£75k budget - Thinking 997 GTS or Vantage N430 - Help!

[Bigfarmer]

Morning all,

Downsizing from a 993C4S (now sold) and a 996 TT X50 (with Fearnsport remap)(about to go on sale) due to garage space.

I'm thinking along the lines of

- 997 GTS - good engine - values holding up very well - limited numbers etc - cheaper to run than a turbo
- Vantage - maybe N430 - will they hold some value better than a V8 or V8S

Or anything else people could recommend

This will be a 3-4k miles pa car - no track days - mixture of comfort speed sound - good residuals - nice to look at - not too shouty

Thanks

[Chris Stott]

Your budget might stretch to a 997.1 GT3 (there are a few around £79k)... IMO, a better car than a GTS, and will probably hold value over the longer term.

[gashead1105]

Evora 400? Edit. Or if you are porsche-centric, GT4. A lot of 997 GT3s have led hard lives and look pretty tired IMO.

Edited by gashead1105 on Wednesday 1st February 11:58

[greggy50]

Ferrari F430
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2017...

Gallardo
http://www.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/2016...

These would be two options that would hold value very well I would suspect

[Carlson W6]

997 Gen 2 Turbo S

A very different car to your 996.

Zero lag due to variable vein turbos and extra capacity even taking into account
your map.

Extremely good usable fun.

[Deerfoot]

I can only see the values of these heading up...

http://www.pistonheads.com/classifieds/used-cars/h...

[Bigfarmer]

Thanks for the responses - much appreciated

Thought about GT3 - 430 - Lambo - but they are all a bit too shouty/full on for me

NSX is an interesting one

[anonymous-user]

Porsche Caymen GT4?

Need another £10,000 but many are over the £100,000 mark.

http://www2.autotrader.co.uk/classified/advert/201...

[blueg33]

Op

Some interesting choices for you. As someone else said, give the Evora 400 a try (or even a 410). It may not be your thing but its worth a go for the steering feel and poise alone. A used one will have seen some of the depreciation already and they are relatively cheap to run.

On your budge for just a few K miles pa I would go for a Ferrari 430, its a Ferrari and a good one.

Sadly and much to my disappointment I found the Aston a bit underwhelming.

997 GTS is nice, but I am not sure they feel special and in some ways the interior feels a little dated (probably just my subjective view given that newer Porsche offerings have IMO a better look inside), I also wonder if they are a tad overpriced at the moment (that's fine if they hold the value). I was tempted by the GTS a couple of years ago, I should have got one as prices have gone up

What about an R8 V10? Its subjective in terms of whether they have aged well great car though