Porsche 991 GT3 Owners' Discussion

[Francesca22]

Anyone on here go to the Shelsley Walsh breakfast meeting on Sunday with a riviera blue GT3?
Was that you Rich Rosino ?

[rosino]

No. I only took it out to take my nephew to karting west of London in a rubbish place that I would not recommend at all. Then nicely commuted back on the a4 at 30mph whilst the m4 was being blocked by an accident :-)

And mine is VOODOO thankyouverymuch

[Francesca22]

rosino said:

No. I only took it out to take my nephew to karting west of London in a rubbish place that I would not recommend at all. Then nicely commuted back on the a4 at 30mph whilst the m4 was being blocked by an accident :-)

And mine is VOODOO thankyouverymuch

Thank you for putting me right Richard; VOODOO it is ...... I won't get it wrong again; promise

[JJMatrixx]

Francesca22 said:

Had noticed the large number for sale; no worries to me. Still loving every moment with mine.
Would be interesting to know why so many currently around though.
Leaving for an arriving GT3 RS ( delays I believe ! Engine testing & back log on bucket seats of 6 weeks)?
Swapping for a GT4?
Capitalising on the strong margins?
Any other theories?
Only on 1300 miles with my own, as not been able to drive for last 10'weeks!
Back in the seat now after a Swissvax waxing the weekend; it looked great after.

Edited by Francesca22 on Thursday 7th May 09:30

I expect some people are cashing in - probably had no intention of keeping the car anyway - the Riviera Blue car that was on at £180k has now gone so looks like the market is still strong. Not sure why people are choosing to sell for much less tbh (relative to spec).

4.5k on mine and still loving it.

[DMC2]

JJMatrixx said:

I expect some people are cashing in - probably had no intention of keeping the car anyway - the Riviera Blue car that was on at £180k has now gone so looks like the market is still strong. Not sure why people are choosing to sell for much less tbh (relative to spec).

4.5k on mine and still loving it.

Blue car may be gone but it didn't sell for £180k!!!

[JJMatrixx]

DMC2 said:

JJMatrixx said:

I expect some people are cashing in - probably had no intention of keeping the car anyway - the Riviera Blue car that was on at £180k has now gone so looks like the market is still strong. Not sure why people are choosing to sell for much less tbh (relative to spec).

4.5k on mine and still loving it.

Blue car may be gone but it didn't sell for £180k!!!

Of course, nothing sells for the ticket price. But do you know what it did sell for then?

[Mermaid]

JJMatrixx said:

I expect some people are cashing in - probably had no intention of keeping the car anyway - the Riviera Blue car that was on at £180k has now gone so looks like the market is still strong. Not sure why people are choosing to sell for much less tbh (relative to spec).

4.5k on mine and still loving it.

The RHD market value defies logic- but the markets are so often irrational. Awesome package though, as all GT'3's are.

[DT398]

JJMatrixx said:

Of course, nothing sells for the ticket price. But do you know what it did sell for then?

I heard it didn't sell at all.

[Jon666]

When there's loads not selling for 150 something and a yellow clubsport/ceramics not being snapped up at 149 I think it's unquestionably clear that nothing is selling at 180 and the market isn't strong at current prices.

[Bieldside]

Well I had become a bit precious about mine as I thought I cant put miles on in case that affects the price
Woke up one morning and thought I own a stunning car that I waited 18 months for - why not drive the bloody thing and just enjoy it
So .... Tuesday off to Cambridge I went from west London and boy did I smile all the way there and all the way back

By far and away the best car I have ever owned and lucky to have one

To all those who have one and don't intend selling, enjoy it like me

[sidicks]

Bieldside said:

Well I had become a bit precious about mine as I thought I cant put miles on in case that affects the price
Woke up one morning and thought I own a stunning car that I waited 18 months for - why not drive the bloody thing and just enjoy it
So .... Tuesday off to Cambridge I went from west London and boy did I smile all the way there and all the way back

By far and away the best car I have ever owned and lucky to have one

To all those who have one and don't intend selling, enjoy it like me

Don't worry , I'm already doing so, am approaching 6,000 miles in my 10 months of ownership!

[Mermaid]

sidicks said:

Don't worry , I'm already doing so, am approaching 6,000 miles in my 10 months of ownership!

Would you sell at 150k if you expected them to drop to list?

[JJMatrixx]

Mermaid said:

sidicks said:

Don't worry , I'm already doing so, am approaching 6,000 miles in my 10 months of ownership!

Would you sell at 150k if you expected them to drop to list?

They won't. Ever.

Walk into your local OPC and you'll notice most variants of the Carerra S will be on for £100k+. Saw a Targa 4S for £112k in the showroom.

Add to that a limited edition run and there's simply no chance of that happening. I expect once the speculators have sold their cars and supply is limited again, prices will climb again.

[AndrewD]

FFS isn't there already a thread for dull boring people to discuss prices of cars they secretly wish they had bought at list but never did / weren't offered the opportunity?

The clue is in the name of this thread, GT3 owners thread. Please, pretty please, sod off wih your boring crap. Enough already!

In the interests of balance, here is my GT3. It is awesome

[RSVP911]

AndrewD said:

FFS isn't there already a thread for dull boring people to discuss prices of cars they secretly wish they had bought at list but never did / weren't offered the opportunity?

The clue is in the name of this thread, GT3 owners thread. Please, pretty please, sod off wih your boring crap. Enough already!

In the interests of balance, here is my GT3. It is awesome

Agree , here's mine - awesome machine - driving and enjoying every day !!

Andrew is yours GT or RS btw ?

Edited by RSVP911 on Saturday 16th May 11:51

Edited by RSVP911 on Saturday 16th May 11:52

[AndrewD]

RSVP, mine is GT Silver

[robgt3]

Just cleaned mine again; whilst doing so tried Citrus bicycle cleaner on the wheels. It is really good. Now have 4,500 miles onboard it is simply the best car I have ever driven. Plus how people can say that it is too compromised to be a DD baffles me. We did over 2000 miles on our Scotland trip in superb comfort. Amanda would say some took place in abject fear though the car is so unbelievably capable I just find those to be giggle moments. Thanks once again Shocks for a cracking trip.
How are people doing on tyre wear I am now on 3mm on the front and 4mm on the back? Just started to notice a very slight tram line effect creeping in . My local tyre supplier is not to keen on coping with the centre locks.

[RSVP911]

robgt3 said:

Just cleaned mine again; whilst doing so tried Citrus bicycle cleaner on the wheels. It is really good. Now have 4,500 miles onboard it is simply the best car I have ever driven. Plus how people can say that it is too compromised to be a DD baffles me. We did over 2000 miles on our Scotland trip in superb comfort. Amanda would say some took place in abject fear though the car is so unbelievably capable I just find those to be giggle moments. Thanks once again Shocks for a cracking trip.
How are people doing on tyre wear I am now on 3mm on the front and 4mm on the back? Just started to notice a very slight tram line effect creeping in . My local tyre supplier is not to keen on coping with the centre locks.

Nice work - very pleased that we've got another "user" - I think you may get the prize for highest mileage per week - very impressive

Edited by RSVP911 on Saturday 16th May 13:13

[RSVP911]

AndrewD said:

RSVP, mine is GT Silver

Cheers , looks great

[LindsayMac]

Rob,

Just get yourself a breaker bar and 800 ft/lb torque wrench and deal with the wheels yourself. I use a local specialist tyre fitter in Central Scotland as he is excellent at looking after your rims etc. He does not have the correct tooling for the job so I just do it myself. That way I know they are correctly re-installed with the locks correctly in position.

BTW my superglue repair got me all the way home from the north of Scotland and for a further 3 days till my new tyre was installed.

Was nice you meet both you and Molly on the run.