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Originally Posted by CanAutM3
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Originally Posted by solstice
$200k out of the door, more than I want to pay for a street car and WAY more $$$ than I want to track. Fantastic car though I'm sure, I haven't driven the turbo. You know it's AWD, right? You spend quite a lot of time hating on AWD here so it's surprising to hear.
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It is indeed a fair bit of additional of pocket change, the 911 [SIZE="1"]turbo[/SIZE] 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 992 [SIZE="1"]turbo[/SIZE] now suits what I am looking for in a car better for a single 4-season dual use car. Previous gen 911 [SIZE="1"]turbo[/SIZE] were more focused as GT cars and not necessarily optimal for the track. Porsche seem to have changed that quite significantly with the 992 [SIZE="1"]turbo[/SIZE], 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 992 [SIZE="1"]turbo[/SIZE], and at 3,500~3,600lb 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.
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The problem with the 911tts is that:
1) it stays new for like 2-3 years tops. .2 or new gen comes every 3 years and that's not counting you wait 3-5 month for delivery even though order it at car launch.
2) huge depreciation. In my market, for a 3 year period of ownership, the TCO easily approaches Ferrari 488/F8 territory, given value retention.
911 is great but as much as I hate it, all of those always lead to value topic. I myself is in a huge debate on G8X or 992, things just don't make sense as you keep looking and speccing up.