The Best ///M/Barge/General Rant/Look at this/O/T (Vol XVII)
Discussion
ferrisbueller said:
I know that that's an LM but why the absolute f
k would you not buy an F40 if you could?L100NYY said:
That is lovely and for ever associated with Ewar Woowar.
I wonder what it will make? Regardless, got to be a relative bargain.
Crook said:
L100NYY said:
That is lovely and for ever associated with Ewar Woowar.I wonder what it will make? Regardless, got to be a relative bargain.
Buying a 25 yr-old car 400+ miles away? Madness?
Any tips?! Viewings/test drives a nightmare, picking it up a nightmare, and you have a 400 mile drive back in a 25 yr-old car that for all you know may break down on the way home. But I guess a good way to get to know your new purchase, and an epic road trip! (if all else fails then get the RAC to take you home).
Thinking of a c£3k 205 GTi if it makes any difference to the answer!
Any tips?! Viewings/test drives a nightmare, picking it up a nightmare, and you have a 400 mile drive back in a 25 yr-old car that for all you know may break down on the way home. But I guess a good way to get to know your new purchase, and an epic road trip! (if all else fails then get the RAC to take you home).
Thinking of a c£3k 205 GTi if it makes any difference to the answer!
Crook said:
ferrisbueller said:
I know that that's an LM but why the absolute fk would you not buy an F40 if you could?I find it very interesting hearing over in the Porsche sub-forum how far damping technology has progressed in the past 15 years*, as well as how much tyres have improved. Apparently putting on Michelin Super Sports absolutely transforms how friendly a Carrera GT is, for example.
So, with £5k on dampers and some Michelin super sports or cup2s (custom sizes, so maybe £5k
) I do wonder how much a F40's driving experience could be made completely, mind-bendingly amazing.* Former Carrera Cup winner and general GT3-driving legend, Steve Rance, whose garage includes a very focussed 964 on KW Clubsports and Cup 2 tyres that cmoose has driven and written about
barchetta_boy said:
Has anyone got any thoughts on where I might be able to find some storage in the Kent / Sussex border area? At the moment I'm knocking on farmers doors hoping to rent a barn or part of a barn for some cash, but no luck so far. Don't want to pay a fortune.
How about your local council lettings and estates department? I rent a garage from my council for ~£60 /mth. No power but dry and secure which satisfies my requirements. olly22n said:
olly755 said:
Gruber said:
In any event, it's a stupid idea. If we can't all easily fit in it (me, Mrs G, Baby G and all his gubbins) it'll never get used.
Back to the RS4 plan.
RS4 is a good idea if you like your family. A deluded pal of mine paid a couple of Pumas for a pair of OPC kiddie seats to shoehorn into a 997, just so they could leave the family estate at home at the weekend. Yeah, I know. Back to the RS4 plan.
Look! The family can come too! Had to stifle my giggles when he showed me. What a joke. Great if everybody loves cramp, dead legs and chiropractors, but not my idea of family harmony.
911's are for short trips to the pub for four. Nothing more
I might even venture over to the local Porsche centre this weekend to see how feasible it really is!...
anonymous said:
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Yawn. The reality is that one or even two inches to the wheel size makes very little difference to the drive. Secondary ride is maybe a bit busier, but otherwise there's naff all in it other than a bit more grip on the absolute limit (i.e. on a hot lap).
Sorry 'Moose; this is getting boring now.
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