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Old 09-13-2014, 03:10 PM
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Currently own a 997.2 Gt3 and a 2012 track prepped Miata. I have a 991 Gt3 on order slated for December build, a deposit on a 991 RS and a slot for a c7z at msrp.

Either way I'm keeping the Miata. Pound for pound a bucket of fun and silly cheap.

I don't want to sell the 997 until I like whatever car comes next. I'm not keeping all the cars. I'm thinking order a Z. If I like it, sell the 997. Keep the Z until the 991 comes in and choose between them. Then sell it when the RS happens.

What would you do? Discuss.
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Keep 997.2 until RS comes out.
Old 09-13-2014, 03:26 PM
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sell miata and buy my BSR
scrap z, get z28
keep 7 until 991 arrives.
Old 09-13-2014, 05:53 PM
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I would only purchase a Vette as a stripper, I've found the build quality to be very disappointing. Atleast you solve all this buy gutting it...but I still went with a Cayman myself.
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I'm in the same boat as you but no miata. I have a 997.2RS, getting a 991 GT3, and have a deposit on a 991RS and a confirmed slot for the Z06.

I will get all the cars and see what I like best. The Z06 is the only question. The heaviness, front engine, plastic look inside and out, and quality just don't get me excited. We'll see.
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Yeah. The Z28 keeps making me smile.
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Based on what you have I wouldn't get the Z or the GT3. If you like the current RS wait for the new RS and you don't have the cost or headache of disposing of stop gap cars.
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Get a GT3 now, then get Z06 in the spring or RS in the summer.
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Originally Posted by Terrence
Get a GT3 now, then get Z06 in the spring or RS in the summer.
Agreed the RS might be FI and you may end up passing with projected price point being $230k
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The RS is not going to be FI.
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Originally Posted by forhamilton
Currently own a 997.2 Gt3 and a 2012 track prepped Miata. I have a 991 Gt3 on order slated for December build, a deposit on a 991 RS and a slot for a c7z at msrp.

Either way I'm keeping the Miata. Pound for pound a bucket of fun and silly cheap.

I don't want to sell the 997 until I like whatever car comes next. I'm not keeping all the cars. I'm thinking order a Z. If I like it, sell the 997. Keep the Z until the 991 comes in and choose between them. Then sell it when the RS happens.

What would you do? Discuss.
Nothing, at least for a couple of years. Keep in mind, GT4 is coming soon too.

Originally Posted by mooty
scrap z, get z28
Why? More HP and less weight no good?
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Originally Posted by 911dev
The RS is not going to be FI.
Nor will it be $230K base.
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Originally Posted by forhamilton
Currently own a 997.2 Gt3 and a 2012 track prepped Miata. I have a 991 Gt3 on order slated for December build, a deposit on a 991 RS and a slot for a c7z at msrp.

Either way I'm keeping the Miata. Pound for pound a bucket of fun and silly cheap.

I don't want to sell the 997 until I like whatever car comes next. I'm not keeping all the cars. I'm thinking order a Z. If I like it, sell the 997. Keep the Z until the 991 comes in and choose between them. Then sell it when the RS happens.

What would you do? Discuss.
Only reason to choose the Z06 over the RS is for the 7sp manual gearbox.
Old 09-13-2014, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by ipse dixit
Only reason to choose the Z06 over the RS is for the 7sp manual gearbox.
With the utmost respect that is not a good reason to choose a z over a rs, there are few cars that invoke the definition of a fun/fast track car like the rs......despite how good the Z06 is reported to be. I have always found the previous generation corvettes to be very numb on the track. I have tried many times to give the newest generation corvette a chance and its been fail again and again but I have not tried the newest gen yet.
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Originally Posted by SamFromTX
Nor will it be $230K base.
exactly. i cannot wait for its release for obvious reasons, but also to put to effin bed the FI and $2xx,xxx price tag speculation.


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