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no more GT3RS?
i've been told and have read that 997 GT3RS production stopped in december - didn't porsche say they were going to continue to make them as long as they can sell them? not only that, i also read that the standard GT3 has also stopped production once the existing shipment(s) are sold off :confused:
can anyone confirm or clarify this, and make sense of it? is there a facelifted model coming out or something?
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Well wasn't the RS supposed to be an homologation model? Maybe they've built enough cars to homologate it or something.
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seeing how well it's sold i'd be surprised they gave in making it
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[QUOTE=dydzi;776137]seeing how well it's sold i'd be surprised they gave in making it[/QUOTE]
Imagine how much will it cost twenty years later ;) I mean, compared to if they made ten times more of them.
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Living in LA I see dozens of 911s every day, including Turbos. But I've only see MAYBE half a dozen GT3s and no GT3RSs. Twice I've told the owners of the GT3s, "You. Are a REAL man. And any man who owns a Porsche with tiptronic should be ashamed in your presence."
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from Porsche GB:
"we have deposits on the remaining cars destined for the UK market and official porsche centres are no longer taking orders"
Porsche GB also thought this applies to both GT3RS [I]and[/I] the standard GT3 :(
a sales rep also said the GT3 has been sold out until production ends in december.
it just seems a really wierd move, sort of understandable for the RS, but for the base GT3?
[QUOTE=faksta;776141]Imagine how much will it cost twenty years later ;) I mean, compared to if they made ten times more of them.[/QUOTE]
exclusivity is good and all but is it really worth turning away customers?
[QUOTE=NicFromLA;776161]Living in LA I see dozens of 911s every day, including Turbos. But I've only see MAYBE half a dozen GT3s and no GT3RSs. Twice I've told the owners of the GT3s, "You. Are a REAL man. And any man who owns a Porsche with tiptronic should be ashamed in your presence."[/QUOTE]
GT3's are rather common i thought, a solid selling car for porsche here anyway. yet there's only 1 GT3RS in the club! the dealership gave back 5 deposits, as that is the only one they had :mad:
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Yep, the RS is out of production. I thought Porsche made that clear when they announced the car. :confused:
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[QUOTE=NicFromLA;776161]...And any man who owns a Porsche with tiptronic should be ashamed in your presence."[/QUOTE]
Hey. It takes a real man to let his wife handle his Porsche. ;):D
j/k
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[QUOTE=F1_Master;776226]Yep, the RS is out of production. I thought Porsche made that clear when they announced the car. :confused:[/QUOTE]
not exactly, and did they do the same for the standard GT3? 'produce as much as we can sell' was the exact terms they used, i thought...
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Talking about GT3's, I saw on the other day. It was a quick sighting, but I realized it when there was the rubber lip between the two front headlights.
I also saw the massive rear wing.
Unfortunately, I couldn't get a picture of it. I was passing in a car. I even had my camera with me that day.
GT3, you shall be missed. I hope I will get to own a 997 GT3 in the future.
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ok i got it confirmed - GT3 is gave in, because this year 997 will be given face lifting, after which new version of GT3 should logically come...
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[QUOTE=dydzi;776302]ok i got it confirmed - GT3 is gave in, because this year 997 will be given face lifting, after which new version of GT3 should logically come...[/QUOTE]
Whew . . .
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[QUOTE=dydzi;776302]ok i got it confirmed - GT3 is gave in, because this year 997 will be given face lifting, after which new version of GT3 should logically come...[/QUOTE]
phew, thanks for finding that out! how'd you do it? better informed porsche dealers where you are?
maybe series 1 997 GT3's will drop in price a little :D ;)
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99.9% of us will never own one so why does it matter?
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[QUOTE=dydzi;776302]ok i got it confirmed - GT3 is gave in, because this year 997 will be given face lifting, after which new version of GT3 should logically come...[/QUOTE]
Awesome!!!!!!
[QUOTE=clutch-monkey;776373]phew, thanks for finding that out! how'd you do it? better informed porsche dealers where you are?
maybe series 1 997 GT3's will drop in price a little :D ;)[/QUOTE]
I'm hoping that I can get one too later on if I get rich. :D
[QUOTE=broken;776614]99.9% of us will never own one so why does it matter?[/QUOTE]
What difference does that make? 100% of us can't own a Ferrari P4/5. It doesn't make that car any less awesome.