Looking For A GT2?
 

The local Porsche dealership has an 03 Guards Red with 15K mi, ceramic brakes, and CPO. I don't follow the prices on these (and in this economy how can you keep up?), but they've got it priced at $79K. Based on a quick scan on AutoTrader, that looks like a good price, but I don't know.

Woodhouse is excellent to deal with. If anyone wants me to look it over, drive it, and report back, I'd be more than happy to. :dance:

http://omaha.porschedealer.com/2003/Porsche/+911+GT2/Omaha/NE/Guards+Red/red/488744/info.php

Nice! Thanks for sharing.

Just goes to show everyone that buying new is for idiots with more money than common sense. GT2 CPO at 80k. Wow.

If it's too good to be true...

I'm curious, what do you think is too good to be true? It's not some Internet scammer on Craigslist, ebay, or Autotrader. The car is CPO'd, so it has to be in good condition. What surprises do you think are lurking?

Heck, the $79K is their starting point.

It could've been in an accident and was not reported to insurance. Paint might not be original. Nobody can prove otherwise unless they go look at the car in person.

It's got 3 owners and none of them drive it much.

Report says "Fleet, Rental and/or Lease Use Record(s) Reported to AutoCheck". So it could be a lease or a rental.

PCCB rotors might need to be replaced as they can wear prematurely if the car was tracked. CPO do not cover this. They're about $8000 a pair.

At that price, I'll take two...

I can almost guarantee you guys that this is a typo. The car is probably on sale for $179,000.

It retailed for $280 new, right? This seems to be the logical explanation.

I tell you what... I'll call or email them later today to get the skinny on it.

I think the price may be correct. The Porsche web-site also lists the following GT2's:

2002 $89.9 9,000 miles
2003 $108 27,000 miles

Sheesh. Talk about supercar depreciation!

I saw a MINT GT2 (red) forget the year... with almost non-existent miles and tons of upgrades get no interest on Ebay and some of the other forums for $100K.

Porsche prices were marked up in a buying climate that was full of credit for everyone. That's only a shadow of its former self now so no one is buying new which kills the prices of the used. Unless really rich people start buying used cars you're going to see some drastic price drops for their "left overs".

+1.

And the new 997 is out...the new 997 turbo is coming...and the new GT2's and GT3's are coming.

I think the fleet/lease stuff usually means it was a company car. You'd be surprised how many of the 911's are company cars.

As for the PCCB...you can also just go to the big reds.

Did anyone read the original post? It's a 2003... Not a 2008.

No, $180k price, no PCCB's...

Still not a bad price to start from, at a dealer no less.

The 2003 GT2 has PCCB's as standard equipment. You can see it listed in the link. First item, too. The yellow calipers are a dead give-away too, if you're not a "poser"! :)

Forwarding it to my Dad. He said he wants another Porsche.

I love how a car costing three times mine doesn't come with the same aluminum gauge rings...unless you pay extra for it.

As for the price, Its great and all but that kind of performance can be had with a regular Turbo and some serioous modifcations from shops who are dying for work right now. I guess the rear wheel drive thing is the only catch.

PL, but it would also have to go on a significant diet though. The GT2 is a few hundred pounds lighter than a 996TT.

Good point. The GT2 is the ultimate factory Porsche and you sure as heck pay up for it!

In 2003 only 90 GT2's made it to the USA. And owners in that crowd report that about 30 of those have been wrecked. So, it is a very limited production car. AKA the widow maker.

I've always said that if God were to give me the opportunity to choose my mode and method of death, it would be behind the wheel of a Porsche at a very high rate of speed.

I would die with a big-ass grin on my face. There are much worse ways to die, that's for sure.

If what you say is true, I guess I dream of owning a widow maker :)

Too bad they don't make drop-top GT2s, or at least with a sunroof.

Too much power and torque, Bob. They need the roof for structural integrity. Plus, these cars can and do see the track. Plus, things like a sunroof would add weight to the car....bad.

I betcha you will see a GT2 rag top sooner or later. They need their equivalent of a Bentley convertible. Afterall, They put a sunroof in the 997 GT3, I guess so you can get a tan while your at Laguna Seca!
Porsche need to sell big ticket cars and just in case some ultra rich dude says "give me your most powerful turbo powered car and oh by the way my wife insists that it be a convertible". They don't care if a purist or a poser buys, as long as they buy!!

Bob:

I tell you what I'm gonna do for you. You buy that GT2 and no matter where you live, I'll fly out at my expense and bring my sawzall with me. I've got a new metal-cutting blade in it I've been dying to use and we'll cut you a sunroof in the top or take off the whole top... the more cuttin' I get to do the better!

If you have a buddy that has a tig welding machine, he could slap a couple of aluminum cross braced underneath the car to give it some structural rigidity that the roof was providing and bob's your uncle, you just got yourself a GT2 Cabriolet!

PM me with your info so I can book a ticket :cheers:

PS - If anyone is reading this and Bob actually takes me up on it, your kind donations to my hospital bills would be greatly appreciated. Bob will have big hospital bills to pay too... Lord knows some Porsche lover will find us doing this to the GT2 and kick our butts fourteen different ways until we can't walk or talk or see out of either eye.

We need to do a group buy!

Randall, Perfectlap and Bob each send my $19 large. I think I can negotiate the price down a little. Then we each get the car 4 months of the year.

I respectfully request May-August.

Here is a little tidbit regarding the GT2. It was traded in for a Caymen S!

I love the idea of fractional ownership of a GT2 but I have a few pre-purchase questions...

Now how are you going to handle it when one of the four owners slams the car into a wall at a DE? :mad:

Who pays for the control arms at $800 each plus labor this car will wear out in just one DE season? :eek:

Does each fractional owner receive the car with new tires on it? :D

Randall:

No DE's or Auto-X-ing.

Your man Hans does all the labor and scheduled maintenance. We all pay 25%.

Perfectlap does the big yearly detail stuff. We each send him a couple "Franklins" for his effort.

Before we send the car to the next fraction owner, fresh Michelin Cup tires are put on at the current users expense.

No DE's or auto-x?

Now why would I shell out $19k plus insurance costs on a car I can't drive the piss out of on the track, especially one designed for the track?

BTW, I'm just being contrary here... and I think I want the car for the Tail of the Dragon trip each year :)

Missed It By That Much!
 

Here is the e-mail I received today:

"Bill,

I just wanted to send you a quick e-mail to let you know that the '03 GT2 you were enquiring about actually sold this morning. Thank you for your interest and if there is anything we can help you out with in the future, then please don't hesitate to contact me. Thanks.

Sincerely,

Adam Brooks
Porsche of Omaha"

Talk about pissing on a guy's campfire!

I knew that car wouldn't last long. Supercar performance for just $80k and a bumper to bumper warranty no less. Plus, the guy got the "ticket me red" paint job at no extra cost!

Bill, if it's any consolation, that heap was six years old and had the cheap "plasticky" interior that my car has. Your 987's interior is much nicer, although you can't light up your tires for three blocks or do 0-100 in a five seconds.

Let's find another one to dream about buying together. This thread was a lot of fun.

How about we start a new thread and go in to buy one of those homes on a private race course and timeshare it?

We could park a GT2 in the garage for occupant use.

Good idea Randall, I've enjoyed this thread too. It really made me start dreaming....

There was a Porsche 959 that popped up on eBay a few years back. I was thinking about trying to work out a similar deal for a "group buy" to purchase that car. Let's see if we can't find a 959 for us to purchase together!!! :D I've got $40K that's just getting wasted right now with miserably low interest rates. Maybe it's time to invest in a part of something more enjoyable.

Kirk

Kirk, since all of this is just a way to piss away the work day for all of us, I'd like to recommend you invest some of that $40k in a place where it will do the most good and gain a LOT of interest:

Click here :D

Kirk, $40K won't even get you a 10% share. Those cars are well north of $400,000 now. Come to think of it, $40K won't even cover yearly expenses for tires, maintenance and insurance.

Haven't been online for a couple of days, so I wasn't aware the GT2 was gone. Stopped at Woodhouse after work today to check it out and see if it was plastered full of bondo, had bald tires, and no brakes. Heard the news about it's purchase. The new owners are a couple from Omaha, so it's staying in the area.

Husker, any idea what the final sale price was?

Didn't ask. They're as honest as car people can be and would've probably told me, but if the new owner traded something in, the numbers get fuzzy. When I traded in my 01S for my LE, we agreed on $21.5K for my trade. The paperwork showed $27.5K so they could pump up the purchase price of the LE and the trade-in price of my car. I didn't care, the amt I agreed to pony up wasn't different.

We know they didn't pay more than $80K. Like I said earlier, if you came in with some strong coin I'm sure they'd knock some off of that $80K.

Everybody knows it won't make a slight difference if it's black or silver, yet there's people who would pay money to change it.

Same thing for those silly door sills, GT2 has the exact same door sill as mine but instead it says "GT2". There are people that would pay to upgrade to a set of aluminum or carbon fibre door sills.