.1s have a bastard-child engine. GT3 brand demands a motorsport engine. .2 has motorsport blooded in as it should've been in the first place.

 

That's a little harsh I'd say. I've had zero issues with my RS. And with it being CPO I have 6 years/100k miles of coverage, just in case.

 

Keep RS - get next RS.

 

Does the 991.1 GT3RS engines have the same issues as the regular 991 GT3's?

 

^^^^^^^^^^^^
110% agree

Never thought I would say this but...manual what? .2GT3 not worth it - wait for RS...

 

Why get rid of the RS now for a GT3? there will always be a car for sale and if your willing to be patient for the new 3 or RS just wait for one to be available. unless you have this need to be one of the first which will die down faster then you think.

 

I agree with most here. I wouldn't trade an RS for a GT3. I would keep the RS to trade for the .2RS. Also I wouldn't risk anything on a dealer future promise. Sales people and managers come and go, even dealership owners change. I pre-traded my GT3 in for my RS and wouldn't do that again either. I'll keep the old one until the new one arrives. I'm sure I would have been bumped up the .2GT3 list if I traded my RS but I passed. I'll wait for a .2 to come up or move straight to a .2RS

 

Perhaps, but there are some pretty special cup car level improvements to the .2 engine that are so much more than having "zero issues".

The official issue is Andreas needed half a gen to deliver Mezger level quality and I'd hazard a guess he has based on initial reviews. Superior crankshaft, oiling system, lighter components and actually used in the cup cars... I'm sold. It's as significant an improvement as the M96 to GT1 engines back in the 996/7 days. The market will voice its opinion as it always does.

 

One other option worth considering depending on $$ availability: Keep RS and get the .2GT3 as well and trade the .1RS when the new.2RS is out. My plan is to keep the .2GT3 and add the RS depending on how well I do financially over the next year. This way I have the MT and the new RS. Now back to work to earn those $$'s

 

This is great entertainment.

When did ANYONE profess in any official capacity that "Andreas needed half a gen to deliver Mezger level quality" - ? And how would the initial reviews provide an assessment of such ostensible quality and, uh, longevity?

I wonder how Porsche tricked all of those idiot gentleman drivers who just bought a nearly $200K Cup Car into servicing the engine at 100 hour intervals when the road car allegedly has the exact same engine

The GT1 engine existed before the M96 / M97 and outlasted the more prosaic engine; furthermore, it was never used as a substitute or replacement. They coexisted.

 

I wouldn't do it. I have an RS and wouldn't think of trading her in for anything...as of now...

 

I would trade RS for RS. I can keep my RS and get a GT3 at MSRP, but I prefer my RS. Not concerned with performance upgrades because they will always happen. Will not trade a perfectly good car just to have a .2 GT3 to only move when the RS is released????

 

High potential for regret.

 

^^this

 

Remember that famous saying..... "a RS is a RS". Only trade the .1RS for the .2RS. We might even be in for a big surprise. A MT.2RS