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12-28-2014, 03:42 PM
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Thank you chaps 
PSE solenoid's already disconnected.....
No plans at all. I have Porsche warranty until at least May 2016 and then can still extend, so think I'll keep my cash for tyres.
In the week I've had the car we've done 1000 kms together and yesterday headed out to the mountains to hit the twisties. It was good to be back at the helm of a sports car and out with friends (458 Speciale, Cayman R, Elise, C7 Corvette Z51). The GT3 is very different to the Cayman and didn't immediately put me at ease, but I had 6 years of thrashing the Cayman so that's to be expected.
I was also fortunate enough to take the wheel of my mates 458 Speciale which is off the scale of epic, but it is a very different beast to the 997 GT3 and easier to drive in so many ways. The purity and rawness of the 997 GT3 just rocks and offers something different than the 458. I'd certainly have one of each as they are different driving experiences and that Ferrari is just so quick both going and stopping it's amazing.
On a deserted highway in the middle of nowhere I was shocked to see the indicated top speed of the GT3 being so much higher than the factory claims. Although my VBox was not plugged in I'm sure it was not far off of what was indicated. This will probably be the one and only time I see that sort of speed again, just like it was in my Cayman.
PSE solenoid's already disconnected.....
No plans at all. I have Porsche warranty until at least May 2016 and then can still extend, so think I'll keep my cash for tyres.
In the week I've had the car we've done 1000 kms together and yesterday headed out to the mountains to hit the twisties. It was good to be back at the helm of a sports car and out with friends (458 Speciale, Cayman R, Elise, C7 Corvette Z51). The GT3 is very different to the Cayman and didn't immediately put me at ease, but I had 6 years of thrashing the Cayman so that's to be expected.
I was also fortunate enough to take the wheel of my mates 458 Speciale which is off the scale of epic, but it is a very different beast to the 997 GT3 and easier to drive in so many ways. The purity and rawness of the 997 GT3 just rocks and offers something different than the 458. I'd certainly have one of each as they are different driving experiences and that Ferrari is just so quick both going and stopping it's amazing.
On a deserted highway in the middle of nowhere I was shocked to see the indicated top speed of the GT3 being so much higher than the factory claims. Although my VBox was not plugged in I'm sure it was not far off of what was indicated. This will probably be the one and only time I see that sort of speed again, just like it was in my Cayman.
12-29-2014, 02:54 AM
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Overall it's quite lightly optioned, but seems Colour and buckets were high on the list for the original owner, and exactly as I would have ordered it.
Thinking about it, but unfortunately conflicts with the warranty. There are no consumer rights relating to car ownership etc. over here, but then it's tough to complain when Porsche allow you to extend the warranty yearly up to 10 years or 100k kms. So it's either, or.....We'll see what the future holds.
12-29-2014, 08:53 AM
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I have no idea how much time the car spent in Bahrain as most of it's service stamps are from Dubai, but either way he took good care of her.
The Carrera GT seats are awesome, and even the wife approves of them!!
Yum....CGT Carbon buckets
The only thing missing is a roll cage and harnesses and I expect they will be added at some point.
Congratulations!
12-30-2014, 09:19 AM
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Nice picture, but much better with the black wheels I think. He can rest assured the car will be with me for a very long time to come if I have my way.
