Rollcall - Delivery Dates For New 997 GT3
Discussion
pugsey said:
343bhp said:
Porkernut said:
Anyway can't we start a new thread about financing cars & keep the GT3 roll call thread "pure"
Edited by Porkernut on Wednesday 19th July 23:35
I wholeheartedly agree - this is great dialogue about personal financing/investment but still want to check when are people expecting their 997 GT3 and if there is possibility we could get together as a group for an "inauguration do" ? Thanks again for this.
ps heard that Porsche AG are back on course producing LHD cars and some are arriving now a month earlier than their delayed date - in fact some in early August 06 !
Yes,we had a GT3 in our car park for a few days last week (Germany). Utterly, utterly beautiful.
Pugsey said:
Latest info. I now have is that, currently,v. earliest UK cars will be delivered late Sept/v.early Oct.
Thanks Pugsey very much - have the OPC's been formally informed about this and started firming up with their customers expecting first delivery yet ? Cheers for the follow up,
Edited by 343bhp on Wednesday 2nd August 01:18
343bhp said:
Pugsey said:
Latest info. I now have is that, currently,v. earliest UK cars will be delivered late Sept/v.early Oct.
Thanks Pugsey very much - have the OPC's been formally informed about this and started firming up with their customers expecting first delivery yet ? Cheers for the follow up,
Edited by 343bhp on Wednesday 2nd August 01:18
Porsche are going to need to produce some GT3 RSs before the end of the year simply in order to homologate the new RSR racer for the '07 season.
Wonder how people will feel when the delivery of their GT3 has been pushed off well into next year, but RSs are already on the streets (but, btw, owing to a limited production run, you're precluded from even ordering one for future).
Wonder how people will feel when the delivery of their GT3 has been pushed off well into next year, but RSs are already on the streets (but, btw, owing to a limited production run, you're precluded from even ordering one for future).
Geneve said:
GT Chipper said:
Im now more worried about the fact there could be a facelift model about 10 months after i would pick up my car .
I doubt it. Even the standard 997 isn't due for a facelift for another couple of years.
I'm not sure that's right. There are pics of the facelift models in this weeks autocar.
flemke said:
Porsche are going to need to produce some GT3 RSs before the end of the year simply in order to homologate the new RSR racer for the '07 season.
Wonder how people will feel when the delivery of their GT3 has been pushed off well into next year, but RSs are already on the streets (but, btw, owing to a limited production run, you're precluded from even ordering one for future).
Wonder how people will feel when the delivery of their GT3 has been pushed off well into next year, but RSs are already on the streets (but, btw, owing to a limited production run, you're precluded from even ordering one for future).
What limited production run? Certainly no limits were set at the time some of us went to the presentation at Porsche GB. They were going to play it by ear and had very few orders for the RS at the time.
DanH said:
flemke said:
Porsche are going to need to produce some GT3 RSs before the end of the year simply in order to homologate the new RSR racer for the '07 season.
Wonder how people will feel when the delivery of their GT3 has been pushed off well into next year, but RSs are already on the streets (but, btw, owing to a limited production run, you're precluded from even ordering one for future).
Wonder how people will feel when the delivery of their GT3 has been pushed off well into next year, but RSs are already on the streets (but, btw, owing to a limited production run, you're precluded from even ordering one for future).
What limited production run? Certainly no limits were set at the time some of us went to the presentation at Porsche GB. They were going to play it by ear and had very few orders for the RS at the time.
From GT Purely Porsche, August 06:
Porsche has officially announced it is to build a 997-series GT3 RS. On-sale from October, 2006...The model will also go on sale in North America from March, 2007 and, according to a spokesman, just a 'couple of hundred' will be produced in both left- and right-hand drive.
pugsey said:
Grant3 said:
I'm easy with the delays, as I am enjoying the AMV8! March will do nicely sir on an 07.
Had to remind me didn't you!Sorry Pugsey, but the car really is growing on me more each day, loving it to bits, it's turned out to be a better drivers car than I expected. No problems so far, but there was a loud metallic clatter this morning, at a junction popping it into first gear, to the extent I got out to see what had dropped off, couldn't find anything & shes driving fine....fingers crossed!
Anyway torrential rain here today, learned that Porks rear engined design does have it's benefits...better traction, think 997 GT3 guards red ballistic missile, PAH... 997TT eat your heart out!!!
flemke said:
DanH said:
flemke said:
Porsche are going to need to produce some GT3 RSs before the end of the year simply in order to homologate the new RSR racer for the '07 season.
Wonder how people will feel when the delivery of their GT3 has been pushed off well into next year, but RSs are already on the streets (but, btw, owing to a limited production run, you're precluded from even ordering one for future).
Wonder how people will feel when the delivery of their GT3 has been pushed off well into next year, but RSs are already on the streets (but, btw, owing to a limited production run, you're precluded from even ordering one for future).
What limited production run? Certainly no limits were set at the time some of us went to the presentation at Porsche GB. They were going to play it by ear and had very few orders for the RS at the time.
From GT Purely Porsche, August 06:
Porsche has officially announced it is to build a 997-series GT3 RS. On-sale from October, 2006...The model will also go on sale in North America from March, 2007 and, according to a spokesman, just a 'couple of hundred' will be produced in both left- and right-hand drive.
That doesn't seem a firm figure, and there were extremely pointed questions about production numbers to Porsche GB during that presentation. All they would say is that they wouldn't make too many but certainly didn't have a problem with producing at least as many as they did 996 RSs. I'm not sure if demand has radically increased since and they've decided to put a firm limit in, but I'd be greatly surprised at such a u-turn.
Less surprising would be an inaccuracy in GTPP
DanH said:
That doesn't seem a firm figure, and there were extremely pointed questions about production numbers to Porsche GB during that presentation. All they would say is that they wouldn't make too many but certainly didn't have a problem with producing at least as many as they did 996 RSs. I'm not sure if demand has radically increased since and they've decided to put a firm limit in, but I'd be greatly surprised at such a u-turn.
Less surprising would be an inaccuracy in GTPP
Dan, Less surprising would be an inaccuracy in GTPP
I'm not sure what "too many" would be.
If you already own one, you want the total build to be no more than a dozen.
If you're trying to get one, you want to total to be unlimited (until you've got yours, when of course production should cease).
The 996 RS was not imported into the States. As the States makes up something like 40% of P's global sales, its incremental demand would be substantial in any case.
Insofar as America's penchant for pose-mobiles is perhaps exceeded only by that of the Mideast, and the new RS has begun to sound a bit like it will have more style than substance (in return for the extra £15k over the GT3), the 997 RS could be especially popular in the States.
flemke said:
DanH said:
That doesn't seem a firm figure, and there were extremely pointed questions about production numbers to Porsche GB during that presentation. All they would say is that they wouldn't make too many but certainly didn't have a problem with producing at least as many as they did 996 RSs. I'm not sure if demand has radically increased since and they've decided to put a firm limit in, but I'd be greatly surprised at such a u-turn.
Less surprising would be an inaccuracy in GTPP
Dan, Less surprising would be an inaccuracy in GTPP
I'm not sure what "too many" would be.
If you already own one, you want the total build to be no more than a dozen.
If you're trying to get one, you want to total to be unlimited (until you've got yours, when of course production should cease).
The 996 RS was not imported into the States. As the States makes up something like 40% of P's global sales, its incremental demand would be substantial in any case.
Insofar as America's penchant for pose-mobiles is perhaps exceeded only by that of the Mideast, and the new RS has begun to sound a bit like it will have more style than substance (in return for the extra £15k over the GT3), the 997 RS could be especially popular in the States.
Indeed, 'not too many' is entirely subjective and I think the majority of attendies came away thinking Porsche's definition was unlikely to be what a purchaser might hope for. Similar quantites in the UK to the 996RS seem inevitable if the demand will support it.
Lord knows what will happen to residuals if a 3.8 facelift model emerges in a couple of years!
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