How many street 996 GT3 RS's were produced?
12-21-2011, 03:21 PM
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I was looking to sell it as I've had an opportunity to purchase something else rather special but I think I might just hang on to this instead. Could think of worse cars to be stuck with ! ha
01-02-2012, 08:54 AM
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congrats!!!!
there have been a few for sale in nz recently, but they looked a bit worse for wear...
that is my dream car. what is it really like? any drone in the cabin?
does it make you feel content? i think i would be with one of those.
there have been a few for sale in nz recently, but they looked a bit worse for wear...
that is my dream car. what is it really like? any drone in the cabin?
does it make you feel content? i think i would be with one of those.
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01-02-2012, 10:36 AM
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Great shot mate - thanks! Have a look at my album re moonrise for a few others that will look strangely familiar 
I have black roll cage and red seat cushions though else stock.
I have black roll cage and red seat cushions though else stock.
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01-02-2012, 06:15 PM
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Hey Jimmy,
Any cabin drone? nope. It's actually very civilised on the road , the locked diff makes a few noises but apart from that it's pretty good. My old 964 Turbo made more of a din than this car :-)
There's been a couple come up for sale here recently , there's one on trademe.co.nz now.
You buy these cars on condition/history & what the engine computer reveals on the diagnostic readouts...not mileage....I've seen cars here in NZ with less than 10,000km's with major accident history . any come up for sale in Aus? I saw that the Classic throttle Shop in Sydney recently sold one ......
Any cabin drone? nope. It's actually very civilised on the road , the locked diff makes a few noises but apart from that it's pretty good. My old 964 Turbo made more of a din than this car :-)
There's been a couple come up for sale here recently , there's one on trademe.co.nz now.
You buy these cars on condition/history & what the engine computer reveals on the diagnostic readouts...not mileage....I've seen cars here in NZ with less than 10,000km's with major accident history . any come up for sale in Aus? I saw that the Classic throttle Shop in Sydney recently sold one ......
01-02-2012, 06:17 PM
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01-02-2012, 06:53 PM
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all good - yes, had a look at the one at the throttle shop. this was the 2nd time it was on the market by the same owner. was a rough example.
the one before that was in sth aus which was sold on the first day at around 170k, and then re-listed by vic dealer, rsr garage with a 40k premium......they kept dropping the price and sold a couple of months later at around 190k.
the one before that was in sth aus which was sold on the first day at around 170k, and then re-listed by vic dealer, rsr garage with a 40k premium......they kept dropping the price and sold a couple of months later at around 190k.
01-02-2012, 07:52 PM
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all good - yes, had a look at the one at the throttle shop. this was the 2nd time it was on the market by the same owner. was a rough example.
the one before that was in sth aus which was sold on the first day at around 170k, and then re-listed by vic dealer, rsr garage with a 40k premium......they kept dropping the price and sold a couple of months later at around 190k.
the one before that was in sth aus which was sold on the first day at around 170k, and then re-listed by vic dealer, rsr garage with a 40k premium......they kept dropping the price and sold a couple of months later at around 190k.
Gee we get pretty good value for money over here considering the exchange rate etc......
I'm absolutely thrilled with my car , it's really had a chairmed life & never seen a trackday or abused. It's mint !
01-02-2012, 08:35 PM
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I think I'm the lone dissenting voice on this one.
I mortally wounded my immaculate and totally standard (road use only) Mk 1 996 GT3 in a big road accident in October of last year. Having failed to find a replacement for it. I instead bought a perfect 16K miles 996 GT3 RS back in early November, thinking it would fill the gap between the raw and visceral Mk 1 and the "standard" Mk 2 version.
Once purchased and used in anger, the initial impressions were not good. A dull soundtrack, poor road manners and an engine that lacked low down torque were my primary concerns. The suspect handling was traced to incorrect camber and toes both front and rear. In addition the rear ride height was found to be too low.
Once the above were reset, the car was improved and I continued driving it in an effort to bond with it, to that end I did a total of 800 miles in 200 + mile hits.
At no point did I feel any real degree of confidence in the rear of the car. The front end was always crisp from a turn in perspective (if I'm honest I found the front a bit too "darty")
But I never really felt I could lean on or trust the rear end of the car. It ran on nearly new (though scrubbed) Michelin PS 2s. Initially I felt that after my accident my confidence had been diminished (and I guess it had to a degree) and this was the root of my inability to feel comfortable with the car. What I had thought would be my perfect 996 GT3 had however rapidly turned into a car I never felt I could/would bond with.
As is often the case in these situations, fate intervened and a contact made me aware of a Mk 1 GT3 that was for sale. The car was modified with a Manthey K400 engine upgrade kit, Manthey KWs, Manthey billet short shift, a ClubSport roll cage and MK2 six pot front calipers with Alcon floating rotors.
I went to view the car (taking my RS to allow an accurate back to back comparison down a well known stretch of road)
On viewing the car I noted it was running on Michelin Pilot Sport Cups (anyone familiar with typical December UK weather will appreciate that our roads are cold, damp/wet and slippery, moreover they're frequently covered with a fine mulch of leaf debris that is not condusive to high grip levels)
I therefore set off definitely lacking in confidence and a degree of trepidation. Sure enough I initially found the MPS Cups struggling to provide any worthwhile grip.
Searching out what dry patches of Tarmac I could find and leaning on the car as much as I dared through the corners, soon reaped benefits however.
Very rapidly I found my confidence and the grip levels increasing. Feeling more relaxed, I pushed harder and found the grip and balance that had been so lacking in the RS. In short I'd got my mojo back !
In the space of 20 minutes my confidence was pretty much restored and I came to appreciate the Mk1s more benign behaviour, it's balance, the brakes (superior to the RS items no doubt due to to the fitment of the Alcons and RS 29s) the engine noise (the Manthey exhaust and Cup air filter make for a less refined though totally engaging soundtrack) The engine feels the equal of (if not superior to) the unit in the RS.
My only real criticism of the car would be the Manthey KWs, which even with the damper settings subsequently wound right off, proved to be slightly too stiff for the UKs poorly maintained roads. A reduction in the spring rates would make a big improvement I'm sure.
Suffice to say a deal on the Mk 1 was rapidly concluded and I'm now the proud owner of fantastic MK1 GT3 once again.
Meanwhile the unloved GT3 Rs has been returned to it's supplying dealer and sits in their showroom on SOR . . . .
I mortally wounded my immaculate and totally standard (road use only) Mk 1 996 GT3 in a big road accident in October of last year. Having failed to find a replacement for it. I instead bought a perfect 16K miles 996 GT3 RS back in early November, thinking it would fill the gap between the raw and visceral Mk 1 and the "standard" Mk 2 version.
Once purchased and used in anger, the initial impressions were not good. A dull soundtrack, poor road manners and an engine that lacked low down torque were my primary concerns. The suspect handling was traced to incorrect camber and toes both front and rear. In addition the rear ride height was found to be too low.
Once the above were reset, the car was improved and I continued driving it in an effort to bond with it, to that end I did a total of 800 miles in 200 + mile hits.
At no point did I feel any real degree of confidence in the rear of the car. The front end was always crisp from a turn in perspective (if I'm honest I found the front a bit too "darty")
But I never really felt I could lean on or trust the rear end of the car. It ran on nearly new (though scrubbed) Michelin PS 2s. Initially I felt that after my accident my confidence had been diminished (and I guess it had to a degree) and this was the root of my inability to feel comfortable with the car. What I had thought would be my perfect 996 GT3 had however rapidly turned into a car I never felt I could/would bond with.
As is often the case in these situations, fate intervened and a contact made me aware of a Mk 1 GT3 that was for sale. The car was modified with a Manthey K400 engine upgrade kit, Manthey KWs, Manthey billet short shift, a ClubSport roll cage and MK2 six pot front calipers with Alcon floating rotors.
I went to view the car (taking my RS to allow an accurate back to back comparison down a well known stretch of road)
On viewing the car I noted it was running on Michelin Pilot Sport Cups (anyone familiar with typical December UK weather will appreciate that our roads are cold, damp/wet and slippery, moreover they're frequently covered with a fine mulch of leaf debris that is not condusive to high grip levels)
I therefore set off definitely lacking in confidence and a degree of trepidation. Sure enough I initially found the MPS Cups struggling to provide any worthwhile grip.
Searching out what dry patches of Tarmac I could find and leaning on the car as much as I dared through the corners, soon reaped benefits however.
Very rapidly I found my confidence and the grip levels increasing. Feeling more relaxed, I pushed harder and found the grip and balance that had been so lacking in the RS. In short I'd got my mojo back !
In the space of 20 minutes my confidence was pretty much restored and I came to appreciate the Mk1s more benign behaviour, it's balance, the brakes (superior to the RS items no doubt due to to the fitment of the Alcons and RS 29s) the engine noise (the Manthey exhaust and Cup air filter make for a less refined though totally engaging soundtrack) The engine feels the equal of (if not superior to) the unit in the RS.
My only real criticism of the car would be the Manthey KWs, which even with the damper settings subsequently wound right off, proved to be slightly too stiff for the UKs poorly maintained roads. A reduction in the spring rates would make a big improvement I'm sure.
Suffice to say a deal on the Mk 1 was rapidly concluded and I'm now the proud owner of fantastic MK1 GT3 once again.
Meanwhile the unloved GT3 Rs has been returned to it's supplying dealer and sits in their showroom on SOR . . . .
01-02-2012, 09:25 PM
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I think I'm the lone dissenting voice on this one.
I mortally wounded my immaculate and totally standard (road use only) Mk 1 996 GT3 in a big road accident in October of last year. Having failed to find a replacement for it. I instead bought a perfect 16K miles 996 GT3 RS back in early November, thinking it would fill the gap between the raw and visceral Mk 1 and the "standard" Mk 2 version.
Once purchased and used in anger, the initial impressions were not good. A dull soundtrack, poor road manners and an engine that lacked low down torque were my primary concerns. The suspect handling was traced to incorrect camber and toes both front and rear. In addition the rear ride height was found to be too low.
Once the above were reset, the car was improved and I continued driving it in an effort to bond with it, to that end I did a total of 800 miles in 200 + mile hits.
At no point did I feel any real degree of confidence in the rear of the car. The front end was always crisp from a turn in perspective (if I'm honest I found the front a bit too "darty")
But I never really felt I could lean on or trust the rear end of the car. It ran on nearly new (though scrubbed) Michelin PS 2s. Initially I felt that after my accident my confidence had been diminished (and I guess it had to a degree) and this was the root of my inability to feel comfortable with the car. What I had thought would be my perfect 996 GT3 had however rapidly turned into a car I never felt I could/would bond with.
As is often the case in these situations, fate intervened and a contact made me aware of a Mk 1 GT3 that was for sale. The car was modified with a Manthey K400 engine upgrade kit, Manthey KWs, Manthey billet short shift, a ClubSport roll cage and MK2 six pot front calipers with Alcon floating rotors.
I went to view the car (taking my RS to allow an accurate back to back comparison down a well known stretch of road)
On viewing the car I noted it was running on Michelin Pilot Sport Cups (anyone familiar with typical December UK weather will appreciate that our roads are cold, damp/wet and slippery, moreover they're frequently covered with a fine mulch of leaf debris that is not condusive to high grip levels)
I therefore set off definitely lacking in confidence and a degree of trepidation. Sure enough I initially found the MPS Cups struggling to provide any worthwhile grip.
Searching out what dry patches of Tarmac I could find and leaning on the car as much as I dared through the corners, soon reaped benefits however.
Very rapidly I found my confidence and the grip levels increasing. Feeling more relaxed, I pushed harder and found the grip and balance that had been so lacking in the RS. In short I'd got my mojo back !
In the space of 20 minutes my confidence was pretty much restored and I came to appreciate the Mk1s more benign behaviour, it's balance, the brakes (superior to the RS items no doubt due to to the fitment of the Alcons and RS 29s) the engine noise (the Manthey exhaust and Cup air filter make for a less refined though totally engaging soundtrack) The engine feels the equal of (if not superior to) the unit in the RS.
My only real criticism of the car would be the Manthey KWs, which even with the damper settings subsequently wound right off, proved to be slightly too stiff for the UKs poorly maintained roads. A reduction in the spring rates would make a big improvement I'm sure.
Suffice to say a deal on the Mk 1 was rapidly concluded and I'm now the proud owner of fantastic MK1 GT3 once again.
Meanwhile the unloved GT3 Rs has been returned to it's supplying dealer and sits in their showroom on SOR . . . .
I mortally wounded my immaculate and totally standard (road use only) Mk 1 996 GT3 in a big road accident in October of last year. Having failed to find a replacement for it. I instead bought a perfect 16K miles 996 GT3 RS back in early November, thinking it would fill the gap between the raw and visceral Mk 1 and the "standard" Mk 2 version.
Once purchased and used in anger, the initial impressions were not good. A dull soundtrack, poor road manners and an engine that lacked low down torque were my primary concerns. The suspect handling was traced to incorrect camber and toes both front and rear. In addition the rear ride height was found to be too low.
Once the above were reset, the car was improved and I continued driving it in an effort to bond with it, to that end I did a total of 800 miles in 200 + mile hits.
At no point did I feel any real degree of confidence in the rear of the car. The front end was always crisp from a turn in perspective (if I'm honest I found the front a bit too "darty")
But I never really felt I could lean on or trust the rear end of the car. It ran on nearly new (though scrubbed) Michelin PS 2s. Initially I felt that after my accident my confidence had been diminished (and I guess it had to a degree) and this was the root of my inability to feel comfortable with the car. What I had thought would be my perfect 996 GT3 had however rapidly turned into a car I never felt I could/would bond with.
As is often the case in these situations, fate intervened and a contact made me aware of a Mk 1 GT3 that was for sale. The car was modified with a Manthey K400 engine upgrade kit, Manthey KWs, Manthey billet short shift, a ClubSport roll cage and MK2 six pot front calipers with Alcon floating rotors.
I went to view the car (taking my RS to allow an accurate back to back comparison down a well known stretch of road)
On viewing the car I noted it was running on Michelin Pilot Sport Cups (anyone familiar with typical December UK weather will appreciate that our roads are cold, damp/wet and slippery, moreover they're frequently covered with a fine mulch of leaf debris that is not condusive to high grip levels)
I therefore set off definitely lacking in confidence and a degree of trepidation. Sure enough I initially found the MPS Cups struggling to provide any worthwhile grip.
Searching out what dry patches of Tarmac I could find and leaning on the car as much as I dared through the corners, soon reaped benefits however.
Very rapidly I found my confidence and the grip levels increasing. Feeling more relaxed, I pushed harder and found the grip and balance that had been so lacking in the RS. In short I'd got my mojo back !
In the space of 20 minutes my confidence was pretty much restored and I came to appreciate the Mk1s more benign behaviour, it's balance, the brakes (superior to the RS items no doubt due to to the fitment of the Alcons and RS 29s) the engine noise (the Manthey exhaust and Cup air filter make for a less refined though totally engaging soundtrack) The engine feels the equal of (if not superior to) the unit in the RS.
My only real criticism of the car would be the Manthey KWs, which even with the damper settings subsequently wound right off, proved to be slightly too stiff for the UKs poorly maintained roads. A reduction in the spring rates would make a big improvement I'm sure.
Suffice to say a deal on the Mk 1 was rapidly concluded and I'm now the proud owner of fantastic MK1 GT3 once again.
Meanwhile the unloved GT3 Rs has been returned to it's supplying dealer and sits in their showroom on SOR . . . .
01-02-2012, 09:41 PM
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i don't think the 6rs will be any good on the road. the 6.1 is definitely a much more compliant set-up for the street. it's at the track where the 6rs will shine. hard to have it both ways in a 6.
7 is a different story.
7 is a different story.