997.2 GT3 RS Dilemma
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I too have a 997.2 GT3 RS, I bought it 6 months old with 528 miles on it, it now has 7k. I have done 20+ trackdays with it and as is the general consensus it's awesome. Will it really be worth that much less in 10 years time with 5k on it? Mine is a keeper have watched the prices fall then rise over the last 2 years of ownership, for me they just have to be used! Drive it, go on you know you want to!
^^^^^ Agreed! Mine had 1500 miles on it 2 1/2 years ago when I bought it and now has done nearly 10k.
It's done a few track days, a few euro trips, encompassing the ' ring and Spa and do you know what, I've enjoyed every bloody one of those miles, it's an awesome thing which really has to be driven
Its got a few stone chips, gone thru a few sets of tyres, but I don't give a flying feck!!!!
Life really is too short and to the OP, great call not selling your car, you don't 'need' to sell it, enjoy the moment....
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It's done a few track days, a few euro trips, encompassing the ' ring and Spa and do you know what, I've enjoyed every bloody one of those miles, it's an awesome thing which really has to be driven
Its got a few stone chips, gone thru a few sets of tyres, but I don't give a flying feck!!!! Life really is too short and to the OP, great call not selling your car, you don't 'need' to sell it, enjoy the moment....
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TheDeadPrussian said:
SFO said:
how low is the mileage?
317 miles on an August 2010 car.
k did you buy such a low-milage car??? Get it in storage now and go out and buy a 10k miler!!TheDeadPrussian said:
graeme4130 said:
Just consider the market value drivers;
Rarity (in the context of 'for sale') - Currently, Yes - But only because it's safe to assume that many of the owners are holding on pending delivery of 991GT3's or 991 GT3RS'
Classic Desirability - That depends entirely on how the 991 GT3 and RS' are received by the market. I believe the GT3 is already faster around the ring than the 7.2RS ?
Agreed to a point - the 997.2 GT3 RS is not as rare as some other models - the 4.0 RS for instance, but, a very low mileage 997.2 GT3 RS is.Rarity (in the context of 'for sale') - Currently, Yes - But only because it's safe to assume that many of the owners are holding on pending delivery of 991GT3's or 991 GT3RS'
Classic Desirability - That depends entirely on how the 991 GT3 and RS' are received by the market. I believe the GT3 is already faster around the ring than the 7.2RS ?
Desirability isn't intrinsically linked to the reception of the 991 GT3 and RS - as the 991 appeals to a slightly different (and broader) audience. Many I think will not 'trade up' to the 991 GT3 RS but will stay where they are or add a 991 GT3 RS to their fleet in addition to a 997. Others will be new to the marque.
graeme4130 said:
Mermaid has suggested, you're better off buying small flat and generating an income stream or putting your money into a long term commodity market / other investment
Agreed, but as I said a little earlier, I didn't initiallly buy the car as any sort of investment, I did buy it to use and enjoy; it was only once I had purchased it that I was alerted to the potential investment opportunity due to the low mileage.On balance, I think it will stay and I will just enjoy it. To replace it would be very difficult and the potential profit in the car does not yet outweigh the enjoyment to be gained...
Reading the responses above, your car appears to be super low mileage and on that basis will always be worth more.
I'm just starting to look for one myself now. I've had a Gallardo saving fund for a while now, but that's now been expanded to a new 'wknd toy fund' instead of Gallardo specific as having driven a few now, they've just lost that attraction for some reason.
I've always loved Porsches and never actually owned one, and the 7.2 GT3 RS is by far my favourite, so the search has started.
As you and others have found though, there just isn't too many fantastic ones coming to market (and ones like yours are super rare), so finding the spec I really like is only going to end in compromise or a potentially very long wait
I'm in no rush though as ultimately it'll not get used too much in the winter and the temptation to keep taking it out on greasy roads would overpower my will to preserve and I'd likely end up in the field somewhere having been more ambition than talent in the wet.
Edited by graeme4130 on Wednesday 29th January 20:34
shavenhaven said:
WHY THE fk did you buy such a low-milage car???
I bought the car as it was the right spec' and the best available via an OPC, all this after I'd spent several months looking - I'd been caught out pontificating a couple of times before and so I acted quickly to secure the car. The very low mileage wasn't really a consideration initially, it only became one after the purchase.k did you buy such a low-milage car???TheDeadPrussian said:
I bought the car as it was the right spec' and the best available via an OPC, all this after I'd spent several months looking - I'd been caught out pontificating a couple of times before and so I acted quickly to secure the car. The very low mileage wasn't really a consideration initially, it only became one after the purchase.
Am I right in thinking this car originated from Aberdeen ??TheDeadPrussian said:
I bought the car as it was the right spec' and the best available via an OPC, all this after I'd spent several months looking - I'd been caught out pontificating a couple of times before and so I acted quickly to secure the car. The very low mileage wasn't really a consideration initially, it only became one after the purchase.
Am I right in thinking this car originated from Aberdeen ??
I agree on the investment point. it is not per se an investment. it is both a joy and a gamble and an appreciation of the fact that it is the last of the rs that has a 3rd pedal (excepting 4.0).
I am betting that even if the new rs is rawer, faster and can tackle the ring in under 7 min, people like me will still appreciate the 3rd pedal that the 7.2 RS has and the rear engine layout. it's flaws and greatness are appreciated in equal measures making it a great.
It will ask a lot of me and I will keep learning thru the years. last of the Ol skool rs will have a very nice ring to it in 10 years.
say what you will, 2 pedals good, 3 pedals better................
I am betting that even if the new rs is rawer, faster and can tackle the ring in under 7 min, people like me will still appreciate the 3rd pedal that the 7.2 RS has and the rear engine layout. it's flaws and greatness are appreciated in equal measures making it a great.
It will ask a lot of me and I will keep learning thru the years. last of the Ol skool rs will have a very nice ring to it in 10 years.
say what you will, 2 pedals good, 3 pedals better................
TheDeadPrussian said:
I bought the car as it was the right spec' and the best available via an OPC, all this after I'd spent several months looking - I'd been caught out pontificating a couple of times before and so I acted quickly to secure the car. The very low mileage wasn't really a consideration initially, it only became one after the purchase.
It's been said already - 'Life's too short!'I left the Army 2 years ago after nearly 15 years service, I found out last week, one of the guys I was on basic aircraft training with had had, (in his words) 'a wee 25ft fall' and has now lost the use of his right leg and in a wheelchair.
Another guy I used to work with a few years ago had a stroke at 45 and is still recovering a few years on.
One of my old bosses made it to WO1 (ASM), then last year while cycling to work from Ripon got knocked off his bike, and sadly died before the Air Ambulance arrived - this after losing his father a few weeks previous and one of his kids having a fight with some form of cancer a year or two before! Top guy, massive shame!
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Ok, the above cliche is used often, but in my opinion it is used for a reason!
If you can afford a 6 figure car, does £10-20k profit over a few months/years really matter that much?
Life is not a rehearsal, make of it what you can!
If you're fortunate enough to be able to have a GT3 RS in the garage, bloody well enjoy it - while you can!
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