Virgin Supercar purchase
Discussion
njoks said:
Nothing car wise, just a muscle bike. Insurance will cost a bit regardless from the quotes I have and different configurations, so I'm tempted to look for an old Porsche carrera S or an M3 (I might be too old for those now judging from my neighborhood)
Too old for an M3/Porsche, how old are you?
User33678888 said:
Why don't you do what the rest of the world does and learn to drive in something more suitable to your existing skill set for a few months at least, and then think about trading up? You really need to know what you are doing in a 400+ bhp rwd car, or it WILL end badly.
It's not like he hasn't got any road experience, he appears to have ridden motorbikes for a number of years.If he's in London he'll be in traffic mostly so he can practice his clutch control
User33678888 said:
Why don't you do what the rest of the world does and learn to drive in something more suitable to your existing skill set for a few months at least, and then think about trading up? You really need to know what you are doing in a 400+ bhp rwd car, or it WILL end badly.
Fair comment which is why I'm asking guys who know more about this than I do. I think I'll be okay, i went on a few palmer sport track days in the past and I hated the xkr, loved the Porsche, the formula cars good too so I can cope. Insurance got a quote for Adrian flux for 2,200 with 3£k excess (gallargdo lp 560 coupe). So will get one more quote and decide what car to go for.User33678888 said:
Why don't you do what the rest of the world does and learn to drive in something more suitable to your existing skill set for a few months at least, and then think about trading up? You really need to know what you are doing in a 400+ bhp rwd car, or it WILL end badly.
He's not an 18 year old who's just inherited grannies savings and likely going to stuff a Gallardo through a hedge 3 hours after he gets it is he. He's in his 30's and has several years experience on bikes... surely he gets the benefit of the doubt here as to not ending up wrecking it 
If your heart was set on a Gallardo and you can afford one.... then surely thats the thread over? Go test one and make sure you can fit in it etc.
I think if you compromise you're just going to wish you hadn't. And you're going to feel sick every time you see one and you're in your 360 , Golf or whatever else.
Of course you may hate driving cars altogether, but you should be able to get back out of a good Gallardo, bought privately, with minimal pain.
Yiliterate said:
What aspects of supercar ownership are the 'must haves' for you?
Corny, but i've always liked the sound of sports cars/motorcycle engines (which is why I love Harleys)For me the practicality is something i can use often enough, lets be real i live in London (i'll use it mostly on the the weekends) is beautiful (to me) and gives me a strong enough emotive feeling to totally disregard common sense and not regret spending the money on it. So its more emotive, so far the Gallardo and MC Stradale make me silly happy. So i'm sort of trying to find my way there ultimately.
KFC said:
User33678888 said:
Why don't you do what the rest of the world does and learn to drive in something more suitable to your existing skill set for a few months at least, and then think about trading up? You really need to know what you are doing in a 400+ bhp rwd car, or it WILL end badly.
He's not an 18 year old who's just inherited grannies savings and likely going to stuff a Gallardo through a hedge 3 hours after he gets it is he. He's in his 30's and has several years experience on bikes... surely he gets the benefit of the doubt here as to not ending up wrecking it If your heart was set on a Gallardo and you can afford one.... then surely thats the thread over? Go test one and make sure you can fit in it etc.
I think if you compromise you're just going to wish you hadn't. And you're going to feel sick every time you see one and you're in your 360 , Golf or whatever else.
Of course you may hate driving cars altogether, but you should be able to get back out of a good Gallardo, bought privately, with minimal pain.
njoks said:
Corny, but i've always liked the sound of sports cars/motorcycle engines (which is why I love Harleys)
For me the practicality is something i can use often enough, lets be real i live in London (i'll use it mostly on the the weekends) is beautiful (to me) and gives me a strong enough emotive feeling to totally disregard common sense and not regret spending the money on it. So its more emotive, so far the Gallardo and MC Stradale make me silly happy. So i'm sort of trying to find my way there ultimately.
I like your way of thinking! Well, as said above, for your budget you can probably go straight to what your ultimate goal is. However, as a stepping stone from Harley to Lambo/MC Stradale, I think something like a TVR Griffith would be my choice. With the exhaust done the soundtrack is biblical, has a rawness to it that very few modern cars offer (and can be a handful with the absence of driver aids) but is still a car that can be enjoyed without needing to be driven at ten-tenths all the time, and has proper head-turning looks.For me the practicality is something i can use often enough, lets be real i live in London (i'll use it mostly on the the weekends) is beautiful (to me) and gives me a strong enough emotive feeling to totally disregard common sense and not regret spending the money on it. So its more emotive, so far the Gallardo and MC Stradale make me silly happy. So i'm sort of trying to find my way there ultimately.
Also, unless the market falls off a cliff, you're unlikely to be losing money on it (leaving aside running costs!) over the next couple of years. The one thing I'd be concerned about though would be storage. My Chimaera used to leak quite badly, and there's a pretty good chance that eventually some scrote will be tempted to try their Stanley knife out on the rear screen, given the opportunity; as such, on-road parking isn't an ideal arrangement IMO...
KFC said:
you should be able to get back out of a good Gallardo, bought privately, with minimal pain.
agree with the rest of your post but not sure about this bit. there's only 4 to choose from privately on pistonheads, and 3 of them have been around a while which suggests to me either (i) they're overpriced (in which case if he buys it he's going to take a hit when he sells); or (ii) they take ages to sell (which contradicts being able to back out with minimal painnjoks said:
All wrapped up! Went for a 2015 convertible M4 (i know, i know ...convertible) in the end. Insurance was a beast but hey... i'm in and with something I can enjoy for the next couple of years. The sound is not inspiring on it, but its a lot of fun, next stop Alfieri. Thanks guys.
Nice first car !! 
The convertible is good as you will be able to see how important it is of a feature, good to know if you want a coupe or convertible when you go super car shopping after a couple of years with the M4. Enjoy it.
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