Is Porsche still a go-to for fun, but without being pernickity as fuck to actually own & use?
Is Porsche still a go-to for fun, but without being pernickity as fuck to actually own & use?
Depends on the model. IMS era cars are still finicky from what I have seen. But my '99 experience was absolutely trouble free.
Some of the people I do time trials with haven't had the most trouble free experience from what I have seen either. Dunno why.
Oh yes! GT40 or a Cobra replica definitely sounds intriguing!Originally Posted by samoht
And then for you next car, maybe a replica McLaren F1!
Maybe I misread the brief, but I haven't seen mention of an AC Cobra replica yet. And that's usually the sports car default option.
Superformance MkIII?
OG 90s NSX?
The 540C, 570S, 570GT and 600LT are all basically the same car, with conventional suspension and the common 3.8T in varying states of tune. The main difference I think with the 540 is that it came with normal steel brake discs, rather than ceramics on the 570. But otherwise I think maintenance issues are much of a muchness between them.
I'd consider a 540, I agree 500hp should be adequate, but they aren't that much cheaper, often lower spec, & they never came as a Spider, which I think may be worth having as it increases the sensations of driving without too many downsides.
I'm afraid I missed the story of the Orange 720, other than what's been shared here so far ;-)
Coolant leaks are I understand very common and can be permanently fixed by having a specialist remove all McLaren's factory fitted cheap 'n' nasty hose clamps and replace them with proper quality items. Stupid, but fixable as I understand it. This is part of what I'm imagining as 'initial quality' issues that would hopefully be resolved on a car with 10k miles plus on it.
Age is fine, but the R8 doesn't really appeal to me, too heavy as a V10 compared to other options.
Logically yes probably... somehow continually reading journos going on about how great Porsches are puts me off (silly I know). The GT3/GT4 are probably the best combo of nat-asp engine, manual box, and compact dimensions. The Alpine, despite being turbo/DSG, does make a strong argument for being ~200kg lighter than the Caymans, plus double wishbones.
Am in the process of arranging a three day hire in a 570S Spider for mid June, so hopefully that should help me clarify my thinking at least on what type of car I want. I've also requested a test drive in an A110.
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Cobras seem perhaps a little too crude, unless there's a less original & more sophisticated variant out there?
Actually the Flyin Miata V8 is interesting, but they seem to have stopped making them.
I'm not sure what the NSX has over the RX-7 apart from an awesome intake noise, and reliability; it's bigger & heavier but less practical, fairly sure it won't have the performance of my modestly boosted Seven, not the best rep for on the limit handling either. A very cool car, but probably not the step I'm looking for. I'd be interested in the Type R, but that seems to be a bit above budget, as expected https://collectingcars.com/for-sale/...nda-nsx-type-r
I love the first-gen R8 V8 manual, but understand if you don't.
What about the new NSX? Admittedly maintenance may be an issue.
I still think a hot Exige is the answer, but I'm obviously biased.
I like the original R8 V8 manual too, and it's probably a decent time to buy one.
Issue with the new NSX is weight and complexity; I see it as a mid-engined GTR, and would probably pick the Nissan out of the 500+hp V6 turbo 1700kg 4WD Japanese cars. But I'm more a kind of steer-it-on-the-throttle guy than wanting the car to be torque vectoring for me.
Exige, maybe, not sure about build quality and useability but probably hits the mark dynamically.
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