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Originally Posted by CanAutM3

It is indeed a fair bit of additional of pocket change, the 911turbo is in quite a different market segment than the M3/4 for sure. Even if I could afford a 911, I've stuck with the M3/4 over the years because they really appealed to me, they suited my needs very well and I could really associate with them. That's no longer the case with the G8X. The 992turbo now suits what I am looking for in a car better for a single 4-season dual use car. Previous gen 911turbo were more focused as GT cars and not necessarily optimal for the track. Porsche seem to have changed that quite significantly with the 992turbo, where track performance has been much enhanced. I would really love a GT3, but they are too compromised as daily drivers. Several of my friends own GT3/GT3RS and are unanimous in saying they would not consider daily driving them. Plus I need the rear seats to schlepp the kiddies around on occasion. I originally considered 992 C2S, but when I started looking into the 992, the turbo caught my attention. Yes, AWD is not my preferred option, but all the reviews I've read/watched praised how well the AWD has been implemented on the 992turbo, and at ~3,600lb loaded it remains decently light. It is the video below by Tim Schrick that swayed me into the turbo, they way he describes how the car handles on track really speaks to me.

You’re an all in kind of guy, I’ll be interested in hearing the yearly maintenance and administration costs of tracking one of these vs. the M3 after you take delivery.

My own experience with P-cars is that everything is twice the cost vs a comparable BMW. The 992 Turbo is twice the car of any BMW, so my guess, 4x the cost...