The 996/997 mezger motor GT cars will go down as some of the best cars Porsche ever made.
I’ve a 997.1 gt3rs and it will be in the stable forever. I have 50k miles with about 15k of those on the racetrack. I also have a 71 and 964 both are in various stages of hot roddedness.
As delivered stock they are amazing. And comfortable. The weak points are coolant pipes. They can blow on the street too. Get em done. The clutch on some had issues with pressure places. The gt3rs40 model is the fix and durable. The Diff in these spins free after any amount of agressive driving. Matt sells diffs and plates to retrofit OEM that last and last. Other than that. Drive and maintain. The only real improvements to be made are in the chassis for track use.
They are extremely durable. And absolutely amazing to drive in anger.
I just put 700 miles on mine with the wife on a little back road central ca tour a couple weeks back. My car is not stock, it’s a little stiff around town, ohlins race campers and full monoball cup car suspension. Up over 50 it sets and is very compliant and just a blast to drive.
I highly recommend any model.
Get a PPI and ensure you do a dme scan and check the over rev counter.
Yes a nice condition 996gt is a bargain. I’d buy this over a 993 every day of the week.
Any of you SoCal local guys wanna take a spin I’m up in the hills of Malibu and ach and other canyons often! I warn you though.... these cars will ruin you!
