GT3 prices going up

[Mankers]

If concerned about costs, general servicing and maintenance can add up. Not a car for those without budget.
Mine is in at the moment for OPC minor service £1,300 plus brake fluid (can’t recall how much, say £300) All four tyres (PS4S) tyres only done 8k miles, down to the cords! £1,400 (geo is all good BTW.) Front discs and pads £3,300…. Major service is about double the cost.
Pretty reasonable i think given the performance and capability of the car.

[Evolved]

Mankers said:

If concerned about costs, general servicing and maintenance can add up. Not a car for those without budget.
Mine is in at the moment for OPC minor service £1,300 plus brake fluid (can’t recall how much, say £300) All four tyres (PS4S) tyres only done 8k miles, down to the cords! £1,400 (geo is all good BTW.) Front discs and pads £3,300…. Major service is about double the cost.
Pretty reasonable i think given the performance and capability of the car.

Typical man maths there .

[hunter 66]

Evolved said:

Typical man maths there .

HAha , True

[Yellow491]

Evolved said:

Mankers said:

If concerned about costs, general servicing and maintenance can add up. Not a car for those without budget.
Mine is in at the moment for OPC minor service £1,300 plus brake fluid (can’t recall how much, say £300) All four tyres (PS4S) tyres only done 8k miles, down to the cords! £1,400 (geo is all good BTW.) Front discs and pads £3,300…. Major service is about double the cost.
Pretty reasonable i think given the performance and capability of the car.

Typical man maths there .

Pretty reasonable rip off ,nothing like returning from a opc with brake fluid reservoir cap missing,or even worse oil cap loose,even worse again oil change left below min level,monkeys come to mind.

[Digga]

Yellow491 said:

Evolved said:

Mankers said:

If concerned about costs, general servicing and maintenance can add up. Not a car for those without budget.
Mine is in at the moment for OPC minor service £1,300 plus brake fluid (can’t recall how much, say £300) All four tyres (PS4S) tyres only done 8k miles, down to the cords! £1,400 (geo is all good BTW.) Front discs and pads £3,300…. Major service is about double the cost.
Pretty reasonable i think given the performance and capability of the car.

Typical man maths there .

Pretty reasonable rip off ,nothing like returning from a opc with brake fluid reservoir cap missing,or even worse oil cap loose,even worse again oil change left below min level,monkeys come to mind.

Or, worst of all on a dry sump, overfilled with oil.

[GTSjohn]

My Cayenne came back from a service at OPC Perth with no oil in it!! "You'll have to arrange for it to be recovered back to us sir at your cost" - Err, I don't think so..................pls can I speak to your DP?

[NRG1976]

I know I should be avoiding the .1 GT3 like the plague, but that red one at ashgood for £80k looks stunning imho. If it has a G engine then I think temptation would be too much for me!

[mollytherocker]

NRG1976 said:

I know I should be avoiding the .1 GT3 like the plague, but that red one at ashgood for £80k looks stunning imho. If it has a G engine then I think temptation would be too much for me!

They're really coming down! Ashgood must have only paid about 74k!

[200Plus Club]

mollytherocker said:

They're really coming down! Ashgood must have only paid about 74k!

closer to £70k i imagine.

[Familymad]

991.1's are a bargain. Great value especially ones with engine change done.

[Mankers]

NRG1976 said:

I know I should be avoiding the .1 GT3 like the plague, but that red one at ashgood for £80k looks stunning imho. If it has a G engine then I think temptation would be too much for me!

Get stuck in! Such an epic car, handling is sublime, and that engine noise!

[PRO5T]

I too am of the opinion that 991.1 GT3s are very attractive at those price points...

A 996 and 997 GT are very different cars these days, in reality classic cars for most but a 991 for the same or in some cases cheaper? If someone asked to swap my 996 GT3 for a nice 991.1 GT3 I'd be seriously tempted... of course the correct answer is to have both but who has time for that?!

[NomadicTurbo]

New lowest price GT3 on the market, and with a G Series engine.



https://www.autotrader.co.uk/car-details/202411266...

These £75-80k GT3's have me questioning whether they're a better purchase than a £75k 718GT4

[av185]

Slightly older than my 2014 991.1 GT3. White was the most popular colour new btw and looks great.

Prefer the 718 GT4 to the 991.1 GT3. 991.2 GT3 trumps the GT4 though imo but it should do at c50% more money for the equivalent age/spec car.

[franki68]

schedoni said:

£75k retail must mean £65 trade even at an Indy.

If the cost of an engine rebuild is as has been said £35k then accepting that it might never happen, still that’s close to the level where it would write the car off.

Isn’t there a danger that these will enter a sort of death spiral like early 997s where people are not prepared to take the risk, when you can get a Cayman GT4 for similar money?

For a lot of people who just want a GT style car but aren’t track addicts it’s surely going to put them off a 997.1 GT3 and those that are will wait to be able to afford a .2?

Closer to 60 and below .

[NRG1976]

schedoni said:

£75k retail must mean £65 trade even at an Indy.

If the cost of an engine rebuild is as has been said £35k then accepting that it might never happen, still that’s close to the level where it would write the car off.

Isn’t there a danger that these will enter a sort of death spiral like early 997s where people are not prepared to take the risk, when you can get a Cayman GT4 for similar money?

For a lot of people who just want a GT style car but aren’t track addicts it’s surely going to put them off a 997.1 GT3 and those that are will wait to be able to afford a .2?

Why are engine rebuilds on the GT3 so expensive, I seem to recall 997 engine rebuilds were up to £10k? Is it the costs of the GT3 engine parts being so much higher than a 997 or something?

(I’m assuming £35k rebuild is an Indy cost)

[Evolved]

NRG1976 said:

schedoni said:

£75k retail must mean £65 trade even at an Indy.

If the cost of an engine rebuild is as has been said £35k then accepting that it might never happen, still that’s close to the level where it would write the car off.

Isn’t there a danger that these will enter a sort of death spiral like early 997s where people are not prepared to take the risk, when you can get a Cayman GT4 for similar money?

For a lot of people who just want a GT style car but aren’t track addicts it’s surely going to put them off a 997.1 GT3 and those that are will wait to be able to afford a .2?

Why are engine rebuilds on the GT3 so expensive, I seem to recall 997 engine rebuilds were up to £10k? Is it the costs of the GT3 engine parts being so much higher than a 997 or something?

(I’m assuming £35k rebuild is an Indy cost)

I assumed that was OPC costs. I’d be amazed if the price is anywhere close to that at an Indy.

[Youforreal.]

Went on for a nosey, only a handful of Porsche cars listed, anything wrong with the classifieds?

[NRG1976]

Thanks. I enquired about the Red .1 GT3 at Autologix - had the G series engine and a warranty, lovely colour and condition. Ready to pull the trigger and they told me it sold already

[Deansfield]

franki68 said:

schedoni said:

£75k retail must mean £65 trade even at an Indy.

If the cost of an engine rebuild is as has been said £35k then accepting that it might never happen, still that’s close to the level where it would write the car off.

Isn’t there a danger that these will enter a sort of death spiral like early 997s where people are not prepared to take the risk, when you can get a Cayman GT4 for similar money?

For a lot of people who just want a GT style car but aren’t track addicts it’s surely going to put them off a 997.1 GT3 and those that are will wait to be able to afford a .2?

Closer to 60 and below .

Come on then who’s next? £50 ?