GT2 owners, is the GT2 really that bad?
Mar 22, 2011 | 11:16 AM
#11
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I do have wheel time, 996 and 997. It is brutal/quite a bit of fun.
Don't get me wrong, I like the car very much, I think it looks fantastic, and goes like a bullit. Apprantly the market doesn't see it that way, being nearly 40% cheaper with only a few thousand miles on the clock, many dealers are still finding GT2s difficult to shift. I can't understnad why.... I fear GT2 RS is also heading toward the same direction........
For what it is, at 40% depreciation it's one hell of a buy!
Mar 22, 2011 | 12:29 PM
#16
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I am a GT2 kind of guy.
GT3, for my purpose of occasional tracking and screwing around sideways on the street, does not have enough power.
I only wish that Porsche did not put any traction control device in the 997 GT cars and continue on with the widow maker reputation.
BTW, most people are scared of the GT2 because most people shouldn't even be allowed to ride a bicycle, loet along drive something like a GT2. I remember every time I gave someone who was thinking about buying one a ride, they would be all excited initially and talking, a few turns and a few corrections later, they always get really quiet, and then go, "does the car always do that? it seems really hard to handle and dangerous." This is usually when I do a really nice opposite locked slide onto the onramp and watch them grab on to the door handle.
The 996 GT2 was the best car I have ever had, and the best driving experience I have ever had.
I would always take a GT2 over a GT3.
GT3, for my purpose of occasional tracking and screwing around sideways on the street, does not have enough power.
I only wish that Porsche did not put any traction control device in the 997 GT cars and continue on with the widow maker reputation.
BTW, most people are scared of the GT2 because most people shouldn't even be allowed to ride a bicycle, loet along drive something like a GT2. I remember every time I gave someone who was thinking about buying one a ride, they would be all excited initially and talking, a few turns and a few corrections later, they always get really quiet, and then go, "does the car always do that? it seems really hard to handle and dangerous." This is usually when I do a really nice opposite locked slide onto the onramp and watch them grab on to the door handle.
The 996 GT2 was the best car I have ever had, and the best driving experience I have ever had.
I would always take a GT2 over a GT3.
Mar 22, 2011 | 12:48 PM
#17
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Hmmm I've driven and been in both gt2's and gt2rs's, many times, both on the track and on the road, ive found them drama free to be honest,
however I can accept the claim that they are more exciting on the street than a 3 because of the acceleration, the 3 must be driven hard to be enjoyed
however I can accept the claim that they are more exciting on the street than a 3 because of the acceleration, the 3 must be driven hard to be enjoyed
Mar 22, 2011 | 01:09 PM
#18
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Why is every other thread these days about car depreciation. 99.9999% of cars depreciate, out of those that haven't, 99.999% depreciated before being worth what they are now. As far as it being a POS, I have never heard that. It is the best turbo variant 911. If you are into NA cars, go with a gt3.
Mar 22, 2011 | 01:19 PM
#20
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Gt2
Jeez, similar situation as with the 996 GT2. These were a hell of a bargain second-hand with new cars near $200k originally and around $130k used a year or two later-even lower now. They are very easily/reliably modified for even more performance. These were a very different drive than the GT3 though, given the hi-rev NA motors. It's amazing to me that the GT2RS is going down the same path. A 997GT2 at around $130k with $20-30k of the right mods. could easily up the performance of the RS(already faster than a CGT!). I'd still need a 3RS though. Deja-vu all over again!