There’s still a mammoth difference between the 911 and the mid-engine cars though: The rear suspension setup.

Interestingly, clean RSX Type Ses aren’t cheap.

$11.5K for a Z32 TT in good running shape is still a very fair price, especially considering you now know that nothing should be going wrong in the near future, since you looked at everything.

Sera is very high on my list... but my plan is a 1995 for a few reasons:

The rule of thumb is if you were to build a car from scratch (part by part), you should expect it to be at least 2.5x the price of it was new at MSRP.

I wouldn’t consider the 981 any less engaging than the 987. The reality with the 987 is you do have to work more to get everything out of it - not that it’s slow, a 987 Spyder is still a very, very quick car.

Don’t count on it. 981 Spyders still sell for about MSRP. 987s can be had as low as $50, but considering they were $62 new, they’ve held their value quite well.

The 3.8 is honestly a bit nuts. Consider that in 2003 you could optionally get 265 section-width on a base 986.2 Boxster. You have just that with the 3.8L with the best part of twice as much torque being put to the rear wheels.

Yep. My CGTS had PDK. Neat? Yeah. Fast? Yeah. Though when I was just futzing around on b-roads, something felt missing. It all felt too easy unless was absolutely going for broke (in which then it at least made sense).

Porsche hasn’t said the 991.1 911 R was a one-off. Though unlike the (987.2) Boxster Spyder, they also didn’t say it was a new, regular model. Though they did strongly indicate they felt there was regular demand for an R-like 911.

The guy you work with that insists less power, less grip, but a smooth and easy to use power train in a balanced setup is 100% correct.

That’s the point. If Porsche stopped offering a manual in the car someone wanted (a GT3), McLaren, Ferrari and Lamborghini not having a manual is no longer stopping someone from switching brands.

Yep, but someone who buys a GT3 isn’t buying their first Porsche. Moreover, they’re probably going to buy more Porsches.

>I’m morbidly curious what their business justification is

Reality is he’d have to get a 991.2 GT3 RS (or the successor to the 991).

GT3 RS probably has declared value insurance, not depreciation insurance.

A new GT3 RS? Good luck. That’s called getting on the waiting list.

Porsche’s valet keys do not limit power.

Is that list or MSRP for the hood?

I’m not the one calling the prices excessive.