The “Kettle” - 996.1 GT3
Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2022 7:30 am
While I have what I consider to be my perfect “road trip car”, I occasionally find myself wanting something a bit more civilised so that I can take my good wife out for a drive in comfort. I was thinking decent seats, no scaffolding, air con, music and some luggage space for trips away. I thought about the Porsche back catalogue and have wanted to try every RS / GT variant they’ve made. I would love a 993 RS or a 997 GT3 but they are a lot of money. 997 GT3 prices in particular seem to have shot up in the last couple of years. A chance email offering a car I had previously admired led me to this …..
2000 996.1 GT3 Comfort in Arctic Silver. It’s RHD and covered 44k well looked after miles with a great service history. After an initial look over and a thorough professional inspection, I picked the car up yesterday. It wasn’t the best weather for it to be honest but I managed a good drive to meet a friend for lunch on the way home trying to avoid localised flooding and lots of debris on the road.
This is my 3rd GT3 (including a 996.2 I had a few years ago) so I knew what to expect. The car seems to have a nice road set up so is surprisingly comfortable and doesn’t hunt around as much as my previous one. The interior is a lovely place to be with deeply bolstered sports seats and the car is pleasingly rattle and creak free. The engine feels quite normal at lower revs but comes on very strong and sounds glorious as you wind it up. Handling is very good and the steering razor sharp. The gearbox is a bit notchy when cold but much better once warm. Overall, a good first drive and a nice present for my wife!
Car and picture supplied by our very own Robert Barrie who was an absolute pleasure to deal with. I wish all car purchases were so easy.
2000 996.1 GT3 Comfort in Arctic Silver. It’s RHD and covered 44k well looked after miles with a great service history. After an initial look over and a thorough professional inspection, I picked the car up yesterday. It wasn’t the best weather for it to be honest but I managed a good drive to meet a friend for lunch on the way home trying to avoid localised flooding and lots of debris on the road.
This is my 3rd GT3 (including a 996.2 I had a few years ago) so I knew what to expect. The car seems to have a nice road set up so is surprisingly comfortable and doesn’t hunt around as much as my previous one. The interior is a lovely place to be with deeply bolstered sports seats and the car is pleasingly rattle and creak free. The engine feels quite normal at lower revs but comes on very strong and sounds glorious as you wind it up. Handling is very good and the steering razor sharp. The gearbox is a bit notchy when cold but much better once warm. Overall, a good first drive and a nice present for my wife!
Car and picture supplied by our very own Robert Barrie who was an absolute pleasure to deal with. I wish all car purchases were so easy.