top gear GT3 RS

[superlightr]

Dribble Dribble want one, dribble. OMG I have never wanted a car sooo much.

[superlightr]

ps the rest of the show was very good as well.

[sprior]

but if you could afford one, wouldn't you now be feeling the same about the 360 cs?

[peterpeter]

problem is, if you are fairly well off you can afford the porsche and use it as a track day car, because the it's strong, the brakes tough, and servicing relatively cheap and intervals long.

The ferrari, is for the serioulsy rich, because the running costs are far higher, and I bet it couldnt take day after day of track action without some serious cash having to be spent on it.

[poorcardealer]

Both fantastic..........thought the Ferrari won it for sound, but and its a big but, as they said on the show £50K between them.........I will take the Porsche and have the £50K to blow wrecklessly!

[trampas]

Have the GT3RS and with the change out of the ferrari money get an M3 for a semi sensible everyday car!

[iantr]

trampas said:

Have the GT3RS and with the change out of the ferrari money get an M3 for a semi sensible everyday car!

Do what?

[dazren]

Seems sensible to me.

DAZ

[Marquis_Rex]

Noo way!

Spend the left over 50 grand on a good condition 993 Turbo as an everyday car!

[456mgt]

dazren said:

Seems sensible to me. DAZ

What the hell's that got to do with anything????

Kevin

[dazren]

Kev, you are quite right, sensibility has nothing to do with it. Go with your heart and if you are still not sure and your wallet can afford it have both. Then get the a BMW M5/M3 as a sensible third car.

BTW, the CS also looks better with Da Vinci's great, great, great grandsons stripe. Any chance of demonstrating the race button next time we meet?

DAZ

[porschegeoff]

I think the fact that the GT3RS managed to match the Ferrari lap time when it's 45 BHP down on power compared with the 360 CS and is slightly heavier is a tremendous achievement and all for 50K less.

I suspect that the Porker will also cope with sustained track day abuse far better than the 360 cs.

[456mgt]

dazren said:

Any chance of demonstrating the race button next time we meet? DAZ

Most certainly- in fact I only have it in 'normal' mode when pootling around town. It's not that dramatic- it quickens the shifts, puts more 'give' in the traction control and makes the exhaust bypass open earlier. Definitely more fun though. The real 'psychopath' button is the one labelled 'launch control' and I haven't used that one yet..

Kev

[dazren]

456mgt said:

The real 'psychopath' button is the one labelled 'launch control' and I haven't used that one yet.. Kev

Hmmmm gooody.......

thinks some more........

And what exactly does that do to the clutch?

DAZ

[456mgt]

dazren said:

456mgt said: The real 'psychopath' button is the one labelled 'launch control' and I haven't used that one yet.. Kev Hmmmm gooody....... thinks some more........ And what exactly does that do to the clutch? DAZ

Uses up a fifth of it in one go by all accounts. May come in handy in emergencies- running from the Police perhaps?

[trampas]

iantr said:

trampas said: Have the GT3RS and with the change out of the ferrari money get an M3 for a semi sensible everyday car! Do what?

And the problem is?

[zanzibar]

GT3 RS for sale at list price in Northern Ireland: 200 miles on the clock, not sure what OPC it is but there can't be to many! Posted on GT3 titanic register.

[clubsport]

There have been a couple of new ones around at list and a little used pccb car was ever so slightly under list. You do have to look hard to find these though.

I was potentially very interested in one of these until very recently.The opportunity was there and a passenger ride followed.
Clarkson summed it up early on in his report a very hard ride,track focussed machine.

Buying it is one thing, but the prospect of tracking an £85k car put me off, particularly as on a recent trackday at a power circuit a very nice 964RS on sticky rubber was lapping 5 secs a lap quicker than the GT3RS.



p.s. No I don't own a 964RS

>> Edited by clubsport on Monday 24th May 08:58

[BarryJ]

456mgt said:

It's not that dramatic-

Kev, thanks very much for taking me for a spin in the 360CS the other week. I certainly thought it was dramatic and it sounded amazing!

Here are the photos that I took that day:
http://photos.fotango.com/cgi-bin/view_private_share_multiple.cgi?S_ID=273226&P_W=31234&ALBUMS=434672

[clubsport]

360 CS may be £50k more than a GT3Rs....the Ferrari seems to have so much more character, if you consider the cost of an Enzo and you want fun in a Ferrari the Stradale looks almost reasonably priced!