My first Porsche (well, gotta start somewhere) - Page 4 - 911/Carrera GT - PistonHeads UK

I’ve been semi active in this forum for a while now, mostly posting photos from events. I’ve met a few of you at Oulton over the past few years but up until now I’ve not been an owner. I started to think seriously about one around 2013. I considered a 997 but the budget wasn’t quite there yet so I bought a Mk2 Focus RS. Luckily I was really happy with the Focus once I’d got it and wasn’t in any rush to change so I stuck with that while saving every possible penny. I wanted to keep the Focus so that restricted my budget a little. Earlier this year I’d got to the point where I had the funds to get what I really wanted so started looking seriously. At the end of August I found the one, paid a deposit then went up to Porsche Centre Perth to collect it. It’s a 2018. I specifically wanted a non Weissach Pack so no exhaust particulate filters. It took a while to find one with no privacy glass and without the green wheel borders, both of which I really dislike. I ideally wanted the Bose stereo and standard colour dials but they weren’t essential. This has both of those, score! The only thing it was missing was the green painted cage but I’ve since had that done. The mileage is above average for one of these at 17k but that suits me fine as it was a fair chunk cheaper than similar spec 3-6k mile cars. Means I can use it guilt free too. I’ve already done 1500 miles, it’s very difficult to not drive it! Porsche 911 GT3 RS 991.2 by AdrianFRST , on Flickr

Oh my, that is nice. Enjoy!

Breath of fresh air post, OP wants/finds/gets a Porshce.. To top it off, what a choice/colour/spec.. Well done sir, enjoy

that looks very nice - congrats and enjoy!

Well done. Hell of a first Porsche

Nice! I was expecting a Boxster

Congratulations and at leas the Ford Focus appreciation will offset the reverse on the porsche lol

Baller! Enjoy

Damn son. And that is how you do it. Congratulations Did you test drive one beforehand and got the bug or just always knew you wanted one?

Bloody hell! - in at the deep end! Congrats and hope to you see you around. Have loved the photos you've captured before of my car. Excellent choice btw. Probably pick best overall option imo.

Awesome, congrats

Wonderful ... it looks a great choice ... it is in my view one of `Porsche's best cars, all of the performance and relatively little of the over-tech! P.S. Nice pic, anybody would think that you are a photographer Edited by ChrisW. on Thursday 23 November 10:01

Wow! What a great way into Porsche ownership! Car looks cracking!

Epic start point ... enjoy . Done 26 k miles in mine and love it

Excellent.

AdrianFRST said: The mileage is above average for one of these at 17k but that suits me fine as it was a fair chunk cheaper than similar spec 3-6k mile cars. Means I can use it guilt free too. I’ve already done 1500 miles, it’s very difficult to not drive it! Dude, these are for driving , not for looking at. 17k in 5 years is nothing. Get it out there and enjoy it!

I have to say, that looks really lovely.

very nice, enjoy

truly stunning car in the best colour, enjoy (my first porsche was a crash damaged 944 lux from a salvage yard so That's an epic move )

Such a refreshing post, congratulations, absolutely stunning!

Congratulations!! I think that’s the ex autobahn car where the owner was involved in various meets etc and has upgraded to a new RS. Anytime I’ve seen the car, it was always absolutely immaculate. Enjoy.

Wow! That is superb! Enjoy!

Absolutely unbelieveable. If I may say so, this kind of behaviour displays a simply staggering lack of concern for your fellow Pistonheaders on the Porsche forum, . I've reported you to the mods for the following posting infringements : No discussion about how best to finance it. FAIL No discussion about the best spec for resale. FAIL No "talk me into/out of buying it" type discussion. FAIL No discussion about what it will be worth in 1 year, 5 years and 10 years if you just garage it and polish it until the decals are worn away. FAIL No discussion on the pros and cons of contrast stitching. EPIC FAIL. This alone is grounds for a lifetime ban from PH imo. No discussion as to whether it's worthwhile chucking £50K's worth of Manthey kit at it. FAIL No discussion as to what colour/spec other people on here think you should buy. FAIL (not to mention a simply breathtaking lack of courtesy to other regular PH Porsche forum users) As I said, I've contacted the moderators and asked them to ban you for behaviour unbecoming of the PH Porsche forum. I hope you enjoy your car, but next time at least have the decency to enter into the spirit of things and let others on here influence what you purchase. The sheer audacity, absolutely unbelieveable ... (walks off, head shaking and muttering to self) Not many would choose an RS as their first Porsche (I did) Congratulations

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Stunning first Porsche - what a place to start. Congratulations.

Slippydiff said: .. funny stuff .. I need to buy you a beer one day

guyvert1 said: Slippydiff said: .. funny stuff .. I need to buy you a beer one day Amazing car. Lucky sod! Enjoy.

Can't be the only one coming in here expecting some 90s boxster shed given the thread title That is superb OP!

Thanks for the kind words everyone! rawenghey said: Damn son. And that is how you do it. Congratulations Did you test drive one beforehand and got the bug or just always knew you wanted one? I knew I wanted one since the 996 RS came out. I'd driven rented 991.2 Carreras (S and GTS) so I had a good idea how it would drive, ergonomics etc. I'd been out in a couple but never driven a GT3 or RS. The rentals were in Germany so this is actually the only Porsche I've ever driven in the UK. G111MDS said: Congratulations!! I think that’s the ex autobahn car where the owner was involved in various meets etc and has upgraded to a new RS. Anytime I’ve seen the car, it was always absolutely immaculate. Enjoy. It is indeed Donald's old car. Someone else had it between January and August this year. It is indeed in great shape and a credit to him. Some pics from the drive home from Scotland: Been out for a fair few 6am start blasts out into deserted roads in Snowdonia: (it wasn't me)

Another congrats, great looking car and what a refreshing post! -Maybe see you on those roads early on 25th of next month, not sure why but they're always really deserted then, it's become a bit of a pilgrimage for us...

Congrats Adrian. That is indeed a spectacular first Porsche. What a superb choice. I think you've swooped-in and claimed 'best PH post of the year'. Hard to see what could top that. As others have said, how refreshing, too. Man buys mental, bright green Porsche; doesn't mention the price, just gets in, drives it. Thank you. The end.

SL550M said: Congrats Adrian. That is indeed a spectacular first Porsche. What a superb choice. I think you've swooped-in and claimed 'best PH post of the year'. Hard to see what could top that. As others have said, how refreshing, too. Man buys mental, bright green Porsche; doesn't mention the price, just gets in, drives it. Thank you. The end. The modern public hand wringing, choosing spec/buying by committee was very much the exception on PH 15 plus years ago. Now it’s the tedious norm unfortunately. Don’t get me wrong, if someone was making their first foray into the Porsche world, this place was brilliant, with lots of really useful contributions from very knowledgeable owners and/or former owners, but there was never any talk or indeed 200+ page threads on resale values, the best spec for resale, the best trim specs etc etc. They were halcyon days ... and this thread is as you’ve rightly highlighted, a brief and welcome break from all that nonsense. Of course some will say, if you’re not interested in those threads, don’t read them. And to them I say, I don’t, but because of the dearth of threads such as this one, this forum is now slim pickings for the many real enthusiasts that used to reside on here.

Agreed with the above from Slippydiff. I’m looking at purchasing my first Porsche and hoping to gain some first hand knowledge from this forum. Don’t care about residuals, it’s going to be in my garage for many years. Lots to get your head round when it comes to this marque it seems. Well done again OP.

Slippydiff said: SL550M said: Congrats Adrian. That is indeed a spectacular first Porsche. What a superb choice. I think you've swooped-in and claimed 'best PH post of the year'. Hard to see what could top that. As others have said, how refreshing, too. Man buys mental, bright green Porsche; doesn't mention the price, just gets in, drives it. Thank you. The end. The modern public hand wringing, choosing spec/buying by committee was very much the exception on PH 15 plus years ago. Now it’s the tedious norm unfortunately. Don’t get me wrong, if someone was making their first foray into the Porsche world, this place was brilliant, with lots of really useful contributions from very knowledgeable owners and/or former owners, but there was never any talk or indeed 200+ page threads on resale values, the best spec for resale, the best trim specs etc etc. They were halcyon days ... and this thread is as you’ve rightly highlighted, a brief and welcome break from all that nonsense. Of course some will say, if you’re not interested in those threads, don’t read them. And to them I say, I don’t, but because of the dearth of threads such as this one, this forum is now slim pickings for the many real enthusiasts that used to reside on here. 100% right. Guilty of this myself.

congrats, thats a lovely first Porsche, you should have seen my first Porsche hahah, ok it was a trade in car and some years after that I bought better ones, 911's. anyhow, back in 1990 this was that first ever Porsche :-) a 924

Sorry…any excuse. My first Porsche (and in fact first ever car). Totally insane in retrospect. But enormous fun.

JagYouAre said: Can't be the only one coming in here expecting some 90s boxster shed given the thread title That is superb OP! That's what I was expecting This has been my first (and only) Porsche. Have done about 20,000 miles in it.

Porsche 911 GT3 RS 991.2 by AdrianFRST , on Flickr anonymous said: [redacted] Yes, Rennlist has a ton of info on. I've recently finished a 70 page thread on aftermarket exhausts on there and there's some really useful guides and tips. Speaking of which... Gave the filters a bit of a clean: Due to the side intakes gravel and leaves etc make their way into the airbox: BMC on the RS rather than just paper: Also picked up a Cargraphic centre section for a decent price, excuse the misaligned/missing clamps, I took the photo before I'd finished the install. Over-torquing from the factory (bent bolt) plus a few Scottish winters (rust) had seen one of the brackets refuse to come off, so out with the Dremel. I checked the price of replacement brackets before doing so, and they're not too bad at £80 odd each, unlike the clamps that hold the cats to the side boxes, £200 each! I also disconnected and plugged the vacuum lines for the valves to ensure they stay open. It's really brought it to life, but still too quiet for my tastes so looking at side deletes or a JCR Race Pipe in the spring.

Think there's a JCR race pipe on fleabay at the moment.....

There was, but it was the old style, non silenced and some sketchy, fee dodging pricing going on - listed at £295 but description said actual price is £2995, phone number on photos.

AdrianFRST said: There was, but it was the old style, non silenced and some sketchy, fee dodging pricing going on - listed at £295 but description said actual price is £2995, phone number on photos. Yes that's the one, I did think about it for mine but also want the silenced version, exchanged some messages and the chap seemed decent sort, just round the corner from me as well.

As it's now December my RS is now SORN and will sit in the garage until spring. My Focus RS that is the GT3 RS is still getting regular exercise. A quite wet trip out on Monday just gone: One from when it was a bit drier a few months ago: Porsche 911 GT3 RS 991.2 by AdrianFRST , on Flickr

Nice , use mine year around as well. Great cars in poor weather .. Viper looks great on a bad day

AdrianFRST said: As it's now December my RS is now SORN and will sit in the garage until spring. My Focus RS that is the GT3 RS is still getting regular exercise. A quite wet trip out on Monday just gone: Betws-y-Coed ?

I’m with the OP regarding a dislike of privacy glass. I have no idea why so many people spec privacy glass on an GT car with a roll cage and no back seats- it’s pointless and looks crap.

..a very heart warming thread! Congrats Adrian.

Awesome congratulations , I thought it was going to be a 944 or early boxster with you saying you were saving up the pennies , what a car . I have a focus rs my 3 and I’m ready for my first Porsche at 56 , thinking a cayman 987.2

Slippydiff said: Betws-y-Coed ? It is indeed. This station's been in Evo a fair few times. I think it's the only place for miles around with Super.

I like the photoshop with the number plates

Congrats, what a great car, to me the car has aged very well.

I recently bought a GT4 RS PDK selector knob and gaiter, along with the switch panel required for the conversion. As these are only available from Porsche with blue or grey stitching it needed changing to green. JCR will supply the whole lot restitched in your choice of colour but you pay dearly for this. I decided to DIY it so located a reel of the correct OEM spec Amann Serafil thread. I got discount on the parts through a contact so total price was less than half the JCR cost (albeit using a fair few hours of my time). I started by unpicking the grey thread. It's purely decorative so you don't need to worry about realigning separate bits of cloth or anything: Then it was just a case of using the existing holes to redo it in green: All done. Untidy at the top but that's hidden when fitted: Fitted: Feels much better in the hand and updates the interior nicely too. With Drive selected it looks like a manual in neutral, which doesn't really help when both my other cars are manual and I still keep finding myself going for a clutch that's not there

Very clever, it’s great being able to spend your own time fettling cars to how you want them.

That looks great

OP were you by chance at APM this morning at the cars and coffee?

NomadicTurbo said: OP were you by chance at APM this morning at the cars and coffee? I was indeed! What were you driving?

AdrianFRST said: I was indeed! What were you driving? Thought so! Spent a lot of time looking over your car and the GT4RS parked next to you. Nothing exciting for me, parked my 530d estate round the back out of sight

AdrianFRST said: I recently bought a GT4 RS PDK selector knob and gaiter, along with the switch panel required for the conversion. As these are only available from Porsche with blue or grey stitching it needed changing to green. JCR will supply the whole lot restitched in your choice of colour but you pay dearly for this. I decided to DIY it so located a reel of the correct OEM spec Amann Serafil thread. I got discount on the parts through a contact so total price was less than half the JCR cost (albeit using a fair few hours of my time). I started by unpicking the grey thread. It's purely decorative so you don't need to worry about realigning separate bits of cloth or anything: Then it was just a case of using the existing holes to redo it in green: All done. Untidy at the top but that's hidden when fitted: Fitted: Feels much better in the hand and updates the interior nicely too. With Drive selected it looks like a manual in neutral, which doesn't really help when both my other cars are manual and I still keep finding myself going for a clutch that's not there lovely done, always nice a job well done and can look at it every time you step in the car and enjoy it just a little bit more.

Congrats on the car Ade. She's a beaut. Like the new addition to the interior as well.

Bookmarked! Love the RS and can’t wait to see it in person. Great tip on the 4RS gear selector stitching. I have one sitting ready to be put on.

Good lord. That is stunning! Thanks for sharing and enjoy.

My word only just seen this, what a car! TX.