GT3 RS owners

[thierry henry]

has any GT3 RS owners had a 996 tt be4? how do they compare? im thinking of getting an RS!

[GreigM]

I don't own either, but have riden in both and they're both fantastic cars for different reasons.

To me the TT is THE perfect road car - the acceleration is devastating.

The RS is a pure drivers car - the flexibility in the engine and the capability of the chassis is spectacular - but is obviously track biased (although a perfectly capable road car)...if you're going to track the car, get the RS, if not, get the TT.

Another thing to consider is depreciation - the TT dereciates heavily, the RS very little.

[trampas]

The RS is noisey,hard on your back,murder over speed bumps...basic on all fronts in fact....and i love it!...if you want the refinement of the TT..the RS might not be for you......but if you want a totally involving drive and your face to ache from smiling to much,......get an RS

[noony]

Trampas showed me how good the ceramic brakes were too yesterday. For track, RS, if not TT is for you.

[porschegeoff]

I would agree with previous posts, if you wan't an involving drive and intend doing track days, go for the RS, but the 996 TT is the better everyday, all weather supercar.

As the owner of a standard GT3, I would choose the RS as it is likely to retain more of its value than the 996 tt but they are both superb cars.

I think the ride height on the GT3 RS is even lower than the standards GT3, so be careful over speed humps if you buy one.

Geoff

[Rico]

From a purely economic point of view;

If you want an RS now unless you've got one on order you'll have to pay a premium. The RS models are historically good at holding value, but only after they've depreciated a bit. Thus unless you keep the car for decades you'll lose money, but you'll lose a lot more on the Turbo.