Sensation of speed or actual speed

[piemuncher]

In the midst of thinking about upgrading / changing my Porsche 944 and it's got me thinking.

My car history goes: Rover Metro, Citroen Saxo, Peugeot 306 diesel, BMW 318ti auto, Merc CLK 270 CDI auto, Merc C250 coupe CDI auto, Porsche 944
Motorbikes: Yamaha CBR 125, Honda CG125, Yamaha Thundercat 600, Honda Blackbird 1100, Vespa ET4 125, Vespa Super 150, BMW R80.

As I'm only 25, you can see that I can bored easily. The interesting thing about this list is that the most fun I've had have been with the worst cars. My favourite car was the Metro, followed by the Porsche. Best motorbikes are the Vespa ET4 and the BMW R80.

The common theme here is that you can wring the neck of these vehicles, whereas with the Blackbird I could only accelerate flat out once or twice a week. The 944 feels like you're racing, but I know that the Merc C250 is faster in every way - oh so boring though.

My question is, which one do you go for: Feeling or speed, or real speed?

[piemuncher]

NDNDNDND said:

When you've driven a little while and grown up a bit, you realise the sensation of speed and being involved in the driving experience is massively more important on the road than actual numbers.

I think that you have probably misinterpreted my post. I was saying that my favorite vehicles have been the slower, louder (possibly worse) ones. The faster cars that I have driven have generally been boring as you're speeding before you can push the boundaries at all. The Honda Blackbird can do 75mph in first gear, but that takes 3-4 seconds and as soon as you've been in 2nd gear for over second the you're into "getting arrested" territory.

I've recently been hankering for a E46 M3, but must admit that if I can go out in the 944 and have a laugh at 40mph I keep asking myself "whats the point?".