997 GT2
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Candellara
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Hi All - newbie here and first post.
Have had Ferrari's for the past 5 years and maybe looking to dip my toe in Porsche ownership.
My current car is a late 2004 360CS and i may look to a GT2 at about 100k. Question is, how different is the ownership experience / drive?
Thanks
Jason
Have had Ferrari's for the past 5 years and maybe looking to dip my toe in Porsche ownership.
My current car is a late 2004 360CS and i may look to a GT2 at about 100k. Question is, how different is the ownership experience / drive?
Thanks
Jason
Hi, The 997 GT2 you're looking at around £100K would be a good price. In standard form they were just over £130K new. [&:] No problem with the car at all, really. It's a very fine motor indeed - probably the best 911 I've had. [
] Try for the Club Sport spec. if you can. I know it has the roll cage etc. but it's all part of the genre and is the more sought-after spec. It's low - so be prepared for periodic front splitter replacement! It's also very hard sprung and has very low profile boots so its a little harsh on bumpy roads at low speed and it tramlines a little more than the Fezza. But it's very economic to run and the folding-back sports seats are the best in any class - expect to renew the rear boots every 4K maximum. Never driven the 360CS but in comparison with my Scud, the GT2 suspension is inferior and you may miss the FI gearshift. The GT2 has a fair bit more grunt than your CS and you'll love its jet-like propulsion when the turbos spool up! Ferrari power is much more linear. Also, the Porsche may not create so much of a stir with passers-by as the Ferrari - there aren't so many around, but if you're keen to go incognito (comparatively!) that is all to the good. [8|] The Ferrari is easier to drive quickly. The Turbo demands a different technique altogether. The physical characteristics are of course not the same. ie rear engine as opposed to mid engine. The handling characteristic are therefore completely different. It would be as well to be little circumspect with the GT2 until you're really comfortable with it. The differences between the two are really only apparent at quite unmentionable speeds. [] Hope this helps. Regards, Clive
] Try for the Club Sport spec. if you can. I know it has the roll cage etc. but it's all part of the genre and is the more sought-after spec. It's low - so be prepared for periodic front splitter replacement! It's also very hard sprung and has very low profile boots so its a little harsh on bumpy roads at low speed and it tramlines a little more than the Fezza. But it's very economic to run and the folding-back sports seats are the best in any class - expect to renew the rear boots every 4K maximum. Never driven the 360CS but in comparison with my Scud, the GT2 suspension is inferior and you may miss the FI gearshift. The GT2 has a fair bit more grunt than your CS and you'll love its jet-like propulsion when the turbos spool up! Ferrari power is much more linear. Also, the Porsche may not create so much of a stir with passers-by as the Ferrari - there aren't so many around, but if you're keen to go incognito (comparatively!) that is all to the good. [8|] The Ferrari is easier to drive quickly. The Turbo demands a different technique altogether. The physical characteristics are of course not the same. ie rear engine as opposed to mid engine. The handling characteristic are therefore completely different. It would be as well to be little circumspect with the GT2 until you're really comfortable with it. The differences between the two are really only apparent at quite unmentionable speeds. [] Hope this helps. Regards, Clive
Candellara
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Thanks Clive. Need to give some thought. Biggest cost as always is cost of change and i don't want to get into something i regret maybe a few months later. Think i probably need to test drive one.
Tom, Nope - never liked them. [:'(] No pedigree, you see, notwithstanding the brief influence of a certain J. M. Fangio in the very early days! Not an iconic manufacturer in the same stable as the others IMHO. No racing you see - that's why I can include the Apollo in my ultimate fleet even though its only been going since 1994 [
] Regards, Clive.
The Scuderia is amazingly docile and tractable so behaves very well in most road conditions, but I don't believe Ferrari ever intended this model as commuter transport - they have the California for that. It's a special motor for special occasions . You feel a million dollars in it each and every time you take it out. In this neck of the woods, it turns heads and puts smiles on faces and I'm forever getting invitations to shows, displays etc.! [8D] In contrast, Porsche. for some unknown reason, seem to generate resentment in some quarters. [] The Turbo is more economic to run (you don't get a computer or even a decent fuel gauge in the Scud) and you can park it in the local Supermarket without a small crowd gathering! Reliability? Porsche - I had 2 trips to my OPC for engine belt changes (whine) in 4K miles; Ferrari - 3 trips for an engine warning light (eventually diagnosed as a small exhaust leak) in 10.5K miles. It's the wolf in sheep's clothing, whereas the Fezza wears it's heart on its sleeve! [] Really you need both! [] Regards, Clive
] The Turbo is more economic to run (you don't get a computer or even a decent fuel gauge in the Scud) and you can park it in the local Supermarket without a small crowd gathering! Reliability? Porsche - I had 2 trips to my OPC for engine belt changes (whine) in 4K miles; Ferrari - 3 trips for an engine warning light (eventually diagnosed as a small exhaust leak) in 10.5K miles. It's the wolf in sheep's clothing, whereas the Fezza wears it's heart on its sleeve! [] Really you need both! [] Regards, Clive
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