996GT2 search

[SA1]

Hi all, newbie to the forum but thinking of moving on to a GT2 (coming from a 996.2 GT3 and still trying to decide if I should but that's a separate question) and starting to navigate through the mine field of finding a good car. Has anyone seen the silver one at PCT cars in Coventry and have any views? Thanks

[unclepezza]

Lot's of us have been through the process and pain of finding a good GT2, they are out there! Amazing car at every level for me, the performance and looks for the money, still can't quite believe I own one, I remember when they were launched thinking, what a car!

Some of the guys will be along with tips and pointers, have a look through the forum lots of good advice, I thought someone had looked at the car you mentioned, so perhaps they will drop you a PM.

Usual questions are, budget and mileage preferences, not always linked unfortunately. Don't always rule out the higher mileage cars on mileage alone as many have had substantial and required maintenance work carried out that adds to their drivability, ultimately depends on what you plan to use the car for also.

Good luck with the hunt.

[JDH1]

SA1 said:

Hi all, newbie to the forum but thinking of moving on to a GT2 (coming from a 996.2 GT3 and still trying to decide if I should but that's a separate question) and starting to navigate through the mine field of finding a good car. Has anyone seen the silver one at PCT cars in Coventry and have any views? Thanks

The car in Coventry is identical in year and spec to my old car. It doesn't say in the ad' but they look to be steel brakes and mine were also steel, which is relatively rare. Not sure if it's the same car. Mine had about 20,000 miles on it when I sold it a couple of years ago so that may add up too. It was great when I had it, but a lot can ahppen in a couple of yesrs/10,000 miles.

[911p]

There's one at both 911 Virgin and Paragon, both very well respected dealers. Might be worth a look.

[SA1]

Thanks all for the replies, appreciated. Yes the one at PCT has steel brakes so may have been the one you mentioned.

I'll be checking out the others, I've had a few cars from 911v before and rate them highly.

[monthefish]

With such small production numbers, the chances are any GT2 you are interested in will be known to (and possibly even pre-owned by) members on here.

Good luck with the search and keep us posted.


This might be of interest (posted by 'unclepezza')

[supermono]

Most have downgraded their brakes to steels of some sort by now. They're a lot heavier than the original carbon ceramics but subjectively give better braking on the racetrack(on the road I find ceramics better than my steels were in initial bite, power and above all noise), though also subjectively the ceramics give better poise, I've certainly found this after 25k road use with steels having returned to ceramics. Obviously the ceramics are quite easily destroyed with heavy track use.

SM

Edited by supermono on Tuesday 25th September 17:17

[jfp]

supermono said:

Most have downgraded their brakes to steels of some sort by now. They're a lot heavier than the original carbon ceramics but subjectively give better braking on the racetrack, though also subjectively the ceramics give better poise, I've certainly found this after 25k road use with steels having returned to ceramics. Obviously the ceramics are quite easily destroyed with heavy track use.

SM

The car at PCT is / was owned by Nick Carr - BRDC member, Racer and all round nice guy. The car is on Turbo iron discs as it came from the factory (early cars didnt have ceramics). You are correct about the ability of ceramics to last on track, or at least PCCB anyway. The issue surounds oxidation of the carbon material (heat and time) exposing the silicone carbide leading to very heavy pad wear and poor friction. Visual signs are the disc breaking up as per the images posted by SD. OEM irons are very heavy and the steering feel change is noticeable, not so on Alcons as they carry an aluminium bell and the disc has a wider air gap than the OEM Porsche items. With RS29 or similar you will not notice any performance difference between iron or ceramic as the disc merely acts as a carrier for the pad material i.e the friction couple is RS29 on RS29. Getting back to the original point, I believe the Nick Carr car to be an extremely attractive proposition and therefore well worth a viewing if someone is seriously considering buying a good, factory original GT2..

[supermono]

Very good point about original steels for the very first gt2s

SM

[JDH1]

supermono said:

Very good point about original steels for the very first gt2s

SM

I was told it was just the first 10 cars, of which mine was one. Not sure whether this is my old car or not. It's likely, given the age, mileage, colour and spec.