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      04-10-2012, 08:19 PM   #67
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Totally agree. I've been 100% conservative and owned only black cars my whole life. My Jerez M3 was about as far as I could bring myself to depart from my norm.

I don't much like yellow, red. But orange... orange on a GT3RS (or Gallardo) does it for me. I once saw a GT3RS on a lot that was the opposite color scheme -- black with the orange accents and wheels, and I even loved that. Orange wheels, and I'd sport it all day long. I don't get it..



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Maybe it comes down to this. The car is so undeniably legit. It wears those colors because it f*cking can.

Thats EXACTLY it. Because only a car like that can pull off a color like that! Its like the super model that can wear next to nothing and still look stunning. Everybody else is just hatin...
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      04-11-2012, 04:49 AM   #68
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2007 GT3 RS (997.1) are known to have RMS leaks. This topic was actually discussed on this forum. Here's the thread: http://www.m3post.com/forums/showthr...ight=997.1+GT3

Take a look at this website (RMS issue. Scroll down and read):
http://www.gt3rsregistry.com/2008GT3RS/vin/2196.htm

If you read on, Porsche Cars North America, Inc. replied to the RMS leak and said:

Please be advised that GT3 engines have a design which is unique from other 911's because of it's exposure to very high
RPM's. The rear main seal of these engines is held tight by a vacuum created inside the engine block. If the vehicle is not
used for prolonged periods of time this vacuum pressure may decrease allowing a small amount of oil to seep past the
seal. Due to this special design, oil seepage can occur in GT3 vehicles that are not driven on a regular basis.

Your warranty manual indicates that your responsibility for normal vehicle use is for your vehicle to be driven daily over
a distance of several miles. Your vehicle was designed with the assumption that it would be used within these guidelines.
If it is not, you may experience some oil seepage; however, this is not a defect in the vehicle but simply a result of lack of
use.


To summarize if you own a GT3, it should be driven daily over a distance of several miles. If not, the rear main seal will start to leak. Sharkwerks however have found a solution to that problem.

OP,
The Cayman R is not bad, but if you really want a GT3 RS, just wait for a used 997.2 instead.
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      04-11-2012, 05:37 PM   #69
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Thats EXACTLY it. Because only a car like that can pull off a color like that! Its like the super model that can wear next to nothing and still look stunning. Everybody else is just hatin...
haha, well put. A legit track car with a roll cage can pull off any color. I totally agree about the orange, too. I like the green a lot as well, which is about as aggressive as you can get.
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