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I did the same move. The GT3’s sole purpose is to be tracked. Well the 997 generation at least. The 991 with PDK introduced AMG or lateral Lamborghini graduates that love to brag about their options & PTS dealership standings while showing off Pictures of their cars parked in their garages rather than drive it because they’re worried about resale value for when the “.2” Comes out and the allocation game. The track was probably the only time I enjoyed. Maybe a few technical canyon runs. But with my limited free time, I still seek a capable point A to point B enjoyment and i felt the GT3 was underwhelming as it needed to get up to revs to howl with the X pipe. Not to mention the school bus brake noise. But I agree. The GT3 is a sterile German surgical tool to perform consistently for precision required surgical driving. The Scuderia is an eventful opera from idle, low speed to rev pull so you tend to forget the build quality woes that you’ll miss from Porsche. But it still has the pedigree of formula 1 intent for balance & handling. While it may be the perfect girl on paper, but how many times did we all have more fun dating the wrong type of girl?

 

I wonder if that’s Stuart’s replacement Scud he bought as a replacement after HARVEY? If so I got his 5400 mile one.

 

First off congrats. Enjoy the hell out of it.
I too was a long time 911 guy--- over 35 years. The last one I had was a wonderful feat of engineering as the last air cooled engine made by Porsche. But with that said the car was almost too predictable and too easy to drive hard. I always felt "safe" on the track. I know that is kind of hard to understand and sounds crazy wrong. But when I got into my Ferrari 360 (traded my last 911 in on it) I was reborn. The drives were visceral and engaging. And while my track days are behind me, I think, for my capabilities, the Ferrari would be a handful on the track unlike the 911 that was precise and so very capable.

Yet, still, I don't miss my 911-- which at first surprised me as I had a lot of anxiety about the move to Ferrari. The Ferrari is a road car for me. And since it will never see the track it is perfect for what I want in my "fun" sports car.

Be safe, enjoy, and rack up the miles.

 

Appreciate the comparisons. Love it when car guys effuse over driving. And let us not forget (at least not me) that it is precisely that F1 provenance, imperfections and all, that makes owning an F car so special. Practically no other builder can claim this richness of “go fast” character other than perhaps Bruce McLaren and the cars that followed.


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This pretty much sums up Ferrari to a T.