599 GTB or 991 GT3

Well, I have an opportunity to order a new 991 GT3, but I'd have to sell my 2007 599 GTB to afford it. I've had the 599 for 3 summers and have put 9000 miles on it. My practical side (and my wife) says get the GT3 - new car with warranty, local dealer to do the maintenance instead of shipping the car across state, it will hold its value or appreciate at least in the short term, it's more suited to the roads I drive. But, I bought the 599 for 'heart' reasons - the looks, the sound, the joy of Ferrari ownership, being a tifosi, and of course the driving experience. So, I'm really torn what to do. I need to decide in the next few days. Any opinions out there?

 

Yep, that's what I meant. IMO, as more F12's get out there, 599's are going to continue to depreciate. My guess they'll bottom out around $120k. In other threads is this category have suggested, the 991 GT3 is going to at least hold value for awhile.

 

Well, to finish the thread, the dealer and I couldn't come to terms on the value of my 599 - we were too far apart to find a comfortable compromise. So, it looks the 599 will continue to share garage space with my '10 997.2 Turbo. I'm fine with that.

 

After some soul searching, and realizing this probably be my only real chance to get a new 991 GT3, I came to an agreement to trade my '07 Ferrari 599 for one. The dealer had to order a GT3 to use his allocation, so he ordered one to the specs we had been discussing at the time. It came in last Friday. After some negotiating, I agreed to do the deal. I'm having a SharkWerks bypass exhaust and tips installed, along with stone chip guard and hand controls (I have limited use of my legs from a spinal cord injury I suffered some years ago), so it'll be a few weeks before I take delivery. But, I'll have a GT3 to park beside my '10 997.2 Turbo.

 

Here's the spec:

Sapphire Blue Metallic
Standard Interior in Black/Alcantara®
Adaptive Sport Seats Plus (18-way)
Floor Mats
Porsche Ceramic Composite Brakes
Extended Range Fuel Tank
Front Axle Lift System
Sport Chrono Package incl. Porsche Track Precision App
SiriusXM® Sat Radio/NavTraffic/NavWeather, HD Radio Receiver
Telephone Module
Sound Package Plus
Porsche Communication Management incl. Navigation Module

I'm also having a SharkWerks bypass exhaust with 88mm tips installed before delivery.

 

Update: The weather in here Pittsburgh has finally improved to the point that I can finally put some miles on my new GT3. Love the car! In comparison to the 599 I had, here are my thoughts.

Things I love about the 599 vs the GT3:
Sound - The sound of the V12 is glorious. The GT3 sounds good, but it will never compare to the 599.
Presence - the 599 in Rossa Corsa just has a presence that Porsches just don't seem to have in my opinion (and I have 2 Porsches - the GT3 and a 997.2 TT).
Price of ownership - there was just something about being a Ferrari owner that just clicked with me.

Things I love about the GT3 vs the 599:
Driving - for the roads that I drive, the GT3 is a much better steer. The 599 was nimble for it's size and weight, but the GT3 is an order of magnitude above it.
No muss, no fuss - the 599 was a pain, in that if you didn't do the starting drill in the right way, I always got nuisance error messages, etc. In the GT3 you just twist the key and go.
Maintenance - there's no Ferrari dealer in Pittsburgh, while there are 2 Porsche dealers. Sending the 599 to Philly for any 'dealer work' was a pain and expensive. And, the GT3 has a warranty - the 599 didn't.

All that said, I love both of my Porsches, but there's a part of me that misses my Italian mistress...

 

Believe me, if I had the resources to own both a GT3 and an F12 I would...