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zeroHero said:
Well, what do you guys think? Asked around a little, from what I've found, I should've ordered one a long time ago, too bad it wasn't possible for me to do so at the time.....
Any thoughts or know where one might be hiding?
cheers.
Apr 14, 2007 9:33:17 PM
Apr 14, 2007 9:46:16 PM
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Ludikrisspeed said:
I work for Champion... and just about every other day we have people calling and offering $50K over to get one... so I think it'll be pretty tough.
Apr 14, 2007 10:03:57 PM
Apr 14, 2007 10:34:16 PM
Quote:Two are available. One at Mckenna Porsche and one at beverly hills porsche. Asking 50k over sticker.
Silver Bullet said:
I think the GT3RS will have less depreciation than the GT3 because it will have no sunroof, appeal to purists and poseurs alike, be widebody, and produced in very imited numbers. That should compensate for part of the increased price for sure.
As for getting your hands on one - I saw one advertised in the latest Robb report. I would try eBay and such b/c you're not going to be able to walk into a dealer and get one.
For that reason alone, it might be worthwhile getting your mind used to the idea of a GT3 . . .
Apr 15, 2007 2:07:57 AM
Apr 15, 2007 3:55:32 AM
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SciFrog said:
At MSRP, too late for that. They might make some 08, but if you are not on a list already, probably too late even if they make them.
GT3 RS looks much better and more agressive than regular GT3s. In Porsche world, that's worth 10K already. Combined with all the goodies, the RS is a good deal at MSRP vs the GT3 if you can find one. A true Porsche. Sure it won't be much faster than a regular GT3, it is in essence the same car with (possibly?) a better suspension setup. No surprise there.
Apr 15, 2007 4:23:33 PM
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Ludikrisspeed said:
I work for Champion... and just about every other day we have people calling and offering $50K over to get one... so I think it'll be pretty tough.
People paid $100K for the $55K 1990 NSX and $100K for the $55K 1990 Corvette ZR1, to be the first on the block. The first 996 Turbos resold for $50K over MRSP in 2001 , but the 997 Turbo has had no where the same resale demand , and there are many known reasons for that.
Apr 15, 2007 7:13:55 PM
Apr 15, 2007 10:29:35 PM
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nberry said:
A classic? What are you guy's smoking? It is a GT3 with same performance with a different suspension, marginally wider and a big silly wing on the back. The only classic character to the RS is its premium over MSRP. The poor chump that paid a premium will rue the day especially if Porsche builds a 2008 model.
The say a sucker is born every minute but when it involves Porsches it is every 30 seconds.
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frayed said:
From PCNA there will be 100 2008 GT3RSs. I know this is a heated debate, but on Saturday the word from the PCNA district sales rep went from "maybe" (i.e. over the past 4 mos. PCNA has not confirmed nor denited 08 cars) to "absolutely".
The extra 100 should make finding one a bit easier and perhaps knock down the ridiculous markups a bit.
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zeroHero said:
Well, what do you guys think? Asked around a little, from what I've found, I should've ordered one a long time ago, too bad it wasn't possible for me to do so at the time.....
Any thoughts or know where one might be hiding?
cheers.
This is from Sport Auto supertest of the RS as posted by Eric on sixspeed.
"Nordscleife: 7:48
0-100 km/h in 4.3 secs.
0-120 km/h in 5.6 secs.
0-140 km/h in 7.5 secs.
0-160 km/h in 9.2 secs.
0-180 km/h in 11.1 secs.
0-200 km/h in 14.0 secs.
verdict:
the RS doesn't outperform the GT3 but what else did you expect?
Both come with the same engine, except of the fly wheel, even though Porsche made some efforts to close the gap between a super sports car and a street-legal race car, it takes an experienced driver to discover the slight difference between these two. The driving dynamic of the GT3 RS is unbeatable with 77 pts it scores the hishest points in the sport auto Supertest ever, same as the GT3"
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So why would you want one for the almost $20,000 more? If you like the big wing on the back, there is a vendor now selling and installing them for about $5000.Save yourself money and enormous depreciation and get the GT3 and install the silly big wing.
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nberry said:
A classic? What are you guy's smoking? It is a GT3 with same performance with a different suspension, marginally wider and a big silly wing on the back. The only classic character to the RS is its premium over MSRP. The poor chump that paid a premium will rue the day especially if Porsche builds a 2008 model.
The say a sucker is born every minute but when it involves Porsches it is every 30 seconds.
Apr 17, 2007 4:48:11 AM
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mvn1971 said:Quote:Two are available. One at Mckenna Porsche and one at beverly hills porsche. Asking 50k over sticker.
Silver Bullet said:
I think the GT3RS will have less depreciation than the GT3 because it will have no sunroof, appeal to purists and poseurs alike, be widebody, and produced in very imited numbers. That should compensate for part of the increased price for sure.
As for getting your hands on one - I saw one advertised in the latest Robb report. I would try eBay and such b/c you're not going to be able to walk into a dealer and get one.
For that reason alone, it might be worthwhile getting your mind used to the idea of a GT3 . . .
Quote:I wouldn't say that. This is fleet manager of 2nd largest porsche dealership in US, behind Champion. They were alotted with 8-9 2007 RS. This guys got the connections. Putting hold on my C4S for now. Waiting to hear further information. It would only makes sense that porsche makes the 2008 RS. They love making money.
frayed said:
Well, you can't really look it up. I would classify it as a reliable leak.
Don't fret too much, but I'd approach the RS issue as potentially a number of dealers getting cars. I'd also bet that those dealers lacking strong relationships with PCNA will be the last to know.
Apr 17, 2007 1:37:09 PM
Apr 17, 2007 4:14:14 PM