Magnus Math & the $500K Porsche Draft – Half a Mil, Three Cars, No Regrets (Yet)

On this week’s Full Throttle Talk, we’re going full fantasy football… but for Porsches. Half a million bucks to blow on three modern cars (1999+). Who builds the best garage? Spoiler: everyone thinks they win. The $500K Porsche Draft Tim swings big with a Mezger RS, a widowmaker GT2, and a cult Cayman R (and immediately declares victory). Paul goes left field: a 996.2 GT3, a diesel Cayenne turned overlanding apocalypse rig, and a Carrera T that’s basically nerd-spec porn. Dave grabs a brand-new GT3 RS, a GT4, and a Macan GTS for the “daily driver balance sheet.” Casey? He’s hunting unicorns: a 997 RS, a Boxster Spyder, and a Transsyberia SUV that’ll eat $20K in repairs before you even park it. He also has a backup plan involving a 3.8-swapped Spyder, because of course he does. What We Did in Cars Tim fell head over heels for the Ferrari 296 GTS, dragged his TR2 home, burned hours in a racing sim, announced he’s going back to karting (with Zoe racing too), and has a 550 Spyder project finally inching forward. Paul partied at Matt Farah’s house, argued with Lieberman, Glucker, and Marco at TLG, then argued with his wife about taking her Volvo on a rally before panic-reserving a base Macan. Dave got hands-on with Hendrick Porsche’s ex-GM test mule 959, plus geeked out over what Singer does with leather (and whether it’s worth the six-figure markup). Casey remembered he actually owns a 964, took it to a brewery, and washed cars like a guy working off sins. Listener Questions Who really buys Porsches these days? Are the GT3 RS flash-and-style types Porsche’s target, or is it happening organically? Are 1990s cars “vintage” now, or is that just Gen Z gaslighting us? This Week in Auctions Tim’s watching the Porsche GT market split wide open (limited vs. unlimited). On his radar: a 911 S/T, a 50th Anniversary GT3 RS, and a GT2 RS slugfest. Paul breaks down Magnus Walker’s 996 “celebrity tax” — same car without his name? You’d pay half. Dave and Casey pile on about who’s actually paying for that kind of markup. And Yes, Tariffs Because nothing gets car people worked up like a 3.6% surcharge on their six-figure toys. It’s Porsche nerding, Ferrari flirting, auction autopsies, and enough side rants to fill another podcast. If you came here for polite chatter and artisanal coffee talk, you’re in the wrong garage. Connect with us: Paul Kramer: 714-335-4911 | ⁠[email protected]⁠ Casey Parkin: ⁠[email protected]⁠ David Van Epps: 704-799-7680 | ⁠[email protected]⁠ | Instagram and FB: @sonderwerks Tim Harris: 512-758-0206 (text only) | [email protected]