jasonjm

If you have the money, willing to trade up, not interested in working on it, want the bling factor, want to impress your family/friends/everyone else get the Ferrari.

If your a more practical spender, want to keep the car, want to work on it sometimes, want 'some' bling, want to impress only the people who know what it is and yourself at the same time then get the GT3.

To an unaccomplished driver the Ferrari will feel like a all our race car. To the accomplished driver, the GT3 will feel more like an all out race car.

Both cars are bad ass. Reminds me of the Evo vs. S2k posts we see from time to time. No lie the Ferrari shock and awe factor from crowds are crazy. The Porsche is def. low key.

Right now I could afford a GT3, but def. not a Ferrari.

If i could afford a Ferrari you can best be sure i'd have a GT3 sitting right next to it. ;-)

jasonjm

In the mean time have some fun with these videos:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=-DpFvbCzaE4
http://youtube.com/watch?v=4t6RgL1Tuik
http://youtube.com/watch?v=s2aG4vSh20s
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vih6NA6fhng

Porsche Vids (2 Part series, 5min each)
http://youtube.com/watch?v=yRxW_go4nPY
http://youtube.com/watch?v=ExJ0ni7NhpE

http://youtube.com/watch?v=TVSksHV0IA8
http://youtube.com/watch?v=-aXqh-6pb94
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1JjnNl2HI6w

rijk456gt

Insurance is actually quite cheap if used "for pleasure only". I think it is $800 per six months or so on a multuple car insurance.

I keep the car in the Catskill mountains and impress very few people (most think it is the new Mustang anyway). On my weekend trip through the mountains I see 6 cars per 60 miles.

Actually, the Elise turned more heads.

When people see me I usually drive the S2000

jasonjm

New mustang lol

That is pretty funny

archtop

A Ferrari 430 spider is the most beautiful,awesome sports car ( convertible) on the planet ,congratulations!

s2kpdx01

It's a good price with ceramic brakes (though I would probably prefer the normal ones unless I was going to race it....and then i wouldn't buy it anyway).
http://www.trackmasters-racing.com/html/pics.html

75k 5k miles

I would say the used 360 is well beyond the price of a new or used GT3.

I would just get the 996 for half the price of the 997.

rijk456gt

The horse on the car gives it all away.

BTW, the prancing horse on the Ferrari is the same as the prancing horse on a Porsche.

jasonjm

F430 exhaust upgrade :-)
http://www.fabspeed.com/videos/996%2...%20muffler.wmv

GT3 Muffler Bypass for 996/997/986/987
http://www.fabspeed.com/videos/996%20muffl...ass%20pipes.wmv

I like the sound of the Porsche more :-)

JonBoy

The "F430" link is to a 996 upgrade, not a Ferrari upgrade.

jasonjm

It was 3:09 in the morning... cut me some slack

http://www.fabspeed.com/videos/Ferrari%20F...peed%20Tips.wmv