997GT3....... The THUG has arrived!!!

[grant3]

It's too early to unveil the full driving impressions, but here is the beast, wet, dirty but still mean & moody!!!

Ladies & gentleman the Thug is on the loose, this car definitely means business!!!

Edited by grant3 on Tuesday 6th March 11:50

[singh911]

Beautiful - in a savage, hard nosed, i'm not trying to be pretty - signalling intent kind of way.....

Congrats!

Ajit.

[chillerman]

grant3 said:

It's too early to unveil the full driving impressions, but here is the beast, wet, dirty but still mean & moody!!!

Ladies & gentleman the Thug is on the loose, this car definitely means business!!!

''Beast'', ''the Thug is on the loose, this car definitely means business!!!'' ?

Then why on earth buy it in silver/grey FFS ?

Hardly thuggish, is it ?

The car is the nuts, the colour is safe, boring and common, IMO.

[Pugsey]

Congrats. matey! Have you had a ceremonial burning of AM monogrammed pipe and slippers then - or maybe just wrapped them up in tissue paper for your return after six months or so of behaving badly. Enjoy.

[wildoliver]

I really don't know what colour I would choose.

The whole black on black thing is getting a bit cliched now.

Dark grey and silver are just a bit accountanty.

White has been done to death.

Orange/green? Suspect in a year they will be boring too.

Guards red I reckon. Met blue with gold BBS would look nice but not aggressive particularly.

Gaurds red, black wheels, black leather.

[Asterix]

Looks great mate - bugger the colour what ever it is

[Dr S]

wildoliver said:

Met blue with gold BBS would look nice but not aggressive particularly

That's a good one. Maybe a bit too Subaru Impreza but still interesting...

[anglebox10]

Well done,
Looks great in any colour - just that type of car IMO !!

[968csreading]

Who cares what colour it is, they all look the nuts.

[type-r]

The colour is STUNNING - the exact colour I will go for! White seems boring IMO as virtually every GT3 is now white. Would have probably opted for yellow brake calipers but hey...

Boy I sooooo can't wait!

[gunner]

gotta say,took mine out in the (very) wet on Sunday,drove hard,didn't so much as slither.The grip on this car is amazing and turn in is virtually CGT standard.Best car they've made in years...

[grant3]

chillerman said:

''Beast'', ''the Thug is on the loose, this car definitely means business!!!'' ?

Then why on earth buy it in silver/grey FFS ?

Hardly thuggish, is it ? The car is the nuts, the colour is safe, boring and common, IMO.

Chillerman.... I have purchased the car for ME not to impress others & my favourite colour is Arctic Silver, when you buy your own choose what colour YOU like. This car is a thug in any colour!!!!!

For me the dark colours don't show off the shape & detailing (you loose the front air vent & spoiler)whilst being hard to keep clean & showing every small scratch, white will be so out of fashion it is untrue in a few years time & the lairy yellows etc are too flash for me, they do rather say look at me & I have this car for the driving, not to drive around the town centre at the weekend!!!

But the bottom line is each to their own, sod the colour this car is about its high revving screaming 415bhp race tuned motor, its amazing handling, direct feel-some steering, in fact first impressions say it really is two cars in one, comfortable enough for the daily commute, but dig slightly deeper & its a real racer for the road or track.Time will tell....first impressions coming soon!

[grant3]

Pugsey said:

Congrats. matey! Have you had a ceremonial burning of AM monogrammed pipe and slippers then - or maybe just wrapped them up in tissue paper for your return after six months or so of behaving badly. Enjoy.

The Autoart model of the AMV8 sits on my office desk to remind me of my last love, I'm missing her but..... a little analogy if I may..........

.......where as the Aston was a gentle loving mistress with a sexy dark side I have a feeling the GT3 will be tying me to the bed & bonking my brains out on a daily basis !!!!

Edited by grant3 on Tuesday 6th March 09:45

[yorkie997s]

grant3 said:

It's too early to unveil the full driving impressions, but here is the beast, wet, dirty but still mean & moody!!!

Ladies & gentleman the Thug is on the loose, this car definitely means business!!!

Fantastic car, got mine in November and they are the bollox!Just looking forward to some decent weather. Looks great in silver. Enjoy mate!

[chillerman]

Best of luck with it. ...but I do believe grey/silver cars are way too common....and unfortunately I have got one !!

[marlinmunro]

COLOUR are you kidding I would have GT3 without any paint!!

[Andy M]

chillerman said:

''Beast'', ''the Thug is on the loose, this car definitely means business!!!'' ?

Then why on earth buy it in silver/grey FFS ?

Hardly thuggish, is it ?

The car is the nuts, the colour is safe, boring and common, IMO.

Maybe it's a bit of a 'Patrick Bateman'?

Stylish and sophisticated on the surface, a bit of a nutter underneath it...

Nice car

[LanCat]

Who pays attention to the colour when they are driving?

Spend more time driving and less time looking

[Geneve]

Congratulations, Grant.

Shame about the weather.

Colour looks great - and will be even better on a sunny day. To enjoy a GT3 on the road, a bit of discretion makes a lot of sense.

[nbetts]

Fantastic car. Well done. I said I would never buy another Silver Car- but when it boils down to it the car looks so good in GT Silver- I had to have one that colour - stuff the extra £1500....