981 GT4 advise needed
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Redline88 said:
That sounds like a great deal! what was the year/miles if you don’t mind me asking?
2 owners from new, 14k miles and 2020 plate. I never really considered the 718 as it was waaay above 981 prices/my budget.
But this and a few other decent spec ones have come up recently and it’s a buyers market.
The dealers asking over 90-100k are in for some heavy losses IMO.
GTRene said:
hughcam said:
GTRene said:
wow, great combo with those stiches yellow and wheels and buckets and that blue, nice one.
Cheers bud, I’m well chuffed. Took a bit of acclimatisation on the test drive after driving a Gr Yaris for the past two years! I bet it takes some getting used to that after such time, I wonder then what your experiences will be compared to the GRY , after a few weeks driving time in the GT4, and then back in the GRY from high to low to high seating and different way/feel to the things you touch with your feet/hands.
The cars performance was so accessible I had to recalibrate my brain back to ‘normal aspiration’ mode when I test drove the gt4. The Yaris is just so eager and the gears are tightly stacked compared to the cayman. Great view of the road being sat high up too when pressing on.
But I know il get used to winding out the revs in the gt4 and can’t wait for a new challenge!
As a mate said ‘Gotta catch em’ all’ ( must have collected Pokémon cards as a youth like me
)hughcam said:
GTRene said:
hughcam said:
GTRene said:
wow, great combo with those stiches yellow and wheels and buckets and that blue, nice one.
Cheers bud, I’m well chuffed. Took a bit of acclimatisation on the test drive after driving a Gr Yaris for the past two years! I bet it takes some getting used to that after such time, I wonder then what your experiences will be compared to the GRY , after a few weeks driving time in the GT4, and then back in the GRY from high to low to high seating and different way/feel to the things you touch with your feet/hands.
The cars performance was so accessible I had to recalibrate my brain back to ‘normal aspiration’ mode when I test drove the gt4. The Yaris is just so eager and the gears are tightly stacked compared to the cayman. Great view of the road being sat high up too when pressing on.
But I know il get used to winding out the revs in the gt4 and can’t wait for a new challenge!
As a mate said ‘Gotta catch em’ all’ ( must have collected Pokémon cards as a youth like me
)I can believe such GRY is a 'easy' car to drive fast, it's power is very useble, its maybe like a 205 1.9 GTI in those days, you can go max attack so to speak, without going crazy speeds and felt good/fast (when you were young lol)
the GT4 looks/act/sits way different indeed, the long gears you read a lot about, also that some have changed that, to use the gearbox more and get more go from it, more playful, but that does not come cheap I thought.
On my car the end gear/diff is the long one, in second as high as the GT4 I guess, it has an extra gear as well, 6 (also from a M3 e9x) instead of normal 5... I can reach 240km/h in 4th if I want, but still it feels good, because way lighter then a M3 e9x and a bit more power, but ideally instead of now my 3.15 end diff gear, I should go for 3.73 or 3.91 then the 5 and 6 gear would be more used and you could still reach say 300 were it is aloud, but the car would feel at least 20% quicker, not that the car needs it, but say if I really wanted that, but that's for the next owner, no engine tuning needed, if you want more and more active, go the gears way, a bit less theoretical top speed, but more usable fun.
hughcam said:
Redline88 said:
That sounds like a great deal! what was the year/miles if you don’t mind me asking?
2 owners from new, 14k miles and 2020 plate. I never really considered the 718 as it was waaay above 981 prices/my budget.
But this and a few other decent spec ones have come up recently and it’s a buyers market.
The dealers asking over 90-100k are in for some heavy losses IMO.
Actus Reus said:
Yep, damn your eyes OP because now I want another 718 GT4. They're actually in danger of bumping into 981 GT4 prices at this rate. Nearly 80 for sale on Autotrader and PDK cars now under 80 grand. Quite a different landscape from just over a year ago.
The manuals will always command a premium over time when the novelty of the PDK box wears off. PDK is brilliant for track work, but the manual with auto blip downshift is just sensational and so much more fun on the road (assuming you want to keep your licence..). And spec is everything on these (buckets are mandatory)…Just imo of course
Edited by SpyderMatt on Thursday 5th October 22:12
Edited by SpyderMatt on Thursday 5th October 22:16
SpyderMatt said:
Actus Reus said:
Yep, damn your eyes OP because now I want another 718 GT4. They're actually in danger of bumping into 981 GT4 prices at this rate. Nearly 80 for sale on Autotrader and PDK cars now under 80 grand. Quite a different landscape from just over a year ago.
The manuals will always command a premium over time when the novelty of the PDK box wears off. PDK is brilliant for track work, but the manual with auto blip downshift is just sensational and so much more fun on the road (assuming you want to keep your licence..). And spec is everything on these (buckets are mandatory)…Just imo of course
Edited by SpyderMatt on Thursday 5th October 22:12
Edited by SpyderMatt on Thursday 5th October 22:16
Though I’d give an update on GT4 life. It be done 4,000 miles in the last 6 months. A variety of work, leisure drives round the peaks and moors and even a sprint. A couple of upcoming track days booked at Donington and Anglesey - it’s a great car! (Still miss the GR Yaris a bit though..)
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