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Originally Posted by hinckley

I drove 911s for 25 years. They're absolute perfection in my eyes. Performance, handling, luxury and dependable DDs. Did I mention performance and handling? If money was no consideration, I'd buy a 911 over a Ferrari or any other "exotic" every time. And up until the last couple of years, I thought they were a bargain, relative to those other cars.

But when I was ready to move on from my 991 GTS Cab a year ago, I was looking at paying a $25k ADM for the privilege of getting on an 18-month wait list. The ADMs have mostly disappeared, but the pricing has gone thru the roof. My last GTS stickered at $154k. A similarly equipped MY23 is over $200k and Porsche has already announced a 7 - 10% increase for MY24s. And that's just nose-bleed territory for me.

I traded my GTS for an M8 vert a year ago. I knew it would be a compromise, but I was unprepared for the loss of handling, which I attribute almost entirely to weight (1300 additional pounds!). The M8 is a BEAST, but it's white knuckle handling compared to the 911. So I traded the M8 for a M4 vert a week ago. Another compromise (compared to the 911) but a MUCH more satisfying driver for me. I'll miss the very raw power of the 8, but the M4 is simply a better 911 replacement. And costing less than half of a new GTS doesn't hurt!

Those GTS rising prices are heartbreaking for sure, I expect to have an allocation for one next spring and will probably bail, it's just too much money for a track day/weekend hobby car but after having owned 2 G8X and tracking them I will be switching platform, the new BMW are great 7-8/10th cars but after that they lack steering feel and can't cope with continuous laps without extentive modifications. At least with Porsche even a 718 GTS will take a full day of pounding no problem and has the OEM adjustability to give the minimum camber for the usage.

May take a jump to GM(Cadillac)Alpha platform or even a C8 just for fun before ending in a GT4 permanently for track duty.