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trackday addict
Original Poster
499 posts
78 months
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Well after months and months of occasional casual searching on here & other places the time finally seemed right to enter the world of RS ownership, right colour, right spec & a decent price    All good news BUT .... The plan was always to sell the GT2 as part of the deal & when push came to shove i couldnt do it !!! The old girl has to much character & a real place in the heart strings so she stays as well - they can keep each other company  
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996ttalot
1,745 posts
44 months
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John, looks great...glad you didn't sell the gt2
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trackday addict
Original Poster
499 posts
78 months
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I just couldnt do it Ken - had way to much fun in her over the last 2 years & we have unfinished business over this winter in the modifying stakes with the old girl dont we
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Big Raff
392 posts
40 months
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996ttalot
1,745 posts
44 months
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trackday addict said: I just couldnt do it Ken - had way to much fun in her over the last 2 years & we have unfinished business over this winter in the modifying stakes with the old girl dont we Absolutely 
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David911RSR
931 posts
79 months
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trackday addict said: Well after months and months of occasional casual searching on here & other places the time finally seemed right to enter the world of RS ownership, right colour, right spec & a decent price All good news BUT .... The plan was always to sell the GT2 as part of the deal & when push came to shove i couldnt do it !!! The old girl has to much character & a real place in the heart strings so she stays as well - they can keep each other company Congratulations. Did you have a PPI done on the car before purchase? If so, do you mind letting me know who did it?
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oilslurper
19 posts
16 months
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Brilliant, lots of dilemma ahead, which one to use!
That rs looks great and the price....a mate came v close to buying it a month ago but decided to spend the cash on a boat instead....crazy!
enjoy!
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V8KSN
1,313 posts
53 months
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trackday addict said: Well after months and months of occasional casual searching on here & other places the time finally seemed right to enter the world of RS ownership, right colour, right spec & a decent price So it was YOU!!!!  I rang up about this car, I wanted the registration plate to do a check on the net and forums to see if it was a 'goodun' but the salesman said "I'm sorry sir, we have just taken a deposit for this one" Congratulations Mr, it's a lovely car! How about a write up comparing the GT2 to the RS?
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Crimp a Length!
4,730 posts
92 months
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Wow.
I'd like to compliment my GT2 with a partner and that GT3 is beautiful.
I would go old though and compliment it with a lovely pre-impact bumper in Silver.
2 Fundamental problems i have:
Lack of Mular
Lack of space.
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keep it lit
1,954 posts
36 months
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trackday addict
Original Poster
499 posts
78 months
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Thanks everyone & cant quite believe i have ended up with 2 due to lack of willpower selling the GT2. I've certainly never previously got that attached to a car to the point that i wouldnt sell it but the car is such great great fun that in a way it is irreplacable. David911RSR - RPM Specialist Cars (they are based in the same town as the dealer selling the car) Oilslurper - thankyou, to be honest i've lost out on 3 potential cars in the last 18 months by dragging my heels - it was time to take the plunge V8SKN - Sorry !! - will absolutely put a write up together once i've had a chance to put a few miles on the RS & a couple of trackdays, it has a fair bit to live up to as the GT2 has been an absolute joy to date, has larger hybrid turbos, rsr suspension goodies & KW suspension Crimp a Length - I know what you mean re/ something older - have looked at a lot of 70's, 80's turbos or considered a nice rsr rep but in the end opted for modern - main reasoning being i have spent so many track days over the years with the bonnet up on older Nissan Skylines whilst everyone else is running on the track i just didnt want to go back down that route again.
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jackal
9,766 posts
151 months
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lovely looking car
congrats
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Trev450
2,393 posts
41 months
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Congrats on a superb purchase. I must admit I was tempted by this one.
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thegoose
6,604 posts
79 months
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trackday addict said: ...I know what you mean re/ something older - have looked at a lot of 70's, 80's turbos or considered a nice rsr rep but in the end opted for modern - main reasoning being i have spent so many track days over the years with the bonnet up on older Nissan Skylines whilst everyone else is running on the track i just didnt want to go back down that route again. I don't think that often happens with Porsches though. I hardly ever opened the engine cover of my aircooled race cars during a meeting and never had a breakdown in about 80-90 races. Unreliability in some cars is predictable though - at a Donington track evening there were 3 Sierra Cosworths and as soon as I saw them I said "there's no chance they'll all be running by the end of the night" (it was only a 3 hour session). I was right.  Both your current 911s look great, adding something aircooled in a few years would compliment them nicely.
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911god
1,836 posts
54 months
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Yeah that wud be an awesome trio.
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trackday addict
Original Poster
499 posts
78 months
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Must admit the 80's turbos just look so right from every angle (i know we all have our nuances etc). As for RSR reps - i dare not get close to one or it's game over, deposit paid, credit taken out & months of being shouted at by the good lady We shall see in the future ....
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911god
1,836 posts
54 months
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trackday addict said: Must admit the 80's turbos just look so right from every angle (i know we all have our nuances etc). As for RSR reps - i dare not get close to one or it's game over, deposit paid, credit taken out & months of being shouted at by the good lady We shall see in the future .... A m8 drove the green RSR at P Stephens. Loved it but drove it on the hottest day of the year with no air con and fixed windows. Nearly passed out !!!
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Gibbo205
1,417 posts
76 months
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The orange RS do look amazing!!
Is the difference to a regular GT3 that they got plastic rear window, widebody and have buckets, harnesses and cage by default?
Is the track any different? Do they still have PSM or traction etc?
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Moosh
840 posts
90 months
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One of the best looking Porsches IMO Hope you have many hours of driving pleasure in it 
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mondie
194 posts
11 months
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That is sensational in oriange, congratulations on taking the plunge. Looking forward to reading your reports as you get to the know the car
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