New 911 GT3
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Originally Posted by L8APEX
I think I saw one of these last night, I was driving, so I had a hard time staring, but it was brand new, had that goofy wing on the back and paper tags. It was really sharp looking, I am almost certain it was the new GT3. I nearly snapped my neck trying to watch it go the other way, but had to drive. I have always loved a Porsche. One day...one day...I keep telling myself.
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
i saw the cerrera gt at the dc autoshow, it wasnt that impressive looking to me... i thought the F430 was much prettier.
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When I first saw the Carerra GT in pictures, I thought it was OK but I wasn't that thrilled about it. When I saw one in person my opinion of it completely changed. That is one beautiful car. I do like the F430 but something about looks like a caricature drawing of an F360 to me. I think I'd rather have an F360 but with the 430 engine in it. Of course I wouldn't argue about it if I could own an F430.
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Originally Posted by playdoh43
i saw the cerrera gt at the dc autoshow, it wasnt that impressive looking to me... i thought the F430 was much prettier.
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The Enzo is clearly the better looking and better performing car. At that price range, you'd be an idiot to go for second best. People who can afford either car aren't going to be thinking about saving money; if they want the best, they go for the Enzo. Other than that, some rich people buy one of each, but that's beside the point. The Carrera GT is clearly second best to the Enzo. Not one single magazine prefers the Porsche. Mags will refrain from choosing one over the other but you can tell from their writing that they are in awe of the Enzo more so than the Carrera GT.
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Originally Posted by Cooder
The Enzo is clearly the better looking and better performing car. At that price range, you'd be an idiot to go for second best. People who can afford either car aren't going to be thinking about saving money; if they want the best, they go for the Enzo. Other than that, some rich people buy one of each, but that's beside the point. The Carrera GT is clearly second best to the Enzo. Not one single magazine prefers the Porsche. Mags will refrain from choosing one over the other but you can tell from their writing that they are in awe of the Enzo more so than the Carrera GT.
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^^ "ditto" . Those are my feelings exactly.
Looks... Carrera GT. Seen plenty of F360 and F430 in Tokyo (even at my office)... styling is like RG said... just another "low end" Ferrari. The Carrera GT is dead sexy and very different from all past Porsche.
Looks... Carrera GT. Seen plenty of F360 and F430 in Tokyo (even at my office)... styling is like RG said... just another "low end" Ferrari. The Carrera GT is dead sexy and very different from all past Porsche.
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Originally Posted by PoorCollegeKid
You're overlooking one key fact: it's impossible to buy an Enzo from Ferrari unless you meet a list of prerequisites, whereas the Carrera GT is available to anyone with the cash. If I could buy either and wanted an all out track car to race competitively, I'd probably go with the Enzo because, as you said, it is the better performer and at those price ranges an extra few hundred thousand probably wouldn't force me to eat Ramen for the next few years just to make the payments. However, if I wanted a car for any other reason, the Porsche would be my pick simply because it has a manual transmission. If I'm buying a sports car to drive around and track for fun, I want the one that will give me the most enjoyable experience, which is something that an automatic transmission, no matter how sophisticated, just can't provide. I find it ironic that the car named after Enzo Ferrari is offered solely in automatic despite his dislike of automatics in sports cars.
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Heres a video of the car. It's in German, and kinda repetitive, but offers some good shots of it.
http://coochas.com/porsche/Resources/997GT3vid1.wmv
http://coochas.com/porsche/Resources/997GT3vid1.wmv
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Originally Posted by Cooder
Well Rhodes was a racist and sexist. Now it's awarded to females and blacks, winners of which typically have lower credentials, which I think is purposely done. That's DOUBLE ironic.
anyway, i love the enzo for its incredible performance, but the porsche is just awe-inspiring (moreso than the enzo, i think). one cannot argue (well, you could...) the superiority of the enzo's performance & its desirability (based on the 39x produced, higher exlusivity, etc.), but the carrera would be my choice, if i had the money. like the poor college kid said, its a manual (& a dead sexy one at that). oh yeah, & ill use all the extra money i save to put towards development of parts for my 8! you will bow down...don't deny it!!!
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The Enzo is clearly the better looking car
I really love the new GT3, just wish it had some more ponies. It used to be the GT3 was a match for the Z06 in every measurable category & then some. Now the new Z06 will hand it it's head on a platter in a straightline. I hate this 20 (in this case 40) hp every few years. Or they can do like the upcoming turbo and start using some aluminum parts & drop 90 lbs. off the car.
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He means that most of them are bought by people that "hang out at starbucks". Its a stereotype, you get it or you dont.. haha. Cant really explain it. Just most of them will go to waste to people who will only drive it around town and never take it over 75Mph.
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I wouldn't buy a 911 unless it was a turbo. Of course I can't afford one anyways so the point is moot. If you want the performance of a nonturbo 911 just go buy the Cayman and save a bunch of money.
I do agree that many people buy expensive cars just because they can rather than so they can enjoy them for what they are but this is true with any high dollar car. You'll get a few enthusiasts and the rest will buy them for some hip hop rapper money spending image or because it's the in thing to do if you are rich. I wish I could do that.
I do agree that many people buy expensive cars just because they can rather than so they can enjoy them for what they are but this is true with any high dollar car. You'll get a few enthusiasts and the rest will buy them for some hip hop rapper money spending image or because it's the in thing to do if you are rich. I wish I could do that.
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rx8ultra,
I assume your car is a Turbo S. I thought they did not make just "regular" TT's in 05' & 06'.
I would love to get into an upcoming Turbo S if it was everyday driver car, a GT3 if I had more than 1 car.
I assume your car is a Turbo S. I thought they did not make just "regular" TT's in 05' & 06'.
I would love to get into an upcoming Turbo S if it was everyday driver car, a GT3 if I had more than 1 car.
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Indeed. It's a great car, don't get me wrong. To me, it just doesn't have that Porsche soul. It's almost too good of a car. The AWD, the driving aids, the coushy interior and electronic gadgests just take away from the spirit of Porsche, IMO. It doesn't appeal to me like the older 911's and cars like the GT3 do. It seems like it appeals to many people who grab a morning moca frappa latte cappa yada yada coffee. Obviously, not everyone who owns one is like this, many are enthusiasts.