Dan, I always wanted one as I missed out on an R34 about 10yrs ago! It was the perfect one and I swore I'd get the R35 when it was sensible money.
From a purist point of view I'd take a gen 2 997 GT3 RS all day but have you seen the prices.
Finally make no mistake the thing can shift and can be pushed or provoked to overwhelm the amazing AWD and different and electronic wizardry. I aim to find those limits.
Most people who say a GTR drives itself have not got there yet.
That makes sense
Rightly or wrongly, I've always seen you as the kind of guy who values delicacy over outright pace, which is backed up by your mention of the 97.2RS. But yes, I've seen those prices and no, I wouldn't pay them either! If you've always loved the GTRs though, then this would seem to be an ideal place to land.
I'd be very interested in what else you considered, if anything?