Sloopy

Not sure I would be considered smart but fit most of these. Bought the car having owned and driven many cars. Mid engine always seemed to be best balance and drive for the feel and feedback more so than the looks. All 911 always put a smile on my face, however the boxster felt better until the 991, however anything short of a GT in the 991 felt too civilized until driven hard.

As for tracking; been there done that and have nothing to prove anymore. I just drive for enjoyment to take my car out for daily driving in the mountains and sometimes the coast. Usual a few hours at a time with a stop for lunch. Never had this one on the track, however had it for 2 years and 17K miles (just for fun).

Bullitt44

Let prices fall, maybe more will end up in hands of people that drive them.

I enjoy 4RS and no plans to move on from it! Have owned many GT cars and the 4RS is unique in many ways.
I find myself grabbing the key more then I thought I would.

People have lost track of value. 10 years ago, ~$100K went a long way now it is entry level.
Drive your cars like they will force you to buy a EV tomorrow.

Indyxc

Grew up a car guy (Turbo 4 cylinders), and in my late 20, 30s moved away from cars to other hobbies, mainly bicycle racing.

I wanted to buy a car again, but mostly a manual. Searching around drove a 911 Carrera T and GTS 992. Niether of them really did it for me (too digital, turbo, without the emotional turbo parts). Drove a .1 GT3 RS, because a local dealer had one, not a real intent of buying it ($100k over my budget), and after I drove it, I bought one.

Here I am, I won't track it, rare cars n coffee. Mostly enjoy spirited drives with my wife on the weekend. I enjoy washing it, cleaning it, looking at it. Just a amazing looking car that makes me say wow.

HRJ

Not a super deep answer here....the 991.2 GT3 M6 is the best car I have ever driven. It feels like I'm wearing an Iron Man suit when I strap in and I plan on keeping it as long as I'm alive. I can't imagine any other car being better.

786

great answer, agree with this. Driven a lot of cars, GT cars tick all the boxes for me.

It’s all about the driving experience, meaning some of the aspects that draw people to other brands (status, attention etc) are not relevant to me.

Marv

I find my old GT3 more of a true sports car and 18 years later I'm still driving the snot out of it.

Manifold

People buy and drive (or not drive) Porsche GT cars for a variety of reasons. We’re not all the same and sometimes the overlap between two owners is small.

ninefiveone

100%

…and this is a nearly 7 year old thread that got resurrected but a post clearly meant for a different topic.

Nizer

Nothing comes closer to the feeling of driving a Cup car on the street than the GT3 RS. That's the primary reason for me, full stop. The fact that it's almost as fast as GT3R while running street tires and carrying an extra 600lbs is just icing on the cake.

I track, I drive street, I go to C&C. It's all good. To each his own.

RudyP

This is a very old thread but I think what may be the tie in is as much about what cars we *didn't* choose when we bought a GT car vs. which one we did. At least for me, as an introvert who's ideal car would be a magical chameleon car that drives like a GT3 but looks like a 15 year old beige Civic on steel wheels (ie invisible to the public), the GT3 is kind of peak driving enjoyment/flashiness ratio (depending on color/variant/etc) but of course, I have a Silver 991.2 Touring and a White/White Gold 997.2 GT3RS - about as far from a neon green lambo or purple McLaren as you can find in the same rough performance category. Oh, and perhaps most importantly: manual transmission. That's a hard requirement for me and none of the other fast sports cars/supercar makers have offered them in years....