996 GT3 - is now the time to buy?

[n12maser]

T-bagger said:

This is the exact spec I’d choose and only 10mins from work ?? could be a sign......?

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Might have to “pop into work tomorrow dear”

careful, the bonnet looks twisted in the front-end photo. that car was at targa Florio for months as I noticed the bonnet in the pics back then, now these guys..moving it about...hmmmm

[Digga]

nxi20 said:

LaSource said:

worldwidewebs said:

Wow - nice one! How much do you reckon it costs to track these days? I'd always assumed about £1k/day (+ the cost of the TD itself) but didn't know how far from reality this was

Rule 1....NEVER add up the costs
Rule 2....see rule 1

^^

What he said

The more trackdays you do in a year, the cheaper it is per day. How's that for man maths?

Rule 3....try not to let you wife find out, without risking being caught actually telling lies.

[andy102]

n12maser said:

careful, the bonnet looks twisted in the front-end photo. that car was at targa Florio for months as I noticed the bonnet in the pics back then, now these guys..moving it about...hmmmm

Bumper looks down on one side, look at the panel gap by the side indicator. I remember when I bought mine 8 years ago, a lot of the CS models looked well tracked so I got a tidy comfort instead. Still need to get a half cage and buckets

[Digga]

andy102 said:

Still need to get a half cage and buckets

FWIW a chap on 911uk forum, user name HCS911 did have two sets of (what I think were) genuine 996 GT3 buckets in stock not too long ago.

[Dblue]

I think values of 996 GT3 is likely to drop a bit from current levels. There's little logic to any of the prices being commanded by modern classic Porsches IMO and most of it is driven by the current attractiveness of a classic cars against low interest rates and flat stock markets. All previous bubbles have eventually resulted in corrections.
Yes, in theory , there is no real reason why 996 GT3 should not in time reach the levels of previous GT Porsches , especially 964RS which is laughably overpriced right now. 993RS I get, there's hardly any of them but there's no rhyme or reason most of the time.
997 RS is 99% the same car as 997 GT3 but fetches twice the money??

But it's unlikely we'll seeGT3 levels 5 years ago , my 997.1 RS cost £63k, 996GT3 RS was resolutely £55k and vanilla 996 GT3 at high 30's!

[Mintbird]

aircooled a safer haven, watercooled oh I dont know...

[g7jhp]

A few GT3 & RS to be aware of on the The GT3 and RS Avoidance Thread!

[GT4RS]

n12maser said:

T-bagger said:

This is the exact spec I’d choose and only 10mins from work ?? could be a sign......?

https://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/...

Might have to “pop into work tomorrow dear”

careful, the bonnet looks twisted in the front-end photo. that car was at targa Florio for months as I noticed the bonnet in the pics back then, now these guys..moving it about...hmmmm

This car had been for sale for a long time.

[Slippydiff]

As a well known German purveyor of air cooled RS cars stated many years ago. "There are no virgins in the bordello". And whilst that might not be completely true, a lot of GT3's have "histories" that don't bear close scrutiny. Let us not forget these were £30-35k cars until not that long ago, and there were plenty of owners at this price point who mistook ambition for ability...

But there are some peaches out there, get any prospective purchase inspected by the specialists that know these cars inside out, and you won't go far wrong.

[julesGB]

dickyf said:

It's difficult to put into words but there arent many cars that you need to have a little sit down for a minute or two after driving!

Bingo!

I only ever use mine for fun driving, mostly in Scotland and Europe. Nearly all of my most memorable blats have been in the GT3.

Whenever I've had thoughts of selling I just look at this picture from Scotland. Needless to say the car is still in my garage

[CarreraLightweightRacing]

julesGB said:

dickyf said:

It's difficult to put into words but there arent many cars that you need to have a little sit down for a minute or two after driving!

Bingo!

I only ever use mine for fun driving, mostly in Scotland and Europe. Nearly all of my most memorable blats have been in the GT3.

Whenever I've had thoughts of selling I just look at this picture from Scotland. Needless to say the car is still in my garage

Wonderful stuff guys, lest we forget
These moments we have are what it's all about

[SL550M]

julesGB said:

dickyf said:

It's difficult to put into words but there arent many cars that you need to have a little sit down for a minute or two after driving!

Bingo!

I only ever use mine for fun driving, mostly in Scotland and Europe. Nearly all of my most memorable blats have been in the GT3.

Whenever I've had thoughts of selling I just look at this picture from Scotland. Needless to say the car is still in my garage

Ooooh, that photo makes me want another 996 Mk2 GT3. They really are very special on the right road.

[LaSource]

SL550M said:

Ooooh, that photo makes me want another 996 Mk2 GT3. They really are very special on the right road.

...or track!

[SL550M]

LaSource said:

SL550M said:

Ooooh, that photo makes me want another 996 Mk2 GT3. They really are very special on the right road.

...or track!

That too!

[dickyf]

i can actually put myself in this scenario mentally just looking at the photo. It just boils down to hard i want to go, the car just keeps giving. I couldnt consider taking a passenger as they would think i had lost my mind!!

julesGB said:

dickyf said:

It's difficult to put into words but there arent many cars that you need to have a little sit down for a minute or two after driving!

Bingo!

I only ever use mine for fun driving, mostly in Scotland and Europe. Nearly all of my most memorable blats have been in the GT3.

Whenever I've had thoughts of selling I just look at this picture from Scotland. Needless to say the car is still in my garage

[Wilmslowboy]

15 months and no crash in values, the want is still high.

I'm thinking of dipping in, does anyone know this car (this is an old ad - the car is no longer for sale with them

Reg is WO53 GUC

thanks


https://www.autostoresales.co.uk/porsche996gt3comf...

[Digga]

Don't know about that car, but the colour looks lovely, although I have an aversion to black cars, purely from the point of being lazy and them being bds to keep looking clean.

FWIW, I saw JZM posted on Facebook yesterday that they have just got a guards red 996.1 GT3 in stock, but it's not in their showroom stock online yet: https://www.facebook.com/JZMPorsche/photos/pcb.228...

[Dammit]

I'd sincerely love a Guards Red 996.1 GT3, however I'm currently waiting for the recovery truck to take my existing 911 to the Indy that looks after it, so may have to put some funds that way first.

[alfapork]

Wilmslowboy said:

15 months and no crash in values, the want is still high.

I'm thinking of dipping in, does anyone know this car (this is an old ad - the car is no longer for sale with them

Reg is WO53 GUC

thanks


https://www.autostoresales.co.uk/porsche996gt3comf...

That is the absolute twin of my car, albeit older and with more miles - I paid just a few hundred more than that for my 28k 2005 from one of the good guy dealers last August.

So in the winter, unless there’s been a price rise in the last 6 months (unlikely) there would seem to be a bit of room for negotiation on that one.

Negotiate and get it bought, you could have been enjoying one for the last 15 months!

[Wilmslowboy]

alfapork said:

That is the absolute twin of my car, albeit older and with more miles - I paid just a few hundred more than that for my 28k 2005 from one of the good guy dealers last August.

So in the winter, unless there’s been a price rise in the last 6 months (unlikely) there would seem to be a bit of room for negotiation on that one.

Negotiate and get it bought, you could have been enjoying one for the last 15 months!

Thanks for the insight - It’s no longer for sale with them, it’s somewhere else and likely to be a chunk less than that price.

Problem is the wife wants a new toy, just sold her mini** - I would be in the real bad books if I bought myself something before her....

• She has a daily as well, so she won’t be left without a car.