Thoughts on buying a 997 GTS

[PhantomPH]

I'm looking st s number of options st the minute (991 C2S in ut I have always had a real soft spot for the 997GTS.

I've noticed that there seems to be very few up for sale in the classifieds at the minute (single digits out of the over 400 997s for sale on here). Does this mean they have become 'the model to have and hold', or were they really just built in small numbers?

I've not been completely sold on the 991 yet, which is really making me have a long hard think about the GTS, but the older a car I go for, the more I worry about values and reliability and warranty and....etc.

Any thoughts or tips on what to look out for in finding the right car?

Thanks

[PhantomPH]

Thanks for the reply. The cars for sale at the minute seem to be 11-plate cars. Anything to watch out for on that era of car?

[PhantomPH]

Yeah, I've seen some that have the alcantara seemingly covering the whole dash and some where it's 'bare'. I like the look of the 'sports plus' style seats with part leather/part alcantara.

The thing is, there's not much choice atm!

[PhantomPH]

True story!

[PhantomPH]

Thanks for the replies, all. Been watching YouTube reviews and they're all good! Was this close to pulling the trigger yesterday, when my other half urinated on my bonfire by suggesting it was impractical so we'd have to change her car and keep my S3 as well - which screws up my monthly budget royally. The real truth is she's just not a 911 fan and knows I've been looking at the Range Rover Sport as well....

Watch this space - the battle is not over....

[PhantomPH]

Haha. In fairness, I really like the RRS, but it's a very different item than the Porsche!

I've wanted a 911 for 30 years and I figure I may as well have one for a couple of years, scratch the itch and get it out of my system.

I've made the case that a GTS will likely hold its value better than other cars, but...women!

[PhantomPH]

btchudson said:

PhantomPH said:

Thanks for the replies, all. Been watching YouTube reviews and they're all good! Was this close to pulling the trigger yesterday, when my other half urinated on my bonfire by suggesting it was impractical so we'd have to change her car and keep my S3 as well - which screws up my monthly budget royally. The real truth is she's just not a 911 fan and knows I've been looking at the Range Rover Sport as well....

Watch this space - the battle is not over....

Hey mate, if you're in london i'd be happy to take you out for a spin to solidify the case for you :P

Thanks for that, but I'm way up here in Northumberland (which is making finding one for a test drive almost impossible without a 90min drive!). Literally lay awake until 2am going over the numbers in my head last night. It got to the point where I was even convincing myself that a 997 GTS would be a safer bet to minimise loss, than leaving the money in my ISA. Ha ha. Something tells me there is going to be a decent dip and a while before recovery, whilst this whole 'Brexit' saga plays out...

I'm stretching the justification as it is, but that's when I knew I was just looking for the man-maths to work.

[PhantomPH]

Cheib said:

btchudson said:

Here's a video of my car just after we installed the Sharkwerks bypass exhaust

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tx1itySq4qw&fe...

Deffo recommend as this video does not do it justice!

Wow. That's quite a difference!

Dribble.

[PhantomPH]

Wow, this was a while back for me!! As anyone knows who has seen posts from me since this thread, I bought a 981 Cayman GTS - and loved every second of it!