devenh

Yes, I definitely want to track my car, but often it is a 3-6 hour drive to the track. Will my wife refuse to come with me or is the ride quality sufficiently comfortable for long drives and touring?

Thanks,

Deven

toplabels

Sorry could not pass it up, I assume nobody's wife would enjoy the absence of a ride. They are grounded for mis behaving.

Mike in CA

Obviously it depends on your wife. I took my wife along on one long break-in drive up the coast (200+ miles). We were in the car for 5-6 hours, no complaints. The ride is quite firm but compliant and not harsh on decent roads.

Thanks for asking devenh, nice to talk about something other than value retention and compensation.

reidry

My wife has claimed our Cayman R as "hers," can't imagine she won't like the GT3. Mike's got it right though, depends on your wife.

Ryan

Jamie140

Hopefully not. However, if she expresses an interest in attending track days with you, try this:

Ask her if it's ok if your girlfriend comes too.

Eat baked beans, raw garlic, unpasteurized draft beer and chicken wings the night before. Warn her that your stomach is feeling 'growly'.

Tell her there is no shopping on track days.

Ask her if McDonalds for breakfast, lunch and dinner is ok.

Tell her that you have to remove the passenger seat to achieve 'corner balance stasis', but that you can put a cushion on the floor for her.

Good luck.

991GT3

Dear Deven,
I asked my girlfriend what she thinks about the ride quality. Unfortunately she is not a fan. Fortunately I didn't ask in advance. Got the car delivered in january. :reckon:

So this depends on the wife. But also on the way you drive it with her next to it I guess. ;-)
The GT3 is not made for bumpy roads(or everything that is not entirely flat like a track.) I don't care but women usually are not a fan. I guess she will have less difficulty when she drives it herself.
Hope this helps. I would advise you to take the car on a testdrive. Unfortunately this is not possible (due to the recall and I doubt dealers will have a test car available) If you want to know how the ride comfort is I would try to take a 997 Turbo on a testdrive and put the spring settings on 'sport'. This is very similar in ride quality IMHO. (Looking forward if others agree on this)

MaxLTV

Depends on the wife and on who's driving. My wife, a former pro gymnast driving only 400+HP cars for the last 7 year, said the ride makes her want to throw up when I took her for a ride. Maybe it has something to do with this:

deutschmick

My wife occasionally drives both the GT3 and 928 GT, and has referred to them as "titty-shakers".

Hope this helps!

mcsmcs1

umm, have to ask; what's a "professional" gymnast? Like Cirque du Soleil?

devenh

Well, yes, it is sort of difficult to get at GT3 test drive

The wife loves driving in an SL65, but I expect the normal setting for a GT3 will be firmer, but how much firmer? Is it harsh?

How about comparing to a 911 which I could test drive? Is the 911 sport setting comparable to the GT3 normal setting?

Deven

SamFromTX

I suggest test driving a C2/4 S with PDCC and the suspension in firm setting. The GT3's normal setting is a little softer. Definitely a daily driver comfort wise, and my wife loved it, when it was possible to drive at "normal" speeds!

991GT3

I think it's very similar to the 997 Turbo on the firmer 'sport' setting.

Fadi1

My wife can't wait for the GT3 to come in. I know she will take it for spin occasionally....especially when I'm out of town :/

mqandil

Hi Deven
It depends on the following
1- The type of wife. Mine does not mind the ride but minds getting into a low car to the ground. I would have thought my old Lotus broke her in but she still complained
2- the type of road.... On decent roads the car is actually quite pleasant, but I personally prefer firm ride so hard to say if I could be a good judge of what is acceptable.
3- the type of shoes she is riding. I suspect dressing your GT3 in Michelin Cups it will probably not ideal for wife on bad roads but ok on smooth road. However if you dress your GT3 in high heels (Summer Tire) it probably won't be much harsher than 911 (991), and on (winter tire) it had a surprisingly wonderful ride that my wife even commented on how smooth was the car.
4- finally depends on how you drive it. I suspect if you try to be Mad Max, while your better half next to you, she may not take this lightly and start looking for other options!!!

Hope this helps. Mark

Bluehinder

How far the GT3 has come. Now we're discussing ride quality for your wife? So sad.