GT3 vs. M3 comparisons???
12-02-2009, 07:32 AM
#136
Sleeper,
I'll try to make this as short as possible. This is of course my own opinion and experiences as someone coming from an E-46 M3 to a GT3.
A GT3 is a car you add to your fleet, not a replacement of a daily driver. It is a specialty car, track weapon, weekend warrier, canyon carver. It will do everything better at the track and be more uncomfortable on the street. It will put a smile on your face at the track and wish you were "already there" on the street.
It's not a car you jump into to go to the store for a quart of milk. You plan ahead when and where your going to go next and what day. You'll spend more time under the car making sure everything is just perfect for your next outing than you ever did before.
You'll spend more money than you ever thought you would on rear tires, rotors and brake pads. You'll spend more time researching and plotting your next move on Rennlist and other information sites. You'll also spend more time between 6000 and 8000 RPM, the exact range of sweet music.
Soon the "fun" car in the garage in the form of a M3 is replaced with an "obsession" in the form of a GT3.
You'll be frustrated that initially you can't lap as fast as you used it in the M3, but reason soon takes over and tells you that you have to modify your driving style to compensate for an engine that hangs behind the rear axle. Soon you will realize that once you can drive this car, you can virtually drive anything better and smoother than you used to.
Finally, you'll see what a tremendous value a GT3 holds at their current prices when you compare what you would get elsewhere as compared to the performance.
It's hard not to like what you see...
I'll try to make this as short as possible. This is of course my own opinion and experiences as someone coming from an E-46 M3 to a GT3.
A GT3 is a car you add to your fleet, not a replacement of a daily driver. It is a specialty car, track weapon, weekend warrier, canyon carver. It will do everything better at the track and be more uncomfortable on the street. It will put a smile on your face at the track and wish you were "already there" on the street.
It's not a car you jump into to go to the store for a quart of milk. You plan ahead when and where your going to go next and what day. You'll spend more time under the car making sure everything is just perfect for your next outing than you ever did before.
You'll spend more money than you ever thought you would on rear tires, rotors and brake pads. You'll spend more time researching and plotting your next move on Rennlist and other information sites. You'll also spend more time between 6000 and 8000 RPM, the exact range of sweet music.
Soon the "fun" car in the garage in the form of a M3 is replaced with an "obsession" in the form of a GT3.
You'll be frustrated that initially you can't lap as fast as you used it in the M3, but reason soon takes over and tells you that you have to modify your driving style to compensate for an engine that hangs behind the rear axle. Soon you will realize that once you can drive this car, you can virtually drive anything better and smoother than you used to.
Finally, you'll see what a tremendous value a GT3 holds at their current prices when you compare what you would get elsewhere as compared to the performance.
It's hard not to like what you see...
12-02-2009, 08:44 AM
#137
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Ah, thanks for reminding me. You'll need at least 3 sets of rims.
But to borrow a phrase from the oil industry, because Mooty no longer has a 996GT3, we're at "Peak Porsche Parts" here on Rennlist and don't know exactly how we'll manage for used P parts in 2010
But to borrow a phrase from the oil industry, because Mooty no longer has a 996GT3, we're at "Peak Porsche Parts" here on Rennlist and don't know exactly how we'll manage for used P parts in 2010
