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isysman said:You have to remember the GT4 was £65k new. That's the same price as a gen.1 997 Carrera S when launched in 2004.
Nastymatt said:Mate had a GT4 and sold it within 300 miles. Why? As an every dayer he hated the seating position of the bucket seats (even tho they had been adjusted) and he didn't like getting in and out of it.
So he's chopped it in for a Spyder - which he much prefers. Maybe it's a little 'softer' than the GT4 (no bucket seats, not as stiff set up, not as crashy over bumps etc)
Plus the Spyder is totally different to his other 911's.
nick w said:It's a brilliant car with a sublime gear change, great handling and balance and
the fun factor is up there alongside a GT3. I can say quite categorically that
into and through corners it carries just as much speed as a 3'..and with minor
fettling it's a whole lot easier to trail brake into them too. My only gripe...and
this purely for the track driver, is the silly tall gearing, and the engine lacks a
bit of top end grunt, another 40 ponies would sort that out.
However, if you're looking for what's going to put a big smile on your face, and
you need two boots, and most importantly, something you can throw around
the corners, it's genuinely off the scale. And like owning a 996/997 GT3,
there's absolutely nothing that beats having that third pedal and the stick
under you left hand !.
:thumb:
Cunno said:Here a bit of video of Me and Nick W playing at Estoril the other week. The 3 and 4 work in different ways the 3 has more grunt and the 4 is more nimble in the tight corners. You can see why Porsche didn't allow the Cayman to have the full beans engine, shame.
nick w said:Cunno said:Here a bit of video of Me and Nick W playing at Estoril the other week. The 3 and 4 work in different ways the 3 has more grunt and the 4 is more nimble in the tight corners. You can see why Porsche didn't allow the Cayman to have the full beans engine, shame.
Nice bit of editing Jon !. I should just mention that Jon's 3' has the benefit of
a 3.8 conversion, motons and lower gearing, and a wicked exhaust system !
In other words...it's effing quick !, and a standard GT4 is a bit slow in
comparison. I did have the pleasure of driving a heavily modified GT4 at
Portimao, which had different headers, an ecru remap, and most importantly
lower gearing (Guards gearbox). The car also had more aero (deeper front
splitter and rear wing height extensions). In a word....'wow' !....significantly
faster and the extra aero was quite noticeable too. The gearing was just
perfect too....I WANT ONE !
Roro said:nick w said:Cunno said:Here a bit of video of Me and Nick W playing at Estoril the other week. The 3 and 4 work in different ways the 3 has more grunt and the 4 is more nimble in the tight corners. You can see why Porsche didn't allow the Cayman to have the full beans engine, shame.
Nice bit of editing Jon !. I should just mention that Jon's 3' has the benefit of
a 3.8 conversion, motons and lower gearing, and a wicked exhaust system !
In other words...it's effing quick !, and a standard GT4 is a bit slow in
comparison. I did have the pleasure of driving a heavily modified GT4 at
Portimao, which had different headers, an ecru remap, and most importantly
lower gearing (Guards gearbox). The car also had more aero (deeper front
splitter and rear wing height extensions). In a word....'wow' !....significantly
faster and the extra aero was quite noticeable too. The gearing was just
perfect too....I WANT ONE !
What a great video :thumb:
That Caterham looked bloody quick too!
Nick do you not track the RS's anymore, are they semi-retired now?