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Old 08-06-2007, 09:25 PM
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Plus the turbo will spank a gt3.....oops did I say that out loud

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Old 08-06-2007, 09:41 PM
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i wouldn't-i live in the northeast and need the car to drive on the road in the winter.
Old 08-06-2007, 09:47 PM
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No, plus much less power at my altitude of 6,000ft. Lower the tt and learn how to drive it and you wouldn't change either, even in stock trim.
Old 08-07-2007, 12:46 AM
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You can drive the TT daily in comfort, hit the track hard, take the wife out to dinner later in a driving storm. No other car in the world has that versatility. Stock, it is nasty at the track, modded like Lou's it's badass!
Old 08-07-2007, 01:18 AM
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Originally Posted by eclou
No, and I am selling the Gt3.

TT - more versatile, more passengers, all weather. Much more power stock, and stage II cars are more power than the new upcoming GT2. Handling and feel easily improved with lowering springs and alignment. TT will be able to keep up with the newest peformance bar for years

GT3- beautiful, great tactile feel, surprisingly good on street. Peaky torque - drive it like an S2000 for power. Already at its peak, cannot keep up with future performance levels.
Now that speaks volumes for me.
Old 08-07-2007, 08:00 AM
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The GT3 has a much lower production run than the Turbo so the GT3 will have a better resale.
Old 08-07-2007, 09:07 AM
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Originally Posted by David A
The GT3 has a much lower production run than the Turbo so the GT3 will have a better resale.
Very true. The GT3 has more liquidity as an asset than the TT at this time.
Old 08-07-2007, 05:54 PM
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Originally Posted by David A
The GT3 has a much lower production run than the Turbo so the GT3 will have a better resale.
If I worry about that I am buying the wrong brand, a V8 Ferrari would have been a better choice.
Old 08-08-2007, 01:42 AM
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Whoopsy +1
Old 08-08-2007, 02:59 AM
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Originally Posted by TT Surgeon
You can drive the TT daily in comfort, hit the track hard, take the wife out to dinner later in a driving storm. No other car in the world has that versatility. Stock, it is nasty at the track, modded like Lou's it's badass!

precisely why i dont have TT.
i like to take women, other than wife, to dinner
Old 08-08-2007, 03:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Terry Adams
... It just would not look right pulling up to the market, the gym, the dog park or my Granddaughter's school with a GT3 track appliance.
that explains why ppl look at me funny when my 2.5 year old jumps out of her own recaro seat from the RS or exige
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I bought the TT as my second Porsche. My first one is my track duty work horse and it's a 993 c2s. Neither is my daily driver.

- Had I not had a track car, I probably would have bought the GT3 over the TT. But then again, having had the TT on the track, it is more than just capable. It's pretty freaking awesome, even stock.

But I wanted the versatility.

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p.s. - Mastif, I can't even convince you to take the TT to the track. Why would you even consider the GT3? The TT definately sounds like the right choice for you.
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Originally Posted by mooty
precisely why i dont have TT.
i like to take women, other than wife, to dinner
So I see the 'women' you are talking about is 2.5 yr old.........
Old 08-08-2007, 12:52 PM
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You have to be a better driver to get the GT3 to go as fast on the track than a TT. Its more rewarding. I sold a TT to get a GT3. I think the GT3/RS is the top of the Porsche drivers tree.
The TT on top of the Grand touring tree.
The TT is just not made to do what the GT3 does out of the box. If you want to go from San Fran to
Park City Utah fast and comfortable on the interstate the TT is the car. It is a Grand touring car, plus you can mod the heck out it to extract silly amouts of power, but for me it does no good.
Old 08-08-2007, 01:49 PM
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OG,

almost all the editors and enthusiasts have stated that it is harder to drive the 997TT at the limits, because it is NOT as easy to handle or as linear as the GT3. By that regard, the TT driver has to work much harder on entry and exits to come close to the same corner speeds, and thus require much more skill. The straightaways are another matter altogether.


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