The Million Dollar RS Question
03-27-2013, 04:53 PM
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Love that car-- silver wheels agreed. Scared to imagine what price it went for.
03-27-2013, 04:59 PM
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03-27-2013, 05:21 PM
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With regard to 997 GT prices...I hope youre correct..but 10K more for 3.8..I think their prices gor rather "cemented" now..
with regard to 991 GT3: we will both watch very closely the Sport Auto test of the 991 GT3 - they also do the wet testing. This will be done in october...
until then we have to wait..
with regard to 991 GT3: we will both watch very closely the Sport Auto test of the 991 GT3 - they also do the wet testing. This will be done in october...
until then we have to wait..
I want to see how that RWS gizmo is going to handle the g-force loads of Slicks, A6 and R1S working against an electric motor moving the rear subframe. That electric RWS gizmo motor might have a few track days of life left, or just timed-out like CL hubs.
Marketing stops at the racetrack once real drivers and some sticky tires show up. All the Lamborghinis and R8 go on Limp Mode, the Nissan GTR goes on limp mode, the Fiat cooks the brakes, newer BMW Limp mode, older BMW slooow, 991S overheats, Cayman/Boxster overheats, Viper blows engine, Vette blows more engines, MP4 goes limp, 4.0/3.8 GT3 RS engines seize, wheels depart and clutches/diff wear out. The 996 GT3 is the most solid street legal track day car (but it is ugly).
03-27-2013, 07:10 PM
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the orange for some reason is so bright on its own, the decals only throw it off.
03-27-2013, 07:20 PM
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03-27-2013, 08:12 PM
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Why? It's not a track car. As long as the seats are comfy, the cup holders work, and the automatic transmissions shifts when it's supposed to it's all good.
03-27-2013, 08:24 PM
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I was like what drug was Nizer on.
then I got it
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then I got it
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03-27-2013, 10:43 PM
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I am not posting anything nor saying another word until Peter flies up to Detroit and apologizes to every pair of Adaptive Sport Seats that I have. He knows what I'm talking about.
03-27-2013, 10:46 PM
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I don't think there is a fair comparison in long term (which is all guesswork at this point) values for the CGT vs. 4.0 vs. GT2RS. Most importantly, there were 1,270 CGT's built. If you look back carefully over time, a relatively small number of cars (Porsche or otherwise) built in this quantity have appreciated in value to any real degree. The 4.0 at 600 cars and the GT2RS at 500 cars, obviously a much different starting point. Also, with the latter two, those are 911's and will always appeal to the person who loves the 911. The CGT is in its own, very cool, category, but appeals to a more limited collecting audience.
IMO, you cannot take production numbers of the 4.0 and GT2RS, compare them the the Carrera GT, and make a case against the CGT for long term value. It is a unique car that (unlike a 4.0 or GT2RS) cannot, and likely will not, ever be duplicated. Again IMO, the CGT will be a blue-chip collectible to younger generations like the 300SL (over 1270 built of each the gullwing and roadster) is now for baby boomers.
The 4.0 and GT2RS will obviously stay at the top of the 997 range forever, but I expect current prices to soften once performance of the top 991 models eclipse them.
