Back to the dark side

[GregorJP]

Originally Posted by Pip1968

Sorry to hear it is going Gregor. Fingers crossed there are no regrets afterwards. I keep thinking about selling mine as mine does not get used much either but with four cars in the house it is the only one with four seats and a bit of poke. In short if I get rid of it the only four seater in the house will be a 1.6 Mini Cooper .

What would I want to swap it for - ? A 997 GT3 RS. I have a 996 GT3 which by all accounts is more raw/analogue than the 997. I love it to bits and is a long term keeper. The RS would probably be more short term just to give it a go for a while (3/4 years hopefully). The 996 GT3 RS are way above what I would pay (circa GBP 150,000) now but I think that other models may have hit their peak (I hope). Fingers crossed the new 991 GT3 RS will knock prices a little. Unfortunately they seem to have a different customer base with all its electric gizmos and no stick .

Pip

Yup, the four seats requirement is a challenge. I could, hypothetically, buy a car with two seats, but the reality would be that I could only drive it in circumstances where I didn't have the family with me. Given that I get to work by train, that would mean I would hardly drive it at all. Hence buying the GTR - it's actually quite a practical car, for something with over 600bhp which pops flame out of the exhaust.

When I looked at the 997.2 GT3, JZM confirmed that they could fit seat belts and cushions in the back, so the kids could ride in 'comfort'. Obviously the scaffolding precludes that in a GT3 RS.