LaSource

Yes, the prices of 6rs seem to have doubled in the last 1-1.5 years here in the UK. I don't think it's just people like JZM being optimistic...they are up..and they have sold at those levels.

6rs have also clearly surpassed the pricing of 997.1 RS ..and for a while the gap to 997.2 RS also narrowed significantly...however, 997.2 RS have shot up as well now to maintain the usual £40k gap.

997rs4.0

Don't forget that most people that bought 6rs back in the days, used them for what they are design to do. A low mile 6rs is super rare compared to a 4.0! The typical gt3 and especially RS buyer has changed over the last 10 years! Out of 670 produced 6rs I would say 95% has seen track.

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Hi, thought I'd share a few pics & spec of my 6RS with you guys...

Fully race prepped by PARR Motorsport UK;
7RS cage
Recaro SPGs
JRZs & fully solid bushed suspension
Alcon rotors & CL RC6 pads
Cup carbon doors
Cup carbon bumpers
Cup poly glass
Cup Q/R Momo wheel
Cup gearbox & GT diff
Cup cables/shifter/riser kit
Tarett engine & tranny mounts
GT3R E/L headers & custom S/S Cup exhaust
Dymag carbon & BBS E88 rims
Michelin/Avon slicks
Parr power upgrade map
1240kgs & 420bhp


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Ade

LaSource

That RS is a monster!

Ade, I think you have left out half the mods

Put slicks on it and you will be troubling cup cars

aussie jimmy

thanks for sharing the pics, ade!
yes, indeed your car is a monster - have read all the magazine features it's been in.
i can appreciate how much of a labour of love project your rs would be.
certainly a huge commitment. well done and keep enjoying!

4porsh

Ade that car is sick! (means super cool) love the pic of 4 RS's in a row and the small image of your car dancing on the edge of adhesion with the front wheel coming off the ground.
How much weight savings by going with Cup doors?

996FLT6

If the 6rs was available for the USA ie sold here- I have both the red and blue in my garage. Lotsa love for the 6. Mike

LaSource

You mean like this?




Sadly, I made the mistake of selling the red one early last year before the prices doubled

928cs

The red or yellow calipers don't match the stickers and rims on the "blue" RS. Too bad it wasn't possible to have blue or black calipers.

Enjoy your last 996 GT3 RS.

Is there a kind of register for these cars?

LaSource

That may be the case on 'paper', however when physically with the car the yellow calipers actually add a good accent (imho). I suppose there is also the placebo effect of knowing it is the more upgraded option...even if most PCCBs have been dropped for steel in most cars.

Personally I prefer the yellow calipers on either a blue or red car.

I am not aware of a register...?

928cs

You may be right about the placebo effect
Or more seriously, Porsche marketing department may be very good to convince buyers.

A friend of mine owns #1763, which a "red" car with PCCB (originally). It is a very nice machine.

I would still prefer a "blue" car, which reminds me the very first Porsche in which I have had a ride (on a track!), a RS 2.7.

LaSource

I actually bought the red one first as it seemed the better colour to my eyes - red is more traditionally sporty whilst the blue looked garish to me

...then I saw a few blues, and woke up one morning really wanting a blue!

...now I much much prefer a blue one.
Blue was also the rarer colour (30% blue vs 70% red out of the 113 RHD examples)...as I guess red was the launch colour.

But then like other colours which were bolder and therefore rarer to spec new - viper green/signal green 997.1 RS, Aqua Blue 997.2 RS, etc - they become more exclusive and cherished later in life.
The blue 996 RS is generally the more sought after now.

Go figure.

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ps. need a street ride in your 4L whenever suits PLEASE

LaSource

Happy to oblige.
Not sure where you live in the UK, but I hope to be at Merc Benz PH Sunday Service in it this weekend...
...then trying to see if I can make the logic work to take it to Silverstone on Nov 23 or Dec 13 as well as the 996 GT3

Insurance cover and weather likely to be the hold ups...

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hey Jimmy..

yeah I read and drooled over all the mag features too at the time! all credit must go to the one and only previous keeper Tim who bought the car new and then over a few years developed it with Parr MS. then with tim at the wheel the RS competed in TimeAttack UK & PCGB Sprint series, I saw it compete a few times with a couple of class winning times. I bought the car at Easter this year as you see it now. My only mods so far have been my own geometry settings and a very wide Longacre rear view race mirror which is ESSENTIAL for trackdays at the Ring :thumbup