Well if we are continuing on brakes, why do Porsche steel rotors rust seemingly more than other marques?
Great looking car though Spook!
Great looking car though Spook!
ORIGINAL: Motorhead
Car brake discs are generally made from grey cast iron which, among other things, has high thermal conductivity but low resistance to rusting.
Maybe other manufacturers include elements such as chromium to reduce rusting - possibly at the expense of thermal conductivity..??
Oddly enough, motorcycle discs are usually stainless steel.
Jeff
ORIGINAL: Motorhead
I think that this is the thread you're looking for Michael:
http://www.porscheclubgbforum.com/tm.asp?m=766624
Jeff
ORIGINAL: blueSL
Have to say I think it looks great, it's a pity Porsche limit production for reasons best known to themselves.
I've been to Zuffenhausen many times and the last time I went in September, there were turbo S's and GT3s on the line one after the other and Porsche could make as many as they wanted but choose instead to limit production so making way for, dare I say it, rather dreary lesser models. It is simply not the case that GT3 production is limited for technical/supply reasons. It's a purely business decision.
I've told my salesman that since he can't supply me with a GT3 (in spite of him pushing a turbo S for all it/he was worth, especially the two "frustrated" sale examples sitting in the showroom), I'm going to stay where I am. It's a lost sale, not that Porsche will care one iota about losing business from some oik like me.
His theory was that GT3 production is limited because they lose money on every sale and only want to make as many as are needed for racing homologation purposes. True or not, I do not know, but the demand for the car suggests the other incarnations are tilted too far in the direction of GT/Autobahn stormers.
ORIGINAL: pwebb
Popped into Dick Lovett Swindon yesterday and they have a GT3 with 85 miles on the clock on the forecourt. Very nice too. Why the sale? Well, the owner decided he really needed a TurboS. Go figure.
As far as the thread staying on topic, who cares... really interesting debate and fascinating thoughts on unsprung mass. I was changing over wheels on the Cayenne and they are really heavy, as Nick says, that is the place to save some weight and I can see why the idea of carbon rims takes hold for exotica. For road use there's not much that can be done about the construct (and weight) of tyres themselves, I guess.
ORIGINAL: oliver
ORIGINAL: blueSL
......His theory was that GT3 production is limited because they lose money on every sale and only want to make as many as are needed for racing homologation purposes. True or not, I do not know, but the demand for the car suggests the other incarnations are tilted too far in the direction of GT/Autobahn stormers.
There's lots of myths going around about the 991 GT3, but that one takes the biscuit.
In fairness it was the same with the 997 GT3 and 996 GT3 Mk1 and RS. The production nos will probably reflect the true underlying demand for the first series. If Turbo production was similarly limited then we would probably be seeing the same hype.
ORIGINAL: Lancerlot
£154,521.00 - interesting price! []
Maybe they'd knock off the £21 for a cash sale. []
Regards,
Clive.
Priced at an eye-watering £132K, will anyone really buy that instead of a Turbo S, I wonder ?
Fom his eBay "showroom" the address is given as W1H 1DP. Look it up on Google - I wonder where they keep all the exotic cars?[8|][ORIGINAL: Chris_in_the_UK
Common as muck - there is even one on Ebay.......
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-Porsche-911-GT3-RS-/151193316988?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2333d2ee7c
ORIGINAL: tscaptain
Fom his eBay "showroom" the address is given as W1H 1DP. Look it up on Google - I wonder where they keep all the exotic cars?[8|][ORIGINAL: Chris_in_the_UK
Common as muck - there is even one on Ebay.......
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/2013-Porsche-911-GT3-RS-/151193316988?pt=Automobiles_UK&hash=item2333d2ee7c]
With virtual cars...?[ORIGINAL: Chris_in_the_UK
Looks like it is a 'virtual' office.....
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