The 175,000 mile Porsche 911 GT3!
Автокөліктер мен көлік құралдары
I get behind the wheel of the 'Moon Miles' GT3, a 997.1 generation 911 that has covered 175,000 miles since 2007.
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/ moonmilesgt3
From the Collecting Cars listing:
This 997.1 generation Porsche 911 GT3 Clubsport is a handsome and much-enjoyed example of the thrilling sports car, which is reported to be in excellent mechanical order. It is powered by the incredible 3.6-litre M97.76 flat-six, producing up to 409bhp, and driving the rear wheels via a six-speed manual transmission. A testament to the car’s usability and reliability, this GT3’s odometer displays 168,640 miles from new.
Created with fast road and track use in mind, this right-hand drive 911 GT3 was specified with the optional Clubsport package and is fitted with lightweight composite bucket seats, satin grey 19-inch GT3 alloy wheels and PCCB carbon-ceramic brakes.
An original UK-market car, it was first registered on 28 September 2007 and its log book shows six prior registered keepers. One of these enjoyed taking it on long excursions across legendary driving roads in Europe, which accounts for the unapologetic ‘used as intended’ mileage.
nside, this GT3 Clubsport makes its motorsport-oriented intentions clear. Clad in Nomex, the composite bucket seats are in good order, although the covering has worn away slightly on the driver’s right-hand bolster, exposing the foam padding beneath. This has a protector pad fitted to ensure it does not wear further. In the rear, a black half cage provides additional rigidity and enhanced safety. Standard seat belts remain fitted, reflecting the fact that the vast majority of the mileage has been accrued in use as a fast road car, rather than on the track.
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Great cinematography and editing, enjoying watching with a cup of STG coffee👍🏻👏🏻
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Awesome, thank you!
@paulscott4058
3 жыл бұрын
Camera work was amazing. Need to try your coffee Sam
@JordieMotive97
3 жыл бұрын
I definitely support seeing more of you driving the 360!
@guycha0s380
Жыл бұрын
Nice video
I am the 2nd owner of my 2016 GT3RS - Had 14000km when I bought it - Ive had the car 3 yrs - now has 80000km (ie 50000miles) - Plenty of road and track miles/km - Love the car - is designed to be driven so I drive it - I don't care about resale as I have no intention of selling the car.
@johnwhodat8135
3 жыл бұрын
You're a true enthusiast. I'm same way ,not selling my '14 c2s 47xxx mi the car has no issues and I'm enjoying it.
@ziggyfreud5357
3 жыл бұрын
@@johnwhodat8135 The love of driving :)
@eumenidest3519
3 жыл бұрын
You are a traight up G 😎
@atastefortheroad4475
3 жыл бұрын
Well done!
@9ff770
2 жыл бұрын
respect man enjoy your vehicle without problems!!!
Proof cars will do it if you look after them
@philipmie1228
3 жыл бұрын
...the right ones to say the least😂
@Bigwilliestyle322
3 жыл бұрын
150k E39 M5, average about $2k/yr in maintenance. Compare that to depreciation on any new car. Edit* at an Indy shop, not even wrenching myself
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
True that!
@Bigwilliestyle322
3 жыл бұрын
@@seenthroughglass My wife says “Hi Sam!”, you’re her favorite car KZreadr, I make her endure car content endlessly... as we do. Thanks!!!
@v4skunk739
3 жыл бұрын
As long as any engine is properly looked after you should be good for hundreds and hundreds of thousands of miles.
So great to see people using their cars instead of garage queening them! 💯
@francoisg3500
3 жыл бұрын
Completely agree to many special cars are stored away rather than drive of which they were designed for. 👍🏻
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
100% !!!
@ziggyfreud5357
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree dude - drive them !
@erikregnell3609
3 жыл бұрын
Finaly = its a car, its littarly built to be used!!!
IMO that shows someone who can afford to drive the cars he's buying. He's not fussed about re-sale value, and he's allowing himself to enjoy the car without restriction. More people need to be like this and enjoy them! At this rate the manufacturers will only give you a 30k mile warranty as that's all people seem to do . . . .
@HansBrodiAutomotive
3 жыл бұрын
True, I agree a 100% but I think with some of the wealthy buyers it is impossible to do 175k miles. If you own 30 cars like many rich guys do 3k miles per car is a lot
@Fioravanti.80
3 жыл бұрын
I do not share the view that people “need to” be like you say. Each to their own. There is nothing wrong or off about wanting to savour the moment by using the car sparingly, and really appreciate those special moments. The icing on the cake is preservation of the value, and with some luck, appreciation too.
@gordonsimpson3235
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree, and this is a good omen as he probably didn't skimp on maintenance. In my experience all cars (but particularly older cars) run better with heavier use.
@donjuan150
3 жыл бұрын
Spot on.....hope to be that guy some day....
@daniels3899
3 жыл бұрын
I disagree they need to save the miles for me to drive 😆
You need to find the owner who put on all the miles for an interview, he sounds like an interesting chap!
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Agreed! And to find out what he is driving right now!
@Nord_Mann
3 жыл бұрын
@@seenthroughglass put him in front of the camera and have him tell the car’s story👌🏻
@gobinduppal4429
3 жыл бұрын
@@seenthroughglass probably driving a 991.1/991.2 GT3.
@gobinduppal4429
3 жыл бұрын
Also, GT3s seem like good daily drivers. Sure maybe a bit more hard-core but definitely do-able.
@evns7142
3 жыл бұрын
@@seenthroughglass Might be a good guy to have on as a guest for Behind the Glass eh
The guy daily driving and putting 300k miles on Porsche GT3 must have been one of the happiest man! High mileage sport cars are so interesting! And it's usually a testament that nothing went wrong with it and it was well maintained! Thanks for the video Sam!
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
You are right! And thanks for watching
@v4skunk739
3 жыл бұрын
I think the owner will rebuild the engine as well eventually.
@yamkaw346
3 жыл бұрын
I’m sure a lot went wrong.. just gotta fix it when it breaks
Porsche build quality is top notch. The fact that so many mile them up is a badge of honor for both the car, and the owner for having the stones to enjoy it as intended.
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
So true
@michaelmeredith912
3 жыл бұрын
💯
Over 220,000miles on my 997.1 C2 now. Still feels great!
I used my 997.1 GT3 CS, as my daily commute doing 35miles and then for work going to job sites and to meetings for 5 yrs...it was faultless and a joy, why drive a shite box when you can just drive in pure driving pleasure every day. Being bright green with green cage, It really turned heads when turning up for a meeting while 500 site staff were getting their morning toolbox talk and I drive past onsite amongst all the trucks, cranes and Utes.
God damn the editing in this was amazing. Well done Sam it really doesn't go unnoticed how you put the extra effort into your videos
@swiper1818
3 жыл бұрын
agreed
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Really appreciate that!
@JacksonStrain
3 жыл бұрын
@@seenthroughglass something I've wondered and maybe you could talk about on BHG is have even done any videography courses or have you just picked up the filming and editing skills over time from making videos?
@michaelmeredith912
3 жыл бұрын
Totally agree!
Mad respect for the guy for driving a fairly valuable car for so many miles. A true car guy! Edit: The cinematic shots and the video quality are getting too good!
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! And couldn't agree more
One of the best-looking cars in my opinion. Best looking GT3 for sure.
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Looked fantastic I will agree
Am I the only one who goes straight on autotrader looking for 997 gt3’s straight after watching? Loving the Porsche content Sam, keep it coming!!!
I would be so interested to see an interview with the previous owner and hear about what he's driving now. This man is a hero
So cool to see that people actually use them! I work at Porsche Centre Eindhoven in The Netherlands and we have also had a client with a 997.1 GT3 that had 245.000km on it. And we still have a client that drives a 2014 991.1 Turbo S with almost 300.000km on it right now!
This car seems to never get old, it’s so pure and special, thanks Sam for sharing !
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Couldn't agree more!
With BTG F1 podcast, standard BTG podcast, now multiple blogs from STG....we are getting back to normal. I've watched the last 12 months of all of those old ones on repeat so much that I can almost recite them verbatim!! Love you Sam! You are the best!
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
We are getting there! With restrictions easing in England now it's full steam ahead
@simonvinson5886
3 жыл бұрын
@@seenthroughglass Ahhhhh a reply from Sam. Literally bro Best.Day.Ever. keep it it brother you have the best channel. I'm so stoked right now!
Perfection. I love the spec and truly incredible how good of condition it’s kept in. Keep up the great videos!
Hit 45k in my 6GT3 the other day, decided to treat it to a well earned engine out service, this video is making miss my car!!! Love how engaging your vids are man, keep the good work up.
I've had a 981 Cayman S as my daily driver since 2013, feels good as new 45000 miles later. What a legend putting so many miles on a GT3! The dealerships are expensive but it's worth it for the piece of mind, holding their value pretty well too, has actually appreciated in the past few years because it's a manual! Love the videos btw.
175,000 miles. Brilliant to see one being used. Love it. Top video!
I love it! They are way more fun to drive than to look at. 170K+ and going on my 1996 993 TT. It was my daily driver for more than a decade and still my favorite car to drive.
Midweek Uploads are just amazing
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you like them! More to come
Love love love all the Porsche content, Sam, your channel has come on so much over the past few years especially. Keep up the amazing work, sir!
Just brilliant to see this. Porsche makes lovely sportscars and it's great to see them driven like they're meant to be driven. And yes, Porsche does make reliable machines. Take that Supra folks.
Really nice review and great video quality as usual. Good to see that you are appreciating the 997 GT3. This has been my dream car ever since it was released in 2006. I would have it in white though. Mine would also have this much miles on it if I could afford one.😀
Your „40 Jahre“ German was spot on!
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Little known fact, German was my only 'A' grade at secondary school
@domiwer
3 жыл бұрын
@@seenthroughglass so you should say „Doppelkupplungsgetriebe“ in the next episode of BTG 🤔😂
@GBOAF216
3 жыл бұрын
All of my Porsche cars have done over 150k, my ‘old’ 968 coupe, is currently showing 214k, on the same clutch! , oil change every 6k, and serviced every 6 months. All helps.
These cars just love to be used, they definitely get better. And as you said, with proper maintenance, they just keep going and going and going. I covered 8k miles in my 997 RS in 8 weeks last year, so easy to do in these cars. Great video :)
Kudos to the owner, low mile supercars really wind me up.
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Yup!
@estevatopanchovillacruz9969
3 жыл бұрын
Exactly! What's the point of having a badass car if you aren't going to put serious miles on it?
Of course we enjoyed it! Like a lot of other people said, your editing is really great and your point about driving those cars as much as you can was interesting to hear!
Great video as always. The car, the story, the cinematography, just beautiful and serene. 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻✌🏻
Your content is why i started liking 911's
omg that's what these cars are for! Driving lots of miles throughout Europe or even the world. My dream is to get a 993 and just drive all over the continent with it and just document every trip. Meet other enthusiasts and petrolheads, maybe grab a coffee with them and just enjoy life. Sam, your content is pure gold
This is beautiful. The 997.1 will be hugely collectable very soon they are the last manual driving experience, perfect mix of classic and modern
Great video Sam! High mileage needs to be given a new meaning - too many people put off by high miles 🤙🏽
love the rollcage that wang and those yellow seat beats
Bulletproof kudos for driving it
Fantastic vid! A friend of mine had a 997.1 GT3 with adaptive sports seats. The more you drive them the better it is for the engine/drive train as long as it's properly maintained. These cars were made to be driven not kept in a garage!
Such wonderful infectious enthusiasm! Thanks Sam you always cheer us up !🙏🏼🤣
Been watching you for a long time & I love your content keep it up!! You’re my favourite channel for super cars you have a great, funny and bright personality road to 1million for sure !!
Proper enjoyed that video. You can see the genuine excitement in Sam's face
Thank you Sam! Awesome video, truely intoxicating (the healthy kind) 911 GT3 sound ✌😎
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it
Great video. Lovely to see such cars being fully used and enjoyed
Always keeping it fresh Sam what an amazing car.
Incredibly reliable, I so wanna own a 911 991.2 GT3 in chalk and manual
@godfather-ut4le
3 жыл бұрын
Love the Petrolicious video about that exact car.
Great to see a Porsche with high mileage, exactly what I will do when I own one, drive it to the moon and back. Top video
After years lusting after a gt3 last week i almost forgot how bad i really want one of these. Thanks Sam for remending me that i have to work harder
One of the best KZread auto channels. Keep it up and all the best to you!
Loving this content at the moment!!
When my memory is not failing me badly the previous owner did quite a few laps on the Nürburgring with that car too. Great Review! Always cool to revisiting older cars like that.
Definitely a sight to behold!
That's exactly how much miles sports cars should have! Kudos to the owners! And to you for another awesome video.
Sounds absolutely glorious!!!
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
So good!
I enjoyed this video very much. Gotta love the GT3. I'm a fan of a wide body Porsche, but it does sound incredible in any guise.
Porsche 997 gt3 one of the best gt cars
The edits have been incredible recently Sam! Absolutely loving the videos (and the podcast 🤓)
I took a brave pill today and bought an 1997 Alfa Romeo GTV (916) 2L Twin Spark with 221.000 kms on the clock. Has some patina, but mechanically well maintained! Get out and drive!
Mid week video and my week just got better! Thanks Sam 😎
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Great to hear!
Another great video - Love the style, editing and content!!
I have a lot of respect for ppp that drive these cars as intended and just maintain them as the owners manual specifies. Cars were made to be 𝘥𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘯! Enjoy them!!
That's still an amazing looking machine ! love it.
Massive fan of high miler cars looking mint! Magnus Walker just bought a 2014 991 with 160k miles.
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Magnus Walker always doing cool things!
@John1911
3 жыл бұрын
Really!? That makes me feel good. I just bought a 2015 991.1 2S cabriolet with 10k miles on it. I’d like to get 100k miles on it. Especially since original owner already took the depreciation hit for me.
@ziggyfreud5357
3 жыл бұрын
@@John1911 Good on you man - drive the car and enjoy it
@John1911
3 жыл бұрын
@@ziggyfreud5357 thanks. I figure it won’t be cheap to maintain, but what the heck. Don’t know squat about Porsche, so it’ll be interesting and fun. Regards, Marky
Brilliant Video again!! Love your content
Great video Sam, looking forward to your road trips.
This is what owning drivers cars is about! Hats of to the previous owner for covering some serious miles!
Another well-made video. Thanks!
Fantastic video Sam it was super interesting to see high mileage GT3! And you keep upping your editing and videography. You are the Peter McKinnon of the automotive KZreadrs.
Great video dude!! Big fan of this type of content 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽
Recently bought a 996.2 GT3 CS. What a joy to drive 🙌
What a hero!
You are a real world super car owner really joy your content
Love it Sam! Great video! Make them longer please! Thanks!
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
You got it!
Sam awesome midweek video. That pretty good miles it shows that the gt3 will take lot miles from travel and daily life
Driving a 996.2 GT3 for 3 years now and enjoy every mile. Take it out whenever the weather is good 😎
I love it when I have captions on and when the text says “music” when that car revs up ❤️😩
Lovely spec on the 997. Great video
I love your content man! Keep it up!🙌
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Thanks! Will do!
Incredible
Love these midweek uploads, even more when it involves a Porsche! 🙌🏻😭
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoy it!
Awesome car, keep them coming Sam
Brilliant to see some nice motors actually get used.
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
Indeed!
Great video as always sam 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Always loved the 997 to be honest. High mileage cars when looked after are great 👍
BEST Porsche content on KZread, PERIOD.
I love these cars and would love to have one. They look like they're a lot of fun. I have a 360 though and I know Sam is just being nice to the GT3 when he stops talking about it here rather than going on and on about it. I've never driven a 996 GT3 but I can't imagine a world where it can match sitting in a cf sport seat in a manual free breathing 360 and living near redline.
Love it Sam
I just really like your channel. Thanks Sam.
it's like the perfect 911 for me these 997s 😍
Really looking into a used 996 or 997 4S and I honestly think the higher mileage ones are probably more reliable and have probably had the things that go wrong already taken care of. Love the video!
I think this might be my favourite video ever on KZread!
Awesome video like always and a great story! More random videos like this please!
@seenthroughglass
3 жыл бұрын
More to come!
Love it 💥
Love the 997!!
Bet they enjoyed every mile 👍🏼 nice to see a car being used properly...
Whey awesome shot by the beautiful Balcombe Viaduct! That's 5 mins away from me in Haywards Heath. Really cool to see Sam driving on roads I know! Great video :)
Good to see you driving ‘the best’ generation of the 911. The car you drove also had the fixed carbon bucket seats as found in the Carrera GT. I’ll let it go that you compared your 996 Carrera with a GT car.
I took a picture 3 years ago, during a trackday, the car was a 997.1 GT3 too, mostly drove on track, first engine with any refection, and it had 317 000kms at the time. I've heard recently that it has now more than 400 000 kms, with the same owner who continues to take it on track every month 👌👌
@benjaminlemort
3 жыл бұрын
Sorry i was wrong, it had not 317 000kms but 323 000 😁
I love the 997 GT3 - Good mileage there.
With those sounds I would never stop driving it either.Yes you can daily drive Porsches,they like being driven well.