Any love for the 997 GTS?

[AddledDad]

JackG60GTS said:

Hey! Were you the original owner I bought this off? If so, it was a pleasure meeting you and reliving you of this fine specimen! Congrats on the new GTS, the targa is just stunning! I also seem to remember you were having some work done on your beautiful house, guess that's now finished and the boss signed off on the new wheels !

Hope you're well

Yes that’s me mate! Home improvement budget over-run forced GTS sale to you via Collecting Cars at the time. We both got a good deal I felt.

I bought the car from Mike at Ashgood before that and, as someone said earlier in the thread, it is the only solid black car in the country. A proper keeper!

Good luck with it and see you at a meet sometime… Still miss that N/A burble - the 991.2 doesn’t sound great stock. I’ve had a JCR titanium centre section fitted which makes a massive improvement but still not like yours. Go well!

[RichDS]

Had a drive of a pdk car and enjoyed it..

May finally be time if I can find one…

Wouldn’t mind a short drive of a manual just to feel the weight of the clutch - anyone got one in the northwest? Would any manual 997 clutch / change motion feel the same if I can find a lesser model to try?

Need to find a nice non white coupe - not much around..

[KittyLitter]

in-bound -manual with bucket seats!

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

[GTSjohn]

KittyLitter said:

in-bound -manual with bucket seats!

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

Bit of a gap in the service history! That said, reflected in the price vs other recent manuals for sale.

[RichDS]

KittyLitter said:

in-bound -manual with bucket seats!

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

And surprise surprise it’s white!

[braddo]

RichDS said:

Would any manual 997 clutch / change motion feel the same if I can find a lesser model to try?

Yep, GTS powertrain is Carrera with the powerkit so clutch will be identical. Gear change differs depending on if a short-shift kit is fitted, which might have been a factory option?

[KittyLitter]

RichDS said:

KittyLitter said:

in-bound -manual with bucket seats!

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

And surprise surprise it’s white!

If you aren't after White, Basalt or Silver then you could be in for a long wait!

[DjSki]

The price of these lower mile manual GTS's is mad.

[GTRene]

DjSki said:

The price of these lower mile manual GTS's is mad.

yep some are GT3 money, but then such GTS some just 10hp shy of such GT3 997.1 are also some sort of special, those with manual 2wd are perhaps more rare as well then a GT3?

[RichDS]

GTRene said:

yep some are GT3 money, but then such GTS some just 10hp shy of such GT3 997.1 are also some sort of special, those with manual 2wd are perhaps more rare as well then a GT3?

I can’t realistically daily a GT3 though

[KittyLitter]

RichDS said:

KittyLitter said:

in-bound -manual with bucket seats!

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

And surprise surprise it’s white!

Pics of it now on their site. Seems a heck of a deal to me, manual GTS with buckets, super rare.

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

[Louis Balfour]

KittyLitter said:

RichDS said:

KittyLitter said:

in-bound -manual with bucket seats!

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

And surprise surprise it’s white!

Pics of it now on their site. Seems a heck of a deal to me, manual GTS with buckets, super rare.

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

Might be the 5.5 year gap in the service history and it's a bit leggy for some tastes.

[KittyLitter]

Louis Balfour said:

KittyLitter said:

RichDS said:

KittyLitter said:

in-bound -manual with bucket seats!

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

And surprise surprise it’s white!

Pics of it now on their site. Seems a heck of a deal to me, manual GTS with buckets, super rare.

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

Might be the 5.5 year gap in the service history and it's a bit leggy for some tastes.

Possibly, but a unicorn like that, I'd imagine people won't dwell on that as long as its in fine health

[Louis Balfour]

KittyLitter said:

Louis Balfour said:

KittyLitter said:

RichDS said:

KittyLitter said:

in-bound -manual with bucket seats!

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

And surprise surprise it’s white!

Pics of it now on their site. Seems a heck of a deal to me, manual GTS with buckets, super rare.

https://www.ashgood.co.uk/vehicle-details/used-por...

Might be the 5.5 year gap in the service history and it's a bit leggy for some tastes.

Possibly, but a unicorn like that, I'd imagine people won't dwell on that as long as its in fine health

IME Porsche buyers are quite anal about that sort of thing, especially buyers of that sort of car.

I remember a sales managed at my local OPC telling me a car he was selling had....one late service. He confided in me as though he had given given herpes to the Dealer Principal's daughter.

[akadk]

My old car

I paid £63k from Ashgood Oct 2021

[moonigan]

This one is bound to polarise opinion. I quite like it. What are we thinking price wise, £75K?

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2012-porsche-9...

[KittyLitter]

moonigan said:

This one is bound to polarise opinion. I quite like it. What are we thinking price wise, £75K?

https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/2012-porsche-9...

a non white or Basalt GTS? I never thought I'd live to see the day.

its a bit chintzy but lovely all the same. I can see that going for £80K+

[akadk]

g7jhp said:

£88k is crazy money.

OK it's a manual coupe, but it's a 4wd GTS in a marmite colour which is trying to be a GT3.

Might as well choose a GT3 or a turbo.

Edited by g7jhp on Wednesday 13th October 10:12

^

[KittyLitter]

akadk said:

g7jhp said:

£88k is crazy money.

OK it's a manual coupe, but it's a 4wd GTS in a marmite colour which is trying to be a GT3.

Might as well choose a GT3 or a turbo.

Edited by g7jhp on Wednesday 13th October 10:12

^

Did it sell for 88K before at Hexagon Classics?

https://www.elferspot.com/en/car/porsche-997-2-car...

...all the more that it'll be north of £80K, could hit £100K inc commission.

[braddo]

RichDS said:

I can’t realistically daily a GT3 though

No-one is dailying a low miles GTS either…