Official Porsche Crew Thread

[6SpeedTA95]

I've driven 993/996/997/991/992 now

I thought about it long and hard and went with a 997.1 GT3. The steering, small sizer compared to the new cars, noise, feel etc are all very analog and the car ends up being so much more engaging than the newer cars.

The newer cars have better tech, better aero/performance (hell a Civic Type R is faster on track than my car) / are more comfortable etc. They're much more isolated from the road than the 997, there's a distinct move to grand tourer starting with the 991 and you lose a lot of what the 911 was but it appeals to more people, so I understand why they did it.

If you can live with a Cayman, I think both the m 981 GT4 or a 718 with the right options are pretty fun, you get some of the rawness, you get more performance and they end up being really fun cars.

Cayman isn't out, but I'd probably have to have a GTS4.0 or a GT4 or something along those lines if going Cayman.

 

[Jeebus]

Personally I believe the 997.2 gt3rs is the best Porsche I have driven, I suspect 4.0 is even better. When I get a bigger garage that is model would get. Never driven 997.2 turbo but if it anything like the gt3rs then you can’t go wrong. In fact if you know you want a 911 almost every iteration is excellent.

 

[6SpeedTA95]

Personally I believe the 997.2 gt3rs is the best Porsche I have driven, I suspect 4.0 is even better. When I get a bigger garage that is model would get. Never driven 997.2 turbo but if it anything like the gt3rs then you can’t go wrong. In fact if you know you want a 911 almost every iteration is excellent.

Yeah there's no doubt. I was really wanting something NA for the feel/noise. But the Turbo S yesterday sounded great, power delivery was a little lumpy, which you'd expect from a turbo but fucking fast. I guess my point is I haven't ruled out a 997.2 Carrera or Carrera GTS but probs turbo.

 

[MrBonus]

Put a few hundred miles on the car this weekend and cleaned it up.

 

[MrBonus]

Cayman isn't out, but I'd probably have to have a GTS4.0 or a GT4 or something along those lines if going Cayman.

Have you considered a Boxster Spyder? I seriously think about buying one frequently. They're fun as fuck top down fun.

 

[borazhasleftthebuilding]

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Put a few hundred miles on the car this weekend and cleaned it up.

is it the lighting, or is the paint on the front bumper different?

 

[MrBonus]

is it the lighting, or is the paint on the front bumper different?

It's a composite reproduction bumper and the rest of the car is sheet metal, so it's likely slightly different. The paint is a 6.5 - 7/10 mid-'90s job that I've buffed the fuck out of to improve but it is far from perfect.

 

[Bob Sandvagene]

Have you considered a Boxster Spyder? I seriously think about buying one frequently. They're fun as fuck top down fun.

Do it

Bright color
Full leather
Buckets

 

[MrBonus]

Do it

Bright color
Full leather
Buckets

Then I'm just another balding middle aged professional in a new Porsche convertible.

 

[MrBonus]

 

[Bob Sandvagene]

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There's a GrandTurismo MC on BaT rocking that color scheme

 

[Smahatma]

There's a GrandTurismo MC on BaT rocking that color scheme

Piss yellow exterior with bloody bowel movement black and red interior?

 

[GonadWarrior]

Then I'm just another balding middle aged professional in a new Porsche convertible.

I'm not going to take offense at this because I don't own a Porsche

 

[Bob Sandvagene]

Piss yellow exterior with bloody bowel movement black and red interior?

actually I guess that car is a fully bright red interior

2016 Maserati GranTurismo MC Sport Line

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[Bob Sandvagene]

I'm not going to take offense at this because I don't own a Porsche

you want a 997 GT3? fresh paint

 

[GonadWarrior]

you want a 997 GT3? fresh paint

never tracked, original panels?

 

[Bob Sandvagene]

never tracked, original panels?

no
mostly

 

[6SpeedTA95]

Have you considered a Boxster Spyder? I seriously think about buying one frequently. They're fun as fuck top down fun.

I really don't want top down for a car that will see some track time. Also, the last Boxster I was in was many years ago and it was super cramped for my 6'6 frame. I have been in some Cayman's which seemed less cramped but they were also more recent cars.

 

[///TRASH]

2009 S manual 75k miles $75k

 

[Dr. Mike]

Someone loan me 200K or whatever please

 

[///TRASH]

Someone loan me 200K or whatever please

That paint is probably $40k. I bet you’d need $300+ to get it

 

[Bob Sandvagene]

 

[SCIronMike]

Lexus Cerritos has a used Boxster spyder on the lot. $114k when I last checked. Been sitting there for many months. Good condition.

 

[MrBonus]

Lexus Cerritos has a used Boxster spyder on the lot. $114k when I last checked. Been sitting there for many months. Good condition.

https://www.cerritoslexus.com/inventory/vehicledetails-wp0cc2a87ns235169/

Found it. Looks like they have a GT4 too.

 

[Bob Sandvagene]

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I love this one so much