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That makes the story all the more bizarre if it was bid up to $170k 1.5 years ago and now traded hands for roughly $50k less.
There was a Florida guy who had a similar 2008GT2 in Florida, and the car was a POS, as was the owner who was a scum and scammed a bunch of people out of money and then left the country. Around 2014/15. If I think really hard, I will remember the guys’ name. I wonder if this is that car cleaned up?
There was a Florida guy who had a similar 2008GT2 in Florida, and the car was a POS, as was the owner who was a scum and scammed a bunch of people out of money and then left the country. Around 2014/15. If I think really hard, I will remember the guys’ name. I wonder if this is that car cleaned up?
what did it sell for?
The one that just sold (which may be the same car) just sold for $120k. I don't know if it's the same car or owner, just found it mighty bizarre to find a 15k mile 2008 GT2 selling for $120k, which is an even better price than I paid in April of 2019 for a car with far greater miles on it.
Car has to have major stories. If it was just a question of not enough bidders showing up to an in-person auction, then $120 would not have met reserve, as its not even in the ballpark for a clean example. The last 997 GT2 on BaT a week or two ago had dealers bidding up to $170-ish if memory serves. Were none of them at Mecum?
Sorry for the troll-style title, but I mean it looking back with 12 years of new/go-fast cars, is there anything special about it, or was it simply a very fast car?
I ask, because I'm considering buying one after I spend months* of selective research to affirm whatever half-baked decision I come up with after seeing if the good people of Rennlist, and hopefully a few current or previous owners, opine here.
Background:
1) I always make perfectly rational irrational decisions. My 2 current daily drivers are a 991.2 GT3 Touring and a 1989 FJ62 Land Cruiser. Perfect for most occasions, and can always borrow the wife's Audi A7 when real practicality becomes necessary. I don't ever really think about selling cars. Prefer to assume I'll buy forever and if I don't, so be it.
2) I want a car that would be unique enough to not simply be an alternative to the GT3T. It should bring a smile to my face for its own strengths. I find absurdity a strength, fwiw. Car probably doesn't need to be daily driver, but it should be uniquely exciting enough that I would want to just go drive it a few times a month just because it brings a smile.
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So, would love to hear that view affirmed from a previous owner, or conversely someone that plans to keep one as a dead man's car tell what makes it awesome.
If you bothered to read all this and conclude I talked myself out of one, you might be right, but definitely can be talked into being impulsive.
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O.P. here....well...
Picked this up Saturday in Houston and drove it back home to Charlotte on a ~1,100 mile drive.
I wasn't necessarily ready to pull the trigger, but I knew I would only be happy a completely stock/non-modded car in Speed Yellow and black wheels, so with only 5-6 cars or so that fit that criteria, I closed my eyes and pulled the trigger.
Couple of thoughts:
1) It is nothing at all like my 991 GT3 Touring.....other than recognizing the exterior as "911's" they way they go about both driving fast and driving slow are completely different. This is a good thing, as I was looking for a completely different experience.
2) Whoa, that torque. I've never driving a turbo performance car. It's so mesmerizing to be driving uphill on a interstate at 80 mph in 6th gear, and just push the gas down and it just move so effortlessly and overtake anything in its path.
3) That rear wing, holy $**t. My wife rode with me (which seemed like a good idea, and would have been if it had been 6 hour days instead of 10+) but she wanted to know what was the most different from the GT3T, and a VERY close second to the way they deliver power, is the enormous weight on the rear. I just kept describing it as feels like a giant is riding on the rear of the car. Plus, I'll never get tired of seeing it out the rear view or side view mirrors....it's so ridiculously awesome to look at.
4) The front end feels very light on the highway, but once I took it into the tight turns of Tail of the Dragon (Route 129 on the TN/NC border), it has no problems at all with turn in, from tight switchbacks to fast sweepers. The car immediately felt much much smaller.
5) Reading the thread of differences in body tub (or lack thereof) between GT2 and a 997 Turbo, made me nervous it would feel very heavy/refined. It's not! I don't know if I'd say its a LOT rawer than a 991 GT3, but man, you feel everything all the time.
Anyway, there are always professional photogs set up on Tail of the Dragon, and I reviewed some proofs and ordered my 2 favorites in hi-res that I'll post in the next day or so.
Also, I'd like to especially thank:
@JWrightPNH - John helped me source the car out of California, got it shipped to Porsche North Houston and got it fully serviced, XPEL wrapped, and all sorted out for me on some minor maintenance. PNH had sold the car twice before, so their knowledge on it's history was invaluable.
@jgorscak - Was a previous owner of this car earlier in it's life, and can't thank him enough for the transparency on what he knew about the history of the car. Again, buying a car sight on unseen, was a big leap of faith.
@Steve Theodore - Thanks for your tireless energy contributing here, enthusiasm for the cars, and answering so many questions. You definitely receive huge credit helping me get a better perspective of what I was getting into, and I'm sure have helped many others on a variety of topics.
A couple more pics!
Top of Tail of the Dragon (I ran it west to east) Also, bummer that there was a Rennsport Dragon Rally, that I missed running into them, but I got there later in the day than those guys.
Everyone needs dinner after a big day of exercise!
As you now know for yourself @atlrvr there are no disappointments when it comes to the driving dynamics of the 997.1 GT2, and I absolutely love hearing about the thoughts of a newly minted owner. Huge congratulations to you on your purchase and making the best decision possible to DRIVE your GT2 home. I'm sure the memories you made will last a lifetime, and it looks like a truly amazing drive and an incredible example you found.
This reminds me I should do a proper recap of my recent 2300 mile drive from Seattle area to Las Vegas and back from earlier this month, and I appreciate the motivation!
Huge congratulations and welcome to the club! Its been about 6 months and looks like all your research and planning paid off big time. Beautiful GT2! And big thumbs up....like Steve and I you drove it cross country to bring it home. Gotta live life my friend!
Holy crap. Dream spec. Congrats. That's a dead man's car if I ever saw one: rare, fast, fun, reliable, and tunable (if you ever get bored or "need" a couple hundred more hp!).
Thanks everyone for the positive comments, and love to hear others having long get-to-know-you first drives as well, and @Steve Theodore definitely want to hear about that Vegas trip....that's a lot of different environments you covered!
Got both TotD photos back this morning, so thanks to 129photos.com and killboy.com for the quick turnaround. (browsing their sites for proofs on any weekend is a great way to waste hours finding some unicorn cars, and some crazy wraps, in great scenery.
atlrvr, congratulations on an amazing car and in my favorite SY. That color is such a nice and warm yellow. I am happy to see good and new people appreciating and buying into GT2s.
Earlier this year I decided to retire by YE and intend to sell all cars that I have been hoarding and buy a track car. I hope that all my GT2s go to enthusiasts like you guys on this forum.
08-29-2020 | 10:43 PM
I am happy to see good and new people appreciating and buying into GT2s.