GT3 I'm IN............

I currently own 03 silver/black 996 Turbo but after all the articles out on Gt3, could not take it any more.... Called dearship today and was able to get their July production built. will spec as follows.... silver/black, xenon, red seat belts, carbon shifter, alum gauges, thicker steering wheel, leather steering wheel,trim in alum, alum door sills, storage compartment logo, porsche crest on seats.. will not order the pccb or is that a mistake????? Also not sure if I should order the electric seats option.... I prefer the drive of rwd vs that of awd.. Turbo is extemely fast but some how does not feel as agile as my old carrera and feel heavy ... Hope this corrects the problem...

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by mrcohanian: <strong>I currently own 03 silver/black 996 Turbo but after all the articles out on Gt3, could not take it any more.... Called dearship today and was able to get their July production built. will spec as follows.... silver/black, xenon, red seat belts, carbon shifter, alum gauges, thicker steering wheel, leather steering wheel,trim in alum, alum door sills, storage compartment logo, porsche crest on seats.. will not order the pccb or is that a mistake????? Also not sure if I should order the electric seats option.... I prefer the drive of rwd vs that of awd.. Turbo is extemely fast but some how does not feel as agile as my old carrera and feel heavy ... Hope this corrects the problem...</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Not too sure that I'd let the twin turbo go in faour of the GT3...if you want more tactile response, perhaps you might consider buying a second hand 993 C2 to go with the 996 twin?

Congrats, I have a May build car on orders. Two suggestions for you to consider: Don't put any money into the seats, including the crest. Almost everyone is swapping the standard sport seats out for the ROW GT3 seats. If you plan to track the car or even drive it hard, you will want the extra support of the GT3 seats. Think hard about getting the PCCB. 40 lbs less unsprung weight is a lot and you should be able to feel it in the responsiveness of the steering. Supposedly the early issues they had with PCCB on the GT2 and TT are solved. I didn't order them and now I want them but I can't change my order. It's $8K if you get them now and at least $12K if you decide to retrofit them, so from that perspective they are a bargin. Karl

mrcohanian, I can relate, I thought the TT was too heavy with too much understeer, and inherently more dangerous that the GT2, because it could lull you into a false sense of capability. (I recognize that mine is a minority opinion). The GT2 demands full concentration all the time. Where I grew up we had an expression "nothing concentrates the mind like a good hanging". It applies when driving the GT2 The GT3 looks to be an awesome car and I look forward to owning both and comparing the two. Given the relative values, you might want to consider the GT2 for improvement in tactile reponse, and they seem to be a great value out there. Especially given the limited numbers. See other threads. Also where are all the "future accomplished" GT3 drivers going to go .....the only place the GT2. Having said that, I intend to buy a GT3 but if 750 (?) is the true production quantity, there are going to be a lot of them. I think you definately want to go with the PCCB, I have them on my GT2 and think they are fantastic, but noisy at street speeds (oh well!)

Sounds like an amazing car - but get the PCCB. The calipers are yellow, so suggest you do what I did on my 2003 C4S, order the yellow seat belts to match the calipers rather than the red. Be co-ordinated.

After consideration of all the hearsay, rumors, and gossip about PCCB versus iron brakes, I ordered PCCB for a July build.