Thread: E92 M3 or Porsche

Originally Posted by DoDriven

If you are not concerned with resale then go for it. Porsche's are great cars, extremely reliable. If you do have an issue it will be a little pricier than the same issue on a BMW, but find a good/well known indy mechanic and it won't hurt you that much.

Pick up a low mile GT2, keep it for 2 years, get back out of it before it hits the 50k mark... you won't get hit too hard.

Throw some Fabspeed bypass pipes on there and all four of your criteria are met.

Awesome vid. Love the 996 GT2

Originally Posted by RAWeiss

i hear ya! 997tt if you can is definitely a great bet, but otherwise a 996tt/GT2 would absolutely suffice as an alternative, especially if you were talking about doing a few mods which are more than accomplishable living in the bay area, you could turn a 996 into ALOT more of a car than a 997 with just a few modifications/tiny bit of extra $ spent(after you've already saved over 10g going for the 996)... and at the end of the day you'd have your own one of a kind porsche

Will do, thanks buddy!

honostly that gt2 doesnt sound as agressive as i thought it would. but none the less you can hear the turbo spool down from 1500rpm or so, so id imagine it freed up some power

I daily drove a 996tt (x50) for a while.....no major isuues.
for all 996 cars...make sure its 02 and up..

but if i had to do it again...gt2 all the way.

There's always the '07 997 Turbos for around 80k if you look hard enough. I may be slightly biased however.

Originally Posted by 92 Stealth TT

honostly that gt2 doesnt sound as agressive as i thought it would. but none the less you can hear the turbo spool down from 1500rpm or so, so id imagine it freed up some power

The X-Pipe is not as loud as having straight muffler bypass pipes, but this setup provides more low-end, mid-range power and especially more torque than straight pipes. We designed this system for the enthusiasts who were stuck in between a full muffler or just going with the straight pipes.

^ good reason.

i think i was behind a 997 c4s that you guys had done an exhaust...its sounded nasty(in a good way)

Get the Bimmer, because if you get the porsche and something goes wrong in the engine you cant really just fix it on your own...

you'd be happier with porsche.

Buy the 911, you will be happier at the very end. I only say this because the Porsche has piqued your interest. The E36 M3 is a wonderful car, I had mine until a driver decided to run a traffic signal and total it. I miss that car and even more so when I looked at the E46 M3. The new E92 M3 is nice as well, but it was designed in mind for a different group. It tracks well, its a great daily drive, but it seems to lack soul. The car is heavy and the price point on these cars nowadays puts you into realm of other possibilities. I'm at the moment looking for a 996 or 997 car. I own a 996 cab and absolutely love it

Either way good luck on your search