With its third year approaching and needing to invest several thousands on warranty and maintenance, I have sold my GTS Cabriolet. The disappointments have been:
The centre locks have been a real pain in the proverbial and costly given my track use,
the previously reported handling issue although resolved, still leaves the car with less than optimal dampers, and
I have got through three sets of front disks and two sets of pads; some of this is my use profile but 330mm disks can't cope with the heat generated and quickly develop cracks
Perhaps I shouldn't take it on track, perhaps I push the car too much but it is a Porsche (not one of those other flakey makes).
It has been a great car with many memories including Spa earlier this year
and two weeks ago at Silverstone with Euan Hankey, covered in track dirt at the end of a great day
but it makes no financial sense to replace the centre locks, dampers and upgrade the brakes so regretfully it has gone.
The recent thread on the Jaguar F Type and prices of 991 CS was interesting - I thought the F Type interior looked cheap so never tried one - prices of 991s with a spec and mileage I would want have not yet approached the £65k quoted and Porsche depreciation is not what it used to be, so I swapped the GTS for a loaded new Cayman S. I will absolutely miss the grunt and street presence of the GTS (Cayman looks a bit of a wimp), but the handling is so much better (I had a cabriolet) and 9x1 PDK is stunning, particularly with a sports exhaust.
Anyway guys, it has been fun, 997 really is the best register, the Cayman one looks very quiet"¦ see you on track days.
The centre locks have been a real pain in the proverbial and costly given my track use,
the previously reported handling issue although resolved, still leaves the car with less than optimal dampers, and
I have got through three sets of front disks and two sets of pads; some of this is my use profile but 330mm disks can't cope with the heat generated and quickly develop cracks
Perhaps I shouldn't take it on track, perhaps I push the car too much but it is a Porsche (not one of those other flakey makes).
It has been a great car with many memories including Spa earlier this year
and two weeks ago at Silverstone with Euan Hankey, covered in track dirt at the end of a great day
but it makes no financial sense to replace the centre locks, dampers and upgrade the brakes so regretfully it has gone.
The recent thread on the Jaguar F Type and prices of 991 CS was interesting - I thought the F Type interior looked cheap so never tried one - prices of 991s with a spec and mileage I would want have not yet approached the £65k quoted and Porsche depreciation is not what it used to be, so I swapped the GTS for a loaded new Cayman S. I will absolutely miss the grunt and street presence of the GTS (Cayman looks a bit of a wimp), but the handling is so much better (I had a cabriolet) and 9x1 PDK is stunning, particularly with a sports exhaust.
Anyway guys, it has been fun, 997 really is the best register, the Cayman one looks very quiet"¦ see you on track days.
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