Apr 20, 2008 10:00:30 PM
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Apr 21, 2008 12:10:17 AM
Apr 21, 2008 5:55:29 AM
Quote:If I was in your shoes I would definitely get the 997 S with X51 (factory installed). Firstly, the horsepower is the same. Moreover the 997 S X51 is torquier and apart from all that the 997S can be driven in a daily basis. Besides all that the 997S will have a higher resale value because it's the latest model.
Ben_FR said:
I am moving out to LA in a month, and need to buy a car (I currently live in NYC with no car). I have narrowed my choice to a new 997 S, low mileage 997 S or a low mileage 996 GT3. Please include financial considerations in your analysis (also, is it right to assume the 996 GT3 will depreciate the least?. Also, I drove the 997 Carrera S, and I liked it a lot, but it did not excite me as much as the 996 GT3, which has I raw-ness I love.
Apr 21, 2008 6:54:28 AM
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Georgie997S said:Quote:If I was in your shoes I would definitely get the 997 S with X51 (factory installed). Firstly, the horsepower is the same. Moreover the 997 S X51 is torquier and apart from all that the 997S can be driven in a daily basis. Besides all that the 997S will have a higher resale value because it's the latest model.
Ben_FR said:
I am moving out to LA in a month, and need to buy a car (I currently live in NYC with no car). I have narrowed my choice to a new 997 S, low mileage 997 S or a low mileage 996 GT3. Please include financial considerations in your analysis (also, is it right to assume the 996 GT3 will depreciate the least?. Also, I drove the 997 Carrera S, and I liked it a lot, but it did not excite me as much as the 996 GT3, which has I raw-ness I love.
Apr 21, 2008 9:58:45 AM
Apr 21, 2008 10:07:21 AM
Apr 21, 2008 1:03:13 PM
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Ben_FR said:Also, it seems the depreciation would be roughly the same.
Apr 21, 2008 2:01:05 PM
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Ben_FR said:
I think I'm leaning toward the GT3. I just can't see the benefit of paying the same or even more for a car with lower performance. The S didn't excite me like the GT3 does. While I don't plan on tracking the car, I do plan on driving it hard. Also, it seems the depreciation would be roughly the same.
Apr 22, 2008 10:55:53 PM
Apr 23, 2008 2:37:28 AM
Apr 23, 2008 2:38:25 AM
Apr 23, 2008 1:31:40 PM
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Joost said:
I have not seen this one in the equation yet: Are we talking a 996 GT3 mk1 or mk2?
Is there a difference in price/availability/depreciation/ride quality?
I find the mk1 way more pretty to look at than the mk2, however, as I undertood it, the mk2 has substantial better performance/comfort?
-Joost-
Apr 23, 2008 5:12:51 PM
Apr 24, 2008 1:40:34 PM
Apr 24, 2008 9:34:54 PM
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JAG007 said:
I am quite sceptical about this whole thread. Here is a person that says he wants a car for LA, and will not track it. It does not take to much brain power to know that whatever the heart tells you, the 997 is THE way to go.
It is not that it is better (it is), just far more suited to your needs. At the end, you will either live with a dream and not realise it (GT3), and believe me (I live in central London) it is hugely frustrating, or you buy the dream and do something about it (track the thing!). There is no road substitute or "in town fantastic feeling" that a GT3 will procure, only frustrations at not being able to push the car as it maker intended.
The only good thing is that it will depreciate less.
Apr 26, 2008 8:14:38 AM
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easy_rider911 said:Quote:
hesperus said: ... still with only 1,800 original km's on it!
Nice car but all I can think is WHY? A car like that should be used and enjoyed on the track...it's hardly been run in!