enthusiast

Regardless of the price debate I think if it is for sale by a Porsche dealership the factory extended warranty is a must.

GT3 Chuck

ask them to print out type 1 and type 2 overrevs if any...suspicious that they aren't offering cpo...usually a money maker for the dealer...good luck

mooty

most dealer will replace rotors.
here are tell tail signs.
under the sideskirt, get on your chest, lie flat on ground and look up. if sand blasted, it's tracked.
the lip of wheelarches. if sand blasted, it's tracked.
the "porsche" text on the brk caliper, they are white, if yellowed, it's track.

mfennell

Maybe I missed it but did calicoupe actually talk to the dealer yet? The car doesn't indicate CPO on Porsche's site but that doesn't really mean anything. I called on a car that showed CPO on the site only to find out that it had accident damage and could not be CPO'd. It's easy to believe it could go the other way.

My (limited to 1) experience was that my dealer listed the car as CPO but did not perform the inspection until they had a sales order.

///Mous3

You are 15-20 minutes away from Laguna Seca! You'll have fun *and* improve your skill in about 100 hours of track time.

///Mous3

Damn! Experts are here on these forums... a wealth of knowledge.

I often am more afraid of those people who abuse their cars on the street than those who track. Case in point; my neighbor will start his car and leaves the drive way with engine screaming; that hurts!

PointBy

Has anyone looked at the Guards Red GT3 with the Euro seats and factory roll bar that is at Truspeed Motorcars in Costa Mesa? Asking $79,000 and has under 4,000 miles.

khaug

In 10/06, a friend purchased the most perfect '04 GT3 on the planet (3500 miiles, clearly never on a track, not a single stone chip) w/CPO for $80K from a Porsche dealer in Chicago.

Use this as your benchmark, altho I realize Left Coast prices may be higher.

Larry Cable

My '04 GT3 midnight Blue metallic/natural brown leather with 10.5k miles will be on the market soon, looking for around 80k including GT3 bucket seats, techquipment roll bar, thicker wheel, carbon fibre brake handle and shifter and RS wing, or for around $78k minus those extras.

It has factory RS nose and euro rear bumper too (no bumperettes)

JasonAndreas

Not only that but all rotors with holes regardless of track usage will begin to crack with regular mileage.

If the car is located anywhere that sees temperatures below freezing chances are that the local DPW will sand the roads and (most likely) not bother to sweep this stuff up in the spring. So just about any car driven in New England or the northern and eastern part of the country will show some sand blasting.

Dave I

Did you get the cpz steering wheel aftermarket? If so, where were you able to find one in natural brown?

Steve B in SD

Pete

Pioneer called me about that car (black, right?) to see if I wanted it. It was a stripper-- no options, and they wanted 90K for it. Told them no thanks too, already found one with 5000 miles with lots of options for less money. How'd you find out it had been tracked? Interesting they would still CPO it with that many miles and track time-- guess that says something.

Larry Cable

yes the CPZ wheel was aftermarket and is black ... I think it's the only readily available color

enthusiast

Agree... but mooty was pointing out some key wear areas, when taken as a group, may indicate the GT3 was driven on the track a few times.

multi21

Yes, it was black, you've got the right car. I found out who's car it was by asking a couple of questions and putting 2+2 together. It was ironic, because that same car was on track with me at Buttonwillow a couple years ago and I knew who owned it because it was the only GT3 at the track that weekend.