Did a red mk1 996 GT3 sell recently ? - Page 5 - 911/Carrera GT - PistonHeads UK

If so, does anyone know what it went for ? Cheers

Slippy stole Marky911s

Hasn't slippy got about 3 already ?

Sorry, meant bought !

Stock piling is one way to drive up prices

Very true ! Oh well, won't see me complaining.

I think Slippy's purchase was last Autumn, so not that recent. There was speculation that a different GR 996.1 GT3 may be coming up for sale but I don't recall seeing it advertised. I imagine it either sold off the radar or the owner has had an decided to keep it. There was also talk that fat trader 's Zanzibar 996.1 GT3 had been passed to 911v for resale prior to Christmas. I don't remember seeing this car advertised either so it was possibly sold by word of mouth. The likes of 911v and JZM have probably got a list of eager buyers ready to purchase as and when these special cars come to market.

ArcticGT3 said: Slippy stole Marky911s A tad harsh Mark got to complete his new abode. Slippy got to drive his favorite car around some of the best roads in western Scotland for four days. Seemed a fair trade at the time, (and still does) Caught the weather right too .... The strange thing was, not once did I think "whoever specced this car should've ticked the contrast stitching box", or "I wish this car had PDK mirrors with Porsche crested LED repeater lenses built into them", neither did I think "blimey, this diff feels a bit shonky", nor did I find myself troubled by such thoughts as "I wonder how much this old shi**er will be worth in 5 years time ?", and confusingly I was never left thinking "phew, lucky my ABS unit was sprinkled with diamond encrusted angel dust ground from the wing tips of butterflies native to the Eifel region of the Fatherland ". Surprisingly, neither was I left with the impression "that road would've been so much better in a GT4 with PASM sunvisors, PCCB cigarette lighter and passive bonnet release", or indeed "which peasant shall I get to clean my car when I get home, now it's got a microscopic spec of dust on it ...... Nope, I just drove the f*****g wheels off it and enjoyed every godamn second of it in the process And when I'd OD'd on the superb roads, I sat and enjoyed the view : And to answer the OP's question, an owner did indeed start a thread a few weeks before Christamas, he stated he may have to sell his Guards Mk1 GT3 Clubbie. The mods in their infinite wisdom saw his post as an advert and deleted the whole thread. Prior to that, most told the gentleman concerned that he should hold onto the car at all costs. I for one hope he's managed to do just that.

Thanks very much. Looks like you had a good trip and bought a good car ! Being the owner of a GR mk1 clubbie myself, with such a rare car it's interesting to know when they are changing hands.

Thats all well and good slippy, but has it had its 10k refresh, in which parts that dont need replacing, are replaced?

Slippydiff said: The strange thing was, not once did I think "whoever specced this car should've ticked the contrast stitching box", or "I wish this car had PDK mirrors with Porsche crested LED repeater lenses built into them", neither did I think "blimey, this diff feels a bit shonky", nor did I find myself troubled by such thoughts as "I wonder how much this old shi**er will be worth in 5 years time ?", and confusingly I was never left thinking "phew, lucky my ABS unit was sprinkled with diamond encrusted angel dust ground from the wing tips of butterflies native to the Eifel region of the Fatherland ". Surprisingly, neither was I left with the impression "that road would've been so much better in a GT4 with PASM sunvisors, PCCB cigarette lighter and passive bonnet release", or indeed "which peasant shall I get to clean my car when I get home, now it's got a microscopic spec of dust on it ...... Brilliant, Captured the very essence of ph's Porsche forum to a t

remind me why I sold mine two years ago

Common as muck these Red Clubbies, there's 3 in this thread alone. If anyone wants to swap one for a silver comfort, drop me a PM - with cash my way obviously. Some fantastic roads up here in Gods country Slippy !

Jmracing66 said: If so, does anyone know what it went for ? Cheers My guess is that you are thinking about the post by 996Dom? http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?h=0&a...

think that was my car

Yep it was me that posted just before Xmas, due to personal circumstances I might have to sell my beautiful GR Mk1 GT3 CS. Though as it stands I'm able to keep hold of it but I'm close to the line Did get a lot of interest from my brief post and the one question that everyone asked was 'how much', this I couldn't answer as I've got no idea tbh! Don't want to get this thread deleted so here's a couple of pictures -

red997 said: think that was my car It was your car

996dom said: Yep it was me that posted just before Xmas, due to personal circumstances I might have to sell my beautiful GR Mk1 GT3 CS. Though as it stands I'm able to keep hold of it but I'm close to the line Stunner !!! ps: KEEP THE f kING CAR !

red997 said: think that was my car Loved it when you had mate and still love it now that 996dom has it. Buy it back!

996dom said: Did get a lot of interest from my brief post and the one question that everyone asked was 'how much', this I couldn't answer as I've got no idea tbh! Its an interesting question. MK2 clubsports selling for high £50's now. So that must make the MK1s worth at least 75K

Sounds about right to me, even if I don't need to sell it if someone makes a proper offer in that region it's their's Jmracing66 said: Its an interesting question. MK2 clubsports selling for high £50's now. So that must make the MK1s worth at least 75K

996dom said: Yep it was me that posted just before Xmas, due to personal circumstances I might have to sell my beautiful GR Mk1 GT3 CS. Though as it stands I'm able to keep hold of it but I'm close to the line Did get a lot of interest from my brief post and the one question that everyone asked was 'how much', this I couldn't answer as I've got no idea tbh! Don't want to get this thread deleted so here's a couple of pictures - That is STUNNING...

996dom said: Sounds about right to me, even if I don't need to sell it if someone makes a proper offer in that region it's their's Jmracing66 said: Its an interesting question. MK2 clubsports selling for high £50's now. So that must make the MK1s worth at least 75K Pfftttt it's not even got leather seats !!

seconded. a really really lovely car.

911v are now advertising fat traders 70k mile 996.1 GT3 for £60k. Lovely colour (although I'm biased) I think a comparable 996.1 Clubbie would attract a premium.

The 911v car is beautiful.

http://www.911virgin.com/porscheforsale/614/996GT3...

DAB964RS said: 911v are now advertising fat traders 70k mile 996.1 GT3 for £60k. Lovely colour (although I'm biased) I think a comparable 996.1 Clubbie would attract a premium. High mileage, non CS.... That might take a while to sell. Maybe the end of the weekend?! Looks beaut and 16 services!!!

lemmingjames said: Thats all well and good slippy, but has it had its 10k refresh, in which parts that dont need replacing, are replaced? Had a new clutch and aircon condensors recently, apart from that it's pretty much shagged out but with the £13K spend on it (it's gone up from £10k now apparently) I'd expect it to have over 400hp courtesy of Herr Manthey, be riding on Ohlins 3 way adjustables, MPS Cups, have new discs all round and Cup rear toe links. Might even have the diff reworked and a GT3 master cylinder fitted....... Wales boyo :

I trust youve put aside the 3k per year maintenance costs or do you get discount for having so many? Plus the 13k, you just got to hate inflation lol

rallyeman said: I totally agree, 70/75k. I'll be advertising mine above 55, and its a comfort, but with RS Clutch & flywheel, 100 Cup cats, and map. Map of europe, uk or local os?

DAB964RS said: 911v are now advertising fat traders 70k mile 996.1 GT3 for £60k. Lovely colour (although I'm biased) I think a comparable 996.1 Clubbie would attract a premium. Too cheap imo. If investor prices were based on how these things actually drive then the mk1 would quite possibly be one of the most expensive pork out there. And the fact that its half the value of an RS is just insane. Same experience virtually, actually a better experience as far as uk roads are concerned. This for 60k .... or a s tty challenge stradale for 180k, an uber laggy 993 turbo S for quarter Mil or a shagged out 3.3 964t for way more money. Its all so f ked up. So glad i buy cars for how they drive rather than investment. Edited by jackal on Friday 9th January 20:06

Jmracing66 said: Its an interesting question. MK2 clubsports selling for high £50's now. So that must make the MK1s worth at least 75K Many a true word spoken in jest. It's a £70-75k car all day long now (and I'd suggest closer to £75k than 70K) Good colour, CS spec and sensible mileage iirc. (I was in line to buy it prior to you Dom, but I got full on man flu/ a horrendous viral infection over that Christmas and didn't surface until the end of January, by which time I was behind with work and unable to find the time to view the car) Still, all's well that end well Hope you can hold onto it

lemmingjames said: rallyeman said: I totally agree, 70/75k. I'll be advertising mine above 55, and its a comfort, but with RS Clutch & flywheel, 100 Cup cats, and map. Map of europe, uk or local os? I'd like to see the size of those cats with 100 cups in them, doesn't sound a recipe for improved exhaust flow ?? I think he meant a reprogramming of the car's ECU. Which begs the question, what did the car show on the rollers (if went on them ?) with the 100 cell cats and remap ?

Slippydiff said: lemmingjames said: rallyeman said: I totally agree, 70/75k. I'll be advertising mine above 55, and its a comfort, but with RS Clutch & flywheel, 100 Cup cats, and map. Map of europe, uk or local os? I'd like to see the size of those cats with 100 cups in them, doesn't sound a recipe for improved exhaust flow ?? I think he meant a reprogramming of the car's ECU. Which begs the question, what did the car show on the rollers (if went on them ?) with the 100 cell cats and remap ? Just under 400. But with the Manthey carbon air duct that sits under the rear wing on the boot lid, and the K&N ram filter, the revs really zing now! Also I really noticed the difference at Spa this year. A similar spec 996.2 GT3, with re-map, and over 410, struggled to get past on the straight after Au Rouge, in fact halfway down the straight, mine started significantly pulling away.

996dom said: Sounds about right to me, even if I don't need to sell it if someone makes a proper offer in that region it's their's Jmracing66 said: Its an interesting question. MK2 clubsports selling for high £50's now. So that must make the MK1s worth at least 75K I totally agree, 70/75k. I'll be advertising mine above 55, and its a comfort, but with RS Clutch & flywheel, 100 cell Cup cats, and map. Edited by rallyeman on Friday 9th January 20:28

Cold air + lots of it = Horsepower on Mk1 & 2 996 GT3

So here's a question: how much for a totally original SY mk1 clubbie with 34k miles? As far as I'm aware the only other RHD SY clubbies in the country have had a K400 conversion. This one is? As far as we know, the only SY CS mk1 that is still OEM.

jackwood said: So here's a question: how much for a totally original SY mk1 clubbie with 34k miles? As far as I'm aware the only other RHD SY clubbies in the country have had a K400 conversion. This one is? As far as we know, the only SY CS mk1 that is still OEM. £36k .... who do I pay ?

jackwood said: So here's a question: how much for a totally original SY mk1 clubbie with 34k miles? As far as I'm aware the only other RHD SY clubbies in the country have had a K400 conversion. This one is? As far as we know, the only SY CS mk1 that is still OEM. 75k

rallyeman said: jackwood said: So here's a question: how much for a totally original SY mk1 clubbie with 34k miles? As far as I'm aware the only other RHD SY clubbies in the country have had a K400 conversion. This one is? As far as we know, the only SY CS mk1 that is still OEM. 75k £85K

Slippydiff said: £85K +1

lboase said: High mileage, non CS.... That might take a while to sell. Maybe the end of the weekend?! Looks beaut and 16 services!!! Looks lovely, will be interesting to see how long it takes to find a new home

keep it lit said: £36k .... who do I pay ? Lol. I offered him £37k..

I see the mk2 at Strasse, now is reserved. 59k is now the new benchmark? And its silver which sounds promising for me Didn't think silver sold.

rallyeman said: I see the mk2 at Strasse, now is reserved. 59k is now the new benchmark? And its silver which sounds promising for me Didn't think silver sold. The market is changing/has changed, it's now more of a sellers market, if you want a car, there's a limited pool to chose from, purchasers are having to buy on condition rather than spec. So for those with their heart set on a speed yellow car, they have a choice, wait (probably a long time) or buy another car in a "lesser" colour but in tip top condition.

DAB964RS said: Slippydiff said: £85K +1 Good to touch base David, I trust that you are well and still with a vested interest in this ?

jackwood said: So here's a question: how much for a totally original SY mk1 clubbie with 34k miles? As far as I'm aware the only other RHD SY clubbies in the country have had a K400 conversion. This one is? As far as we know, the only SY CS mk1 that is still OEM. Given mines (non club but buckets + cage) worth 90k i'd say 100k

<edit> ignore me, I'm late...

Hi, I've got a SY 996.1 CS though had a K400 kit added a few years back. Love the extra poke and the noise especially at 8k in 2nd gear though I do wonder whether the fact that its not completely stock might knock the value a bit. The insurance is up for renewal in a few weeks and I noticed the estimated value on the last renewal is still shown as 40K (a value that 996 GT3's sat at for years) but the market has moved on somewhat in recent times. It a 2000 V plate with 49K miles.

ChrisW. said: Good to touch base David, I trust that you are well and still with a vested interest in this ? Yes Chris, I have an interest in this although my Zanzibar CS will not be for sale any time soon!!

porschegeoff said: The insurance is up for renewal in a few weeks and I noticed the estimated value on the last renewal is still shown as 40K (a value that 996 GT3's sat at for years) but the market has moved on somewhat in recent times. It a 2000 V plate with 49K miles. You'd be clearly under insured @ £40k I updated my agreed value policy from £37k to £55k several months ago. Based on the current Porsche price escalator I probably need to revisit my valuation too....

DAB964RS said: porschegeoff said: The insurance is up for renewal in a few weeks and I noticed the estimated value on the last renewal is still shown as 40K (a value that 996 GT3's sat at for years) but the market has moved on somewhat in recent times. It a 2000 V plate with 49K miles. You'd be clearly under insured @ £40k I updated my agreed value policy from £37k to £55k several months ago. Based on the current Porsche price escalator I probably need to revisit my valuation too.... Thinking about it mine is still at 37k, does this matter? Surely its based on Market Value?

rallyeman said: Thinking about it mine is still at 37k, does this matter? Surely its based on Market Value? Insurance on my MkII is up this month & was just looking at the value. It's down at 37k also. Geuss I need to up it.

jackal said: Given mines (non club but buckets + cage) worth 90k i'd say 100k Isn't it about time to out your up so £100-110k?

thanks slippydiff for posting a pic of my old car with me driving it ... now where is my piggy bank .....

red997 said: thanks slippydiff for posting a pic of my old car with me driving it ... now where is my piggy bank ..... Always a pleasure David , she does look a lovely example ! ! And an interior pic of mine : To those that haven't updated their insured values, I suggest you do as much asap, as relying on your insurance company for goodwill in the event of claim in this day and age is a risky business, far better to be safe than sorry. I think that the minimum I'd value ANY Mk1 at now would be £55k irrespective of spec or mileage, but that would be the absolute minimum. Most will be north of this figure. If in the event of claim you're asked to show/prove where the market is, you'll be better starting from £60-65k than £50k as your insured value. When I had the misfortune to write my Zanzibar car off three years ago, I considered it to be worth £38-40k. My insurance company appointed a separate company to value my car and make the offer to me of what they considered to be it's market value. How did they do this ? They went onto the PH classifieds and Autotrader and found the cheapest 1999 Mk1 GT3 advertised. Having done so, they offered me £29k as a settlement figure ........ As you can imagine I got a little "agitated" with the individual on the end of the phone I basically told him to f*ck off and stop wasting my time, and then told him to give me the name of the individual at my insurer who was dealing with my claim. He refused, saying he couldn't. I therefore requested he got the said individual to ring me, which he did. After another short and somewhat "agitated" conversation with the individual at my insurer dealing with my claim, he asked me what value I placed on the car. I said £40k. We finally agreed on £38k initially, but I ended up buying the salvage back and paying next to nothing for it. I subsequently sold the salvage at a profit and ended up with over £40k in total. If you can't get an agreed value on your car, make sure you keep tabs on the market and increase your insured value as you feel necessary (even if it means doing so every six months)

Wise words, thanks, I'll be ringing Mannings, on Monday. What's everyone feelings on selling a GT3 at the mo? Private, or give it to 911V or JZM? Both are in a reasonsable distance, as I'm in South London.

All this talk of market values and insurance agreed values has me sitting uncomfortable... What does the "panel" think is the value of my car: Polar Silver LHD Mk1 GT3 CS MY2000 3 owners from new, 43,000km (27,500 miles), FSH with Manthey Racing from day one 1st owner Olaf Manthey, 2nd owner of Olaf's racing drivers, 3d owner another VLN driver, then me K400 Engine conversion - headers, carbon intake, 100 cell cats, X-over, exhaust, Alpha-N Manthey Cup canted radiators, front bumper cut outs Manthey Cup flywheel Manthey Cup clutch kit Manthey Cup short shift Manthey Cup shift cables Manthey Steel synchros on all gears Manthey shorter 5th and 6th gear Manthey Cup diff plates Manthey BBS LM 9x18 ET50 and 11x18 ET56 Manthey 6-pot front brake kit 350mm discs Manthey 4-pot rear brake kit 350mm discs Manthey KW 3 suspension Manthey RSR rose jointed adjustable suspension links Mathey RSR hubs Manthey rose-jointed top mounts Manthey Roll cage And no, I am not testing the market...

80k. Sounds a lovely spec. Love the BBS alloys, any pics?

rallyeman said: What's everyone feelings on selling a GT3 at the mo? Private, or give it to 911V or JZM? In my experience it's quite difficult selling cars North of £30k or so privately, as many potential buyers will have part - ex and or finance requirements. There's also the potential hassle factor with a private sale, with test pilots and the like. I personally feel 911V price their stock quite conservatively, the upside is their stock turns over quickly. JZM on the other hand seem more prepared to push the price envelope with rare / special Porsches.

Cheburator mk2 said: All this talk of market values and insurance agreed values has me sitting uncomfortable... What does the "panel" think is the value of my car: Polar Silver LHD Mk1 GT3 CS MY2000 3 owners from new, 43,000km (27,500 miles), FSH with Manthey Racing from day one 1st owner Olaf Manthey, 2nd owner of Olaf's racing drivers, 3d owner another VLN driver, then me K400 Engine conversion - headers, carbon intake, 100 cell cats, X-over, exhaust, Alpha-N Manthey Cup canted radiators, front bumper cut outs Manthey Cup flywheel Manthey Cup clutch kit Manthey Cup short shift Manthey Cup shift cables Manthey Steel synchros on all gears Manthey shorter 5th and 6th gear Manthey Cup diff plates Manthey BBS LM 9x18 ET50 and 11x18 ET56 Manthey 6-pot front brake kit 350mm discs Manthey 4-pot rear brake kit 350mm discs Manthey KW 3 suspension Manthey RSR rose jointed adjustable suspension links Mathey RSR hubs Manthey rose-jointed top mounts Manthey Roll cage And no, I am not testing the market... A very special car! Difficult to value IMO, but no less than £70k, and more likely to be £75k-£80k. Given it's LHD you may need to do some research regarding Euro market prices, sites such mobile.de may help give you a benchmark.

rallyeman said: Wise words, thanks, I'll be ringing Mannings, on Monday. What's everyone feelings on selling a GT3 at the mo? Private, or give it to 911V or JZM? Both are in a reasonsable distance, as I'm in South London. In a sellers market you should be fine for private sale too. Of course you need to be able to field calls etc. With specialist cars like a gt3 I find rarely do you get a complete tyre kicker. Typically it'll go fairly quickly - unless you are going for a top top dollar but slower sale in which case give it to a dealer to sweat it out.

Think im with mannings but anything over 65k requires a tracker. I insured mine for 65k

DAB964RS said: Cheburator mk2 said: All this talk of market values and insurance agreed values has me sitting uncomfortable... What does the "panel" think is the value of my car: Polar Silver LHD Mk1 GT3 CS MY2000 3 owners from new, 43,000km (27,500 miles), FSH with Manthey Racing from day one 1st owner Olaf Manthey, 2nd owner of Olaf's racing drivers, 3d owner another VLN driver, then me K400 Engine conversion - headers, carbon intake, 100 cell cats, X-over, exhaust, Alpha-N Manthey Cup canted radiators, front bumper cut outs Manthey Cup flywheel Manthey Cup clutch kit Manthey Cup short shift Manthey Cup shift cables Manthey Steel synchros on all gears Manthey shorter 5th and 6th gear Manthey Cup diff plates Manthey BBS LM 9x18 ET50 and 11x18 ET56 Manthey 6-pot front brake kit 350mm discs Manthey 4-pot rear brake kit 350mm discs Manthey KW 3 suspension Manthey RSR rose jointed adjustable suspension links Mathey RSR hubs Manthey rose-jointed top mounts Manthey Roll cage And no, I am not testing the market... A very special car! Difficult to value IMO, but no less than £70k, and more likely to be £75k-£80k. Given it's LHD you may need to do some research regarding Euro market prices, sites such mobile.de may help give you a benchmark. your car sounds amazing! i might be wrong, but think a silver not clubsport fettled by manthey was up for sale not long ago fir about 54k euros. can't remember exact spec, but it did have the manthey magnesium (?) rims on it. looked nice in the pics/description, think about 55k km on the clock ... my memory is not the best though. i think a low mileage clubsport will probably be somewhere in thke 60k - 70k euro range. check mobile.de, not as many for sale as 6 months ago but still a few cars around i think. Dont think you need to spend as much money in germany as in the uk to buy a car, but to get the manthey stuff again will obviously be expensive.

rallyeman said: Thinking about it mine is still at 37k, does this matter? Surely its based on Market Value? For what it's worth, my 996.2 (Club Sport) has been insured for an agreed valuation of £60k for the last 6 months or so. edited to add* Unless you're after a majorly quick sale I'd always try selling privately first, I bought mine privately and my dad bought a gen 2 RS in March privately and there are numerous others on here who have done the same so it shows there are still plenty of people in the position to act quickly. I'm sure I could sell my car to JZM for a relatively decent figure but I'm even surer I could probably get £5k extra via a private sale and I don't think I'd have to wait that long. Edited by ClarkPB on Saturday 10th January 21:43

i am curious if this current pricing disparity between lhd and rhd can last in the long term or if the prices will eventually converge again. usually i would think that once cars get old, more collector cars that get driven a few k km per year if that, the lhd should cost at leadt as much as the rhd, if not more due to being "more original" in terms of how the car was designed. are there any cars in history where the rhd cars were significantly more expensive than lhd before this uk market uplift? or maybe is it because some asian countries are now starting to buy these cars and they can only register rhd, and therefore it is the new normal?

Just to add another GR pic to this thread

Snap! Well, ish....it's a mk2

got to love a red gt3 with gold rims

MDahmen said: got to love a red gt3 with gold rims

Does anyone have a pic of the Mk1 wheels with Gold centres ? Thinking maybe Weiss Gold ??

rallyeman said: 80k. Sounds a lovely spec. Love the BBS alloys, any pics?

Cheburator mk2 said: rallyeman said: 80k. Sounds a lovely spec. Love the BBS alloys, any pics? silver LHD are for sure the quickest

Zanzibar is quicker.

kevs 172 said: Zanzibar is quicker. you da man !!!

keep it lit said: kevs 172 said: Zanzibar is quicker. you da man !!! When did you take that photo of me? (Mines bog standard,so your right silver is quicker )

Red & gold did we say.... [pic] /pic]

ClarkPB said: rallyeman said: Thinking about it mine is still at 37k, does this matter? Surely its based on Market Value? For what it's worth, my 996.2 (Club Sport) has been insured for an agreed valuation of £60k for the last 6 months or so. edited to add* Unless you're after a majorly quick sale I'd always try selling privately first, I bought mine privately and my dad bought a gen 2 RS in March privately and there are numerous others on here who have done the same so it shows there are still plenty of people in the position to act quickly. I'm sure I could sell my car to JZM for a relatively decent figure but I'm even surer I could probably get £5k extra via a private sale and I don't think I'd have to wait that long. Edited by ClarkPB on Saturday 10th January 21:43 Clark - you're very right, maybe excepting the trade-in bit..... For ref the price JZM offered on my 996.2 CS was waaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy waaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyy short of the mark IMO - £47k about one month or so ago!!

keep it lit said: silver LHD are for sure the quickest Pah ! ! I think you'll find it's Guards, followed by Zanzibar, followed by Black, THEN Artic

Slippydiff said: keep it lit said: silver LHD are for sure the quickest Pah ! ! I think you'll find it's Guards, followed by Zanzibar, followed by Black, THEN Artic The man speaketh a lotta sense

GT03ROB said: Red & gold did we say.... [pic] /pic] Nice! and with E88s

Right freshly refurbished wheels on and the sun was shining.......time for some pictures

LaSource said: Slippydiff said: keep it lit said: silver LHD are for sure the quickest Pah ! ! I think you'll find it's Guards, followed by Zanzibar, followed by Black, THEN Artic The man speaketh a lotta sense Certainly does

Seeing all these pics of the front cage section fitted makes we want to fit mine as well. I think it was someone on here I once saw saying though "if you wrap a baseball bat in foam and smack someone over the head it'll still hurt"

ClarkPB said: Seeing all these pics of the front cage section fitted makes we want to fit mine as well. I think it was someone on here I once saw saying though "if you wrap a baseball bat in foam and smack someone over the head it'll still hurt" I tend to take mine out during extended periods of road use...however, a December Silverstone trip has meant it's still in...and April ring trip is already beckoning. This tme of year the car is being fettled/TLC'd for the year ahead and being used less anyway. ...if the front cage is in, I also use the harnesses for road driving. Inertia belts and front cage is a no no.

Man up and wear a helmet

996dom said: LaSource said: Slippydiff said: keep it lit said: silver LHD are for sure the quickest Pah ! ! I think you'll find it's Guards, followed by Zanzibar, followed by Black, THEN Artic The man speaketh a lotta sense Certainly does Pah pah! It's not the colour of the car, it's the driver that matters. Talented driver like me is fast whatever the colour.. Mine is Seal Grey btw, that's a rare one for mk1 GT3 I think.

ArcticGT3 said: 996dom said: Sounds about right to me, even if I don't need to sell it if someone makes a proper offer in that region it's their's Jmracing66 said: Its an interesting question. MK2 clubsports selling for high £50's now. So that must make the MK1s worth at least 75K Pfftttt it's not even got leather seats !! Yes, but it does have the very rare 'Porsche crested rear view mirror'... 996dom said:

lovely pics Dom - keeping it well for me ;-)

Slighly O/T, but was there different factory options for exhaust on a 996 GT3.1?

Certainly am David, though I'm afraid to say it has become a bit of a garage queen But I have treated it to a new clutch, refurbished suspension and wheel refurb in the past 12 months red997 said: lovely pics Dom - keeping it well for me ;-)

monthefish said: Slighly O/T, but was there different factory options for exhaust on a 996 GT3.1? The larger trims are the Tequipment items. No difference in the system itself though.

Your car looks lovely Dom. I had the wheels refurbished on my SY 996.1 CS recently - really transforms the car. Also have a cup wheel fitted which feels so much nicer in your hands than the factory wheel. My clubsport came with the front cage fitted and in nearly 11 years of ownership have never got around to removing it though I guess I ought to as have done very few track days in recent years.

Yes the cup wheel is lovely. It's a lot lighter than the standard airbag wheel and really does improve the steering to a beautifully delicate level. Yes, there's a bit more kick back but I think it's all the better for it

Where's the best place to buy a cup wheel? I quite fancy one edit* Found it on the JZM site. Edited by ClarkPB on Monday 12th January 20:57

ClarkPB said: Where's the best place to buy a cup wheel? I quite fancy one Gert at Carnewal. I've run them on all my 964 RS's and my 993 RS had a factory fitted item too. For a 996 GT3 road only driven car, the weighting of the standard airbag wheel does indeed damp out some of the feel/kickback you feel with the lighter Cup wheel, but for a road car that's no bad thing imo. I also prefer the diameter and thus leverage afforded by the standard wheel. If you don't want to pay the additional cost for the Porsche logo on the Cup wheel, this is the same item without it :http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/steering-wheels/momo-model-07-steering-wheel

Been thinking of adding the Cup wheel to my 996 GT3, but held back due to issues around the airbag deletion. What do people do about error codes/warning lamps? Have you informed your insurers or is that a question best not asked? Cheers

Slippydiff said: Gert at Carnewal. I've run them on all my 964 RS's and my 993 RS had a factory fitted item too. For a 996 GT3 road only driven car, the weighting of the standard airbag wheel does indeed damp out some of the feel/kickback you feel with the lighter Cup wheel, but for a road car that's no bad thing imo. I also prefer the diameter and thus leverage afforded by the standard wheel. If you don't want to pay the additional cost for the Porsche logo on the Cup wheel, this is the same item without it :http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/steering-wheels/momo-model-07-steering-wheel Thank you sir! I've been looking at getting the standard one re trimmed RS style but both places I've enquired with have yet to get back to me in what I see as an acceptable time so I think a cup wheel is the way forward. I almost struggle to believe the feedback could be increased further from what I already experience with it (!). Not a bad thing though as you rightly say.

Steve Rance said: Yes the cup wheel is lovely. It's a lot lighter than the standard airbag wheel and really does improve the steering to a beautifully delicate level. Yes, there's a bit more kick back but I think it's all the better for it Precisely Sir.... go Cup or go home

ClarkPB said: Thank you sir! I've been looking at getting the standard one re trimmed RS style but both places I've enquired with have yet to get back to me in what I see as an acceptable time Tried these guys ? : http://royalsteeringwheels.com/

Slippydiff said: Tried these guys ? : http://royalsteeringwheels.com/ Yep, tried them several times over the last month or so with no contact back to me. I noticed a lot of CSL owners had some issues with the quality of their retrims so that's put me off Royal entirely. I'll get the cup wheel from Carnewal anyways, I've bought bits from them before and was impressed with the service

The cup wheel was already fitted to mine, high tech way of sorting out the airbag light is a to stick a 'blank out' sticker over it I do have an original airbag wheel which has been re-trimmed in Alcantara but I've never tried it in the GT3. If anyones interested I do have a brand new Momo Model 07 in leather for £100 (exc delivery) it's exactly the same wheel but in leather with momocorse on the horn. http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/steering-... I'll post some pictures later if anyone is interested.

yeah - the sticker is an official Matt @ Fearnsport approved mod I thought the cup wheel made a massive difference - makes it so much more tactile

Clark, I have a Cup wheel with the Porsche logo, the boss needed to join the wheel to the shaft, and a genuine Porsche horn push. Drop me a line if you're interested. Jack

Cheers Jack,I'll fire you a txt!

Hi Gents Should Clark not take you up on the kind offer, then I certainly would be interested Jack. Highly unlikely, but thought I would speak up just in case. Cheers

Does it come in any other colour stitching?

lemmingjames said: Does it come in any other colour stitching? Porsche 996 Cup driver ; "Ok gents, the diff's spot on, the spring rates perfect, seems the engine is really strong this weekend too. The tyres should last the race distance with ease now we've got a handle on the pressures in this hot weather. We do however have a bigger problem ....." Chief engineer : Really ? What's that then ? Porsche 996 Cup driver : "We need to change the steering wheel: Chief engineer : Why's that ? Porsche 996 Cup driver : "I don't like the colour of the stitching ......." It's Motorsport item ..........

Yes thats all well and good but is it racecar though?

996dom said: If anyones interested I do have a brand new Momo Model 07 in leather for £100 (exc delivery) it's exactly the same wheel but in leather with momocorse on the horn. http://www.demon-tweeks.co.uk/motorsport/steering-... I'll post some pictures later if anyone is interested. Might be interested in this - I've just popped you an e-mail.

Slippydiff said: lemmingjames said: Does it come in any other colour stitching? Porsche 996 Cup driver ; "Ok gents, the diff's spot on, the spring rates perfect, seems the engine is really strong this weekend too. The tyres should last the race distance with ease now we've got a handle on the pressures in this hot weather. We do however have a bigger problem ....." Chief engineer : Really ? What's that then ? Porsche 996 Cup driver : "We need to change the steering wheel: Chief engineer : Why's that ? Porsche 996 Cup driver : "I don't like the colour of the stitching ......." It's Motorsport item .......... It's the hippy-ish stiched band that offends me.

monthefish said: It's the hippy-ish stiched band that offends me. that my clan tartan Edited by keep it lit on Thursday 15th January 17:41

DAB964RS said: I think Slippy's purchase was last Autumn, so not that recent. There was speculation that a different GR 996.1 GT3 may be coming up for sale but I don't recall seeing it advertised. I imagine it either sold off the radar or the owner has had an decided to keep it. There was also talk that fat trader 's Zanzibar 996.1 GT3 had been passed to 911v for resale prior to Christmas. I don't remember seeing this car advertised either so it was possibly sold by word of mouth. The likes of 911v and JZM have probably got a list of eager buyers ready to purchase as and when these special cars come to market. Seems this GT3 is now up for sale at 911v for £60k http://www.911virgin.com/porscheforsale/614/996GT3...

I almost bought that car - rush of blood to the head - lovely car. plumped for the 997.1 GT3 project instead.