Quote: Originally posted by oceancarrera on 08 December 2006
Piers,As with any GT3, the weakest link is the driver. The 996GT3 is an honest car and it will not save you with PASM/PSM/TC/4wd. That's why you see quite a few GT3s spin on trackdays! (this is no dig at my friends here from todays TD at Bedford as I've spun there more than probably anyone else here!
)So this leaves the question of "which GT3 do I go for?". The Mk1 is a rawer and more visceral car than the Mk2. I've recently learned that part of this is due to the Mk1 being a more mechanical car than the Mk2 - in particular the throttle inputs... the Mk1 retains a mechanical throttle linkage, whereas the Mk2 employs the e-Gas (fly-by-wire) throttle. The driving of both cars can be adjusted so that a Mk2 is just as pointy as a Mk1, but the Mk2 always feels a little more ponderous, imho, than the Mk1 due to: wider track and marginally heavier (but noticeable) weight. But standard out of the box, the Mk2 is a marginally quicker car given the same driver... we are talking tenths here.Whatever GT3 you go for, go for one with a good service history. Servicing is everything on these highly strung cars. As many of them get pushed in their performance, they need servicing almost as much as cup/race prepped cars. It's not surprising that a Cup car and properly setup GT3 are relatively close in their performance.A lot of GT3s have been "used as intended", but that should not put you off IF IT HAS BEEN PROPERLY LOOKED AFTER by the right specialists, not just any specialist.Cheers,Adrien