It's a stunning car.....Also, can't see the general negativity around cars that have been tracked.....Any GT3 owner that tracks their car ( well certainly all the ones I have ever met...) treat the car insanely well, most have the best of everything in terms of service and parts thrown at them, oil changes probably 3 or 4 times as regularly as recommended ( I do mine every thousand miles for example...) and when it's driven on the track, it' s not usually driven any harder than than on the road.
Generally I would say a track focused car is better looked after and probably healthier than a road car, that gets driven in the rain, salt, everyday ride. _________________ 996 Mk2 GT3 Speed yellow
HSC911 Long Beach
Joined: 23 Jul 2014 Posts: 6523 Location: Bedford
Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2018 11:08 pm Post subject:
markturner1960 wrote:
It's a stunning car.....Also, can't see the general negativity around cars that have been tracked.....Any GT3 owner that tracks their car ( well certainly all the ones I have ever met...) treat the car insanely well, most have the best of everything in terms of service and parts thrown at them, oil changes probably 3 or 4 times as regularly as recommended ( I do mine every thousand miles for example...) and when it's driven on the track, it' s not usually driven any harder than than on the road.
Generally I would say a track focused car is better looked after and probably healthier than a road car, that gets driven in the rain, salt, everyday ride.
A bit like a Super bike that has been tracked, it's what it was made for
Cheburator Trainee
Joined: 15 Aug 2014 Posts: 97
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 12:41 am Post subject:
Cunno wrote:
kas750 wrote:
Gareth64 wrote:
It’s a beautiful car. It’s overpriced in my opinion.
Indeed, particularly being modified, in a weak colour scheme and with a few miles on the clock..
The UK Porsche car market is a strange place, a 19 year old car with 60k mile is a leggy car. The good new is 996's are easy to clock God knows what your going to do about the Halfords sorry Manthey mods though
I guess Porsche made a ***** up of epic proportions when they bought Manthey and entrusted them with the running of their GT racing program?
I am also certain that you know far more about tuning Porsches than a team which has won the N24 more than 5 times against the best Audi, MB and BMW could throw at them...
Right...
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Porsche 928 GTS 5-spd
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup race car
Porsche 928 Cup race car
Various BMWs
The return of Marty Wild Kyalami
Joined: 04 Nov 2016 Posts: 1767
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 8:52 am Post subject:
Went to school with the guy selling this as it goes, he’s a good chap and I believe I’ve seen the car, as stated, it’s a proper track weapon. _________________ Life's too short for cr4ppy cars, keep it German!
Boxster S 986.1
Cayman S 987.1 (gone but not forgotten)
Cunno Indianapolis
Joined: 13 Dec 2008 Posts: 2359 Location: Nottinghamshire
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 10:39 am Post subject:
Cheburator wrote:
Cunno wrote:
kas750 wrote:
Gareth64 wrote:
It’s a beautiful car. It’s overpriced in my opinion.
Indeed, particularly being modified, in a weak colour scheme and with a few miles on the clock..
The UK Porsche car market is a strange place, a 19 year old car with 60k mile is a leggy car. The good new is 996's are easy to clock God knows what your going to do about the Halfords sorry Manthey mods though
I guess Porsche made a ***** up of epic proportions when they bought Manthey and entrusted them with the running of their GT racing program?
I am also certain that you know far more about tuning Porsches than a team which has won the N24 more than 5 times against the best Audi, MB and BMW could throw at them...
Right...
I think you have missed the irony of my post _________________ Porsche is for driving not for washing.
Present Car: 2006 3.6 Porsche GT3 997(White)
Ex: 2006 3.4 Porsche Cayman S (Silver)
Ex: 2001 2.7 Porsche Boxster (Seal Grey)
Cheburator Trainee
Joined: 15 Aug 2014 Posts: 97
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 1:22 pm Post subject:
Cunno wrote:
Cheburator wrote:
Cunno wrote:
kas750 wrote:
Gareth64 wrote:
It’s a beautiful car. It’s overpriced in my opinion.
Indeed, particularly being modified, in a weak colour scheme and with a few miles on the clock..
The UK Porsche car market is a strange place, a 19 year old car with 60k mile is a leggy car. The good new is 996's are easy to clock God knows what your going to do about the Halfords sorry Manthey mods though
I guess Porsche made a ***** up of epic proportions when they bought Manthey and entrusted them with the running of their GT racing program?
I am also certain that you know far more about tuning Porsches than a team which has won the N24 more than 5 times against the best Audi, MB and BMW could throw at them...
Right...
I think you have missed the irony of my post
Soz...
Feel like a right tit...
_________________ Porsche 996.1 GT3 CS K400
Porsche 928 GTS 5-spd
Porsche 944 Turbo Cup race car
Porsche 928 Cup race car
Various BMWs
Daniel Donnington
Joined: 02 Feb 2005 Posts: 11866 Location: Not where I want to be!
It’s a beautiful car. It’s overpriced in my opinion.
Indeed, particularly being modified, in a weak colour scheme and with a few miles on the clock..
The UK Porsche car market is a strange place, a 19 year old car with 60k mile is a leggy car. The good new is 996's are easy to clock God knows what your going to do about the Halfords sorry Manthey mods though
I guess Porsche made a ***** up of epic proportions when they bought Manthey and entrusted them with the running of their GT racing program?
I am also certain that you know far more about tuning Porsches than a team which has won the N24 more than 5 times against the best Audi, MB and BMW could throw at them...
EX VR993 - C4
EX 993 - C2
EX GT3 996.1
EX Cayman 3.4 S 987.1
EX Megane R26R #36.
EX Cayman R
LaSource Nürburgring
Joined: 08 Feb 2009 Posts: 472
Posted: Fri Nov 09, 2018 9:39 pm Post subject:
Just the way I like them
All 996 GT3s are wonderful - personally my love is greatest for clubsports as they are track cars. Most mods improve the platform. If one prefers then keep original parts for resale.
Someone asked earlier in the thread whether mk1s had overtaken mk2s yet in value. I suspect that bit of interweb prediction is not a given else it would have happened by now. As much as the mk1 has a nice backstory (the first, hand built, not sold in North Am, etc, etc), to balance that out the newer mk2s were a bit sharper, quicker, generally more cars in better condition due to younger age, and roughly similarly rare. I suspect the greater value will always be in a good colour and condition clubsport of either variant. _________________ 997 GT3 RS 3.8 Grey/Red
996 GT3 Mk2 Clubsport Guards Red
KTM XBOW RR Superlight Spec
BMW E39 M5, BMW E46 M3
Land Rover Discovery 4 HSE
Previous:
981 GT4 3.8 Clubsport
2x 997 GT3 RS 4.0 White and White
2x 997 GT3 RS 3.8 RHD and LHD
2x 996 GT3 RS Blue and Red
2x 996 GT3 Mk2 Clubsport and Comfort
Slippydiff Nürburgring
Joined: 22 Nov 2007 Posts: 381
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 7:42 am Post subject:
Now sold. Come on, own up, who's bought it ???
Gazc2 Kyalami
Joined: 08 Nov 2003 Posts: 1942 Location: Perthshire
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 8:28 am Post subject:
Mark traded the black one he prefers Blue _________________ 2007 997 Turbo & 924s in progress
1990 964 C2
1989 3.2 targa
1987 3.2 Cab
1986 3.3 Turbo
1986 944 2.5 (later fitted with a 2.7 after wife went scuba diving in a flood and popped a piston through the block)
Marky911 Indianapolis
Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 2457
Posted: Tue May 14, 2019 9:33 am Post subject:
I wish. How much was this one up for again? Over my budget I’m sure.
I hope so anyway as I’d forgotten about this thread.
It looks a corker. I hope it hasn’t disappeared into a collection. You wouldn’t think so, being modified etc, but you never know.
Slippydiff Nürburgring
Joined: 22 Nov 2007 Posts: 381
Posted: Wed May 15, 2019 10:05 pm Post subject:
£75K Mark. Dealer sounded less than professional in their handling of potential purchasers though.
Marky911 Indianapolis
Joined: 04 Jun 2009 Posts: 2457
Posted: Thu May 16, 2019 4:12 am Post subject:
Ah yes, I’d forgotten it was a CS etc.
Interesting comments about the seller. Some dealers do make you wonder A) Why they’re in that business and B) How they’re still in business.
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