Looking for buy a 911 991.1 GTS

[mark.bonner]

Hi all,

I am on the market for a 911, 991.1 GTS looking for max 30,000 miles on clock and no more than 3 owners.if you have one you would consider selling, I would love to hear from you

 

[carrera4life]

I've just acquired a 991.1S and it's way too quick for the road
Mind you that might have a lot to do with the shocking state of the roads around here. I can't see me exercising the 0-60 (4.3 or 4.1 with chrono) much.

The firmness of the ride makes me happy I've got the cayenne for more leisurely journeys.

 

[ianthow]

I've just acquired a 991.1S and it's way too quick for the road
Mind you that might have a lot to do with the shocking state of the roads around here. I can't see me exercising the 0-60 (4.3 or 4.1 with chrono) much.

The firmness of the ride makes me happy I've got the cayenne for more leisurely journeys.

I have owned cars with 0-60 times in the low 4 secs (Mercedes E55 AMG Kompressor and Chevrolet Corvette C6 X51). The thrust on full throttle is very addictive but the reality is that road cars does not need this level of performance to be fun. I now have owned my 987.2 Cayman S for 9 years, and it can deliver addictive thrust when needed, not quite in the same league as my former drives, but still great fun. A sub 5 second scream to 60 is not important on the road, what you need is a good wide torque band giving a strong pull from moderate revs. The Cayman's 3.4S lump does just this and, yes, I have been tempted to upgrade over the years, but the reality is that I would be unlikely to enjoy a GTS any more than my 987S, and probably would not achieve any better A to B times on a good clear driving road (certainly not any better on typically congested roads). This really is a case where I believe that less is more.

Mark, save some money and broaden your choice by looking at a 991.1 S or even a 981 Cayman S for even more fun.

 

[carrera4life]

I have owned cars with 0-60 times in the low 4 secs (Mercedes E55 AMG Kompressor and Chevrolet Corvette C6 X51). The thrust on full throttle is very addictive but the reality is that road cars does not need this level of performance to be fun. I now have owned my 987.2 Cayman S for 9 years, and it can deliver addictive thrust when needed, not quite in the same league as my former drives, but still great fun. A sub 5 second scream to 60 is not important on the road, what you need is a good wide torque band giving a strong pull from moderate revs. The Cayman's 3.4S lump does just this and, yes, I have been tempted to upgrade over the years, but the reality is that I would be unlikely to enjoy a GTS any more than my 987S, and probably would not achieve any better A to B times on a good clear driving road (certainly not any better on typically congested roads). This really is a case where I believe that less is more.

Mark, save some money and broaden your choice by looking at a 991.1 S or even a 981 Cayman S for even more fun.

I had a 987.1S which was way more fun to drive than the GLA45 I also owned; less was definitely more!

The acquisition of the 991.1S was an itch 50 years in the making; that aside, the 987 was probably better "bang for buck".. I do like the 991 though.

To the OP, there's a rather nice 981S for sale at Friend's Green ; if it hadn't been for the itch, this would have been , for me, very desirable.

... If the itch will let you...

 

[Cei1973]

I wouldn’t worry about the number of owners as many of these have has many owners as with a lot of high end cars, service history is more important.

Good luck with the search, it’s the fun time!