Nick

Get the 991GT3. Miles better than the Carrera. One of the best cars I have owned. But for the fact I get bored with cars after about a couple of years, I would have kept mine.

Porsche will be building a 991GT3.2 with manual as a possible option. When that happens, the 991GT3.1 will take a hit in depreciation and you could pick one up for a reasonable price. OR put your name on the list for the .2. you wouldn't regret it. I already miss mine.

Steven954

Huracan for sure.. Attention never gets old for me lol.. Love my 997 Turbo but my yellow Viper gets the looks for sure, especially at car meets and driving of course. The R8 is nice but wont stick out that much, like our beloved Porsches..

zirrah

Imo that's incorrect. Just look at what R8's from 2008 go for, they're still upwards of $70k. Helluva lot better than 911's from the same vintage considering the R8 went for about $115k if you got one for MSRP. A $115k 997.1S would be a $45k car now. Long term the R8 holds value better than a 911, unless you're talking GT3's.

Larry Cable

only Maclaren is worth it IMO but then I'm not a Lambo (or faux audi) fan

911sccab

I'd keep my Targa. I'd sacrifice too much usefulness for a comparatively small gain in performance. The others might be more fun when I got to drive them, but I'd get to drive the Porsche so much more that it would give me more fun on more occasions.

duxsi

R8 V10.
One of the most beautifully designed cars on the road and they seem to hold their value extremely well.

ChoyV

R8 or GT3 for me.

GSIRM3

Probably the R8 V10 for me.

reuben991

I suppose the obvious question is why not a Turbo S?

AF330i

I agree with you ... the R8 for many years had a super slow depreciation rate, it took forever for them to come down under $100k though I need to tell you the msrp was a bit higher than $115k, my 2008 msrp was $135k ...

drsubie

If I was considering $200k+ cars, I wouldn't sweat small stuff, like depreciation or maintenance.

Also, what car >$200k doesn't garner attention? (ok, maybe a TurboS or a vintage).

Assuming I'd have other cars in the stable to be my daily driver, I'd lust after a Huaracan LP610-4... next up would be a McLaren 570GT...

If I was just looking for a track car, I'd get a Viper ACR or maybe the Ford Shelby GT350R--assuming you'd pay ~$100k for the Ford, it'd almost be a disposable car!


IMHO, there just isn't anything particularly 'exotic' about the Audi R8--sure, it'd probably make a fantastic 'everyday' supercar, but...

Dewinator

You can't "replace" a 911 with a 6-8k/yr car, because 911 is a 10-25k/yr car. Anything under 10k is a waste of 911.

zirrah

Thanks, I think googled it when I posted.

DerekS

Huracan and R8 appear to be the frontrunners.

No love for the CRZ - I honestly wasn't kidding I had one between my Boxster S and 997. It was good for saving money and getting the driving record cleared.

MJBird993

I already did - 2014 Boxster S.

However, given your budget (a bit higher than mine ) I'd probably go for the Mclaren.