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Advice needed: 07' GT3 might become my DD, should I sell?

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Old 08-23-2010 | 04:29 PM
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Here are some recent pics with my phone... I'll be putting her in the for sale section here on TS first.
 
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Old 08-23-2010 | 04:34 PM
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Guys.... I have to give up my DD mini cooper S and the GT3 now becomes my only car. I drive about 30-45 min back and forth between hollywood and culver city and the streets are hell.

I really do not wanna give up the GT3, but there is no way I could handle driving it every day... I would end up hating the car.

Should I sell and get a turbo? I really don't wanna lose the p-car and this way the turbo might be a better DD. Not sure.

Anybody gone through this? Really blows to have to give the gt3 up
I DD'ed my 996 GT2 with one piece GT seats.

You'll be fine.
 
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Old 08-23-2010 | 04:38 PM
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Surfer, I would consider that , but fear I would end up going insane driving the Civic every day as well.

Feels like finding something in between would be my best bet.
OK, I have a solution for you.

Go buy a used E46 3 series 4 door manual with under 60K miles, they are cheap. As in under 8K cheap.

Have it checked out (if you don't know a good mechanic, let me know, I do, and he has the factory GT1 computer).

Slap an aftermarket warranty like Warranty Direct.

You now have two nice RWD platform cars.
 
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Old 08-23-2010 | 04:40 PM
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I have a feeling that if I don't sell the gt3 by the 28th... I am going to get hell from you guys all throughout lunch
 
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Old 08-23-2010 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by thedude
Not really about the comfort of it Al. BigE touched on it in his post....

I really don't wanna put shitty ass miles on the car, drive up the miles and have it depreciate. It would be a shame for such an incredible machine. These crappy city roads (La Brea, Fairfax, La Cienega, washington, venice... just to name a few) are a real bitch on the suspension and overall condition of the car.
I have a different philosophy.

You bought the car to enjoy it right?

You of course are absolutely right about resale. My 996 GT2 with close to 40K miles was basically worthless when I turned it in.

But let me tell you, looking back now that I am driving the E30, the M5, and the S4, I miss even the miles in the GT2 on crappy badly paved West LA roads.

Just get a BMW beater. The E46's are cheap and plentiful, and the 4 door manual one will last for years and be very utilitarian.
 
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I don't quite know why, but my heart is breaking due to recent posts in this thread
 
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Sorry, maybe I'm the dickhead.
Well... Duh!
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Old 08-23-2010 | 04:54 PM
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I don't quite know why, but my heart is breaking due to recent posts in this thread
I should have never posted the recent pics
 
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Keep the car you puss.
 
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Old 08-23-2010 | 07:41 PM
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Keep the car you puss.
I think I know where you stand on this decision Brit
 


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