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Old 04-05-2012, 07:44 PM
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Hey Hey. So I've been hanging around here for the past year learning everything I can about the 997 GT3's. I am now finally ready to buy! After looking at the typical Autotrader, eBay options, I figured that I would summon the "I know someone" power of Rennlisters to help me on my quest.

Originally I was looking for a .1 GT3, but have since decided to instead look for a .2 GT3 (most likely a 2010). My objective is to keep it under a 100k though. Best if its a private sale then I don't get hammered with sales tax. So if you or someone you know is thinking about upgrading your 3 to an RS, or just selling for that GT-R (), then let me know. Any help or contacts would be appreciated.

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Old 04-05-2012, 11:19 PM
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Just listed mine in the classified for member section.
Old 04-06-2012, 02:56 PM
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I've be thinking of unloading my 2011 RS. Send me a message if necesary. I will tell you this if you are planning on tracking then you should go for an RS. It really is leaps and bounds above the standard RS; I almost made that mistake. If you get a non-rs be sure to get one with the rs bucket seats otherwise you wont be able to get a harness for the track and when doing those kind of speads its the only way to go. good luck. I'm selling mine for 135k. 5k miles.
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Originally Posted by Kaiservon
My objective is to keep it under a 100k though.
Originally Posted by Big Al HURT123
I'm selling mine for 135k. 5k miles.
looks like a match made in heaven
Old 04-06-2012, 03:26 PM
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BGB sells their super GA DFI 450hp cayman for $140K OBO. looks like a hell of a car to me, just wonder why are they selling it.
Old 04-06-2012, 03:40 PM
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Originally Posted by green
Just listed mine in the classified for member section.
buy this one
Old 04-06-2012, 05:00 PM
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Since I already have a dedicated Spec racecar to get my wheel-to-wheel racing fix, the GT3 will be a second car to have fun with up here in the GA mountains. I will also do a few DE's a year with it. I was debating for a long while about a .1 RS vs. a .2 3. Ultimately the 3 won out for a bunch of reasons.

I appreciate the offer for your RS, but as Traffic53 says...its not exactly a match for my budget.

As for an update I am actually working again with the dealer for final details on Red Bears 2010. If all goes well, I will pick it up tomorrow. Which is my birthday. Talk about an awesome present to myself!
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Nice car! Nice for street/occasional track day..
Happy birthday.
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We will welcome you to the forums officially when you post pictures. Till then you are just a black sheep. ;-)
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Being a black sheep is the story of my life. I am left-handed AND red-headed.
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So I picked up Red Bears former love, a 2010 GT3. I decided to try and make it "mine" by doing a little custom work with my products. Most of you may recognize the yellow headlights in ALMS or Grand-Am. Many times they are using Lamin-x yellow protective films to meet those regulations.

I started out with just straight "Tint" on the headlights, turn signals, and side markers. I love the look, but I use that combo a lot.

Everyone was pressuring me to put yellow on the headlights, because it just looks awesome. So I did that for day or so. They indeed look awesome, but didn't want to be hassled by cops. Especially when our plant is right next to the county sherriffs office!

I remember seeing the black trim on the Carrera Speedster headlights and thought something like that may look good. So now I have our clear film in the middle, but put our Tint film around the outer rim. I must say, in person it looks awesome. I may go a little darker on the rim and use our Gunsmoke instead though.
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Welcome to the forum!!(nice car)
Old 04-13-2012, 05:46 PM
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Thanks Paver. You probably already know all about this car! I'll be getting to know it more at AMP at the end of this month. In the meantime I need to wrap this thing with our paint protection film before it gets any worse.
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Congrats on the new ride -- perfect color choice!
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Originally Posted by Kaiservon
....I need to wrap this thing with our paint protection film before it gets any worse.
Are you Lamin-x?


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