bronson7

Okay, I will stir the pot a bit b/c that's just me. What if Porsche comes out with the next GT3 and does not offer the lift, will someone who was planning on obtaining one, now pass?

ipse dixit

I'd still get one, but just go aftermarket (like the one from Techart).

Sort of like what I did now with a backup camera.

RealityGT

I would still buy it.. go aftermarket if necessary.

CAlexio

Not at all. This is all in good fun.

Maverick787

Good luck with your selection. However, if I was spending this much coin on a car I would by from the factory, and not deal with after market. If your concern is resale, a buyer would prefer a factory system plus you will have a warranty iitem.

bronson7

I'd be interested to know how many owners regret either getting the lift or not?

PeteyDaddy

I have it and like jusr for the psssst noise it makes when it goes down

disden

I have it on my GT3, have never used it. So for my incoming GT3 RS I didn't order it. Spent that money on some CXX options instead. However, my driveway has a flat entrance and it appears everywhere I visit is relatively flat!

mass27

Well, it is Indiana...

CA is filled with hills, but the real issue is real estate is so scarce that they build houses on top of each other so driveways are typically very short, so even if they aren't that steep, the angle is exasperated due to the length of the driveway.

white6speed

the car costs too much to risk cosmetic damage for a small amount of money. Most pre-owned buyers are not that big on none factory adds. I have seen guys on this forum offer to remove all non factory adds pre-sell.
no regrets here.

Maverick787

^^^^^^ good point less than 2% of car value minus mark ups. How many have LED's zero value but they look nice .....guilty as charged I do. (:

Kobalt

I had the cup lip on my 997.1 GT3. That together with a low stance made the car scrape when you least thought it would. Could not even drive it on my street without scraping.

Therefor lift was definitely something I wanted on my RS. But I didn't know that my RS would end up in the 4x4 Nürburgring setup (That is a rather high stance).
The lift is very nice when getting the RS onto a transporter.

I don't need the lift as much as I would have with the GT3 but I still don't want to be without it.

My thought is that scraping the lip is not that big a problem, I still do that on the track at high speeds, but when you scrape more heavy, with more force, it will probably have an impact on the expensive front nose. Maybe not today but eventually.

But on the other hand if I was looking for a used 991 RS then no lift wouldn't be a deal breaker.


I think that we could sum this up as:

Some needs the lift, some don't.

If you have it, you will need it, if you don't you might need it once in a while but you can live with it.

Just avoid doing what I did if you don't have a lift: Got stuck going down in a underground parking garage - impossible to go forward, impossible to go backwards

Having a low sportscar is a lifestyle that requires planning.

bronson7

^^^ Very nicely stated.

CAlexio

Yea.. but I bet someone is going to attempt to restate anyway

bronson7

Of course someone will. Isn't that what the "lift or not" topic is always all about.