saw my first 918 on the road today

[anonymous-user]

grabbing food from john lewis foodhall off oxford st and it drove past without a whimper.... much more compact than i expected it to be

[keo]

I have seen a couple go past the opposite way on the motorway so not a good look. But a black one came a pistonheads Sunday service once and it was stunning!

[Twinfan]

They are stunning cars in the flesh. If only I had the cash for one...

[Holgate86]

Once saw two in a week, one at OPC Newcastle (UFO 1) couldn’t forget the reg, then one parked outside Wilko’s in Northallerton with the drivers window half open….unbelievable for a million quid car lol.

[anonymous-user]

makes sense. i hear our chancellor's wife has a penchant for expensive cars but cheap cosmetics

[Grantstown]

Was it on its way to the OPC for its 250 mile service?

[rowley birkin]

Grantstown said:

Was it on its way to the OPC for its 250 mile service?

...or the service where they completely dismantle the car ...

[993rsr]

If its POR 918X he's just hit 20k miles, so one gets used.

[anonymous-user]

i didnt catch the plate but driver had dodgy taste in music and he had a goatee or facial hair and was around 50 plus

[Taffy66]

RC1 said:

i didnt catch the plate but driver had dodgy taste in music and he had a goatee or facial hair and was around 50 plus

You've just described 993rsr even down to the goatee.

[av185]

Twinfan said:

They are stunning cars in the flesh. If only I had the cash for one...

PCP it is then....

[av185]

Yep saw my first 918 at Geneva motor show 2013 as I was unexpectedly and very luckily spontaneously invited into the air conditioned hermetically sealed cacoon at the rear of the main stand.

Main thing that struck me at first sight was how relatively compact it was especially compared to its La F and P1 peers. Almost suitable for doing the daily supermarket run in.

Theres a customer of Bolton OPC who did own 2 (as you do) one of which appeared regularly in the showroom.

Edited by av185 on Saturday 26th June 18:01

Edited by av185 on Saturday 26th June 18:02

[Twinfan]

av185 said:

PCP it is then....

Must get a quote on one...!

[993rsr]

Taffy66 said:

RC1 said:

i didnt catch the plate but driver had dodgy taste in music and he had a goatee or facial hair and was around 50 plus

You've just described 993rsr even down to the goatee.

fking wker, I'm chucking those luncheon vouchers I saved for you on the BBQ tonight

[Yellow491]

993rsr said:

Taffy66 said:

RC1 said:

i didnt catch the plate but driver had dodgy taste in music and he had a goatee or facial hair and was around 50 plus

You've just described 993rsr even down to the goatee.

fking wker, I'm chucking those luncheon vouchers I saved for you on the BBQ tonight

Cant have been JC,as the description does not have short and round;)

[MDL111]

Thought a 918 could have made a decent daily for the last 8 years or so - PDK, you can take the roof off, nav and all that stuff, 4wd - I suspect it would be better at the job than my RS is, which does daily duties atm. Wonder if the guy who dailied his CGT in Italy bought one.
I would definitely love to try ....

[993rsr]

MDL111 said:

Thought a 918 could have made a decent daily for the last 8 years or so - PDK, you can take the roof off, nav and all that stuff, 4wd - I suspect it would be better at the job than my RS is, which does daily duties atm. Wonder if the guy who dailied his CGT in Italy bought one.
I would definitely love to try ....

Think the Italian guy passed away some time ago.

[isaldiri]

The 918 is an awesome car and beautifully made but have to say I'm pretty surprised one would describe a 918 as 'compact'.

It's a bloody big car and very wide. Similar dimensions to a cgt and that most certainly is not a compact car.

[993rsr]

Yellow491 said:

Cant have been JC,as the description does not have short and round;)

I've applied for the job of Mr Bibbendum's body double.

[Yellow491]

993rsr said:

Yellow491 said:

Cant have been JC,as the description does not have short and round;)

I've applied for the job of Mr Bibbendum's body double.