A neighbour has bought an R8 Spyder...

[ALittleEXcited]

White... with black bits, nice spoiler on the back.

Absolutely marvelous and has spent the day driving round today in the sun. It just looks 'right' - I WILL own one at some stage. Wonder if they'll do it £5k down and £400 a month

[ZOLLAR]

Ooo nice, similar to this?


someone up the road from me just got the V8 one replacing his carrera,
preferaby i would have had a Gallardo but R8's are nice.
I fear they will be a classic car though by the time i may be able to get one! but i'd still get it .

edit to add im a numpty just noticed thread title saying "spyder"

Edited by ZOLLAR on Sunday 23 May 22:15

[War Pig]

I'd rather have one of the hot rods on the adverts.

[mattmoxon]

War Pig said:

I'd rather have one of the hot rods on the adverts.

[Oxygen Thief]

Yep, I'm with you on that one War Pig.

[BlueMR2]

Have you noticed how they have altered the advert and removed the shot of the rear of the "name i've forgotten" hotrod setting of towards the R8.

[Jasandjules]

ALittleEXcited said:

White... with black bits, nice spoiler on the back.

Absolutely marvelous and has spent the day driving round today in the sun. It just looks 'right' - I WILL own one at some stage. Wonder if they'll do it £5k down and £400 a month

So go and introduce yourself and become his new best friend.......

[simple101]

I saw one in the same colours driving through pangbourne last friday. Could it be the same one?

[ALittleEXcited]

simple101 said:

I saw one in the same colours driving through pangbourne last friday. Could it be the same one?

It's possible - if he was down that way?

[CaptainSlow]

like this?

[mrmr96]

The Crack Fox said:

Am I the only person who finds the R8 more than a little dull as Sportscars go ?

What was it like to drive? What have you driven which was better, and why?

[V8mate]

OP said:

A neighbour has bought an R8 Spyder...

ZOLLAR said:

Ooo nice, similar to this?

No. A Spyder.

[S3_Graham]

mrmr96 said:

The Crack Fox said:

Am I the only person who finds the R8 more than a little dull as Sportscars go ?

What was it like to drive? What have you driven which was better, and why?

Hate to say it... but i found it a bit boring compared to the F430 and Gallardo. Having had an S3 at the time i drove it, it just seemed pretty much the same but faster and nicer sounding. It wasnt a patch on the V10 howl of the Gallardo and the interior of the F430.

[kambites]

The Crack Fox said:

Am I the only person who finds the R8 more than a little dull as Sportscars go ?

At least it shows a bit more imagination than a 911, I suppose.

[Dr G]

The only thing clinical about an R8 is the execution.

Superb and exciting chassis - check
Superb and exciting steering - check
Superb and exciting gear change (R-Tronic excluded) check
Superb and exciting interior - check
Superb and exciting styling - check

It isn't going to break down and it isn't going to fall apart, but in my book that doesn't count as 'character'

Make sure said neighbour gets invited to the BBQ

[ALittleEXcited]

I drove one at one of these track days and I have to say I really did enjoy it. More so than the Gallardo. Gallardo, it's hard to explain, seemed much more effort. The R8 just seemed easier to sit down, start up and enjoy.

Having said that, I enjoyed my time on the track in the V8V more than both of them. Does that make me weird?

[mat205125]

mattmoxon said:

War Pig said:

I'd rather have one of the hot rods on the adverts.

[number2301]

Dr G said:

Superb and exciting styling - check

Subjective of course but I'd have to disagree on that one, superd styling yes, exciting, when compared to a proper supercar? Not really.

[Jasandjules]

The Crack Fox said:

Am I the only person who finds the R8 more than a little dull as Sportscars go ?

Nope. It just looks like a TT to me. A bit like someone had gone to halfords and stuck a few bits and bobs on their TT...

[Georgie182]

So jealous !

It's a shame the drug dealers in Yorkshire are now driving them..