Theres fewer of the cars that use the M96.79, so reports are lower. I had a call for one yesterday, it was a total loss after a timing chain failure. Age is starting to make an impact on these.

People make the decision because they LOVE a particular car. That’s the value. Some of my customers have a GT3 and a Carrera, they spend the money on my engine for the Carrera just like the guy does who has never owned a Porsche before.

Value is in the eye of the beholder, and what makes sense to you or I doesn’t have to make sense.

 

Anecdotes have little value, and anecdotes that are generally caused by user error, even less so.

But yes, I agree. Everyone has different priorities and I appreciate that there are plenty of options out there for the platform. I will say, thank you for the wealth of knowledge you share freely on the forum -- much appreciated.

 

Honestly, yesterday I was bidding on a 99 convertible at PCA market that had a rebuildable salvage tittle. Anyway the car was like Tom Cruise days of Tunder Chevrolet
( it had been hit in all panels). Anyway my number was $10,000. The car went for $11,660 and the top didn’t work. Like in the stock market don’t worry about valuation as long as there is another soul willing to pay more than you. Sooner or later all stocks come back towards normal valuations, these cars will too. For the meantime I really got a bargain when I got mine, it’s almost like my 2019 F150 super crew with a electronic diff lock, towing package, stx, 20 inch wheels. Plus tint edge guard and wheel locks. Close to $44,000 sticker and dealer sale price. I bought at $28,500. The general manager at Autonation told me at that price buy three of them if you can. Right now with 16,000 I’m getting offered $33,000 and I don’t have to buy anything, the problem as someone said here what I am going to replace it with. Fixing to wash my truck and Porsche, wife will be making dinner and I got a bunch of IPAs in the refrigerator,

 

If your engine goes you're going to need more than $30k and a busted Carrera to get into a GT3. I could sell my car with a good engine and toss in another $30k and that still most likely wouldn't land me in a 996 GT3. Most guys aren't tossing $30k at good running engine anyway.

 

Bronto, what's a GT3 going for today?

 

2004 GT3 | PCA Golden Gate Region (pca-ggr.org) just saying....

OR this

Facebook Marketplace | Facebook a 911 serviced by an expert of some sort.

 

70-75k plus a 50k rebuild that's inevitable? Do I understand that right? That 125k all in.

Versus 25k plus a top of the line FSI rebuild at 30k. That's 55k all in.

Not to mention both cars will most likely appreciate over the next decade. Oh, and I forgot to mention you will still need to replace the same parts in both cars that will wear out. One more thing, for 55k you will have a car that will outperform the GT3 on the track.

How do you define value?

 

They guy owns like 6
rare
Porsches anyway he took this one and a GT3
to the concourse de elegance show in Kemah, Texas. Just got an email that the second show of the year here is at Porsche Houston North on June 12. I could buy an extravagant car but I prefer to spend my money enjoying life. June is Padre Island 🏝 for a week, 4th of July with my bro at Tampa Clearwater Florida, latter I believe October is Formula one Circuit de las Americas, December is PR
for vacation so I’ll be getting tan and drunk while some others freeze 🥶 their a???. Life is good, just sold all my Ethereum.

 

IMO Rennlist quote of the decade: “..a regular old Carrera is more than fine by me. Simple, effective, and makes a great daily driver”.

So much wisdom there, don’t even know where to start. 🤑

 

This may be a little of subject. One year I guess I was 12, since me and the two brothers did great in school we got a surprise. Tech 3 probably knows about this, my father was a VP for Sun Electric, they used to manufacture timing lights, tachometers and all type of gauges. Anyway for Christmas my father comes back from a trip to headquarters in Crystal Lake Illinois and he got us a cart. Methanol, aluminum, 1.5 inches from the ground, disc brakes in all four, Carlisle tires. Anyway, we took it to the track and after everyone was good with it we started lap times. To make a long story short, I placed a lap that broke the track record, my father spent 3 hours trying to beat it until he got out of control in a chikane And landed in the pond. Anyway moral of the story a driver makes a difference.

 

If you went with a Track Performer II 4.0, you’ll out perform a 996 GT3.
Just look at stock 996.1 or 996.2 GT3 dyno charts compared to FSI.
An FSI stage 2 outperforms a GT3, especially a 996.1.
It’s especially better for the street. (2500-6000RPM)
Torque in the lower RPM, FSI is king!

 

yeah that may be good but never as bad a??? Or scary as my 2004 HPA twin turbo R32, you had to drive the car to see what it was. The funny thing about it is that you would toggle the system and make it as tame as 93 octane tune.

 

My 2003 C4S lost it's battle with it's IMSB so I elected to rebuild. My cost car $20,000, engine $17,000, total $37,000. About what it's worth right now. My engine is now as bullet proof as your GT3 and it would cost me double to get to your car. I want to drive it to diner with my wife and to the track. Do I have the performance you have, no, but I'm damn happy with it the way it is. Oh ya I forgot mines just a poser to the turbo.

 

Do whatever makes you happy, it's not my money 😬

Put 200 hours on a FSI motor and I'll start listening.

 

I *did* what makes me happy. Don't care if you're listening or not.