993TurboS

God, my heart almost stopped when I saw that car. Awesome. I love it. I wish he had not modified it, but they are tasteful mods. That car looks about as good as any RS can look in my opinion. And at 137k it is almost affordable now.

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GrantG

Can't believe how much Porsche charges to leave off the RS Script and give Black Wheels (which are already on the shelf for Green and Orange cars).

iLLM3

Couldn't agree more, would just add the black "ghost" or very very dark grey gt3rs lettering!!! It's perfect !

Pete C

That car used to have black lettering. There are picts on the registry.
It does look good but black it such a bitch!

Adam S

Dunno who here follows the collectable car market, I do.
I posted this in another thread earlier, but a 1960s RS just sold at auction for over $300,000, the highest price ever for an RS car.

Almost any car model at less than 400 production is a collectable.
Especially with a unique, model specific color, and a wide body true porsche historical character and heritage.

Sure there maybe a drop in price in the next 3 to 5 years, if any, but don't expect too much.

Long terms this is a keeper, and I suspect, that you won't find many high mileage RSs around.

Mine only gets driven from time to time when I want to enjoy it. It is being kept in as pristine condition as can be.

Finally, with attrition (I've heard of a few being totalled, others crashed), the numbers will get smaller and smaller of correct and in original condition, increasing collectability.

Alan Smithee

Hate to burst your bubble, Adam, but there were more than 400 997GT3RS models produced; the 400 figure is US sales only, and the US cars didn't get the good stuff. There was also a 996GT3RS in other markets, and you can bet on a 997GT3RS being reintroduced before the end of the 997 model run. Bottom line is that this generation of RS will number in the thousands.

Bob Rouleau

I am told that we will see a 997.2 GT3 next year and, the year after that the RS version. So fall 2009 for the GT3 and Spring 2010 for the RS which will be sold as a 2011 model. I am also told that these cars will have the 9A1 DFI engine. Don't know about PDK.

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TRAKCAR

No more oil puddles in the Garage??

///Mous3

So you are planning to live for next 50 years to see 997RS becomes a legend?
You better start putting away gasoline.

BobbyC

Mine has 22k miles...no dry seals or leaking hoses. Life's too short to hope it becomes a 'collectible'!

NJ-GT

400~ RS in U.S., compared to almost 2000 GT3 (996/997) and close to 500 GT2. The RS is an exclusive car in the U.S. market.

I keep getting the "my dream car" thing quite often from people. Just today, I was at a BMW dealer looking for a tow truck, there were exactly 4 different people taking pictures at different times in the 1 hour I totally wasted there.

Neither my old GT3 or the current 7GT3 generate that kind of attention. The RS is special even for people that don't know the car and its pedigree.

The U.S. RS is just missing a bolt-in Rollbar, the plastic window and the carbon bucket seats. These three items are the only difference compared to the ROW RS, and these items are available at your local Porsche dealer. Even after the cost of adding these three items, the car is still cheaper than everywhere else in the world.

So, I think that we will need to wait for 2011 to start seeing sub $90k Mk1 7GT3 RS. At that time, a 4 years old car that just lost 25% of its price, well it sounds like a bargain to me.

340Elise

I absolutely think the RS is worth $17K more, and if I had tried harder, maybe I could have gotten one at MSRP. But, all I can say is that I feel pretty darn good about having been able to achieve purchasing just a regular GT3. I consider myself lucky to be born with the abilities to achieve buying such a car. It is worth every penny!

Yargk

Well put.

Ronan

No regrets..bought my 2008 Green RS and love it. Will keep it permanently and not worry about the market and have pre-ordered and put a deposit on a 998RS at my dealers...(Not the immediate 997 car). I think long term they will hold value, but any five year old car depreciates..(even the CGT is coming down). Apart from true rarities such as the McLaren F1, cars are generally an expense,not an asset...

tcsracing1

You are absolutly right.
If these cars fetch big money in 20-30 years for low mile examples, then the sellers are really being compensated for not having enjoyed the car only for the next owner to come along and have all the fun.

If you got a super model in the bedroom, then use it! same for RS!

Go enjoy the car and celebrate a manufacture who actually builds them for its intended use. Life is too short.... dont worry about resale 20 years from now when you are too old to use it. Let the estate worry what to do with it