NXI20 said:Frenchmeister said:If you are going to be precious about value why bother, it is a car to buy and enjoy.
A member on here has thrashed his GT3 around just about every track in Europe and I would say more than had his money worth......good on him.
That's why Porsche created the things in the first place.
That'd be me then It just clocked up 149K miles on the way back from Donington on Tuesday.
My own view is that the 991 is too new to have proven itself yet. All I will say on the 991 is that the engine issues early on, combined with rear wheel steer that is hanging out in the rain, salt & general road muck doesn't give me huge confidence that these cars are going to be as tough as the older ones have proven to be. Its all very well having a warranty to protect you from the cost of failures, but they are hugely frustrating when they happen. Both my GT3s do not & have never had a warranty applied by me. They are very well built cars which with proper use & maintenance, really don't need one.
In addition, due to the way the 991 is constructed, any body damage is likely to involve far more specialist bodyshop services with the consequential increase in costs. Look underneath a 991 (any 991) & note the neat welding of old is now a thing of the past. On the 991 GT3, it has a rear subframe that looks like it should be on a Focus (it's a welded steel affair) not the beautiful cast aluminium subframes of the 996/997. This all points to costs accountants trimming production costs to maximize profits; and this is only on the bits you can actually see - who knows what's been skimped on under covers etc.?
Call me biased, but IMHO the 996/997 era GT3 is a more rewarding car to own & drive. The 3.8 997.2 in particular is a "does everything" car & is the pinnacle of the GT3 as a driver's car: modern enough to live with every day with a genuine motorsport engine that is simply a wonderful piece of engineering and as tough as old boots. The fact that values are so stable & gently rising on the older GT3s points to the market agreeing that these will be the classic GT3s of the future. They also made many more 991 era GT3s than in the previous eras which will also hold 991 prices down over the longer term.
Great insightful post as ever Nick. Hope you're well!
I cant ever see the 991.1 GT3 becoming a classic so its one to buy and enjoy :thumb:
If you want the best car and the best chance of making money buy a 997 variant GT3