Who thinks the 997 GT3 can really be a daily driver? The magazines all say it can. Anyone with the 997 GT3 truely using it as a daily driver? I can't decide get a 997 GT3 and some cheaper daily driver or better off with 997 CS2. Just curious what peoples experiences are so far.

 

It all depends on where you live I would imagine.... I see your location is HOUSE. Now if you live where I live then it would be easy to drive a GT3 everyday but if you lived in New York city....

 

how many miles do u drive daily & where are u located?

 

I drive about 30miles/day in Souther CA. I don't race but, consider myself a car nut/tool head and you have got to just love the GT3. Issue of wanting to drive GT3 vs keeping it as a garage queen for weekends?

EO

 

I am the same and I am driving mine everyday......drive it hard and all the time...with PASM off ride is fine...I however leave mine on

 

Thats what I want to here!

EO

 

Just drove the 997GT3RS today(thanks Dan), and I think it could be a daily driver(in SoCal).

 

i would drive it everyday if i were in Socal or Hawaii or FL... i just love this car too much... but after 4 months or so of ownership i still only got 500miles on the odometer... sad but true... this is what you get when u live in Toronto...

 

I live in Mississippi, which have some bad roads and good ones so it runs the whole spectrum. The 997GT3 is comfortable and easily a daily driver. I use it that way now. I would definitely put regular PS2 tires for the rain and keep the Cup tires for the track.

I think Porsche outdid themselves on this car. I drove it to Road Atlanta March 4th for a track day and I was very impressed with the comfort on the drive and stunned by the performance on the track. The 996GT3 was not acceptable for long drives as sharp expansion joint type bumps sent shock waves through the car and it tramlined terribly. The 997GT3 was worlds better and I wasn't tired on my arrival to Atlanta. It is much better damped. It does have significant road noise but that doesn't bother me. The only thing is that it scrapes on everything, and after you get used to that sound and realize that the front end is not going to rip off, then you ignore it.

The only car that I like better than the GT3 for the street is the Ferrari F430. If you want a street/track car then there really is no substitute for the 997GT3.

 

Depends on the seats .. I tried one with the carbon seats, I couldn't drive that every day! If you have the normal seats its a def. daily driver.

 

If you don't plan on driving the car on the track, the GT3 is the wrong car, imo....better off with a 997TT.

 

82 days of ownership, 4041 miles. Put me down for a YES!!

 

Not sure I agree, after all they're both street cars deep down. If what you want is a track car, just buy an old cup ride or lesser didicated track car. Remember, insurance companies are no longer covering DE mishaps, so not sure I would buy a car just for DE's at 120k, be a pitty to ball it up.
Besides, the 997TT is faster on the 'ring anyway. But the real decision point for me was the lack of backseats. If backseats are important, a TT is a little out of range, then get a 997S. jmo

 

Disagree depends where you live.

 

I got to ride in one today and would DD it without question. IMO, its noticeably more livable then the 996 GT3.