it was a miserable weekend indeed. Hope next time, hope i am in one 😁

 

Emailed him.


There is hope. One of the cars I maintain and recently did a clutch job will go in for sale. Owner and I had a slight conversation months back about his intentions of getting into something exotic. He responded to my email said "lets talk when I get back in town next week". It is a black 07 car.

 

I agree nothing beats OEM Porsche parts. I am also familiar with suppliers used on the 3.9 conversion.

 

Also when I say low miler I'm not talking less than 10k miles. I think a 25-28k miler is a good mark to look for. Mike

 

those are the most confused owners from my experience so far. Nice avatar Mike


-Berk

 

^ careful ppi is what matters : ). Mike ps- yes I agree!!!

 

to OP i think you are being reasonable. I think what you find with many of us GT3 owners that are in the mid miler range is we know they aren't garage queens, and therefore we just want to drive them and enjoy them, not sell them. Just keep your eyes open and you will find something

 

I think the OP's $70K target is reasonable for the type of GT3 he is looking for. The main problem is I don't think there are many of that type on market; I don't recall ever seeing a 60K+ mile GT3 for sale. Nothing wrong with that mileage but it just seems rare. Now if you up the budget to $75K, I think it opens up a lot more candidates but I realize the slippery slope has to stop somewhere.

 

ok, what's wrong with that car?

I'd throw another suggestion for the 996GT3...performance is VERY close and you can't tell what they look like when you're driving it

It's what I did and I'm glad I didn't spend the additional $20k for the 997. I will eventually upgrade to 997 or 991 though...

 

This link shows the car had a natural leather interior...clearly that interior is black. Could be a mistake on the page...or could it mean something else?

That seems priced WAY low for the current market...even with close to 40K miles. The car has a ton of options on it too...random carbon here and there.

Anybody know the history of this car?

 

This car has been for sale at that dealer, or at least was for sale in mid 2012 when I was looking. Dont recall but I talked to the dealer and did not even go see the car when I was traveling relatively close for business.

 

The key here is the OP states he does his own wrenching which is where most of the costs go in these jobs. Based on my own personal experience he can probably do the above list you mention for $1500 using all OEM parts.

 

That car was for sale when I was shopping back in July of 2013. I actually spoke to the guy about it. At the time it seemed like a decent driver and didn't pursue it further but seeing it for sale still makes me wonder what's up with it.

This one on the PCA website looks like a screaming deal instead. Someone jump on it. No affiliation and don't know more than the add
https://www.pca.org/classified-ad/306224

 

Just buy a new GT3 with electric steering. Just don't drive more that 35 mph in a rain storm in case it shorts out and the car steers itself off a Cliff.

 

This car could have Natural Leather Dark Grey. It was a $4505 option. From a distance it's difficult to tell the difference from the regular leather. Up close, it is smoother and more supple. My car has it and I consider the extra cost to be worth it.

This car also has a leather steering wheel. It could be the same as my thicker steering wheel leather, which I am very pleased with. If I was in the market for another .1GT3, I would check it out. Best price I've seen for a 'no issues' car. The mileage is not an issue if maintained properly.