Saw a 997tt today but the GT3 is what I want...

Saw a 997tt today but the GT3 is what I want...

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supermono

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Monday 5th June 2006
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Just saw a newly delivered 997 turbo at Cambridge OPC when I was collecting my car from service. Some sort of non-descript metallic blue made my midnight blue 996 look fabulous. However, generally loved the look of it in the flesh.

But while I was talking to the service guy and about to leave in my car, a fantastic guards red GT3 came by on the way to the front display. I can't believe how much crisper that engine sounds than the turbo, it was just barking out. Suddenly I went all "I want a GT3"

Although getting into the turbo I forgot about it

SM

Porsche GT3

282 posts

234 months

Monday 5th June 2006
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No turbos being delivered yet (same with GT3)....

supermono

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Tuesday 6th June 2006
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Porsche GT3 said:
No turbos being delivered yet (same with GT3)....


What do you mean? There's one parked out back of Cambridge OPC right now. I was stood looking at it yesterday afternoon...

SM

supermono

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Tuesday 6th June 2006
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supermono said:
But while I was talking to the service guy and about to leave in my car, a fantastic guards red GT3 came by on the way to the front display.


The GT3 was a s/h 996 for sale, not a 997 BTW.

SM

porkernut

127 posts

216 months

Tuesday 6th June 2006
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Presumably it is their demo model ready for the official launch?

smtk

237 posts

223 months

Tuesday 6th June 2006
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Porsche GT3 said:
No turbos being delivered yet (same with GT3)....


your wrong dealers just aren’t allowed to sell/display them yet (not till the 21 of June i believe)

Porsche don’t work like Santa where everything is delivered the night before

Porsche GT3

282 posts

234 months

Tuesday 6th June 2006
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smtk said:
Porsche GT3 said:
No turbos being delivered yet (same with GT3)....


your wrong dealers just aren’t allowed to sell/display them yet (not till the 21 of June i believe)

Porsche don’t work like Santa where everything is delivered the night before


Exacly, so are cars being delivered yet? NO! The embargo stops the 24th of June I believe, no customer cars are allowed to be reg. before. Launch cars are a different matter......

rumplestiltskin

1,084 posts

223 months

Tuesday 6th June 2006
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Delivered to dealers I think what was meant, not delivered to customers.

R.

barry_j

605 posts

237 months

Tuesday 6th June 2006
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I prefer the front of the 997GT3 to the front of the 997tt. Seems like deja-vous having put a GT2 front on my 996tt!

Andrew D

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241 months

Tuesday 6th June 2006
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supermono said:
Some sort of non-descript metallic blue made my midnight blue 996 look fabulous.
That'll be Cobalt Blue, which actually looks pretty rude when the light shines on it, kind of multicoloured. That's why it costs an arm and a leg, and has been on the vanguard of the dealer cars for each of the 9*7 models.

hell_gelb

236 posts

216 months

Wednesday 7th June 2006
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Nah - prob. Lapis.

supermono

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Wednesday 7th June 2006
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I don't think it was lapis. It was quite light, cobalt sounds right. It was in the sunshine and I guess not prepped because it was all covered up with stickers and the like. Probably look alright when it's polished up.

SM