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Despite the crappy weather, managed c250 miles of A and B roads around Warwickshire and Oxfordshire.
First impressions?
Car is a revelation! Its a really precise instrument, great steering feel and razor sharp throttle response, feels like no other Porsche I have ever driven - familiar as a Porsche in so many ways but with everything just turned up to 11, so feels very different and the fit and finish are another level. To my eyes it is a bewitching shape and in the flesh so much better than in print - they really stand out on the road and even in a showroom full of other exotica. Black was originally my first choice colour but the launch colour silver shows off the shape so much better.
I thought it might be quite intimidating especially in the wet and on narrow British roads but I quickly found myself feeling relaxed and just enjoying the race-car feel and responses but with sufficient civility to make it feel like it has been engineered for fast road driving and not just the track. The soundtrack is pretty epic and the engine is just so keen to rev, revs rise and fall very quickly so you have to adjust your usual driving to it, but it soon becomes second nature. In fact it reminded me of my old GTR when it was on boost, when the revs just climbed so quickly it was difficult to compute, so in in N/A car, that is quite something...
Pulling away smoothly takes some doing with the ceramic clutch but once you are up and running the gearbox and clutch are wonderfully precise and slick. Plenty of grip and turn in is instant - seems that you think it and the car does it !
A bonus was the wholly positive response the car got on its first outing - lots of thumbs up, open mouths and camera phones at the ready. My wife even likes it, so my guilt is reduced down to manageable levels.
I intend to use this car rather than stick it in the garage waiting for that impossibly sunny day - it is sitting in the garage looking pretty dirty already, which suits it!
Stuttgart's finest road car moment?? for me, after just one day, it looks like it could be... (i'll get my tin hat at the ready!)
Struggling with photo uploading so will try doing separate posts.
Thanks for all the positive comments on the car.
I should mention that I sourced it from McGurks in Warwickshire, who made the whole experience very enjoyable and straightforward. John M is a proper petrol head and knows exactly what to look out for when trying to find the right car, even if it means getting on a plane and flying to Europe or the Middle East. Based on my experiences (buying and selling through them), I would recommend them without hesitation. I know he is actively looking for other CGTs.
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I should mention that I sourced it from McGurks in Warwickshire, who made the whole experience very enjoyable and straightforward. John M is a proper petrol head and knows exactly what to look out for when trying to find the right car, even if it means getting on a plane and flying to Europe or the Middle East. Based on my experiences (buying and selling through them), I would recommend them without hesitation. I know he is actively looking for other CGTs.
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I can forgive it the lack of luggage carrying capacity given how it looks, drives and sounds. No it won't fit Mrs B's luggage for a fortnight in the static caravan in Rhyl but for weekend runs to the sun it's perfectly adequate as others have said with a few suit carriers and a soft bag....
Looking forward to using it throughout the winter, but will draw the line at snow and ice. I imagine you would get quite a reaction if you put some studded tyres on it and took it down to the Alps with a pair of skis strapped to the roof.
Looking forward to using it throughout the winter, but will draw the line at snow and ice. I imagine you would get quite a reaction if you put some studded tyres on it and took it down to the Alps with a pair of skis strapped to the roof.
labrit said:
It was a great trip.
Afraid you haven't shared a track with the car - i bought the plate recently and it wasn't on a CGT prior!
Wow! That sounded a superb trip - bet the combined noise of your cars that preceded your arrival at each stop on your route was something to behold - they knew you had arrived!Afraid you haven't shared a track with the car - i bought the plate recently and it wasn't on a CGT prior!
Have many UK CGT owners gone for the reduced size front number plate like yours? They look so much better but does it get though the MOT with such a plate ( or do you stick full sized one on?) any police interest also? Mine has the full size one on its nose
It is interesting re the sale of these cars. Many of the cars advertised on mobile.de didn't appear to be for sale/exist, sellers either sold months ago or are just claiming to have a car when they do not - all a bit frustrating when you are looking for one!
What finally persuaded me to buy was seeing a 4.0 RS reach c£350k....
Just had first drive with the roof off - what a noise when you step on it!
What finally persuaded me to buy was seeing a 4.0 RS reach c£350k....
Just had first drive with the roof off - what a noise when you step on it!
Tony 1234 said:
Batster][url said:
Thinking of going LHD for my next car.
Congrats to AndrewD and Myles on your recent purchases- looks stunning in red! All the advice on clutch use is spot on - I spent the weekend trying to rewrite my brain re coming off the clutch with no revs. Makes for leisurely get aways but will have to try the 2nd gear technique. Given the way it looks, drives and sounds, I can forgive it a non conventional 1st gear!
If someone bought that for 320k and there are no skeletons in the glove box, then they have done supremely well.....
Having been in the market very recently and still talking to those who source them, whether people like it or not, the general market for these has moved on beyond that price point for issue free UK or European cars.
The latest one at MCGurks is a beautiful issue free example, almost as nice as mine
Having been in the market very recently and still talking to those who source them, whether people like it or not, the general market for these has moved on beyond that price point for issue free UK or European cars.
The latest one at MCGurks is a beautiful issue free example, almost as nice as mine
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