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70proof
3,072 posts
24 months
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franki68 said: Interesting I found completely the opposite,gallardo grot nothi g but love,Ferraris when I have driven them always had vs flicked at me .gallardo got lots of attention but I was amazed it was all positive,people love seeing them ,as they become rarer on uk roads people enjoy seeing them even more.
430 is sharper ,negligible faster ,I hate these debates though both are wonderful cars and in such a case there is no 'wrong choice' . +1... nothing but love and excitement for my car, even from chavs! kids even chase me on their bikes to keep getting a look....
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GALLARDOGUY
4,242 posts
88 months
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My lambo's have always garnered better responses than my Ferrari's.
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P101
802 posts
27 months
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70proof said: +1... nothing but love and excitement for my car, even from chavs! kids even chase me on their bikes to keep getting a look.... Kids love the cars lambo or ferrari, its the adults that give a mixed response. Gallardo is definatly more flamboyant. Ferrari's dont seem to get the same response. Maybe because there are more of them. If i could id have a lambo for posing and a ferrari for driving.
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Adz The Rat
5,998 posts
78 months
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In the last month Ive had the pleasure of driving all the cars on your list (apart from the V12 Vantage, Ive driven a V8 though but Aston's really don't do anything for me).
Out of them all I would choose the GT2 without a doubt.
I took a red Club Sport on the Lakes run last month and it was incredible. So powerful, quiet on low revs but when those turbo's spooled up it sounded fantastic, so much grip from the huge rear tyres, just much more fun than any F430 (apart from the Scuderia but that is £40k more), Gallardo or Aston that I have driven yet.
If you go for a Club Sport it also feels like such an occasion when you get in and tighten those harnesses, then look in the rear view mirror to see that big yellow cage.
In short, yes, go for a GT2.
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Fantuzzi
1,428 posts
15 months
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Id say a GT3 997.2 RS.
In orange.
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JMC1
402 posts
104 months
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jazzybee
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118 months
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cheddar
1,967 posts
43 months
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Forseyd
Original Poster
17 posts
24 months
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Hadn't realised 599s had dropped below £100k, tempting. That engine would be fantastic, but I've never thought the looks were up there with the other cars that have been mentioned.
Not sure I'd go with a classic, I think the potential one off repair bill could outweigh the lack of depreciation.
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Pvapour
6,250 posts
122 months
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70proof said: Forseyd said: Hopefully I'll soon be in position to spend up to £85k (though not necessarily that high) on a first supercar. just had a thought OP..... don;t listen to us, listen to your heart..... is there a car/brand you've always aspired to own..... for me it was lamborghini.... had to have a lamborghini, and the time was right... opted for the gallardo, caring not what others thought (cf say countach/diablo etc), that it had not won evo COTY, that the 430 might be better... if you have an emotive link, then go for that above all else, and you will be happy..... its a good point, 85k can make you use your head a little too much, remember what you always desired before the money came along, for me it has always been Lambo but not the newer stuff, always been the Diablo. Are the last of the Audi / Diablos more reliable? (out of touch a bit) deprecation proof, reliable, massive occasion, doubt it'd be disappointing in the supercar stakes. knowing your not loosing financially in the deprecation will help with keeping her in tip top.
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jackal
9,759 posts
151 months
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JMC1 said: Love the BB personally but surely there's at least 10-15k of dealer markup here. You lose that the second you hit 'send' on the BACS transfer.
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jackal
9,759 posts
151 months
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Forseyd said: Hadn't realised 599s had dropped below £100k, tempting. That engine would be fantastic, but I've never thought the looks were up there with the other cars that have been mentioned.
Well certainly not in grey thats for sure ! The thing with the 599 is that more than other cars you mustn't look at the pictures. Unless you have a very good photographer at hand photos will never get across the real shape of the 599, that is the distinct rising shape to the cabin and the very butch and masculine shoulders of the car. In real life it's a very imposing car and in the right colour the best looking ferrari since the CS imo and easily the equal of the others. For me it's genuine senior league and makes all the other cars in your list look like boys toys. Not driven the V12V but the G and R8 just aren't good enough to drive for me. Accomplished yes, good yes, but not memorable esp. when it comes to the steering and control weights. The F430 comfortably aces them both on all counts. The GT2 is blown so a whole other bag (which might be your thing or not) and it also has less jewelerry/feel good/pose factor than the others which for a weekend 'supercar' is probably quite important. I'd get a 599, 360CS or F430 ... probably in thet aorder too. Have fun test driving them all though. There is absolutely no sibstitute for doing this all in your own time and the beauty is that everything that you write and read and believe goes out the window when you sample these cars for yourself.
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Adz The Rat
5,998 posts
78 months
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599, good call, they really are a step above the rest.
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The Nur
5,412 posts
54 months
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Personally I would probably go for a V12V, but I am seriously operating in a fantasy land.
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wtdoom
1,507 posts
77 months
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Sod cars , spend it on drugs and women
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groak
3,254 posts
48 months
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wtdoom said: Sod cars , spend it on drugs and women ...unless, of course, the eighty-five came from pimpin' n' dealin'...
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wtdoom
1,507 posts
77 months
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groak said: ...unless, of course, the eighty-five came from pimpin' n' dealin'... I’m ashamed to say I had not considered that possibility .
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groak
3,254 posts
48 months
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wtdoom said: groak said: ...unless, of course, the eighty-five came from pimpin' n' dealin'... I’m ashamed to say I had not considered that likelihood. ...and then there's always The Tables....ah yes, the tables. Where you can say  to 85 in the blink of a croupier's eye.... Aren't there just so many things that make an impractical and unnecessary car purchase seem positively sensible? Ah what a wonderful life it really is!
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