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You can find some 08 and newer Z06s with low miles for under 30k.
Almost Half of the price of a similar used GT3.
Makes sense, the Z06 as-tested (Centennial Edition) was $104K, but base Z06 pricing starts at $76K

The 911 GT3 RS as-tested was $153K, base at $140K

So a Z06 (depending on brakes and carbon fiber content) is $36-64K less than the RS version when new. A "regular" GT3 and a "regular" Z06 (like a 2008, there were no carbon brakes or body available) would still have that kind of price delta. Expressed as a percentage, they are similar. In absolute dollars lost, the Porsche is the winner (loser?). However, viewed decades from now a Porsche will hold its value better, right? I mean, surely there are no $200K used forty year old Corvettes, are there. Oh, wait.

It's hard to beat a Vette in bang for the buck.

I'd still rather 'track' someone else's GT3 RS.... what a surgical instrument. Well-built, very purposeful. Still, the Vette beats it around the track.

For the same money, a ZR1 would surely widen the gap. Even a turbocharged GT2 RS would have trouble.

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I track a DE upgraded C5Z now.
I've seen the videos. Impressive. Sounds like a good time to upgrade to a C6 Z06.

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Yes to everything fails at the track, eventually.
Yes, even Porsches and Ferraris

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Carbon Fiber brakes, are those expensive to service?
Yes, quite expensive on the Bugatti Veyron, Ferrari Enzo, or Porsche GT3 RS too....
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