991.1 GT3 prices - Page 2 - 911/Carrera GT - PistonHeads UK

I’m in the market for a 991.1 GT3 after disappointing GT4 and Exige test drives. I had assumed 100k would get me into a well specced example with buckets, Clubsport and some carbon however the prices seem to have really inflated. Are these cars selling for the advertised prices? Anyone picked one of these recently under asking price?

I'm not convinced GT3 prices will drop. 992s are impossible to get allocation on and 991.2s are getting harder to find good specs. 991.1s seem to be going up quicker, I bought mine for £100K in December, same car is 110K today. The good ones sell instantly, the ok ones hang around for a while. People who can afford GT3s are not going to sell theirs in a hurry, if anything, when money goes tight, I think people will stick to what they have - so you could expect less to come onto the market - this should hold prices up, they may not go up more, but I don't see them coming down.

I had expected prices to drop because of covid and brexit and so many other reasons but nope as for many years they continue to rise ! Last month I bought 991.1 GT3 clubsport pccb brand new engine only got £1k off If you have seen a car you like maybe best not delay

Out of interest, why are Ashgoods three RS's sticking around for so long? I thought the UV colored 991.1 RS's were in high demand. They look cool. Edited by Andyoz on Monday 4th July 15:05

For the same money, people choosing the 991.2 GT3? Newer car, similar performance, arguably better engine?

Twinfan said: For the same money, people choosing the 991.2 GT3? Newer car, similar performance, arguably better engine? True, and maybe less lairy on these recessionary times

I noticed cars going very quickly when I started looking, so when I found one that I liked I just paid asking price as the dealer was clearly not in the mood to budge, unsurprisingly. Glad I did, the ones around my budget now all have something missing from what I got and nothing extra that I’d possibly want but didn’t get.

Andyoz said: Out of interest, why are Ashgoods three RS's sticking around for so long? I thought the UV colored 991.1 RS's were in high demand. They look cool. Edited by Andyoz on Monday 4th July 15:05 I considered it, but no warranty and no way am I buying a Porsche with known engines issues with no warranty, plus its a 150k car, crazy no warranty. I'd have thought Ashgood might prep car and put it in for a 111 check so any potential buyer can get warranty hassle free? EAG have or did have a UV as well, a nicer car with warranty.

I paid 110k for my 991.1 GT3, I was happy to pay the price as it was Guards red a favourite colour of mine as most the 991.1 GT3's are boring colours, white, silver, black which are not for me, so when a red came up with heated buckets I grabbed it straight away. Plus it had 2yr OPC warranty included!

Mine was advertised at 113K with an OPC last July, i didn't pay asking - however that was for 10.7k miles, clubsport with heated buckets, carbon interior, extended leather, new front end and arches PPF, wheels painted silver and handful of good extras also and 24 month OPC warranty. They seem to be holding ground a little and the fact the 997.1 & 2 prices seem to have sky rocketed i think helps this. The car market is due a correction shortly IMO so id expect to see prices on almost everything soften in the coming 12 months, problem is you can wait and wait. Edited by That_White_GT3 on Tuesday 5th July 08:04

991.1 GT3 prices will likely be effected by the depletion of the 10 year warranties on the G Series engines - although still warrantable through Porsche, but that 10 year warranty isn't quite the selling point it was a few years ago. I'd be looking towards the .2 cars now.

Chucking my data into the ring. I bought an OPC car for £102.5k in November, I would expect the same car to be listed today for £105-107k. Spec and warranty seem to sell these cars, a dealer with a good spec car will not feel obligated to offer a discount at the moment. There is still a lot of liquidity in the system and most GT3 owners, as pointed out above, will just hold onto the cars if for some reason demand drops off. I put a search in for all GT3s available on PH recently, the cheapest one I would buy (not too leggy or modified) was £88k, a 996 variant. This suggests to me that a 991 and what it offers is good value in the 105-115k region they currently occupy. There is still a healthy gap to a 991.2. Overall, i'd not expect much change in price for 12 months. Certain GT3's, such as the 997.2 seem to have risen a lot recently, but I think the instigators of this are pushing their luck, the 991.1 market doesn't to my eyes appear the same.

Squelch911 said: 991.1 GT3 prices will likely be effected by the depletion of the 10 year warranties on the G Series engines - although still warrantable through Porsche, but that 10 year warranty isn't quite the selling point it was a few years ago. I'd be looking towards the .2 cars now. Keeping the warranty flowing is very important and as most owners do this a 991.1 GT3 is one hell of a car. The 991.1 GT3 is a slightly rawer car, marginally better sounding, slightly harsher ride but these attributes help to make the car a very enjoyable road car. The 991.2 GT3 is a better car, without doubt, more reliable engine and if you have total dis-regard for speed limits the gen 2 car will flow down a country B road and carry some amazing speed as it is better damped less harsh than the .1 car For me as a fun weekend car with odd track day, I prefer the .1 car, if I was using a GT3 daily or doing a lot of track days the gen2 car is the one to go for. Both have their market demand and is why the prices of both generation are holding firm. Both are fantastic!

Here is mine, absolutely love it! Rarely you see them for sale in Guards Red, but perfect fun road car, heated buckets, entire car protected with XPEL Ultimate and wearing PS4S, absolute joy to drive on the road.

Gibbo205 said: Keeping the warranty flowing is very important and as most owners do this a 991.1 GT3 is one hell of a car. The 991.1 GT3 is a slightly rawer car, marginally better sounding, slightly harsher ride but these attributes help to make the car a very enjoyable road car. The 991.2 GT3 is a better car, without doubt, more reliable engine and if you have total dis-regard for speed limits the gen 2 car will flow down a country B road and carry some amazing speed as it is better damped less harsh than the .1 car For me as a fun weekend car with odd track day, I prefer the .1 car, if I was using a GT3 daily or doing a lot of track days the gen2 car is the one to go for. Both have their market demand and is why the prices of both generation are holding firm. Both are fantastic! The gen2 down a country road is a devastating bit of kit.

franki68 said: The gen2 down a country road is a devastating bit of kit. Agreed but that is why I prefer the gen1, I am more likely to keep out of jail.

fear.the.raven said: I noticed cars going very quickly when I started looking, so when I found one that I liked I just paid asking price as the dealer was clearly not in the mood to budge, unsurprisingly. Glad I did, the ones around my budget now all have something missing from what I got and nothing extra that I’d possibly want but didn’t get. I didn't even bother to ask for anything off either, saw the car I wanted and put the deposit down Of course it depends if the car is fairly priced to begin with, mine was from Ashgood who are generally very competitively priced.

Gibbo Slightly off topic, but did you have an astonishing F type SVR?

Rogere said: Gibbo Slightly off topic, but did you have an astonishing F type SVR? F type SVR - now that's a proper sounding V8

Rogere said: Gibbo Slightly off topic, but did you have an astonishing F type SVR? I did yes, great car but replaced it with a 458.

Squelch911 said: 991.1 GT3 prices will likely be effected by the depletion of the 10 year warranties on the G Series engines - although still warrantable through Porsche, but that 10 year warranty isn't quite the selling point it was a few years ago. I'd be looking towards the .2 cars now. If that were the case - 997s woud not be fetching the money they are fetching, no warranty from Porsche now but still they hold their value. I would also argue that even if the10 year mark passed, if you had a GT3 with sensible miles and the engine let go, Porsche would look after you.

Pomsteroonie said: Squelch911 said: 991.1 GT3 prices will likely be effected by the depletion of the 10 year warranties on the G Series engines - although still warrantable through Porsche, but that 10 year warranty isn't quite the selling point it was a few years ago. I'd be looking towards the .2 cars now. If that were the case - 997s woud not be fetching the money they are fetching, no warranty from Porsche now but still they hold their value. I would also argue that even if the10 year mark passed, if you had a GT3 with sensible miles and the engine let go, Porsche would look after you. You do realise the 991.1 engine reliability 'history' is slightly different to the 997 Mezgers?

Andyoz said: Pomsteroonie said: Squelch911 said: 991.1 GT3 prices will likely be effected by the depletion of the 10 year warranties on the G Series engines - although still warrantable through Porsche, but that 10 year warranty isn't quite the selling point it was a few years ago. I'd be looking towards the .2 cars now. If that were the case - 997s woud not be fetching the money they are fetching, no warranty from Porsche now but still they hold their value. I would also argue that even if the10 year mark passed, if you had a GT3 with sensible miles and the engine let go, Porsche would look after you. You do realise the 991.1 engine reliability 'history' is slightly different to the 997 Mezgers? Have the faulty engines been/due to be replaced on these fantastic cars therefore relieving any worries ahead?

Andyoz said: You do realise the 991.1 engine reliability 'history' is slightly different to the 997 Mezgers? I keep my 991.1 under warranty, the engine letting go does not worry me as Porsche have dealt with any claims swiftly and professionally, simple fact is the 991.1 is simply an incredible car. The fact values are holding or even creeping up suggest people want in them.

As ever the best spec miles and provenance cars sell very quickly at very strong money and little signs of prices easing in the future too. Residual prices support obviously given from high 992 and 991.2 GT3 prices and this in turn has dragged up 991.1 GT3 prices. Still a great overall package at the money.

Gibbo205 said: I keep my 991.1 under warranty, the engine letting go does not worry me as Porsche have dealt with any claims swiftly and professionally, simple fact is the 991.1 is simply an incredible car. The fact values are holding or even creeping up suggest people want in them. My comment was in response to comment below about 997 values and them specifically being out of warranty... "If that were the case - 997s would not be fetching the money they are fetching, no warranty from Porsche now but still they hold their value."

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TDT said: Like his review, obviously a handy driver. Can't believe he didn't mention the lack of leather dash ruined the car though.

Gibbo205 said: Andyoz said: Out of interest, why are Ashgoods three RS's sticking around for so long? I thought the UV colored 991.1 RS's were in high demand. They look cool. Edited by Andyoz on Monday 4th July 15:05 I considered it, but no warranty and no way am I buying a Porsche with known engines issues with no warranty, plus its a 150k car, crazy no warranty. I'd have thought Ashgood might prep car and put it in for a 111 check so any potential buyer can get warranty hassle free? EAG have or did have a UV as well, a nicer car with warranty. I wouldn’t assume Ashgood cars don’t have Porsche warranties. I found out a few months after buying from them that my car has a Porsche warranty into next year. Some back and forth with my local Porsche MD established that if a person has a Porsche warranty on a car, it’s up to them to terminate it on a sale (and, I think, recover a prorated part of the cost of the warranty cover). If they don’t, the warranty just sits there in place against the car. A Porsche dealer has no means to check who took the warranty out - they just see whether there is one over the car or not. This means I’m at risk of the previous owner (or maybe the one before that) terminating the warranty at any time but I had had the car for quite a while before I uncovered any of this, so I suspect that risk has passed.

BlackWidow13 said: I wouldn’t assume Ashgood cars don’t have Porsche warranties. I found out a few months after buying from them that my car has a Porsche warranty into next year. Some back and forth with my local Porsche MD established that if a person has a Porsche warranty on a car, it’s up to them to terminate it on a sale (and, I think, recover a prorated part of the cost of the warranty cover). If they don’t, the warranty just sits there in place against the car. A Porsche dealer has no means to check who took the warranty out - they just see whether there is one over the car or not. This means I’m at risk of the previous owner (or maybe the one before that) terminating the warranty at any time but I had had the car for quite a while before I uncovered any of this, so I suspect that risk has passed. It has no warranty as I enquired about the car before Ashgoods purchased it as I was offered it at 145k but with no warranty I had no interest and I can’t be bothered trying to get a warranty on a car that is 150k In the end I went with a GT3 because one came up Guards Red in a spec I love and it saved me about 50k in the process.