Reaction on the street...
#17
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The 911 is just timeless. The 911 GT3 is just bonkers.
Given the reaction we get here, it would be awesome to have a Porsche meet here. Bring your cars that get little attention in your area to Denver, Evergreen and Boulder.
Come for the sunshine and awesome roads. Stay for the public reaction! It is priceless!
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The other day I was headed up to a family friends sons last highschool basketball game. Was driving my Sapphire Blue GT3 and I see this Lava Orange GT3 about 12 cars in front, so I make my way through traffic and get right behind him.
We cruised like that on 405N during rush hour for about 10 miles. Was pretty cool and lots and lots of attention. 2 991 GT3's on the road together is a rare sight even around Bellevue/Redmond!
We cruised like that on 405N during rush hour for about 10 miles. Was pretty cool and lots and lots of attention. 2 991 GT3's on the road together is a rare sight even around Bellevue/Redmond!
#21
the general public is dumb and have no clue what cars are worth. You could pick up an 05 gallardo or F355 for 80k and pull just as much attention if not more than a new gt3.
#22
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RS are literally like taxi in silicon valley. no one cares.
a singer maybe you get ONE look.
a singer maybe you get ONE look.
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Please I see more up there than I do here unless I'm hitting the canyons. Palo Menlo woodside los altos Burlingame low gatos atherton... They all putt around unles playing on skyline.
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there are about 7 991RS on sandhill b/n portola old la honda to alpine.
not long ago we had a gathering of 11RS
i almost got ran over by 2 RS not long ago on 84
3 seen on stage road last saturday.
treasure island gathering.
car and curry had 3rs last week
if you look at the right place right time. i see a lot of 4.0 too. last time there were 3 in my garage had to park one outside overnight!
#27
What do you think?
I live in a 'fairly' wealthy area about 45 minutes outside of Philly.
Comcast, Vangaurd, Phizer, Merck, GSK, etc... 5th largest US city....plenty enough industry/money.
That said, it's still 'Philly'. Still many folks are pretty low key and conservative (read- not flashy) and the car culture isn't like warmer climates.
So, there are a fair amount of nice care. TONS of Beemers, Benz, Lexus. Lots of Range Rover. Growing number of Maseratis. Handfuls of Bently GT's, Jags. Fair amount of Cayennes and 911's. I can recall seeing in person, in the wild no more than 10-15 Ferraris or Lambos in my 38 years here. Few McLarens. Lots of Vettes.
I live in a 'fairly' wealthy area about 45 minutes outside of Philly.
Comcast, Vangaurd, Phizer, Merck, GSK, etc... 5th largest US city....plenty enough industry/money.
That said, it's still 'Philly'. Still many folks are pretty low key and conservative (read- not flashy) and the car culture isn't like warmer climates.
So, there are a fair amount of nice care. TONS of Beemers, Benz, Lexus. Lots of Range Rover. Growing number of Maseratis. Handfuls of Bently GT's, Jags. Fair amount of Cayennes and 911's. I can recall seeing in person, in the wild no more than 10-15 Ferraris or Lambos in my 38 years here. Few McLarens. Lots of Vettes.
#28
I'd say the public 'excitement' here in the Providence-Boston corridor is mostly muted. There is some, undeniably, but certainly not every street corner.
What's more interesting is that the 3 gets more thumbs-up and the likes than the RS. IMO, it's because it's a more balanced-looking and much sexier car.
What's more interesting is that the 3 gets more thumbs-up and the likes than the RS. IMO, it's because it's a more balanced-looking and much sexier car.
#29
Here in Perth Western Australia a green Porsche is like being a rock god, photos, videos, comments, questions, thumbs up, stares, walking into lamp posts and signs are all a drive away.
Car gets photos and comments posted online on various local exotic forums and face book... comments like 'hes mad- drives it everyday even in the rain' lol
Car gets photos and comments posted online on various local exotic forums and face book... comments like 'hes mad- drives it everyday even in the rain' lol
#30
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I'm not sure that the GT3/GT3RS is a super car. It's a great car - but is it a supercar? Not sure.
I think the GT3RS is just epic - I can't believe how much I can lean on the front tyres - not sure if I could do a manual gearbox justice - as things happen way quicker then my pea sized brain can process! And that's just whilst running it in! There are some roundabouts (I live in UK) - that I could couldn't never go around so quickly, whilst scabbing a perfect line and not cutting into other lanes in my old Speciale - the RS has the most amazing mechanical grip!
Can wait to try out at Spa in April when the car will be run in, paint corrected, paint protected and have the Porsche Cup decals installed on the rear wing!
Loving it so far.....!
I think the GT3RS is just epic - I can't believe how much I can lean on the front tyres - not sure if I could do a manual gearbox justice - as things happen way quicker then my pea sized brain can process! And that's just whilst running it in! There are some roundabouts (I live in UK) - that I could couldn't never go around so quickly, whilst scabbing a perfect line and not cutting into other lanes in my old Speciale - the RS has the most amazing mechanical grip!
Can wait to try out at Spa in April when the car will be run in, paint corrected, paint protected and have the Porsche Cup decals installed on the rear wing!
Loving it so far.....!