Which would you buy and why?
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Theoretical question here, well kinda, I'm currently trying to decide.
You have the following 911 variants:-
2014 GT3
2015 GTS
2014 Turbo
All are around 10k miles or less and all 3 are priced rather close to each other (I'm not in the UK). FPSH, warranty etc etc. GT3 is comfort spec. GTS is well, GTS spec with some carbon bits and the Turbo is well kitted as standard. GTS & Turbo are PDK too.
It's for a second car for weekends and maybe the odd blast to the office. Maybe the odd track day here and there too.
Which would you choose?
You have the following 911 variants:-
2014 GT3
2015 GTS
2014 Turbo
All are around 10k miles or less and all 3 are priced rather close to each other (I'm not in the UK). FPSH, warranty etc etc. GT3 is comfort spec. GTS is well, GTS spec with some carbon bits and the Turbo is well kitted as standard. GTS & Turbo are PDK too.
It's for a second car for weekends and maybe the odd blast to the office. Maybe the odd track day here and there too.
Which would you choose?
Edited by TudorSantos on Wednesday 4th November 14:52
2014 GT3 that isn't a 997 or a 991?GTS is really a great car and you wouldn't feel short changed using it on a road or the track, but given the other two as company, GTS definitely NO, instant reaction might well be to go for a GT3, but thinking on a bit, how many track days are you actually going to do?
I drove a GT3 Club Sport as a daily driver for 18 months in my 20's and loved it, a little older and a little lazier now if I was doing say one track day a quarter and the rest of the time doing weekend runs, road drives, etc. with it then i'd definitely take the Turbo. It's a much better road car than the GT3 on all surfaces and having done literally hundreds of laps on track in the 991 Turbo/ Turbo S I can say for sure they are very nearly as much fun and surprisingly close in lap times to the GT3 on most circuits.
So whilst the GT3 will surely get the most votes as a weekend toy the replies, the better choice for my money is actually the 991 Turbo
I drove a GT3 Club Sport as a daily driver for 18 months in my 20's and loved it, a little older and a little lazier now if I was doing say one track day a quarter and the rest of the time doing weekend runs, road drives, etc. with it then i'd definitely take the Turbo. It's a much better road car than the GT3 on all surfaces and having done literally hundreds of laps on track in the 991 Turbo/ Turbo S I can say for sure they are very nearly as much fun and surprisingly close in lap times to the GT3 on most circuits.
So whilst the GT3 will surely get the most votes as a weekend toy the replies, the better choice for my money is actually the 991 Turbo
If it really is that second car for high days and some track - from those 3 I'd take the GT3. Although it's arguably comfortable enough to be your daily now!
That said, i agree with NAS90 that a 991 Turbo would be very tempting if your of a more relaxed disposition ;-)
That said, i agree with NAS90 that a 991 Turbo would be very tempting if your of a more relaxed disposition ;-)
Edited by Fl0pp3r on Friday 6th November 00:06
Fl0pp3r said:
If it really is that second car for high days and some track - from those 3 I'd take the GT3. Although it's arguably comfortable enough to be your daily now!
That said, i agree with NAS90 that a 991 Turbo would be very tempting if your of a more relaxed disposition ;-)
I'm still in my 30s, so not too bothered about comfort! GT3 does make sense, and will probably hold more value over 3-5 years than a turbo. I like the GTS, but when a GT3 or Turbo is almost the same price I need to question myself!That said, i agree with NAS90 that a 991 Turbo would be very tempting if your of a more relaxed disposition ;-)
I'd be only looking to do 3-4 track days a year. So will the Turbo feel special enough for those weekend blasts? Again, maybe this is why I'm thinking GT3 as that engine does sound very special but the Turbo has that outright speed feel (plus a better spec inside)
hmmm
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