lusoporsche

For all you GT3 (and RS) owners out there I was wondering what were the potencial alternatives you were considering in the buying process of the car?

Did you pretty much had your mind set on just the GT3 or did you consider other cars such as the Audi R8 or even a combination of cars, say a Radical for the track and a different car for the road?

Targa Tim

nothing else for me.

don't want a Ferrari or Lambo (yet), don't want to pay a lot more for little to no gain in performance.

never interested in Audi R8.

next goal is the McLaren, but don't know when.

if you're a Porsche fan, you have to have a GT3 or RS to complete your collection.

P.J.S.

sold my 996 3 and the only cars I considered to replace were 997.1 RS and 2010 GT3

savyboy

No alternative for track rats. Agreed with Targa Tim as well.

Radical requires a trailer or on site garaging. So not a fair comparison.

Serge944

I was SERIOUSLY considering a Noble M12 GTO-3R.

Porsche917K

There isn't really anything else out there for the price that offers an out of the box street / track package quite like the GT3's.

The only other car I would consider is a Stradale. And I don't see myself in one of those anytime soon.

Bob Rouleau

There is *no* substitute.

stevecolletti

I considered a couple year older 430. I'm a mid-engine guy that loves vintage cars, but I wanted a car I could actually expect to drive.

When I finished my trade study, the Ferrari won layout, looks and sound... everything else went to the RS.

TeamDrugMoney

No doubt at over 100K a GT3 is not pocket change. The flip side is that in general it is a very durable piece of German artwork. Even though we often modify the stock car, even in stock form you can have some fun out on the track with it.

rpalomo

Lotus Exige S 240!!!

jumper5836

How about a Lotus Exige, Corvette ZR1 or Z06 and Viper ACR?

rpalomo

+1 on the exige

Alan Smithee

I had been considering either a new or used GT3 as the next in a succession of 911s after deciding the 997.2 has become too refined for my tastes, but I'm going to go with a Boxster Spyder instead this time 'round.

fc-racer

The F430 was my next dream car. I had picked out the wheels, suspension, etc. that I'd go with when the time came. Then along came JP and his black F430. We swapped cars at Dunnville Autodrome for a session.

Three laps into the session, the Ferrari brakes are starting to go soft around this tough little track. The front-end has little feel and the traction coming out of the corners is quite a bit lower than the rear-engine GT3. The sound and the F1 transmission are glorious, but the rest didn't live up to the hype.

I wrote up a report on the F430 comparison a while back. To put closure to that post, JP is picking up his 997.2 GT3 this week from the dealer and his F430 is for sale. I guess he loved driving mine that day...

I'd still love to have an F430 for a street car though, sexy as hell!

lusoporsche

This was the only car competing with the Cayman S when I was agonizing about which to buy. I chose the Cayman but I still would love to own one someday.

My idea of the GT3 is that it packs some of the Lotus rawness but with the (highly) amplified qualities of the Cayman. i.e. engine, sound, precision build and controls, etc.

Mind you, if I'm ever in the position to buy a GT3 I would still love to have an Exige in my garage!