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Hi all,
I'm new to the porsche area. I have recently been trawling autotrader/porsche approved looking at a mk2 GT3, which is a model I am toying with changing the M12 to. I just had a few questions.
1. Is PCCB worth it, or are there ongoing issues with cracking and replacement under warranty? I intend to do in the order of 5-8 'trackdays' a year.
2. Are there issues with speedbumps? (this effectively curtails use of the 3R in town) is it a genuinely usable and tractable everyday car?
3. ABS is standard, but Traction control is not, correct?
4. Is comfort spec still suitable for trackdays? does it preserve the rear seats?
5. Is the engine sufficiently far removed from the standard 3.6 that any repairs/servicing becomes difficult/lengthy?
Thanks for all you help, in advance!
Sam
I'm new to the porsche area. I have recently been trawling autotrader/porsche approved looking at a mk2 GT3, which is a model I am toying with changing the M12 to. I just had a few questions.
1. Is PCCB worth it, or are there ongoing issues with cracking and replacement under warranty? I intend to do in the order of 5-8 'trackdays' a year.
2. Are there issues with speedbumps? (this effectively curtails use of the 3R in town) is it a genuinely usable and tractable everyday car?
3. ABS is standard, but Traction control is not, correct?
4. Is comfort spec still suitable for trackdays? does it preserve the rear seats?
5. Is the engine sufficiently far removed from the standard 3.6 that any repairs/servicing becomes difficult/lengthy?
Thanks for all you help, in advance!
Sam
Sam
1. I have steels on my RS and they are fine for tracjkday use. If you buy a car with ceramics you could always change them for steel and put the ceramics on for sale. If you use ceramics on track tey will probably be fine, but if you do have to replace them outside of warranty, they will be very expensive.
2. London speed humps are a pain in any car. In the RS, I have to crawl over them at a snails pace. Humps should not stop you driving the car you want tho'.
3. ABS is standard, but traction control is not available.
4. Comfort spec would be fine for trackdays. Any GT3 is a road going track car.
5. Don't know about DIY engine work. Most GT3's would be in the OPC network or with the big independents.
Hope this helps.
Howard
1. I have steels on my RS and they are fine for tracjkday use. If you buy a car with ceramics you could always change them for steel and put the ceramics on for sale. If you use ceramics on track tey will probably be fine, but if you do have to replace them outside of warranty, they will be very expensive.
2. London speed humps are a pain in any car. In the RS, I have to crawl over them at a snails pace. Humps should not stop you driving the car you want tho'.
3. ABS is standard, but traction control is not available.
4. Comfort spec would be fine for trackdays. Any GT3 is a road going track car.
5. Don't know about DIY engine work. Most GT3's would be in the OPC network or with the big independents.
Hope this helps.
Howard
Hi Howard,
Thanks for you reply. As regards my last question I was only wondering if, being in essence a racing derived engine was trickier to get serviced and repaired. I read in evo once about a man who had enourmous trouble getting his GT2 fixed, since the parts were rare and had to be sourced from Germany.
Glad speedbumps aren't too bad, thay are impossible in the Noble (often I have to plan my route A-B!) Its insane.
Sam
Thanks for you reply. As regards my last question I was only wondering if, being in essence a racing derived engine was trickier to get serviced and repaired. I read in evo once about a man who had enourmous trouble getting his GT2 fixed, since the parts were rare and had to be sourced from Germany.
Glad speedbumps aren't too bad, thay are impossible in the Noble (often I have to plan my route A-B!) Its insane.
Sam
London GT3 said:
4. Comfort spec would be fine for trackdays. Any GT3 is a road going track car.
I would pedantically say the GT3 is a track going road car.
Also Sam - be aware that the car is registered as a 2-seater, so even if you do not have a roll cage, there may be insurance issues with having kiddies or other passengers in the back. Unless of course you were talking about using the back seats for luggage.
s3am said:
Hi Howard,
Thanks for you reply. As regards my last question I was only wondering if, being in essence a racing derived engine was trickier to get serviced and repaired. I read in evo once about a man who had enourmous trouble getting his GT2 fixed, since the parts were rare and had to be sourced from Germany.
There is an element of truth there. I had to wait 8 weeks for a suspension strut for a Mk1 - and any other parts which are coming from the Motorsport division in weissach will take a similar time to order. The engine itself though is based on the 964 bottom-end with a water-cooled top-end grafted on. It is reputed to be bulletproof and I am yet to hear of a case of failure or major repair required. Servicing shouldn't be any trickier than a normal 996.
Harris_I said:
4. Comfort spec would be fine for trackdays. Any GT3 is a road going track car.
I would pedantically say the GT3 is a track going road car.
Also Sam - be aware that the car is registered as a 2-seater, so even if you do not have a roll cage, there may be insurance issues with having kiddies or other passengers in the back. Unless of course you were talking about using the back seats for luggage.
There are no back seats...
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