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GT3 brakes installed last year, but thanks!
Second owner is a well known collector, car was in a few online articles or strings. I wasn’t sure how I was going to like the color but it’s quickly grown on me
Last edited by cultusrider; 09-19-2021 at 09:46 PM.
It's only a matter of time, the current delta between Mezger turbos and GT3s is just too great to make any sense. I get that some value more the GT3 experience but the $100k deltas are bound to shrink the more people realize that there is nothing else like these motors and there never will be again.
Porsche masterfully cloaked the bait and switch: first with MY1999 Carrera, then 997.2 Turbo, and finally the 991 GT’s.
Inevitable that the collector markets will eventually “catch on” and the wc Mezgers will all be hailed the last 911’s
Originally Posted by Rambler_13
It's only a matter of time, the current delta between Mezger turbos and GT3s is just too great to make any sense. I get that some value more the GT3 experience but the $100k deltas are bound to shrink the more people realize that there is nothing else like these motors and there never will be again.
Put it in a collection and never drive it? For that, I'd think one would want something with a bit more wow factor and some cosmetically exciting options.
Consider it a 'like new' car that you can drive without concern? Certainly not... Much of what typically needs addressing on our cars has at least as much to do with age as mileage, and I can't imagine this one is immune. Probably *worse* on a never-driven car as the minor stuff never gets noticed let alone addressed.
Short term speculation and a flip? Often the case, not sure how much room there is on something like this.
I absolutely *love* the 996 Turbo platform, evidenced by owning two of them and liking them as much or more as my 991 Turbo, but what I love about the cars is how fantastic of a do-it-all supercar (even compared to modern exotica) they can be with some minor tweaks, and the phenomenal bang-for-the-buck they can be.
Is it ever going to be automotive art ala E-type, gullwing, or 250 GT (or arguably even a 964 or 993 Turbo)? Hell no. Rather it is a pretty phenomenal tool that is best when used for its purpose... Driving the hell out of it!
It's only a matter of time, the current delta between Mezger turbos and GT3s is just too great to make any sense. I get that some value more the GT3 experience but the $100k deltas are bound to shrink the more people realize that there is nothing else like these motors and there never will be again.
Couldn't agree more... And it is FAR easier to sharpen the Turbo's handling to GT levels than add 100+ HP to the GT's...
Consider it a 'like new' car that you can drive without concern? Certainly not... Much of what typically needs addressing on our cars has at least as much to do with age as mileage,...
Consider it a 'like new' car that you can drive without concern? Certainly not... Much of what typically needs addressing on our cars has at least as much to do with age as mileage, and I can't imagine this one is immune. Probably *worse* on a never-driven car as the minor stuff never gets noticed let alone addressed.!
I think this kind of concern is overrated. Yes it will need a brake fluid flush, oil change, tranny oil change if you want. Change rubber bits. That's nothing. At some point it will need the usual slave cylinder, radiator, coolant reservoir, etc stuff. No biggie. It's an almost new car without a scuff on the carpet, without a scratch on the steering wheel, not a wrinkle in the seats. It's 99% of the car that rolled off the line in Zuffenhausen in 2003. It's a time machine.
In my view there is no comparison between a car like this and a "sorted"" one with 60k miles. This one is vastly superior and worth every penny of premium.
I think this kind of concern is overrated. Yes it will need a brake fluid flush, oil change, tranny oil change if you want. Change rubber bits. That's nothing. At some point it will need the usual slave cylinder, radiator, coolant reservoir, etc stuff. No biggie. It's an almost new car without a scuff on the carpet, without a scratch on the steering wheel, not a wrinkle in the seats. It's 99% of the car that rolled off the line in Zuffenhausen in 2003. It's a time machine.
In my view there is no comparison between a car like this and a "sorted"" one with 60k miles. This one is vastly superior and worth every penny of premium.
In my view there is no comparison between a car like this and a "sorted"" one with 60k miles. This one is vastly superior and worth every penny of premium.
Not my perspective at all... A car that sits for 20 years IMHO isn't going to be anywhere near "99% of new". Cosmetically? Perhaps. Though low mileage doesn't mean flawless by any means. Mechanically? Not a chance.
Worth the premium? Again, depends on what you are looking for... A pretty thing to sit in the garage? Why not. A reliable, superb drivers car, nope.
Not my perspective at all... A car that sits for 20 years IMHO isn't going to be anywhere near "99% of new". Cosmetically? Perhaps. Though low mileage doesn't mean flawless by any means. Mechanically? Not a chance.
Worth the premium? Again, depends on what you are looking for... A pretty thing to sit in the garage? Why not. A reliable, superb drivers car, nope.
I’m in this camp. If you want living room art, why not just buy a rolling shell? 😉
I get buying a lower mileage car for the condition if the intention is still to drive it. I bought mine with just under 11k miles but still had to put about $12k into it to get it sorted. Even all the rubber bits can add up quickly!
Last edited by Rambler_13; 09-22-2021 at 12:41 AM.
09-19-2021, 09:45 PM
