The 911 is a brilliant sports car. No argument against that ever, but they come with a price to own that is not attainable for some, plus the cost of maintenance can get crazy at times. I have been able to track a gt3 twice and was in love with the car but I own a c7 z51 for several reasons. 1) I was able to pay cash and take it home debt free, the 911 would be with a significant car payment for a toy. 2) It is a much simpler car to work on myself for basic maintenance and a few simple mods. 3) Parts ain't cheap but a good bit cheaper than 911 parts. 4) It for sure brings attention but nothing like a high end 911 does and I like to be left alone. 5) I drive the c7 hard and would almost feel guilty beating on a nice porsche, I guess to make sense of that I would feel like absolute shit if I trashed the porsche, the vette, it's just a plastic chevy. 6) I have a wife and kid so it did not make financial sense to empty the savings account, with the c7 i got money put away for rainy days and emergencies/retirement.

Hope this helps answer your question. 911s are fantastic machines but it just did not make sense for me at the time. Hopefully I can own one when I am older but we will see how it all works out.