tlarocque

How are you Jeff? Still wish I could have made your green car make sense for me but I'm sure it went to a happy new owner.

IMO, can't go wrong with any of them. I loved my 2 996 GT3's but my new-to-me 997.2 GT3 (at least in my hands) is in a whole different league. I have yet to figure out why people claim the 997 cars are soft/street cars. I think its a much better car on the street and the track. FWIW, at a track day back in June I went for a ride in a 997.2 RS and then got to drive a 997.1 RS on the track (after having driven my 6-GT3 all morning). I immediately went home and put my car up for sale to get the 997-3. Sounds like you got the same feeling from your stint behind the wheel.

HOWEVER, only you and your wife can decide how much money you really want to spend or how attached you are to the Cayman/996 you have. If you don't really care about being the fastest car out there then the 6-GT3 is a great choice but don't fool yourself into thinking you are going to get a good one that is track ready for $50k. I'd figure $60-65k to be track ready. If I were you I'd be tempted to get a 997.1 RS as a "compromise".

Good luck!

Turn3 Autosport

Hey Todd,

i think you would have had fun with the green car!

Thanks again for all the opinions, we will search around. Looks like fall is officially here now judging by the rain, so that gives us some time to find the right car!

Cheers

pranqster

I had a gen 1 RS and never came to terms with the rear suspension. In some corners it would move once, then pause, then move again. I had wanted a orange and black RS since 1973, but it did not live up to my expectations. I have heard others express similar comments.

I have heard the 3.8's are not like this. A similar driver as I at Miller Motorsports (4.5 mile track) with PCA this weekend was about 4 seconds a lap faster on Hoosiers in a 3.8 than I was in my 6 GT3 on pilot sport cups. The 3.8 RS's were around 5 seconds faster on Sunday. My 6 GT3 is still on stock suspension.

I am not sure how much is due to tires, but I was rotating the rear end around to try to go as fast as I could around the track.

I would skip the Gen 1 GT3 and RS and opt for a 6 GT3 or a Gen 2 GT3 3.8.

mooty

concur

SH || NC

With more power, better suspension, and hoo hoos, I would have thought the gap to be bigger than 4-5 seconds. Nice driving.

LonnieR

++1

Turn3 Autosport

Allan was kind enough to bring his car out to the track day we hosted on friday for me to drive. It was raining, it is not my car, so I was pretty gentle with it (well a little ABS into turn 1 once... ) I have to say I really enjoyed the car. It is set up quite well and felt very similar to my old 84 car but with a much wider power band. Thinking this may be the way to go.

That and the wife likes it, fits in it (despite being vertically challenged) and thinks it would be a good move. Unlucky that the clutch felt heavy to her compared to our Cayman S and she is not sure she would drive it on the street......

Thanks for the drive Allan, and for trusting me in the car in the wet! Very kind of you! and brave....

Cheers

AllanJ

You're very welcome, Jeff. You drove the car very well and you can take it for laps anytime you want next year. I trust you.

Too bad about the rain. Were you as pissed off as I was on the way home when you saw those dry roads in Abbotsford? What's with that stupid giant cloud that wanted to live above the track?

Cheers,