Bit of a dillemma, albeit it a nice one to have.
When I shelled out the price of my first property on my 3 I said to myself, no mods, keep it for 4 years at least and don't waste any money, well one cage, one harness, one set of spare wheels with Toyo,s two Alcons and RS29, and a trackday GEO set up later I am getting that all too familiar feeling about the slippery slope.
So what am I thinking over:
1) Manthey mods, suspension K410 engine conversion, RS front bumper and air re-direction job, shortshift and LWFW. Cost must be at least £12k for that little lot.
2) Buy a GT3RS in Blue. Price will be upwards of £65k for the right one so, approx £10k on top of mine when I sell mine.
3) Stick to my original plan and get a 997 GT3 in two years, hopefully price will be £60k, mine will be worth £45k?? So £15k to trade up?
Questions (Hopefully Adrien, Glen and Sunny can chip in here)
1) Will the Manthey mods above give me a car superior in day to day and track driving than an RS?
2) If I get an RS will I still hanker after the K410?
3) Do you think that any of the manthey mods add value or will I get anything back come re-sale, suppose I could always return it to standard and flog the conversion parts (private or via JZM)
4) Are my values above realistic
5) Is the 997GT3 a better car than my 996? Bearing in mind I don't like to be cosseted in a car that is easy to drive, i.e PSM etc.
Probably need to get a test drive in an RS and maybe also a Manthey car (Sunny, Ade!!!)
I actually prefer the look of my silver comfort for day to day, but also fancy an RS because its..... well..... an RS!
Help please!
Migration info. Legacy thread was 104141
When I shelled out the price of my first property on my 3 I said to myself, no mods, keep it for 4 years at least and don't waste any money, well one cage, one harness, one set of spare wheels with Toyo,s two Alcons and RS29, and a trackday GEO set up later I am getting that all too familiar feeling about the slippery slope.
So what am I thinking over:
1) Manthey mods, suspension K410 engine conversion, RS front bumper and air re-direction job, shortshift and LWFW. Cost must be at least £12k for that little lot.
2) Buy a GT3RS in Blue. Price will be upwards of £65k for the right one so, approx £10k on top of mine when I sell mine.
3) Stick to my original plan and get a 997 GT3 in two years, hopefully price will be £60k, mine will be worth £45k?? So £15k to trade up?
Questions (Hopefully Adrien, Glen and Sunny can chip in here)
1) Will the Manthey mods above give me a car superior in day to day and track driving than an RS?
2) If I get an RS will I still hanker after the K410?
3) Do you think that any of the manthey mods add value or will I get anything back come re-sale, suppose I could always return it to standard and flog the conversion parts (private or via JZM)
4) Are my values above realistic
5) Is the 997GT3 a better car than my 996? Bearing in mind I don't like to be cosseted in a car that is easy to drive, i.e PSM etc.
Probably need to get a test drive in an RS and maybe also a Manthey car (Sunny, Ade!!!)
I actually prefer the look of my silver comfort for day to day, but also fancy an RS because its..... well..... an RS!
Help please!
Migration info. Legacy thread was 104141