msos

After 12 years with a Ferrari 360 (F1 transmission) and 25,000 miles I was ready for something new! High maintenance costs and reluctance to push the limits of the car reduced my desire to keep the 360! When friends were planning a drive through the mountains in NC-TN and I decided to take my '16 BMW M3 instead of the Ferrari I knew it was time!

What did you trade and why? What other cars did you consider and what clinched it for you and the GT4?

My considerations were manual transmission- ability to drive on track and street without extra set up.
- GT3 2007-2011 (Too similar to 997.2 I owned a few years ago)
- GT3 RS 2007-2011 (nice examples too valuable for regular daily use, less costly examples beaten to death)!
- 2016/7 Shelby GT350 or GT350R) interior same as a rental car- other than seats
- Corvette ZO6 (too fast, scary to drive at speed)!

Current and past cars
- 16, BMW M3 (DCT) daily driver
- 00 Ferrari 360 (traded for GT4)
- 14 Cayman
- 11 BMW 135i
- 10 997.2
- 07 Audi RS4

Sven76

Traded a modded, track-ready 987 Cayman R. Why? 3.8 engine, GT3 suspension and most importantly proper brakes. Updating the brakes further on the R would have been too expensive and I got top $$$ (rather €€€) for the Cayman R.

I was super lucky to get a GT4, walked into my local dealer in April/May and he was able to get me an allocation, I built the car to my personal preferences. Delivery on Friday!!

Alternatives? Not really. Love mid engined cars, drove an Elise R, 986 Boxster, Evora S and the 987R before. BMW M models could work for me, like how easy to drive / drift they are, but local dealership sucks (they don't take me serious if I enter the dealership in jeans and sneaker, but will never dress up for throwing my money at them, have to wear business suits 5 days a week).

kfmcmahon

2011 750 hp ZR1

had 'Vettes for the last 18 years, so time for a change.
considered Shelby GT350R, Viper ACR-E, C7 Grand Sport (but wanted a change from Corvette).
It had to be a manual, track focused car, but also one that I could drive to work, dinner, etc..subtle yet racy looks (out goes Viper and Vette)

4carl

GT 4

salo65

Raining yellow 991S. I wanted a driver that would depreciate slower than my 991. I had a 2007 Cayman S before the 991 and loved the way it drove. PDK was too blah around town since it shifted to 7th ASAP and the manual in the GT4 is unbelievable!

Alan C.

GT3

ny991

991S manual. I wanted more of a track car.

laranja

2008 987 in orange...

Scottykenneth

2015 Audi RS5

Jamie140

Kind of regretting it now

blackmist27

2011 BMW 1M

Leuz

2013 Nissan 370Z.

GT4Stu

Audi S5
No regrets!

rccarlton

2013 BMW M3

SJJ28

2016 991 GTS