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GT 3 Production run likely to be extended

bobfair

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Those of you who still hanker after a GT 3 and perhaps find the Turbo S a little on the pricey side may be interested to hear that the 991 GT 3 production may be extended and more cars produced. My old OPC rang to tell me that he is 75% certain he could get me a car as he had heard from Porsche UK. A few weeks ago he told me there was no chance of getting a car. There are rumours there wont be a Gen 1 991 GT 3 RS given the delay on the GT 3 and so Porsche are considering making more GT 3's. He was quite convincing so I have given him a deposit!! The GT 3 still looks the best value sports car around at present. I would have loved a 458 but just cant bring myself to pay that premium and whilst the Turbo is a great car I prefer the driving experience and value of the GT3
 
Bob,

My PC is telling me a similar story.

The 458, much like Turbo 'S', is now more of a GT than a sports car. For a truly sporty model, you'd need to look at the 458 Speciale, which owes more in developed parts to La Ferrari than it does to its namesake.
That is, of course at a considerable premium to GT3 but then again, as a keeper, it may well become an investment too.

Good to hear you're still alive and kicking BTW! [:)]

Regards,

Clive.
 
Bob,
Good to hear from you again. So it's taken 2 years to finally consider coming home.
IF you are fortunate to get a new GT3 then please spec similar to your last one because in another 2 years I may be interested!!![:)]
 
mmm, I'm dropping into a local OPC tomorrow for other reasons, but may ask the question if they are hearing the same..
It does represent great VFM- which is quite an odd thing to say about a Porsche..[:)]
 
Peter
I am not certain that I can get a car yet so delivery dates somewhat murky. However my OPC said his last delivery on the current batch is in November so he expected a manufacturing date of late 2014 /early 2015. There will be much agonising over the specification as the car now has a more luxurious interior and better ride so I am looking at it as alternative to a 458 rather than an out and out track car. It will do a few track days of course (it would be criminal not to). One of my problems is management does not like the fact you cant recline the buckets so I may have to go with the sports seats which are not as good on track but more comfortable on the road for management.

Mike how does your 991 compare with your 997? I would love to hear what you think of the 991 GT3

I agree about the 458 Speciale Clive I would love to have one but its another £100k plus bigger running costs and the number of circuits you can use it on is limited due to the noise. I am also unemployed again following a recent deal and it will be quite a few years before the Speciale starts to go up in value and running costs will be very high if you use it in the way intended.
 

ORIGINAL: bobfair

Peter
I am not certain that I can get a car yet so delivery dates somewhat murky. However my OPC said his last delivery on the current batch is in November so he expected a manufacturing date of late 2014 /early 2015. There will be much agonising over the specification as the car now has a more luxurious interior and better ride so I am looking at it as alternative to a 458 rather than an out and out track car. It will do a few track days of course (it would be criminal not to). One of my problems is management does not like the fact you cant recline the buckets so I may have to go with the sports seats which are not as good on track but more comfortable on the road for management.

Mike how does your 991 compare with your 997? I would love to hear what you think of the 991 GT3

I agree about the 458 Speciale Clive I would love to have one but its another £100k plus bigger running costs and the a recent deal and it will be quite a few years before the Speciale starts to go up in value and running costs will be very high if you use it in the way intended.
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Mike how does your 991 compare with your 997? I would love to hear what you think of the 991 GT3
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I was quite anxious about loosing the manual gearbox Bob, but I must say the new 991 GT3 with the paddles is really awesome. It is so very quick, banging up and down the PDK-S gears, that I'm really looking
forward to the next track day in August so I can get to grips with the car and the other serious step changes that have been made over the 997 gen2, namely the wider front track and rear wheel steering.
We managed a few days up north earlier this month to run in the new engine and covered about 1100 miles, so I do feel that I'm beginning to bond with the car- my management also dislikes the bucket seats
but provided we have regular stops then all is well- I think they are brilliant, suit the car and are of course the only way of using six point harnesses on track. Regards Mike

2014 991 GT3 Guards Red
2014 Macan S Diesel White
 

ORIGINAL: Lancerlot

Bob,

My PC is telling me a similar story.

The 458, much like Turbo 'S', is now more of a GT than a sports car. For a truly sporty model, you'd need to look at the 458 Speciale, which owes more in developed parts to La Ferrari than it does to its namesake.
That is, of course at a considerable premium to GT3 but then again, as a keeper, it may well become an investment too.

Good to hear you're still alive and kicking BTW! [:)]

Regards,

Clive.
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Hi Clive

Good to catch up on Friday. Any joy at Swindon?

In fairness, the turbo has always been a GT car. Right from the off when the 930 was fully specced with all the kit it has provided the effortless performance that is the sine quae non of a GT. The fact it can also give some of its more sports orientated brethren a run for their money has to some extent counted unfairly against it. And Porsche themselves haven't helped by some of the stuff they put in the brochure. May be it lacks a bit of drama and street cred but at the end of the day in all ways and in all weathers the turbo continues to deliver.
But then I would say that wouldn't I. [;)]

Nick
 
I drew a blank at Swindon who just wanted to sell me a 991 turbo S - no thanks - so I have placed a deposit for a GT3 elsewhere to run alongside my 997.2 turbo PDK.

The idea that I would get an extra £90k of utility by swapping my existing car in for a new one is laughable, not to mention the swingeing depreciation which afflicts all water-cooled turbos. Instead, add an extra £20 - 30k and get an entirely different parallel dimension to 911 driving. YMMV etc.

"Some say" there are 70 more cars coming to the UK and the engine issue will soon be long forgotten. I don't have a build slot yet but my fingers are tightly crossed.
 
No guarantee, but I think a deposit is a sign of serious intent and might persuade Porsche to allocate more to the UK. Who knows?
 
Doesn't look like this is true. If you look at PH, it sounds like something has happened this week and the party's over with deposits being returned. Not mine so far, but I don't hold out any hope...
 
It would make sense to make more cars as many of the recalled engines will have been unused/undamaged and with the upgrade could go into new car I guess.
 
It would make sense to keep 911 enthusiasts loyal to the marque by satisfying all demand for them rather than this artificial restriction. The whole Porsche heritage thing is based around the 911 and if they think it's of value, which they do, they should cater for all 911 demand.

If Porsche can't be bothered to make a GT3 for me, do they think I am going to just roll over and buy an oh-so-dreary Carrera 2S or targa instead? Hardly.

Sad to say though that me walking over to Ferrari or McLaren is not going to make a jot of difference when they can sell every Macan and Cayenne they can make, and more.
 

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do they think I am going to just roll over and buy an oh-so-dreary Carrera 2S or targa instead?
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steady on Mark - I like my C2S - though the 991GT3 is epic, it has to be said.
 
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