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After a few years away from having a Second (fun) car I think it’s time to retake the plunge.
My last car was a Lotus Exige and I loved it's rawness and its ability on the occasional track day, but I have long wanted a 997 gt3. So having kept a fairly close eye on the Classifieds and been a silent forum reader for the last few months I would like your advice on the following car please.
http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...
I’m well aware that it will have the wrong seats for some people and that it will depreciate and leave me homeless. But as a car does anyone know it or its history?
What do people better qualified than I to comment think of the price for this car, and have you dealt with this dealership before.
Thanks for any help in advance.
My last car was a Lotus Exige and I loved it's rawness and its ability on the occasional track day, but I have long wanted a 997 gt3. So having kept a fairly close eye on the Classifieds and been a silent forum reader for the last few months I would like your advice on the following car please.
http://classifieds.pistonheads.com/classifieds/use...
I’m well aware that it will have the wrong seats for some people and that it will depreciate and leave me homeless. But as a car does anyone know it or its history?
What do people better qualified than I to comment think of the price for this car, and have you dealt with this dealership before.
Thanks for any help in advance.
Edited by Eidhur on Thursday 15th December 18:14
Don't know the car itself so cannot help there.
In terms of the dealership, it looks to be a ferrari/mass main dealer so you should receive service similar to your OPC. I believe they also offer a warranty for a year. (Which you may be able to negotiate with them to ensure it is OPC warranty). This was what I was offered when looking at a car at a Ferrari dealer, so assume this one is same.
In terms of the dealership, it looks to be a ferrari/mass main dealer so you should receive service similar to your OPC. I believe they also offer a warranty for a year. (Which you may be able to negotiate with them to ensure it is OPC warranty). This was what I was offered when looking at a car at a Ferrari dealer, so assume this one is same.
jackal said:
oh sweet jesus ... the new classifieds are back !!!
OP - Car looks stunning. Would have to be a Clubsport for me too.
I'm not sure what options are to have and what are to avoid but the car seems lovely.
I'm sure some owners will be along soon.
PS. Was looking at Exiges/Elises uptil last month. Then I went and sat in one. How the hell did you live with that!? Crossed them off my list now, which is a shame as I know they're good cars!
Hi Marky911.
You do get use to it; the worst part is I’m 6"3 so getting in and out was sometimes comical. They are so much fun though and every journey brought a smile to my face. Did you drive one as just sitting in one will not do it justice. I had an Elise 111R before the Exige and IMO the Exige was more special
You do get use to it; the worst part is I’m 6"3 so getting in and out was sometimes comical. They are so much fun though and every journey brought a smile to my face. Did you drive one as just sitting in one will not do it justice. I had an Elise 111R before the Exige and IMO the Exige was more special
t!Eidhur said:
Hi Marky911.
You do get use to it; the worst part is I’m 6"3 so getting in and out was sometimes comical. They are so much fun though and every journey brought a smile to my face. Did you drive one as just sitting in one will not do it justice. I had an Elise 111R before the Exige and IMO the Exige was more special
Hi Eidhur,You do get use to it; the worst part is I’m 6"3 so getting in and out was sometimes comical. They are so much fun though and every journey brought a smile to my face. Did you drive one as just sitting in one will not do it justice. I had an Elise 111R before the Exige and IMO the Exige was more special
I'm going to sound mental but no, I didn't get that far. I knew I couldn't live with it for what I was going to use it for, which would be a daily car March til September. So I figured why even dirty it and look like a timewaster. I'm too nice to salesmen honestly.
I know (well hear) that they're epic little cars, but the novelty would wear off that entry and exit thing very quickly (I'm knocking on for your height at 6ft 1"). If it was going to be used similarly to my old Porsche, which is occassional use only, I'm sure I would love it. I like a sense of occassion and specialness but if I buy something in this price bracket (£15K-£20K) it will be to compliment my Porsche and get used much more often.
Sorry for the off topic ramblings anyway.
Good luck with GT3 search. I haven't been in a 997 GT3 yet, only the '6 GT3. Awesome!! The 997s look even better too.
Don't know the car but I do know the dealership. Never had any problems with their Mini & BMW dealerships but I can't help wondering why this car is being sold through their Ferrari dealership (which also houses DL 'Special Vehicles') when their Porsche main dealership is 5 mins walk away from there. Could they be trying to avoid giving the car a full Porsche used car warranty, and if so, why?
Not wanting to put you off, just a bit of 'buyer beware'
Not wanting to put you off, just a bit of 'buyer beware'
I love the way the classifieds titles this list as "Pistonheads essentials"... I agree, anything less would be sub-standard...
PH said:
PistonHeads essentials
•Rear Engined
•Normally Aspirated
•3.6 litres
•6 cylinder
•Horizontally
•24 valves
•6 cylinder(s)
•415 bhp
•299 Nm torque
•193 mph top speed
•0 to 62 in 4.3 seconds
•22.1 mpg
•6 gears
•Rear Wheel Drive
•Rear Engined
•Normally Aspirated
•3.6 litres
•6 cylinder
•Horizontally
•24 valves
•6 cylinder(s)
•415 bhp
•299 Nm torque
•193 mph top speed
•0 to 62 in 4.3 seconds
•22.1 mpg
•6 gears
•Rear Wheel Drive
Yep, I only ever buy cars that do 22.1 mpg.
22.0 or 22.2 simply won't do. Anything other than 22.1 and I'm oot!
The advert isn't too bad though to be fair. Infact no advert would put me off a car unless it's in pure chav-speak, for example Cosworth adverts that say Cossie, etc. Or where they say "selling due to ban".
The 7 GT3s are amazing value now.
We'll have to see what the 991 GT3 engine is like to see how much 7GT3 values continue to fall. Who knows, they could prove to be the last of the greats? Well ok, I know that title would go to the 4.0 RS, but they're a bit scarce.
marky911 said:
Yep, I only ever buy cars that do 22.1 mpg.
22.0 or 22.2 simply won't do. Anything other than 22.1 and I'm oot!
The advert isn't too bad though to be fair. Infact no advert would put me off a car unless it's in pure chav-speak, for example Cosworth adverts that say Cossie, etc. Or where they say "selling due to ban".
The 7 GT3s are amazing value now.
We'll have to see what the 991 GT3 engine is like to see how much 7GT3 values continue to fall. Who knows, they could prove to be the last of the greats? Well ok, I know that title would go to the 4.0 RS, but they're a bit scarce.
marky911 said:
Yep, I only ever buy cars that do 22.1 mpg.
22.0 or 22.2 simply won't do. Anything other than 22.1 and I'm oot!
The advert isn't too bad though to be fair. Infact no advert would put me off a car unless it's in pure chav-speak, for example Cosworth adverts that say Cossie, etc. Or where they say "selling due to ban".
The 7 GT3s are amazing value now.
We'll have to see what the 991 GT3 engine is like to see how much 7GT3 values continue to fall. Who knows, they could prove to be the last of the greats? Well ok, I know that title would go to the 4.0 RS, but they're a bit scarce.
The low price on this one is clearly due to the mileage - 52k is very high for a GT3. The problem is that most have low mileage and so this makes the price very mileage sensitive. Most you see on PH have 10k to 25K miles so you could spend a little bit more and get a car with 35k fewer miles on it! If this doesn't concern you then go for it, but if you put another 10 to 15k miles on it then it will be tough come re-sale time.
I bought a 997.1 GT3 in black and I love it. Great range of ability, many on here will have negative comments on PASM but I think its a great compromise between road and track handling. I had to have the rear panels repainted on mine due to gravel rash and its only done 13k so suggest you check out the paint work ahead of the read wheels in particular. Also I have heard that they don't have the same level of weather proofing underneath as the regular 911s so if that one has been used all year round you might want to get it inspected and check for corrosion.
I bought a 997.1 GT3 in black and I love it. Great range of ability, many on here will have negative comments on PASM but I think its a great compromise between road and track handling. I had to have the rear panels repainted on mine due to gravel rash and its only done 13k so suggest you check out the paint work ahead of the read wheels in particular. Also I have heard that they don't have the same level of weather proofing underneath as the regular 911s so if that one has been used all year round you might want to get it inspected and check for corrosion.
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