Zeus993

Awesome comments guys - thank you for your time and amusement. I know this is a definite "first-world" problem but what a great problem to have, right?

Mr. Adair - I dig your move from the exalted 991.2 GT3 back down into your 997.2 RS. This says a lot.

Mooty - well said.

And Farisad - I hear you - the one's I am comparing are a 30 up to 60% difference.

And w00tPORSCHE - you've now got a couple of cars I need to come and drive! Thanks for the offer.

Mr. Adair

It was not an easy decision. The dual nature of 991's is pretty amazing. Driving around with a cuppa coffee in your hand having a conversation with your gal and 10 minutes later ripping it up to 9K on track is excellent. But overall the 997RS feels like a more special occasion. Every time I drive it, even if it's 15 minutes. ****. Eatin. Grin. Because RS.

Jms1

isv

^ I think this is good advice. Especially as with some fairly light and reversible mods you can get the gt3 to very close and in some cases considerably better than the RS easily enough as well without spending that extra for the RS badge. I'd be more than happy getting a .2 gt3 clubsport and tweaking it if I didn't already have my 7.2rs.

Jrtaylor9

That being said, I own and RS. But my butt felt it and ears heard it instantly.

A 7.1 with lwfw upgrade is probably the best back roads 997 GT experience per dollar that can be had still. 997.2rs gets you 80% of a 4.0. Those are my 2 "value picks" for a fun street/occasional car. I think 997.2 gt3 is the least thrilling drive of all of them but probably the best track weapon per dollar out of the mix.

Oddly enough I own the exact opposite of what I recommended. I own a 7.1rs frog and a 4.0. I have my reasons but they aren't because of value. I own them for the reasons Mooty shared above.

bobodrink

If you only driven the GT3, you will never think you need anything more, but once you drive the RS you will instantly feel the difference.(Try downshifting the first time in the RS) To me it all depends on what you are looking for. If you are looking for the ultimate performance on track and collectability, RS all the way. If you are only driving around town and canyons, the narrow tired/bodied GT3 is more lively and fun, and you don't look like your driving a race car everyday with that wing.

I picked the 997.2 GT3 because I didn't find the extra money to be worth it. I added fatter tires, 4.0 LWFW, tune, headers/exhaust and other 4.0 RS bits for way less than the 80k delta. Now I have my own unique car but RS fast!

ONLY DOWNSIDE: I don't have the shorter final drive but I can live with it with 80k extra dollars in my pocket.

WantA997

Not a day goes by that I don't wish my GT3 was an RS. I somehow doubt the feeling would be reciprocated if I had an RS.

Speedster911

My .2RS nice and I love it ... but because of Mooty, ...one day I will have 4.0.....because I wonder what I am missing because I do not have 4.0!!

E-Man

1) if u buy 4.0, you have found the meaning to life.
2) enjoy

Saru385

well, if you get a 4.0 because of mooty, then eventually you'll have to get a CGT as well.
that guy is an expensive role model!

E-Man

No doubt.. wish I could keep up

Saru385

haha. your avatar suggests you might be doing alright.

tasman

I have lived this. Just get the RS and be done with it. Can always sell it and go back. But, doubt you will.

Good luck

Tal

Speedster911

Mooty is role model to some.. idol to others.

ftlaud911

I thought long and hard about this same topic. I came to conclusion that I would rather have two cars for the price of one. Money was the deciding factor. Kept my 997.1 gt3 and added a 993 c4s. Now I have two great cars to experience. I still do lust after a RS, but can't justify the money. Once I decided on the two car strategy it was either a 964/993 or a 997 turbo. That decision was very tough. I figured why not experience an air cooled vs a rocket ship. Love the vintage 911 smells and experience, but I do lust having the power of the turbo. Turbo air cooled are insanely expensive. If only I bought one 10yrs ago.