Oddball GT3 Question
10-26-2009, 08:15 AM
#16
The Penguin King
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Interested in your collective wisdom.....realize this might be a crazy idea.
i have owned in the recent past a 996C4S, 997.1C2S, 997TT. I then have been gone from P-Cars (to F-Car) for the last 12 months and want back.
So I am stuck dead in the middle between a 997C2S.2 (loved the rwd in the past, the lightness of the car) or the new TT (like the power, but last version was a little disconnected and GT like, also like the exclusivity).
Was thinking about a GT3....the problem is this is my daily driver and I head into a couple of conservative business environments. That wing is way too big. But it might have a bit more power, the nimbleness, and the uniqueness.
How stupid (and costly) would it be to take out the GT3 wing and put the C2S real in there? I really just commute in the car and then drive some country roads (never above 100)...is changing the wing really unsafe? Really? Upon sale or real track time (which I no longer do)..could you swap back?
Open to all thoughts!
Thanks
i have owned in the recent past a 996C4S, 997.1C2S, 997TT. I then have been gone from P-Cars (to F-Car) for the last 12 months and want back.
So I am stuck dead in the middle between a 997C2S.2 (loved the rwd in the past, the lightness of the car) or the new TT (like the power, but last version was a little disconnected and GT like, also like the exclusivity).
Was thinking about a GT3....the problem is this is my daily driver and I head into a couple of conservative business environments. That wing is way too big. But it might have a bit more power, the nimbleness, and the uniqueness.
How stupid (and costly) would it be to take out the GT3 wing and put the C2S real in there? I really just commute in the car and then drive some country roads (never above 100)...is changing the wing really unsafe? Really? Upon sale or real track time (which I no longer do)..could you swap back?
Open to all thoughts!
Thanks
10-26-2009, 01:31 PM
#17
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10-26-2009, 01:57 PM
#18
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I think I'd be better off in Austin, but living in Houston it can be quite a sacrifice.
10-26-2009, 04:43 PM
#19
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Objectively a C2S is a better all-round daily driver than a GT3 but that neglects the subjective side. The GT3 is a more involving drive than a C2S or any other 997 variant (except possibly a GT2, which I haven't driven). You'll feel more connected with the road and the car in the GT3, if you like that sort of thing.
However, you will make some compromises in daily driving with the GT3, the biggest one being the very low front spoiler lip. You will eventually scrape the lip. It's not a question of "if" but rather "when". The GT3 is also much louder and stiffer riding, although the PASM suspension in its "normal" setting does a very good job of filtering out the sharp edges of bumps. All that being said, I've been using my GT3 on the streets as much as weather permits with no regrets.
However, you will make some compromises in daily driving with the GT3, the biggest one being the very low front spoiler lip. You will eventually scrape the lip. It's not a question of "if" but rather "when". The GT3 is also much louder and stiffer riding, although the PASM suspension in its "normal" setting does a very good job of filtering out the sharp edges of bumps. All that being said, I've been using my GT3 on the streets as much as weather permits with no regrets.
10-27-2009, 12:43 PM
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Mine does not scrape any more than my 996 did (though the latter was lowered with H&R springs, admittedly). It's really not an issue, at least here in the flatlands...just have to take driveways, etc. at an angle.