price pattern: 996 gt3 to follow 993rs and 964rs
Discussion
Haha! Some interesting reading for someone looking for a 996 GT3.2 Prices have a near £15k gap between the cheapest and very best low mileage cars at specialists at the moment. I will be happy to pay high £40's for the right car come Feb/March purely because I don't think prices will drop much over the long (5-10 years) term. Not for the best well looked after cars.
As for prices going silly. Doubtful but who knows? Really knows??
My logic is I am fed up loosing money on cars and want a fun weekender that will give the thrill I'm after, do the Euro trip/holiday once a year, do Le Mans and not be ruinous to run. Maybe 5-6k miles a year. If I can cut the depreciation down to a minimum and use/enjoy the car then for me that is all I can ask for.
As for prices going silly. Doubtful but who knows? Really knows??
My logic is I am fed up loosing money on cars and want a fun weekender that will give the thrill I'm after, do the Euro trip/holiday once a year, do Le Mans and not be ruinous to run. Maybe 5-6k miles a year. If I can cut the depreciation down to a minimum and use/enjoy the car then for me that is all I can ask for.
Did the 964rs and 993rs fly up in value because they are pretty or because of the way they drive?
In the age of double clutch autos and all the rest of the electronic aids that every new car comes with these days I'd say the latest fastest 'drivers' cars are going to be a fairly safe bet for anyone investing in cars. 911rs', Nobles, TVR's, NSXs, M3 CSL's all seem to be steadily appreciating.
In the age of double clutch autos and all the rest of the electronic aids that every new car comes with these days I'd say the latest fastest 'drivers' cars are going to be a fairly safe bet for anyone investing in cars. 911rs', Nobles, TVR's, NSXs, M3 CSL's all seem to be steadily appreciating.
eg6-b18c6 said:
In the age of double clutch autos and all the rest of the electronic aids that every new car comes with these days I'd say the latest fastest 'drivers' cars are going to be a fairly safe bet for anyone investing in cars. 911rs', Nobles, TVR's, NSXs, M3 CSL's all seem to be steadily appreciating.
I'd love all of that to be true, but you do know the CSL is a paddle shift...
Crimp said:
The RS variant yes.
Doubt the others will ever reach the heady heights though
As a road car the later cars are more suited.Doubt the others will ever reach the heady heights though
However, having recently tried most of the variants on track, if I had the last session of a track day and all variants available, I would without fail choose a well setup 996 GT3 over any of the others - inc. a 4.0RS.
Having had that realisation recently, it occurred to me that in time to come the 996 GT3 will have an undying cult following. It is simply superb. So honest, so analogue, so much feedback, and so much fun.
The trick is a well setup car. Boastfully my 996 GT3 is incredibly well setup and actually faster (for me) than the later cars.
I do think they will continue to rise....however, a part of me wishes they wouldn't so that we continue to use them as intended.
The 6RS is even better at the margins...and being a rarer RS much more collectable....but the 996 GT3 is not far behind as a car
Edited by LaSource on Wednesday 22 April 19:05
LaSource said:
As a road car the later cars are more suited.
However, having recently tried most of the variants on track, if I had the last session of a track day and all variants available, I would without fail choose a well setup 996 GT3 over any of the others - inc. a 4.0RS.
Having had that realisation recently, it occurred to me that in time to come the 996 GT3 will have an undying cult following. It is simply superb. So honest, so analogue, so much feedback, and so much fun.
The trick is a well setup car. Boastfully my 996 GT3 is incredibly well setup and actually faster (for me) than the later cars.
I do think they will continue to rise....however, a part of me wishes they wouldn't so that we continue to use them as intended.
The 6RS is even better at the margins...and being a rarer RS much more collectable....but the 996 GT3 is not far behind as a car
However, having recently tried most of the variants on track, if I had the last session of a track day and all variants available, I would without fail choose a well setup 996 GT3 over any of the others - inc. a 4.0RS.
Having had that realisation recently, it occurred to me that in time to come the 996 GT3 will have an undying cult following. It is simply superb. So honest, so analogue, so much feedback, and so much fun.
The trick is a well setup car. Boastfully my 996 GT3 is incredibly well setup and actually faster (for me) than the later cars.
I do think they will continue to rise....however, a part of me wishes they wouldn't so that we continue to use them as intended.
The 6RS is even better at the margins...and being a rarer RS much more collectable....but the 996 GT3 is not far behind as a car
Edited by LaSource on Wednesday 22 April 19:05
LaSource said:
As a road car the later cars are more suited.
However, having recently tried most of the variants on track, if I had the last session of a track day and all variants available, I would without fail choose a well setup 996 GT3 over any of the others - inc. a 4.0RS.
Having had that realisation recently, it occurred to me that in time to come the 996 GT3 will have an undying cult following. It is simply superb. So honest, so analogue, so much feedback, and so much fun.
The trick is a well setup car. Boastfully my 996 GT3 is incredibly well setup and actually faster (for me) than the later cars.
I do think they will continue to rise....however, a part of me wishes they wouldn't so that we continue to use them as intended.
The 6RS is even better at the margins...and being a rarer RS much more collectable....but the 996 GT3 is not far behind as a car
Can I ask which tyres you would recommend for the track, please? However, having recently tried most of the variants on track, if I had the last session of a track day and all variants available, I would without fail choose a well setup 996 GT3 over any of the others - inc. a 4.0RS.
Having had that realisation recently, it occurred to me that in time to come the 996 GT3 will have an undying cult following. It is simply superb. So honest, so analogue, so much feedback, and so much fun.
The trick is a well setup car. Boastfully my 996 GT3 is incredibly well setup and actually faster (for me) than the later cars.
I do think they will continue to rise....however, a part of me wishes they wouldn't so that we continue to use them as intended.
The 6RS is even better at the margins...and being a rarer RS much more collectable....but the 996 GT3 is not far behind as a car
Edited by LaSource on Wednesday 22 April 19:05
DT398 said:
Can I ask which tyres you would recommend for the track, please?
My favourites at the moment are the Michelin PS Cup 2..great in wet or dry
..and seem to last much longer than others I've tried before
I also think they are a decent tyre for both track and road. Lots of tread for water clearing. I suspect suboptimal below 7 deg...but then one usually is not driving like a hooligan in those temperatures
..though I confess to not having tried all the alternative models
Not sure if this has been mentioned previously, but I think the other 'hook' with these cars is the Mezger engine. IIRC 997 was the last GT3 to run this motorsport lump, so there's future rarety value there too.
I think this might also be helpful with future prices for 996tt and 997tt.
I think this might also be helpful with future prices for 996tt and 997tt.
a Water cooled GT 911 moreover the 996GT3RS not a Classic EH!!........there's some Knob swallowing having to be done on this old thread by the all knowing Air Cooled beards.....Hahahaha......some wise words spoken by some though duly noted they clearly know what 911 GT Cars are all about
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