, fragile windows, digital dashboard, and the insane ADM of the 992 GT cars.
I am adding a Spyder RS next year for the open top GT car experience.
However, I have no interest in the 992 GT cars and I don’t plan to ever sell my 991.2 GT3.
Having driven a 992.1 GT3 a few times now (and prior to my purchase of a 991.2 GT3) I largely agree with you. From a strictly driving pov I found the 992.1 to be about a 10% improvement on the street, which to me didn’t justify the ridiculous hoops you had to jump through and additional expense to get one etc. I do think the 991.2 looks better as well but of course that’s subjective. What I also found was the 992.1 driving experience was spec dependent, a manual buckets example was the 10% better I was referring to whereas a Touring equipped with sofas left me feeling bored, the driving experience of that car was too insulated/detached from the GT3 experience I was expecting. I would not be happy with that car, felt like a very refined luxury GT car aimed at an older audience rather than a sports car. But definitely the 991.2 has the rawness and connection I crave, it’s a keeper for sure. So, as you said, main chase has ended but side quests ongoing.
Can't speak about a 991 because I'm still driving a 996 GT3 that I bought 17+ years ago.
Everyone's different, but I've put over 148,000 miles on this car and I still get the same level of joy today as I did the first day I bought it. No other car has ever done that.
I'm sure the 991 is even more amazing, so if you think you want it, buy one. You're going to be dead a long time.
Can't speak about a 991 because I'm still driving a 996 GT3 that I bought 17+ years ago.
Everyone's different, but I've put over 148,000 miles on this car and I still get the same level of joy today as I did the first day I bought it. No other car has ever done that.
I'm sure the 991 is even more amazing, so if you think you want it, buy one. You're going to be dead a long time.
It bears repeating - 996, 997, 991 or 992, Porsche doesn't make a bad GT3.
Sounds like the 997.1 with some tweaks can really be quite the occasion as a weekend warrior. I’m sure the 991.2 outpaces it on the track and is an easier car to drive to the limit for more novice drivers (such as myself).
The main reason the 997.1 is enticing me is the increased visceral driving experience even above that of the 991.2 GT3 I’m consistently hearing of. I need to find a local 997.1 car to see if it lives up to the online praise/hype.
The steering in the Mezger GT3s has a more direct feel over the newer cars due to being hydraulic versus electric. The lack of driver assists is another difference for those of us that want that experience (or lack of).
Both the 996 and 997 can be further elevated with a suspension upgrade, lightweight flywheel (if your foot work is fast enough), Guard LSD, and Perlon buckets. But they are not as quick on the track as their successors. However, it is a simple car, easy to maintain, and the drivetrain is bulletproof.
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