Would you trade your 360 for the eventual GT4 RS?

I have a CS and a Cayman GT4. I love them both. If I had a regular 360 it would be a no brainer... the 360 would be gone and the Cayman GT4 RS would be in my garage, that's assuming you can even get one when they come out as the will be very limited production and offered first to 918 owners and then to Porsche VIP customers. I would get in tight with your local dealer if your not a 918, GT3RS or a Cayman GT4 owner already if you want one cause they are gonna be bad ass and be sold out before the first one is built. Bottom line it's a killer car fun to drive as a plain GT4 so an RS will be even better

 

As good as Porsche's are, and I've had the pleasure to drive a few (Boxster, 911 Turbo, Targa, etc...), I just ain't a Porsche guy (although I did buy the beautiful Lego Porsche model that recently came out and it sits on the table next to my PC).

Ferrari all the way for me, but they're (Porsches) undeniably good cars as well.

 

Its not really a fair comparison is it? Not even on prices as I'm sure the GT4 RS won't be cheap, even if you can get one and even then it will sell used well above list due to rarity. Comparing a used 15+ year old Ferrari with a brand new mid range Porsche... Hmm.

The 2017 Cayman is going to be better as an everyday car but then again the 360 never really was an everyday car and the views expressed will be very different on a Porsche forum than here, all part of the fun I guess. The Ferrari as Jeremy Clarkson put it once is like a 'Scaled down version of God', I won't mention what he said about the Porsche Tongue firmly in cheek!!

I cannot stop thinking that its always going to be an appliance that's bought, driven and a few years later traded. Its undoubtedly polished just like a modern smartphone, its very good (for the time) but I'll never lust after one and the next model will eclipse it in every tangible way. I'm sure it will be a great technical and work with your Apple airplay, marketing discussing motorsport heritage and numbers produced will keep interest high. I even consider my recent acquisition of 650hp Bentley a car that's just passing through, not the Ferrari. Glad they both exist but just not in my long term garage...

A different perspective may be that for the differential in budget required to buy a GT4 RS look at what could complement your Italian Thoroughbred. Perhaps buy a Ariel Atom for track days (if that's why your buying it) and keep the 360? Its a common misconception that when you buy higher priced 360's the reliability increases. Not necessarily so, if you make the mistake of buying into the whole garage queen thing (and paying higher prices for ridiculously low mileage for the age) - it can actually be much worse. The cars need to be driven and reliability of the 360 is all down to how its been looked after by the previous owners. Don't forget some of these cars are banging on 17 or 18 years old now (!), even at just 1,000 miles a year they are under driven. Neglect is a common problem. Fundamentally the 360's are proven pretty hard nuts with only silly things like balljoints and some electrics letting the side down a bit.

Just my 2p's..

 

I would not if it was an option but then I love Ferrari and most of them ever made.
I do keep considering an older 911 (996/7) as a daily but it's only ever thinking.

I like the Cayman a lot but none more than a Ferrari. I sat in a friend's 2006 Boxster and really like it, a GT4 RS is another league but like Trev says it won't ever be a keeper, well would not for me.
That said I'm on my third consecutive Ferrari and every one before has been a keeper

Anyway I rarely need to ask if changing my exotic or regular car is the right thing to do. You know what you want to do and if you don't know then don't change

 

It amazes me the different ownership experiences that people have had with the 360. When people say their 360 was unreliable I'm dumbfounded because mine has never left me stranded and always starts warm on the first turn of the key. Cold after a week on the second (I don't let her crank more than like 3-4 seconds). At least as reliable as my 968 and the shifting is better than my 997 arguably.

The GT4 is a really nice car. As 360trev mentioned above, comparing a new car to a 17 year old car.. if you CAN do that, then that really says something about the 17 year old car right? The problem with Porsche is they pump out endless variation of the common. Technology that that begins as a track variant ends up trickling into the S and baseline models. I LOVE my 997 as a DD and if I had to have only one car it would be a stick 911 turbo. But the GT4.. it's meh and its NOT a 911. Right now they're a hot commodity, btu in the end they're like the 928 and you can see where pricing will go in 10-15 years with early cayman.

No trade for my stick 360!

 

I recently debated selling my 430 and buying a GT3RS. I ended up keeping the 430 and picking up a very well optioned '16 GT3. Couldn't be happier with both cars in the garage. If I absolutely had to sell one, I'm not sure which I'd let go.

I really like the GT4 but candidly it doesn't come close to the GT3.
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For me, the rpm and perfect gearing of the 360 alone would make it way more enjoyable to me on the street.

GT4 gearing might be -ok- on the track but I wouldn't want it on the street. Not sure if the GT4 RS would address this.

Also, I thought a decent spec GT4 was around 100k now, wouldn't an RS version be quite a bit more?

 

I own a GT4 and an F430. The F430 is much more comfy ride compared to the GT4. Eventhough I run 1000/1200 lb/in spring rate. For comparison, stock was 323/600 lb/in. So I doubled the spring rate on the rear and tripled the front. Still not as harsh as the Porsche stock. The shock on the Ferrari is much more superior in absorbing bumps. If GT4RS is geared more toward the track, it won't like mountain driving, unless it is really smooth roads.

 

Crazy track focus should be comfortable ride. Anyone that experienced High End suspension, such as Penske, MCS, JRS (motorsport line) will understand how much more plush and well they absorb bumps. That's why those race cars can ride the berm/kerb hard without loosing control.

 

997's and later.. all that "endearing" handling quirk... it's gone thank god!

 

I am in the minority, but yeah, GT4RS > F360. Not sure if you can get one for the same price as the 360 though.

 

Naaah. Except for hardcore enthusiasts, a Porsche is a Porsche is a Porsche. YAWN.

... and Porsche doesn't even know how to spell "Spider".

 

I went through this with a GT4.....stated with my F430 in the end....but as has been mentioned above about being in tight with your dealer.....have you had your deposit in since last Summer? If not, you've probably missed the boat (if anything like the UK market!!).

Is there a limited supply of Porsche GT cars (new ones) over the pond there like over here?

 

Me too
and
a 996 GT3.

I much prefer the GT3 over several GT4s that I drove.

GT4 RS??
Way to early to tell without flogging one, but I doubt it.
Modern cars are just too dang........................ modern.

Craig

 

Ahh, it seems you really don't know. Ultimately it's not any of us here that live with the decision you make.
It sounds like you said you could wait a year or two and I'm guessing you're quite young (compared to me @53 anyway ) so despite me always saying do it when you can in this case if you can have both by waiting...

Further up I think it was vsurgeon who said if he could only have one car then it would be a 911. I've said that for sometime which suggests for me at least it is the best car in the world. That and I've never owned one.
I just don't think Porsches generally are as exclusive and special as Ferraris. However cars are almost as subjective as music.

 

Is the GT4RS going to look much different than a regular GT4?
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